Awards & Winners

Maria Karnilova

Date of Birth 03-August-1920
Place of Birth Hartford
(United States of America, Connecticut, Hartford County, Area code 959, Area code 860, Area codes 860 and 959)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Maria Dovgolenko, Maria Karniloff
Profession Actor
Maria Karnilova was an American actress. She was briefly known professionally as Maria Karniloff. She was born Maria Dovgolenko in Hartford, Connecticut to Russian parents, Filipp and Stephanida Dovgolenko; the family later moved to Brooklyn. She adopted a variation of her mother's maiden name as her professional name and 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 Best Actress in a Musical for Zorba. Other Broadway credits include Miss Liberty, Two's Company, Jerome Robbins' Ballet: U.S.A., Gypsy, Bravo Giovanni, Gigi, God's Favorite, Bring Back Birdie, and the 1981 revival of Fiddler. Her film credits include The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Married to the Mob.

Awards by Maria Karnilova

Check all the awards nominated and won by Maria Karnilova.

1997


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Fiddler on the Roof (1964 original Broadway cast)

1969


Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Zorba

1965


Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Honored for : Fiddler on the Roof

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical Fiddler on the Roof