00:00Carol Channing, the beloved actress and singer best known for her performances in the musical comedies
00:05Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly and Thoroughly Modern Millie, has died.
00:10The three-time Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee passed away on Tuesday of natural causes at her home in Rancho Mirage, California.
00:18She was 97 years old.
00:20Channing's publicist broke the news in a statement on Facebook, writing,
00:23It is with extreme heartache that I have to announce the passing of an original industry pioneer, legend, and icon, Miss Carol Channing.
00:31I admired her before I met her and have loved her since the day she stepped, or fell rather, into my life.
00:37Channing also won a Golden Globe for playing the eccentric widow Muzzy Van Hosmer in Thoroughly Modern Millie,
00:42along with an Emmy Award for the 1966 special An Evening with Carol Channing.
00:47And in 1995, she received a Tony for Lifetime Achievement.
00:51Upon accepting the award, she said,
00:53For my lifetime, I can't think of anything more soul-fulfilling than I could have done.
00:58It was the only thing to do.
00:59Achievement, apparently, is doing exactly what you want.
01:03For more on Carol Channing's life and career, head to THR.com.
01:06For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Jordan Rowling.
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