Name
Carol Channing
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1921-01-31 (105 years old)
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Biography
Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) 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.
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- 1967 Thoroughly Modern Millie as Muzzy Van Hossmere
- 1968 Skidoo as Flo Banks
- 1994 Thumbelina as Ms. Fieldmouse (voice)
- 1977 The People's Command Performance: '77 as Self
- 1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland
- 1961 Show Girl as Lynn / Naomi / Performer
- 2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 1956 The First Traveling Saleslady as Molly Wade
- 1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1998 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars as Fanny (voice)
- 1989 Happily Ever After as Muddy (voice)
- 2012 Carol Channing: Larger Than Life as Self
- 1990 Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1970 Shinbone Alley as Mehitabel (voice)
- 1985 Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 2011 Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television as Self
- 1983 George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
- 2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 2007 Words and Music by Jerry Herman as Self
- 2003 Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show as Lorelei Lee (archive footage)
- 1996 The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story as Self
- 1994 Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
- 1950 Paid in Full as Mrs. Peters (uncredited)
- 1969 Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway as Self
- 2014 The Outrageous Sophie Tucker as Self
- 2019 Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! as Self
- 2003 Broadway's Lost Treasures as Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")
- 2005 Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1958 The Christmas Tree as Promenade Member
- 1995 Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
- 1968 Carol Channing and 101 Men as Self
- 1974 Free to Be… You and Me as Self (voice) (uncredited)
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1971 Festival at Ford's as Self
- 2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical as Self
- 1974 The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1989 George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom as Self - Burns Dinner Friend (uncredited)
- 1965 The Day of the Oath as Self
- 1957 Three Men on a Horse as Mabel
- 1974 One More Time as Self
- 2023 Commitment to Life as Self (archive)
- 1995 The Drew Carey Show ( 1 episode ) as Carol Channing
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 1 episode ) as Carol Channing
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Carol Channing (voice)
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers ( 2 episodes ) as Canina LaFur (voice)
- 1993 The Nanny ( 1 episode ) as Carol Channing
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1952 Omnibus ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1991 Where's Wally? ( 7 episodes ) as (voice)
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode )
- 1976 The Muppet Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1961 Password ( 1 episode )
- 1994 The Magic School Bus ( 1 episode ) as Cornelia C. Contralto II (voice)
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1965 The Dean Martin Show ( 2 episodes )
- 1992 The Addams Family ( 39 episodes ) as Grandmama (voice)
- 1970 The Flip Wilson Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1966 The Carol Channing Show ( 1 episode ) as Carol Honeycutt
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1958 The George Burns Show ( 1 episode ) as Carol Channing
- 1998 Hollywood Squares ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Panelist
- 1957 The Lux Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1957 DuPont Show of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Daphne LeMay
- 1959 The Big Party ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Sylvia Duvall
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 3 episodes ) as Aunt Sylvia
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 2004 Broadway: The American Musical ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Video Message
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1998 Style & Substance ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Carol Channing
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1985 Alice in Wonderland ( 1 episode ) as White Queen
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 3 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 2 episodes ) as Aunt Sylvia Duvall
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Recipient
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter / Performer
- 1958 The George Burns Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
