Carole Shelley

British actress (1939-2018)
Person human Q542190
Carole Shelley
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Carole Shelley

Summary

Carole Shelley is a human[1]. She was born in London[2]. She was born on August 16, 1939[3]. She died in Manhattan[4]. She died on August 31, 2018[5]. She worked as a stage actor[6], television actor[7], film actor[8], and voice actor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month, #7,048 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Carole Shelley's place of birth was London[2].
  • Carole Shelley passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Carole Shelley was born on August 16, 1939[3].
  • Carole Shelley died on August 31, 2018[5].
  • Carole Shelley held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Carole Shelley worked as a stage actor[6].
  • Carole Shelley's professions included television actor[7].
  • Carole Shelley worked as a film actor[8].
  • Carole Shelley's professions included voice actor[9].
  • Carole Shelley was educated at St. Mary's Town and Country School[12].
  • Carole Shelley is recorded as female[13].
  • Carole Shelley's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Carole Shelley's Commons category is recorded as Carole Shelley[15].
  • Carole Shelley's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[16].
  • The cause of death was pancreatic cancer[17].
  • Carole Shelley's family name is recorded as Shelley[18].
  • Carole Shelley's given name is recorded as Carole[19].
  • Carole Shelley's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Carole Shelley's described by source is recorded as Carole Shelley, a Tony Winner and a Pigeon Sister, Dies at 79[21].
  • Carole Shelley's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play[22].
  • Carole Shelley's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play[23].
  • Carole Shelley's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play[24].
  • Carole Shelley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Carole Shelley's start of work period is recorded as 1949[26].
  • Carole Shelley's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1939-08-16[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-08-31[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 70546dc0-a9ee-4eec-8e1a-a390c67505df[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Carole Shelley's place of birth was London[2]. She was born on August 16, 1939[3].

Education

Carole Shelley's education included a stint at St. Mary's Town and Country School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include stage actor[6], television actor[7], film actor[8], and voice actor[9].

Death and Burial

Carole Shelley died on August 31, 2018[5]. She passed away in Manhattan[4]. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer[17].

Why It Matters

Carole Shelley ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month, #7,048 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Carole Shelley born?

Born in London[2], Carole Shelley…

Where did Carole Shelley die?

Carole Shelley died in Manhattan[4].

What did Carole Shelley do for work?

Carole Shelley worked as stage actor[6], television actor[7], film actor[8], and voice actor[9].

Where did Carole Shelley go to school?

Carole Shelley was educated at St. Mary's Town and Country School[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Carole
    Family name Shelley
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject New York Public Library
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
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