Carole Augusta Shelley (1939 - 2018)

Born 16 Aug 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Albert G. Woods — married 1967 in London, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Died 31 Aug 2018 at age 79 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Carole Shelley is Notable.

Carole Shelley was an award-winning actress, who was considered a Broadway mainstay and a true pioneer of the American theatre.

Shelley was born in London, England, to composer Curtice Shelley and his wife, opera singer Deborah (Bloomstein) Shelley.

After moving to the United States, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Carole debuted on Broadway in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple playing Gwendolyn Pigeon, the intended blind date for the hapless Felix. She later reprised the role for the film The Odd Couple (1968) and in the later television series The Odd Couple (1970).

Also on Broadway, she starred in Stepping Out (for which received a Tony nomination), The Elephant Man (which won her a Best Actress Tony Award), The Norman Conquests (for which she won an LADCC Award), Absurd Person Singular (for which she won another Tony nomination).

Carole also appeared in several motion pictures, including The Super (1991), Quiz Show (1994), The Road to Wellville (1994), and Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), She also provided vocal characterizations for numerous Disney animated features, including The Aristocats (1970), Robin Hood (1973), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and Hercules (1997).

Carole died on August 31, 2018, in Manhattan, New York City.

In honor of Shelley's work on Broadway the marquee lights of The Gershwin Theatre, The Walter Kerr Theatre, The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, and The Imperial Theatre were dimmed for one minute in her memory at 6:45 PM on 5 Sep 2018.

Sources

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