page_title: Carol Lawrence
hierarchical_section_title: Carol Lawrence
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Carol Lawrence from an appearance on the television program General Electric Theater.
context_page_description: Carol Lawrence is an American actress, appearing in musical theatre and on television. She is known for portraying Maria on Broadway in the musical West Side Story, 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 and Murder She Wrote. She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet.
context_section_description: Carol Lawrence (born Carolina Maria Laraia; September 5, 1932) is an American actress, appearing in musical theatre and on television. She is known for portraying 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 and Murder She Wrote. She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet.
caption: Lawrence in a scene from the
  General Electric Theater episode
  "The Iron Silence" (1961)
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