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Carol Channing
Actor
Born January 31, 1921Died January 15, 2019 (97 years)
Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian. Known for starring in Broadway and film musicals, her characters typically radiated a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect. Channing also studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
She began as a Broadway musical actress, starring in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949 and Hello, Dolly! in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. She revived both roles several times throughout her career, most recently playing Dolly in 1995. Channing was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for The Vamp followed by a nomination in 1961 for Show Girl. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical Lorelei in 1974.
As a film actress, she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Her other film appearances include The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) and Skidoo (1968). On television, she appeared as an entertainer on variety shows, from The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s to Hollywood Squares. She had a standout performance as The White Queen in the TV production of Alice in Wonderland (1985), and had the first of many TV specials in 1966, An Evening with Carol Channing.
Channing was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995. She continued to perform and make appearances well into her 90s, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret style. She released an autobiography, Just Lucky I Guess, in 2002, and Larger Than Life, a documentary film about her career, was released in 2012.
She began as a Broadway musical actress, starring in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949 and Hello, Dolly! in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. She revived both roles several times throughout her career, most recently playing Dolly in 1995. Channing was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for The Vamp followed by a nomination in 1961 for Show Girl. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical Lorelei in 1974.
As a film actress, she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Her other film appearances include The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) and Skidoo (1968). On television, she appeared as an entertainer on variety shows, from The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s to Hollywood Squares. She had a standout performance as The White Queen in the TV production of Alice in Wonderland (1985), and had the first of many TV specials in 1966, An Evening with Carol Channing.
Channing was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995. She continued to perform and make appearances well into her 90s, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret style. She released an autobiography, Just Lucky I Guess, in 2002, and Larger Than Life, a documentary film about her career, was released in 2012.
Carol Channing Filmography
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasures · as Dolly Levi (segment "hello, Dolly!") |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Carol Channing (voice) |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) |
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars · as Fanny (voice) |
| 1998 | Style and Substance (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus (TV Series) · as Cornelia C. Contralto Ii (voice) |
| 1994 | Thumbelina · as Ms. Fieldmouse (voice) |
| 1994 | Burke's Law (1994) (TV Series) · as Daphne Lemay |
| 1993 | 2 Stupid Dogs (TV Series) · as Elderly Woman |
| 1992 | The Addams Family (1992) (TV Series) · as Grandmama (voice) |
| 1991 | The Carol Burnett Show (1991) (TV Series) · as Skit Characters |
| 1991 | Where's Waldo? (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1989 | Happily Ever After · as Muddy (voice) |
| 1989 | Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (TV Series) · as Canina Lafur (voice) |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV Series) · as White Queen |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · as Our Guests At Heartland |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Aunt Sylvia |
| 1970 | Shinbone Alley · as Mehitabel (voice) |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie · as Muzzy Van Hossmere |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The George Burns Show (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Mabel |
| 1956 | The First Traveling Saleslady · as Molly Wade |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Daisy June |
| 1950 | Paid in Full · as Mrs. Peters (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Thank You Very Much · as Self |
| 2023 | Commitment to Life · as Self |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · as Self |
| 2019 | The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2019 | The 73rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2019 | Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On · as Self |
| 2014 | The Outrageous Sophie Tucker · as Self |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2013 | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love · as Self |
| 2013 | Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy · as Self |
| 2012 | Carol Channing: Larger Than Life · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Life Is a Banquet · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Video Message |
| 2009 | Hannity (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Forever Plaid · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway · as Self |
| 2007 | Words and Music by Jerry Herman · as Self |
| 2005 | The Martha Stewart Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Broadway: The American Musical (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The 58th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | The Kid Stays in the Picture · as Self |
| 1998 | E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Homo Heights · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The 50th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Previous Winner |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Dana Carvey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Self |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Carol Channing |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | The 49th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Special Tony Award Recipient |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Carol Channing |
| 1994 | The 48th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1994 | Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl · as Self |
| 1993 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Carol Channing |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Vicki! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The 46th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1991 | The 45th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III · as Self |
| 1990 | 7th Annual American Cinema Awards · as Self |
| 1988 | 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series) · as Carol Channing |
| 1986 | The New Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1984 | Super Password (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | An Evening At the Improv (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Carol Channing |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 32nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Frank Sinatra: The Main Event · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1974 | The 28th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 1974 | Free to Be... You & Me · as Self (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The $10,000 Pyramid (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1972 | Super Bowl VI · as Self - Halftime Performer |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Super Bowl IV · as Self - Halftime Perfomer |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Playboy After Dark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The 40th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | To Tell the Truth (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1956 | The Price Is Right (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1955 | Captain Kangaroo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self - Actress |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |