Carol Channing

Actor Jan 31 (age 105) Seattle, Washington, USA 1944–2019 (75 year career)

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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, winni…

Known For

Film

Thumbelina

Ms. Fieldmouse (voice)

Film

The Addams Family

Grandmama (voice)

Film

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Muzzy Van Hossmere

Film

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

Fanny (voice)

Film

Happily Ever After

Muddy (voice)

Film

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Self

Film

Family Guy

Carol Channing (voice)

Film

Shinbone Alley

Mehitabel (voice)

Filmography

Acting (85)

Movies (39)

Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

2019

as Self

The Outrageous Sophie Tucker

2014

as Self

7.0

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

2012

as Self

7.8

Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

2011

as Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

2008

as Self

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007

as Self

7.2

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

2007

as Self

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

as Self - Host

7.2

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

as Self

7.0

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

as Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")

6.1

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

2003

as Lorelei Lee (archive footage)

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

1998

as Fanny (voice)

5.7

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

1996

as Self

7.0

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

1995

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

as Self

7.8

Thumbelina

1994

as Ms. Fieldmouse (voice)

6.5

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

1994

as Self

9.0

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Happily Ever After

as Muddy (voice)

George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom

1989

as Self - Burns Dinner Friend (uncredited)

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

as Self

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

as Our Guests at Heartland

4.3

The People's Command Performance: '77

1977

as Self

Free to Be… You and Me

1974

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

1974

as Self - Presenter

Festival at Ford's

1971

as Self

Shinbone Alley

1970

as Mehitabel (voice)

6.3

Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway

as Self

Skidoo

as Flo Banks

Carol Channing and 101 Men

1968

as Self

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967

as Muzzy Van Hossmere

6.8

The Day of the Oath

1965

as Self

Show Girl

1961

as Lynn / Naomi / Performer

The Christmas Tree

1958

as Promenade Member

Three Men on a Horse

1957

as Mabel

The First Traveling Saleslady

1956

as Molly Wade

5.5

Paid in Full

1950

as Mrs. Peters (uncredited)

6.6

Television (46)

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

as Self - Video Message

7.5

Broadway: The American Musical

2004

as Self

7.8

Family Guy

1999

as Carol Channing (voice)

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

Style & Substance

The View

as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

The Drew Carey Show

as Carol Channing

Touched by an Angel

as Carol Channing

The Magic School Bus

as Cornelia C. Contralto II (voice)

7.7

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

as Self

Burke's Law

as Daphne LeMay

The Nanny

as Carol Channing

The Addams Family

as Grandmama (voice)

Where's Wally?

as (voice)

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

1989

as Canina LaFur (voice)

7.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

Alice in Wonderland

as White Queen

Magnum, P.I.

as Carol Channing

The Love Boat

as Aunt Sylvia

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Great Performances

as Self

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

as Self

6.6

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

as Self

7.7

The Carol Channing Show

1966

as Carol Honeycutt

The Dean Martin Show

1965

7.3

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Password

The Big Party

as Self

The George Burns Show

1958

DuPont Show of the Month

as Self

The Lux Show

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

as Self

6.0

The Rosemary Clooney Show

1956

as Self

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Presenter

The Oscars

as Self

Omnibus

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.6

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter