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Biography

Carol Channing made her Broadway debut in 1941 and worked on stage fairly steadily throughout the next three decades. Her most famous roles on…more

Born

1/31/1921, Seattle Washington

Birth Name

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- The Addams Family (1992-93)
  Granny
  - S 2: Ep 8 A Girl and a Ghoul / A Little Bit of Pugsley / Ask Granny
    11/6/93
  - S 2: Ep 7 Camp Addams / Little Doll Lost / King of the Polycotton Blues
    10/30/93
  - S 2: Ep 6 Then Came Granny / Pet Show Thing / Fester Sings the Fester Way
    10/23/93
  - S 2: Ep 5 Double O Honeymoon
    10/16/93
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sweetheart of a Brother
    10/9/93
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Addams Family (1992-93)
  Granny Frump
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Thing Is Born / Choke and Dagger / Fester's Diary
    10/17/92
  - S 1: Ep 2 N.J. Addams
    10/10/92
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Day Gomez Failed
    9/26/92
  - S 1: Ep 1 Dead and Breakfast
    9/19/92
- Where's Waldo?
  Additional Voices
  - S 1: Ep 13 Viking Fling
    12/14/91
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Land Of The Lost Pyramid
    12/7/91
  - S 1: Ep 11 Ahead Of The Future
    11/30/91
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Living Exhibits
    11/23/91
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Land Of The Carpet Flyers
    11/16/91
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers
  Various voices
- The Love Boat
  Aunt Sylvia
  - S 9: Ep 7 Good Time Girls/The Iron Man/Soap Star
    11/23/85
  - S 7: Ep 14 No More Alimony/How Do I Love Thee/Authoress Authoress
    1/7/84
  - S 6: Ep 12 My Friend, The Executrix/Programmed for Love/Baby Talk
    12/11/82
  - S 5: Ep 23 The Love Boat Follies: The Musical/My Ex-Mom/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Aunt, the Worrier (2)
    2/27/82
  - S 5: Ep 22 The Love Boat Follies: The Musical/My Ex-Mom/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Aunt, the Worrier (1)
    2/27/82
  - + 1 More Credits
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 5: Ep 23 Episode #115
    3/13/72
  - S 4: Ep 3 Episode #69
    9/28/70
  - S 3: Ep 23 Episode #63
    2/23/70
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Preformer
  - S 3: Ep 9 Episode #49
    11/10/69
  - S 5: Ep 19 Episode #111
    2/14/72
  - S 4: Ep 8 Episode #74
    11/2/70
- Password
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 93 EPISODE
    3/4/65
  - S 4: Ep 83 EPISODE
    12/17/64
  - S 4: Ep 77 EPISODE
    11/5/64
  - S 4: Ep 61 EPISODE
    6/25/64
  - S 4: Ep 51 EPISODE
    4/9/64
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 14: Ep 16 Carmen McRae / scheduled: Carol Channing; Nat King Cole
    1/29/61
  - S 13: Ep 10 scheduled: Carol Channing; Count Basie; Joe Williams
    11/22/59
  - S 12: Ep 5 scheduled: Carol Channing; Genevieve; Line Renaud
    10/12/58
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 43 Carol Channing / Georgia Gibbs / Wayne & Shuster / Bob Lewis
    7/12/59
  - S 11: Ep 1 Betty Grable / Carol Channing / Harry James / Bobby Helms / George Raft
    9/22/57
  - S 24: Ep 20 February 7, 1971: Gladys Knight and the Pips, Sid Caesar, Carol Channing
    2/7/71
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
Guest Star (68)

