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Carol Elaine Channing
Carol Channing
Acting
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
as Self
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
as Self
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
as Self
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Self - Host
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
TV Shows
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Video Message · 1 ep.
Broadway: The American Musical
as Self · 6 ep.
Family Guy
as Carol Channing (voice) · 1 ep.
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist · 5 ep.
Style & Substance
1 ep.
The View
as Self · 1 ep.
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
The Drew Carey Show
as Carol Channing · 1 ep.
Touched by an Angel
as Carol Channing · 1 ep.
The Magic School Bus
as Cornelia C. Contralto II (voice) · 1 ep.
