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Carol Lawrence is an American actress, appearing in musical theatre and on television. She is known for portraying Maria on Broadway in the musical West Side Story (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She appeared at The Muny, St. Louis, in several musicals, including Funny Girl. She also appeared in many television dramas, including Rawhide and Murder She Wrote. She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet.
Birth Name
Carol Maria Laraia
Born
Monday, 05 September 1932
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: The American Musical | Maria (in 'West Side Story') | 2004 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| That Championship Season | Claire's Mother | 1999 |
| Sex and the City | Older Woman | 1998 |
| Flipper | Audrey | 1995 |
| Murder One | Felicia Norell | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Charlotte Perkins | 1994 |
| Valley of the Dolls | Bernice Stein | 1994 |
| Shattered Image | Sylvia | 1994 |
| Amore! | Casting Director #1 | 1993 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: The American Musical | Maria (in 'West Side Story') | 2004 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| That Championship Season | Claire's Mother | 1999 |
| Sex and the City | Older Woman | 1998 |
| Flipper | Audrey | 1995 |
| Murder One | Felicia Norell | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Charlotte Perkins | 1994 |
| Valley of the Dolls | Bernice Stein | 1994 |
| Shattered Image | Sylvia | 1994 |
| Amore! | Casting Director #1 | 1993 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Beverly Lipman | 1993 |
| Tequila and Bonetti | Rose Bonetti | 1992 |
| The Commish | Mary Scali | 1991 |
| Saved by the Bell | Miss Wentworth | 1989 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Stella Knight / Candice Drake / Rachel D'Argento / Silvana Bertolucci | 1984 |
| Matt Houston | Valeska Debrekan | 1982 |
| Hotel | Ada Brenner | 1982 |
| Xpose | Self - Host | 1982 |
| The Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1981 |
| Simon & Simon | Carla Forrest | 1981 |
| Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Miriam | 1981 |
| The Way They Were | 1981 | |
| The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite | Sarah Ann Beaumont | 1981 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Dracula | Sonia Dracula | 1980 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
| Archie Bunker's Place | Teresa Forbes | 1979 |
| Bonkers! | Self | 1979 |
| Whew! | Self - Celebrity Partner | 1979 |
| CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Jack's Mother | 1978 |
| Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Bathsheba | 1978 |
| Summer of Fear | Leslie Bryant | 1978 |
| The Jim Nabors Show | Self | 1978 |
| To Say the Least | Self | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Barbara Gosford / Marcy McGuire | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Rachel Kincaid | 1977 |
| Sha Na Na | Self | 1977 |
| Andy | Self | 1976 |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | Self | 1975 |
| The Bobby Vinton Show | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The Mac Davis Show | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Doctor Clea Broder | 1974 |
| Match Game | Herself - Panelist | 1973 |
| NBC Follies | Self | 1973 |
| The Bobby Darin Show | Self | 1973 |
| The Vin Scully Show | Self | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Mrs. Fairchild | 1972 |
| The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Ada | 1972 |
| The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour | Various Characters / Self | 1971 |
| The Ice Palace | Self - Guest Hostess | 1971 |
| Sarge | Carol Sato | 1971 |
| Stand Up and Cheer | Self | 1971 |
| The Pearl Bailey Show | Self | 1971 |
| Flip | Self | 1970 |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Norma Hazelwood | 1969 |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Irena Kosnova | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Flora McCrae / Mrs. Grayson | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Adele Robbins | 1969 |
| What's It All About, World? | Self | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Janice Ridgely | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Margo Cooper | 1968 |
| The Joan Rivers Show | Self | 1968 |
| Mannix | Kelly Anderson | 1967 |
| Personality | Self | 1967 |
| The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Fashion Hostess | 1966 |
| The Pat Boone Show | Self - singer | 1966 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | El Lobo | 1966 |
| The John Gary Show | Self | 1966 |
| The Face Is Familiar | Self | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self - Guest / Self | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Kate Pierce / Rosinha Fielding | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| What's This Song? | Self | 1964 |
| I'd Rather Be Rich | Carol Lawrence | 1964 |
| Get the Message | Self | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Marta Aviles | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Nan Barclay / Carol | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Dr. Reina Morales | 1963 |
| Breaking Point | Evelyn Denner | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| Combat! | Ann Tinsley | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself / Himself - Singer / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Vocalist / Herself / Herself - Actress / Self - Co-Host | 1961 |
| David Brinkley's Journal | Self | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant / Self | 1961 |
| A View from the Bridge | Catherine | 1961 |
| Candid Camera | Self | 1960 |
| Pontiac Star Parade | Self | 1959 |
| Play of the Week | Leah | 1959 |
| Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Dave King Show | Self | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Singer / Self - Hostess / Self - singer-dancer | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Maria Vasquez | 1959 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self / Self - Guest / Self - Sister Ruth | 1958 |
| The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams | Self | 1958 |
| Wagon Train | Princes Mei Ling, The Widow O'Rourke | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Self | 1957 |
| New Faces | Self / Carol Lawrence | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Gabrielle / Honor Crosby / Lily Tobin | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Rachel | 1953 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Saloon Gal / Helen of Troy | 1951 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Self / Herself / Herself - Guest | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Singer / Self / Singer / Self - Actress / Self - Singer and Dancer / Self - Audience Bow | 1948 |
