She's an original, in looks, her almost albino-white skin and tangled dark blond hair emphasize the huge green-blue eyes in the delicate face, in acting, she's assured of her skill since she was Oscar-nominated for "Best Actress" in Hester Street; in person, she's overly shy and unsure.
A cruel critic termed her "ugly ...an albino witch". That hurt. "I know I shouldn't pay any attention to anything so callous and cruel. But I am a woman (she's 24). Actresses shouldn't be judged by their appearance but by their talen." She has plenty of that. She's devoted her life to learning her craft."
"I started training when I was 7 in my home town, Cleveland. I joined the Children's Theatre. I wanted to move in and live there. It was my life and has been ever since." She is amused at being called a "discovery" in Hester Street. She says softly. "I have years of stage work behind me in everything from Shakespeare to Ring Around the Bathtub, and I've made a half dozen movies (among them, Carnal Knowledge, Desperate Characters, The Last Detail, Dog Day Afternoon.)
I'm Jewish, but I had to be coached in Yiddish for the role, and It was a wonderful experience researching how life was back in the ghetto in 1896." Her parents were divorced when Carol was 13, "But I am a very family oriented person."
She is apologetic about not being better "copy" for interviews. "There is so little in my private life for me to talk about or that I will talk about. My work has consumed me. Perhaps a little later there will be time for- other things." Like love?

The article is accompanied by a black and white face closeup of Carol.