Carol Channing Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995
• In 2004, she won an Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre
• Was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame
• Studied at Bennington College
• Made her stage debut in 1941 in "Never Take No for an Answer․"
• Quote: "You know, if you miss a show, you're missing what may have been your finest performance!"
• Quote: "I'm terribly shy, but of course no one believes me․ Come to think of it, neither would I!"
• Originated the role of bombshell Lorelei Lee in the Broadway musical comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes․"