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Biography
Carole King Klein is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the latter half of the 20th century and 61 songs that reached the UK charts, establishing her as the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts from 1962 to 2005.
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Awards & recognition
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 2021
- Kennedy Center Honors · 2015
- MusiCares Person of the Year · 2014
- Gershwin Prize · 2013
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2013
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- Johnny Mercer Award · 2011
- Grammy Trustees Award · 2004
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 1990
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography16 titles
Gilmore Girls
2000as Sophie Bloom
2000as Sophie Bloom
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021as Self (archive footage)
2021as Self (archive footage)
Immediate Family
2022as Self
2022as Self
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016as Sophie Bloom
2016as Sophie Bloom
Carole King: Natural Woman
2016as Self
2016as Self
Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On
2019as Self
2019as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self (uncredited)
1975as Self (uncredited)
Respect
2021Songs
2021Songs
Finding Your Roots
2012as Self
2012as Self
Murphy's Romance
1985as Tillie
1985as Tillie
Head
1968Songs
1968Songs
The Care Bears Movie
1985Songs
1985Songs
Hider in the House
1989as Tom's Mother (voice)
1989as Tom's Mother (voice)
I'll Do Anything
1994Songs
1994Songs
Russkies
1987as Mrs. Kovac
1987as Mrs. Kovac