Biography
But, truth be told, her TV work has merely been a means of financing a lifestyle that allowed her to pursue a regular career as a theater performer and director. She is perhaps best remembered as Bunny Halper, wife of nightclub owner Sid Melton, on "The Danny Thomas Show" (CBS, 1961-1964) and as the inveterate matchmaker to Doris Day in the feature "With Six You Get Eggroll" (1968). Younger audiences might recognized Carroll for her stage turn …
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Career Milestones
2000 | Had supporting role as a mountain woman in the Sundance-screened "Songcatcher" | |
1998 | Returned to Broadway as the Chorus in a revival of Sophocles' "Electra" | |
1997 | Starred in the original American Movie Classics (AMC) drama "The Royale" | |
1996 | Played title role in Washington, DC, production of "Volpone" | |
1992 | Did character voices for the animated series "Disney's The Little Mermaid" (CBS) | |
1990 | Played Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC | |
1989 | Voiced the character of Ursula in Disney's "The Little Mermaid" | |
| Cast as Suzanne Somers mother in the syndicated sitcom "She's the Sheriff" | ||
1986 | Did voices for animated series "Galaxy High" and "Foofur" | |
1986 | Returned to series TV as foil to Ted Knight in the syndicated sitcom "The Ted Knight Show" | |
| Performed the title role in the acclaimed one-person play "Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein" in New York and on tour | ||
1977 | Cast as Adam Arkin's overprotective mother on teh short-lived CBS sitcom "Busting Loose" | |
1972 | TV-movie debut, "Second Chance" (ABC) | |
| Played the landlady on the ABC sitcom "Getting Together" | ||
1968 | Had memorable feature role in "With Six You Get Eggroll" | |
1966 | Cast as the Wicked Stepmother in "Cinderella" (CBS) | |
| Played Bunny Halper on "The Danny Thomas Show" (CBS) | ||
1961 | Appeared as a panelist on CBS' "You're in the Picture" | |
| Was a regular on "Keep Talking" (CBS 1958-1959, ABC 1959-1960) | ||
1958 | Made appearances as a panelist on "Masquerade Party" (CBS) | |
| Appeared in the regular ensemble of "Caesar's Hour" (NBC) | ||
1955 | Broadway debut, "Catch a Star" | |
1954 | Was regular on NBC's "Saturday Night Revue" | |
1952 | Appeared as regular on first series, "The Red Buttons Show" (CBS) | |
1950 | Made New York cabaret debut at Le Ruban Bleu | |
1947 | Made professional stage debut in "A Goose For the Gander" | |
| Was in military as "civilian actress technician" | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles at age of five | ||
Awards
2001 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in Songcatcher |
1957 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Performance By an Actress in Caesar's Hour |