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Carol Channing
American actress and singer
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Carol Elaine Channing
- Born:
- January 31, 1921, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Died:
- January 15, 2019, Rancho Mirage, California (aged 97)
- Awards And Honors:
- Tony Awards (1995)
- Tony Awards (1968)
Carol Channing (born January 31, 1921, Seattle, Washington, U.S.—died January 15, 2019, Rancho Mirage, California) was an American actress and singer known for her comically outsize performances, gravelly voice, and animated features. Channing was raised in San Francisco. After modeling and teaching dance in high school, she enrolled at Bennington College in Vermont. Though she ultimately dropped out, during this period she secured work in stock productions and was signed by the William Morris Agency in New York City. In 1941 Channing made her New York City stage debut in No for an Answer, and the following year she first ...(100 of 474 words)