Role
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 11 Kathy Is a Star...Kind Of
    8/10/09
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode #1.007
    9/17/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode #1.005
    9/14/07
- Family Guy
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 20 Patriot Games
    1/29/06
- In the Life
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 1 Every Picture Tells a Story
    10/1/05
- The Hollywood Squares
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 46 Blondes Have More Fun Week - Monday
    11/10/03
- The View
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 27 October 10, 2002
    10/10/02
- E! True Hollywood Story
  herself
  - S 3: Ep 8 Halston
    2/21/99
- Biography
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 913 Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act
    9/13/98
- Style and Substance
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Chelsea's First Date
    8/12/98
- Touched By an Angel
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Comeback
    11/23/97
- The Drew Carey Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 24 New York and Queens
    5/14/97
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Show #11
    6/24/96
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 3: Ep 85 Show #0524
    1/23/96
  - S 3: Ep 78 Show #0517
    1/5/96
  - S 3: Ep 39 Show #0478
    11/2/95
  - S 1: Ep 148 Show #0148
    4/27/94
  - S 1: Ep 141 Show #0141
    4/18/94
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Girlie Show
    3/24/95
- The Magic School Bus
  Dr. Contralto
  - S 1: Ep 8 In The Haunted House
    10/29/94
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 22: Ep 10 Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Bowl!
    3/4/94
- Burke's Law (1994)
  decorator
  - S 1: Ep 2 Who Killed the Fashion King?
    1/14/94
- The Nanny
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Smoke Gets in Your Lies
    11/10/93
- Secret Squirrel Show
  elderly woman
  - S 3: Ep 1 Goldflipper
    9/5/93
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance(on tape)
  - S 7: Ep 1 Laugh-In's 25th Anniversary
    2/7/93
- One On One With John Tesh
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 141 April 8, 1992
    4/8/92
  - S 1: Ep 62 December 4, 1991
    12/4/91
- Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers
  Canina La Furre
  - S 3: Ep 5 They Shoot Dogs, Don't They?
    11/19/90
  - S 3: Ep 4 A Chorus Crime
    11/5/90
- Circus of the Stars
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 12 SPECIAL #12
    12/15/87
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 14 Show #0521
    2/27/85
- Magnum, P.I.
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Distant Relative
    10/20/83
- The Muppet Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 22 Carol Channing
    5/8/80
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 84 January 17, 1979
    1/17/79
  - S 4: Ep 216 September 7, 1978
    9/7/78
  - S 4: Ep 198 July 19, 1978
    7/19/78
  - S 4: Ep 88 January 23, 1978
    1/23/78
  - S 3: Ep 132 April 5, 1977
    4/5/77
  - + 3 More Credits
- Over Easy
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 72 February 20, 1978
    2/20/78
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 26 November 29-December 5, 1976 (2)
    11/29/76
  - S 10: Ep 51 March 1-7, 1976 (2)
    3/1/76
  - S 10: Ep 47 February 16-22, 1976 (2)
    2/16/76
  - S 10: Ep 42 February 2-6, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    2/2/76
  - S 10: Ep 38 January 19-23, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    1/19/76
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 25: Ep 2 November 20, 1974
    11/20/74
  - S 25: Ep 1 September 25, 1974
    9/25/74
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 34 Carol Channing & Soupy Sales (Canceled on CBS-TV)
    3/27/74
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Don Rickles
    2/7/74
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 47 December 26, 1972
    12/26/72
  - S 6: Ep 101 February 22, 1972
    2/22/72
  - S 5: Ep 236 August 25, 1971
    8/25/71
  - S 5: Ep 116 March 8, 1971
    3/8/71
  - S 5: Ep 97 February 9, 1971
    2/9/71
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 10: Ep 160 April 7, 1972
    4/7/72
  - S 10: Ep 159 April 6, 1972
    4/6/72
  - S 10: Ep 158 April 5, 1972
    4/5/72
  - S 10: Ep 157 April 4, 1972
    4/4/72
  - S 10: Ep 156 Week of April 3, 1972
    4/3/72
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 178 June 10, 1971
    6/10/71
  - S 3: Ep 135 April 7, 1971
    4/7/71
  - S 3: Ep 100 February 17, 1971
    2/17/71
  - S 3: Ep 22 October 27, 1970
    10/27/70
  - S 2: Ep 138 March 11, 1970
    3/11/70
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Self
  - S 4: Ep 15 Episode #81
    12/28/70
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 3: Ep 26 Episode #66
    3/16/70
- The Milton Berle Show
  Guest Performer
  - S 8: Ep 9 To Be Determined
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 6 Carol Channing / Walter Brennan / Victor Borge / Dom DeLuise
    10/23/69
  - S 9: Ep 17 Don Rickles (Celebrity Roast)
    2/8/74
  - S 8: Ep 11 Carol Channing / Mike Connors
    12/7/72
- Allen Ludden's Gallery
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 60 September 12, 1969
    9/12/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 228 August 6, 1969
    8/6/69
