Carol Channing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Thoroughly Modern Millie
(Muzzy Van Hossmere)
Skidoo
(Flo Banks)
Thumbelina
(Ms. Fieldmouse (voice))
The People's Command Performance: '77
(Self)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Our Guests at Heartland)
Show Girl
(Lynn / Naomi / Performer)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
(Self)
The First Traveling Saleslady
(Molly Wade)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
(Self)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
(Fanny (voice))
Happily Ever After
(Muddy (voice))
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
(Self)
Night of 100 Stars III
(Self)
Shinbone Alley
(Mehitabel (voice))
Night of 100 Stars II
(Self)
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
(Herself)
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
(Self)
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
(Self)
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
(Herself)
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
(Lorelei Lee (archive footage))
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
(Self)
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
(Self)
Paid in Full
(Mrs. Peters (uncredited))
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
(Self)
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
(Self)
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
Broadway's Lost Treasures
(Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!"))
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
(Self - Host)
The Christmas Tree
(Promenade Member)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Carol Channing and 101 Men
(Self)
Free to Be… You and Me
(Self (voice) (uncredited))
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
Festival at Ford's
(Self)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
(Self)
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
(Self - Presenter)
The Drew Carey Show
(Carol Channing)
Magnum, P.I.
Family Guy
(Carol Channing (voice))
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
(Canina LaFur (voice))
The Love Boat
The Nanny
(Carol Channing)
The View
(Self)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
Omnibus
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
(Self)
Where's Wally?
((voice))
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
The Muppet Show
(Self - Special Guest Star)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Password
The Magic School Bus
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
(Self)
The Dean Martin Show
The Addams Family
(Grandmama (voice))
The Flip Wilson Show
(Self)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(Self)
The Carol Channing Show
(Carol Honeycutt)
The Oscars
(Self)
The George Burns Show
Hollywood Squares
The Lux Show
(Self)
The Rosemary Clooney Show
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self - Guest)
DuPont Show of the Month
(Self)
Burke's Law
(Daphne LeMay)
The Big Party
(Self)
The Carol Burnett Show
(Self)
Tony Awards
(Self - Recipient)
The Carol Burnett Show
(Self - Guest / Various Characters)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter / Performer)
The Love Boat
(Sylvia Duvall)
The Love Boat
(Sylvia)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
What's My Line?
(Self - Panelist)
Broadway: The American Musical
(Self)
RuPaul's Drag Race
(Self - Video Message)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Style & Substance
Touched by an Angel
(Carol Channing)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Great Performances
(Self)
Alice in Wonderland
(White Queen)