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Commitment to Life
2023
Carol Channing
Acting
Born January 31, 1921 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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Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019
7.0
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014
7.8
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
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Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
7.2
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
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Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
6.4
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
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Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
5.7
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998
7.2
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
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Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
6.5
Thumbelina
1994
9.0
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
4.3
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
5.8
Happily Ever After
1989
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George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom
1989
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
8.0
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
4.4
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
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The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
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The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
1974
6.8
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
One More Time
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One More Time
1974
Festival at Ford's
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Festival at Ford's
1971
6.4
Shinbone Alley
1970
8.0
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
1969
4.7
Skidoo
1968
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Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968
6.8
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
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The Day of the Oath
1965
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Show Girl
1961
The Christmas Tree
2.0
The Christmas Tree
1958
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Three Men on a Horse
1957
5.6
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
6.9
Paid in Full
1950
TV Shows
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7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
8.0
Broadway: The American Musical
7.4
Family Guy
7.6
Hollywood Squares
8.0
Style & Substance
4.3
The View
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
7.2
Touched by an Angel
7.7
The Magic School Bus
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
6.8
Burke's Law
8.1
The Nanny
6.5
Late Show with David Letterman
6.8
The Addams Family
7.0
Where's Wally?
7.6
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
6.7
Alice in Wonderland
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
6.2
The Love Boat
6.2
The Love Boat
6.2
The Love Boat
8.0
The Muppet Show
6.1
Great Performances
5.1
The Flip Wilson Show
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Channing Show
8.0
The Carol Channing Show
7.4
The Dean Martin Show
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
7.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
7.5
Password
The Big Party
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The Big Party
The George Burns Show
10.0
The George Burns Show
The George Burns Show
10.0
The George Burns Show
7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
The Lux Show
6.0
The Lux Show
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Rosemary Clooney Show
8.0
The Rosemary Clooney Show
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Tony Awards
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Tony Awards
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Tony Awards
7.1
The Oscars
7.0
Omnibus
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0
What's My Line?
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.0