  - S 6: Ep 48 November 8, 1967
    11/8/67
  - S 16: Ep 212 August 11, 1978
    8/11/78
  - S 16: Ep 139 April 11, 1978
    4/11/78
  - S 15: Ep 187 May 25, 1977
    5/25/77
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 with Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Carol Channing
    9/30/68
  - S 6: Ep 2 with Carol Channing, Marty Feldman
    9/20/72
  - S 5: Ep 3 with Steve Lawrence, Carol Channing
    10/6/71
- Playboy After Dark
  Herself, on phone
  - S 1: Ep 6 Otto Preminger; Harry Nilsson; Norm Crosby; Rich Little
    8/30/68
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 40: Ep 1 The 40th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 115 February 28, 1968
    2/28/68
  - S 2: Ep 40 November 15, 1967
    11/15/67
  - S 2: Ep 23 October 23, 1967
    10/23/67
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 51 November 13, 1967
    11/13/67
  - S 3: Ep 71 December 13, 1965
    12/13/65
  - S 2: Ep 61 August 2, 1965
    8/2/65
  - S 2: Ep 1 May 10, 1965
    5/10/65
  - S 1: Ep 60 December 27, 1962
    12/27/62
  - + 12 More Credits
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 17: Ep 41 EPISODE #817
    6/12/66
  - S 16: Ep 49 EPISODE #776
    8/8/65
  - S 16: Ep 29 EPISODE #756
    3/21/65
  - S 16: Ep 25 EPISODE #752
    2/21/65
  - S 16: Ep 13 EPISODE #740
    11/29/64
  - + 1 More Credits
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 17: Ep 23 EPISODE #802
    2/6/66
  - S 15: Ep 49 EPISODE #724
    8/2/64
  - S 13: Ep 52 EPISODE #628
    8/26/62
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Duo
  - S 16: Ep 47 EPISODE #774
    7/25/65
- Talent Scouts
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 July 9, 1963
    7/9/63
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 14: Ep 34 EPISODE #660
    4/21/63
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 21 February 21, 1963
    2/21/63
- The Garry Moore Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 12 December 18, 1962
    12/18/62
- Here's Hollywood
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 28 June 1, 1962
    6/1/62
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 33 May 14, 1961
    5/14/61
  - S 2: Ep 8 December 15, 1957
    12/15/57
- The Big Party
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 December 17, 1959
    12/17/59
- The George Burns Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 George Signs Carol Channing
    1/6/59
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 4 The Christmas Tree
    12/14/58
- The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 9 December 4, 1958
    12/4/58
  - S 1: Ep 5 November 8, 1956
    11/8/56
- The Perry Como Show
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 30 April 12, 1958
    4/12/58
  - S 9: Ep 12 December 1, 1956
    12/1/56
- The Big Record
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 18 January 15, 1958
    1/15/58
- The Lux Show With Rosemary Clooney
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    11/7/57
- The Red Skelton Show
  Daisy June
  - S 7: Ep 2 Clem and the Journalist
    10/8/57
  - S 6: Ep 21 Clem Strikes Oil
    3/5/57
- Playhouse 90
  Mabel
  - S 1: Ep 29 Three Men on a Horse
    4/18/57
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 20 January 13, 1956
    1/13/56
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 19 2/7/1954
    2/7/54
- Texaco Star Theater
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 9 12/8/1953
    12/8/53
- Omnibus
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 1 Glory in the Flower
    10/4/53
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 2: Ep 29 Show #126
    3/10/68

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Trivia
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- Carol's husband,Harry Kullijian, died in December 2011, the day before his 92nd birthday. Together they formed a foundation to promote the arts in California schools.
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- Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, a film about the actress's life and career premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2011, a few weeks after Carol's 90th birthday, January 31.
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- Channing revealed in a 2011 interview that she contemplated suicide after losing the role of Dolly Levi for the film adaptation of Hello, Dolly to Barbra Streisand. An appearance on stage later that day was the only thing that kept Carol from jumping from her 18th-floor hotel window.
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- Carol Channing: (on her marriage to Harry Kullijian) Well, it's the first time I've been totally loved. I mean, except by my parents. All the way. It was there the moment we reconnected.
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- Carol: Oh, gosh, my stage fright is just terrible. Some people don't realize what a delicate craft it is. It's an art to reach the audience. They've saved their hard-earned money, gotten baby sitters, driven in from everywhere - long distances, short distances, gotten on the subway. All you know is you've got to reach them. You've got to keep your mind on lifting their lives, not my life. I'm not there for my own pleasure.
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- Carol Channing: (on the importance of teaching the arts in public schools) Arts fertilize children's brains.
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