Dubbed The First Lady of Musical Comedy, Carol Channing spent over five decades on the Broadway stage and... (Learn more)
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Carol Channing’s Milestones
| Launched another tour of "Hello, Dolly!"; passed 4,500 performance milestone during the tour and its Broadway run | |
| Promoted her "Broadway Collection" jewelry, sold on home shopping networks | |
| 1948 | Broadway debut in the revue "Lend An Ear", directed by Gower Champion |
| 1949 | Establishing performance as star in musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" |
| 1949 | Film acting debut in "Paid in Full" |
| 1950 | TV debut on "Prudential Family Playhouse" |
| 1955 | Starred on TV in "Svengali and the Blonde" with Ethel Barrymore |
| 1956 | Played second female lead (to star Ginger Rogers) in the feature comedy "The First Traveling Saleslady"; played love interest of Clint Eastwood |
| 1964 | Appeared on Broadway in signature role of Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!", directed by Gower Champion |
| 1966 | First TV special as headliner, "An Evening With Carol Channing" (CBS) |
| 1967 | Earned Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her work in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" |
| 1967 | Starred in in ABC special, "Carol Channing and 101 Men" |
| 1968 | Starred in feature "Skidoo" |
| 1969 | Headlined ABC special "Carol Channing Proudly Presents the Seven Deadly Sins" |
| 1969 | Teamed with another Dolly for "Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey on Broadway" (ABC) |
| 1971 | Debut with animated voice work, "Shinbone Alley" |
| 1982 | Launched revival tour of "Hello, Dolly!" |
| 1985 | Portrayed White Queen in CBS miniseries, "Alice in Wonderland" |
| 1985 - 1986 | Toured with Mary Martin in stage play "Legends" |
| 1990 | Provided character voice for animated feature "Happily Ever After" |
| 1992 | Voiced Granny Frump in the animated "The Addams Family" (ABC) |
| 1993 | Was Grand Marshall (along with songwriter Jerry Herman) on the Los Angeles Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade |
| 1996 | In November, missed first performances in over 35 years when hospitalized with a virus in Kalamazoo, MI |
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