Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) was an American actress, singer, dancer, comedian, and voice artist. She won the Golden Globe Award, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, was nominated for four Tony Awards (winning for Hello, Dolly!), and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995.
Channing was born Carol Elaine Channing in Seattle, Washington on January 31, 1921, the only child of George[1] and Adelaide Channing (née Glaser; 1886–1984)[2]. Her father was born George Christian Stucker, but changed his surname before his daughter's birth. A city editor at the Seattle Star, her father took a job in San Francisco and the family moved when Channing was two weeks old. Her father later became a Christian Science practitioner, editor, and teacher. Her mother informed her that her father George had been born in Augusta, Georgia and his father was German-American and his mother was African American.
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She died at her home in Rancho Mirage, California on Jan 15 , 2019. She is survived by her son Channing Carson.
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