Role Actress Name Carol Channing | Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Years active 1941–present Children Channing Carson | |
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Full Name Carol Elaine Channing Born January 31, 1921 (age 105) ( 1921-01-31 ) Seattle, Washington, U.S. Ethnicity German-AmericanAfrican American Occupation Stand-up comedienne, actress, singer, dancer, comedienne Spouse Harry Kullijian (m. 2003–2011) Albums Hello, Dolly! (1964 original Broadway cast), Hello, Dolly! Parents George Channing, Adelaide Channing Similar People | ||
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Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) is an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian. Notable for starring in Broadway and film musicals, her characters typically radiate a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect. Carol Channing also studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
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- Mini bio carol channing
- Carol channing interview 2011
- Early life
- Career
- Hello Dolly 1964
- Thoroughly Modern Millie 1967
- Television appearances
- Personal life
- Legacy and honors
- Theater credits
- Filmography
- References
She began as a Broadway musical actress, starring in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949, and Hello, Dolly! in 1964, when she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. 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). 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 continues to perform and make appearances, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret style. She released an autobiography, titled Just Lucky I Guess, in 2002, and Larger Than Life, a documentary film about her career, was released in 2012.
Carol channing interview 2011
Early life
Channing was born in Seattle, Washington, on January 31, 1921, the only child of George and Adelaide Channing (née Glaser; 1886–1984). Her mother was of German-Jewish descent, and Channing considers herself part Jewish. Her father Black American of mixed ancestry, was born George Christian Stucker but changed his surname before his daughter's birth. A city editor at the Seattle Star, he took a job in San Francisco and the family moved when Channing was two weeks old. He became a Christian Science practitioner, editor, and teacher.
Channing attended Aptos Junior High School and Lowell High School San Francisco, graduating in 1938. She won the Crusaders' Oratorical Contest and a free trip to Hawaii with her mother in June 1937.