Carol Lawrence

Carol Lawrence

Carol Lawrence (born September 5 1932, Melrose Park, Illinois) is a musical theater actress, who has also made many appearances on film and television (including "Murder She Wrote", "Saved by the Bell" as well as the daytime serial "General Hospital").

Born as Carolina Maria LaRaia, Carol Lawrence made her Broadway debut in 1952. She achieved outstanding success in the role of Maria in the original Broadway production of "West Side Story" in 1957. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for this role. She played the role for two years, and after an appearance in the show "Saratoga" returned to "West Side Story" for its 1960 season. Among her other Broadway successes were "I Do! I Do!" (1967) and "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1993-95).

She has played several roles at The Muny in St. Louis which is the oldest and largest outdoor theater in the U.S., including Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl" (1975), Charity in Sweet Charity (1977), and Lucille Early in "No, No, Nanette" (1990).

Family

She was married and divorced three times, most prominently to actor/singer Robert Goulet (from 1963 until 1981), by whom she has two children.

Trivia

Lawrence was awarded the Harvard Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award in 1960.

External links

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