Biography of Carol Lawrence -

Carol Lawrence (born September 5, 1932 in Melrose
Park, Illinois) is a musical theater actress, who
has also made numerous appearances in cinema|film
and television.

Born Carol Maria Laraia, Lawrence made her
Broadway debut in 1952, and achieved outstanding
success when she created the role of Maria in the
original Broadway producion of West Side Story in
1957.  She received a Tony Award nomination for
Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a
Musical|Best Leading Actress in a Musical for his
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 was Kiss of the Spider
Woman from 1993 until 1995. 

Her film appearances were infrequent, however she
played a regular role on the soap opera General
Hospital in 1991, and has played guest roles on
series such as Toast of the Town, Wagon Train, The
Danny Kaye Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Bob
Hope Hour, Rawhide, Combat!, Mannix, Fantasy
Island, The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, The
Commish, Murder One, Touched by an Angel and Sex
and the City.

Lawrence won the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Award in 1960.

She was married to the actor Robert Goulet from
1963 until 1981.

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0492655|name= Carol Lawrence
*ibdb name|id=49105|name= Carol Lawrence

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Biography of Carol Lawrence -