About Victoria Carroll
Born 1940. Victoria Carroll is an American actor, artist, stage actor, television actor, voice actor and film actor.
Victoria Carroll (born Mary Carol Lee Ford; January 21, 1941), also known as Victoria Carrol-Bell, is an American retired actress, dancer and artist. She is best known as Marie Massey in Alice (1978–1984).
Early life Carroll was born Mary Carol Lee Ford on January 21, 1941. During the late 1940s, her whole family performed together on stage as "The World's Youngest Mind Reader".
Film career By 1964, her dancing career had plunged into films. George Cukor had been so impressed by her that, apart from her dancing part in My Fair Lady,
Her film work briefly continued in the mid-1970s with roles in Gemini Affair, Hustle, The Kentucky Fried Movie, The Billion Dollar Hobo, The Lucifer Complex, and Pandemonium.
Television career Carroll has made appearances on TV shows from 1960s-present. In 1964, she played a nurse on McHale's Navy. In 1965 she appeared on The Jack Benny Program as Miss Collins. In 1967, she had a small role on The Beverly Hillbillies. In 1968–1970, she appeared as six different characters on six episodes of Hogan's Heroes. Carroll played Nina Sue on an episode of The Waltons in 1981. In 1982, she played Dottie in an episode of Dynasty, and in 1982–83, she made several appearances on Gimme a Break and more. She was Mel's girlfriend, Marie Massey on Alice (1978–1984). She also played "The Newlywed Wife" on "Death of A Few Salesmen" on "Sledge Hammer."
The Groundlings In 1974, Victoria Carroll became one of the first actors to join The Groundlings (formerly known as "The Gary Austin Workshop"), a newly formed acting/comedy troupe Camp Candy The Story of Santa Claus Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold as Fortius What-a-Mess Paddington Bear The Jetsons
Artist She is also an accomplished artist under the pen name Victoria K. Bell. Carroll specializes in paintings covering the "Nostalgic Era".
In 2010, her work was featured as part of the Diverse Expression at The Universal Art Gallery. It was met with an overwhelmingly positive response.
Personal life Carroll married fellow voice actor Michael Bell in 1984. They have a daughter, Ashley Bell, who is also an actress.
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Who is Victoria Carroll?
American actress
When was Victoria Carroll born?
Victoria Carroll was born on 15 October 1940 in Philadelphia.
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Victoria Carroll is an actor, artist, stage actor, television actor, voice actor and film actor.
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Victoria Carroll is American.
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