Editing Carole King (section)

===Acting roles===
King has appeared occasionally in acting roles. One of her earliest was in 1975 when she was the speaking and singing voice of the title character in ''[[Really Rosie]]'', an animated TV special based on the works of [[Maurice Sendak]]. Also in 1975, she appeared (credited under her married name, Carole Larkey) on ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' in the episode "Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs". In 1984, she starred alongside [[Tatum O'Neal]], [[Hoyt Axton]], [[Alex Karras]], and [[John Lithgow]] in the ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' episode ''[[Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Faerie Tale Theatre)|Goldilocks and the Three Bears]]''. She later made three appearances as guest star on the TV series ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' as Sophie, the owner of the [[Stars Hollow]] music store. King's song "Where You Lead (I Will Follow)" was also the theme song to the series, in a version sung with her daughter Louise.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/416298/Carole-King-Welcome-to-My-Living-Room/cast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104175304/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/416298/Carole-King-Welcome-to-My-Living-Room/cast |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2012 |title=Carole-King-Welcome-to-My-Living-Room – Cast, Crew, Director and Awards |access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> She reprised the role in the 2016 Gilmore Girls Netflix revival, ''[[Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life]]''. King also appeared as Mrs. Johnstone as a replacement in the original Broadway production of ''[[Blood Brothers (musical)|Blood Brothers]]''.