Shelley as Gwendolyn Pigeon in The Odd Couple, 1965
Born
Carole Augusta Shelley
16 August 1939
London, England
Died
31 August 2018(2018-08-31) (aged 79)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1949–2018
Spouse
Albert G. Woods (1967–1971; his death)[1]
Carole Augusta Shelley (16 August 1939 – 31 August 2018)[2][3] was an English actress who made her career in the United States and United Kingdom. Her many stage roles included originating the roles of Gwendolyn Pigeon in The Odd Couple and Madame Morrible in Wicked. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Elephant Man (1979) and received additional nominations for her work on Absurd Person Singular (1975), Stepping Out (1987), and Billy
Elliot (2009).[2][4]
^Slotnik, Daniel E. (4 September 2018). "Carole Shelley, a Tony Winner and a Pigeon Sister, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ abBartlett, Rhett. "Carole Shelley, One of the Pigeon Sisters From 'The Odd Couple,' Dies at 79" The Hollywood Reporter, 1 September 2018
^"Carole Shelley Passes Away at 79" broadwayworld.com, 1 September 2018
^"Carole Shelly". Playbill. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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