Carol Richards(1922-2007)

Actress
Music Department
Soundtrack

Carol Richards was born on 6 June 1922 in Harvard, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Ryan's Hope (1975), Call Me Madam (1953) and The Edge of Night (1956). She was married to Edward Swiedler. She died on 16 March 2007 in Vero Beach, Florida, USA.

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Known for

Ryan's Hope

7.2

TV Series

Mary Ryan

Call Me Madam

6.7

Music Department(Vera-Ellen, uncredited)

1953

The Edge of Night

7.8

TV Series

Rosella Gray (1970-1971)

1956

Deep in My Heart

6.3

Soundtrack("One Alone")

1954

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Actress

Ryan's Hope
7.2
TV Series
- Mary Ryan
- 1976
The Women of Pitcairn Island
6.2
- Title Theme Singer (voice)
- 1956
The Edge of Night
7.8
TV Series
- Rosella Gray (1970-1971)
- 1956–1984
It's Always Fair Weather
7.0
- Jackie Leighton (singing voice, uncredited)
- 1955
I Love Lucy
8.5
TV Series
- Juanita
- 1953
The Ezio Pinza Show
8.5
TV Series
- Marion (1953-1954)
- 1951–1953

Music Department

Soundtrack

Avalon
7.2
- performer: "Silver Bells"
- 1990
Silk Stockings
6.8
- performer: "Paris Loves Lovers", "It's a Chemical Reaction that's all", "Without Love" (uncredited)
- 1957
MGM Parade
6.5
TV Series
- performer: "Baby, You Knock Me Out" (1955) (uncredited)
- 1955
It's Always Fair Weather
7.0
- performer: "Baby, You Knock Me Out" (1955) (uncredited)
- 1955
The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars
6.8
TV Special
- performer: "Tweedlee Dee"
- 1955
Deep in My Heart
6.3
- performer: "One Alone"
- 1954
Brigadoon
6.8
- performer: "Waiting for My Dearie", "I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean" (reprise), "The Heather on the Hill" (reprise), "Waitin' for My Dearie" (reprise) (uncredited)
- 1954
Call Me Madam
6.7
- performer: "It's a Lovely Day Today", "(Dance to the Music of) The Ocarina", "Something To Dance About", "Finale"
- 1953
The Petty Girl
6.0
- performer: "Fancy Free", "Calypso Song", "I Loves Ya", "The Petty Girl" (uncredited)
- 1950

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Carole Richards
Height
- 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
Born
- June 6, 1922
- Harvard, Illinois, USA
Died
- March 16, 2007
- Vero Beach, Florida, USA(kidney failure)
Spouse
- Edward Swiedler1966 - March 16, 2007 (her death)
Other works
Performed frequently on radio programs in the late 1940s and 1950s, appearing with Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis. She also sang with Bing Crosby on some of his recordings, including "Silver Bells" and other Christmas songs.

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Trivia
She began performing at age 4 but, within a couple of years her mother thought she was acting "like a diva", and wouldn't let her take the stage again until she was 11.