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Karnilova made her Broadway debut in 1946 in "Call Me Mister". She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the original 1964 production of "Fiddler on the Roof" starring Zero Mostel and was nominated as Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for "Zorba" (1968).