Carol Lawrence is an American actress, appearing in musical theatre and on television. She is known for creating the role of Maria on Broadway in the musical West Side Story (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She appeared at The Muny, St. Louis, in several musicals, including Funny Girl. She also appeared in many television dramas, including Rawhide, The Six Million Dollar Man and Murder, She Wrote. She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet.
Lawrence in a scene from the General Electric Theater episode "The Iron Silence" (1961)
Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence in the balcony scene of West Side Story, original Broadway cast (1957)
Lawrence (center) next to John F. Kennedy at the White House, two days before Kennedy's assassination
West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Original Broadway cast recording
L-R: Elizabeth Taylor, Carmen Gutierrez, Marilyn Cooper, and Carol Lawrence from the original Broadway cast sing "I Feel Pretty" (1957)
Larry Kert as Tony, original Broadway production (1957)
Kert and Lawrence in the balcony scene (1957)
