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Carol Burnett

Birth Place: San Antonio, TX, USA

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Carol Burnett is an American comedian, actress, and singer. Her comedy-variety series, The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS, was one of the first to be hosted by a woman. Burnett has performed on Broadway, on television, and in dramatic and comedic film roles. She has received numerous awards and accolades, including seven Golden Globe Awards, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award. Burnett was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015.



Burnett was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, until her family moved to Hollywood, living a block away from Hollywood Boulevard. She attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. Later, she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She soon made her television debut, regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962.

Eventually, Burnett moved back to Los Angeles and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. During and after her variety show, Burnett appeared in many television and film projects.

Burnett's film roles include Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), The Front Page (1974), A Wedding (1978), The Four Seasons (1981), Annie (1982), Noises Off (1992), and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). She has acted in the dramas 6 Rms Riv Vu (1974) and Friendly Fire (1979); in guest roles such as in Mad About You, for which she won an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series; and in various specials with Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton, and Beverly Sills. She returned to Broadway in Moon Over Buffalo (1995), receiving another Tony Award nomination. Recent acting roles include the AMC drama series Better Call Saul (2022) and the Apple TV+ comedy series Palm Royale (2024). Burnett wrote and narrated several memoirs, earning Grammy nominations for almost all of them, including a win for In Such Good Company.

In 2019, the Golden Globes created the Carol Burnett Award for career achievement in television, giving Burnett the first award. She was honored with an NBC special Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love celebrating her 90th birthday.

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STAGE CREDITS

Love Letters Love Letters
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Melissa Gardner [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Putting It Together
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1999
The Wife
Putting It Together
[Los Angeles]
Los Angeles Revival, 1998
Amy
Moon Over Buffalo
[Broadway]
1995
Charlotte Hay
Follies
[Off-Broadway]
New York Concert, 1985
Carlotta Campion
Fade Out - Fade In
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1964
Hope Springfield
Once Upon a Mattress
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1959
Princess Winnifred
Company
[Los Angeles]
Los Angeles Revival, 1993
Performer
I Do! I Do!
[Regional (US)]
Regional Revival, 1974
Agnes

Writing

Hollywood Arms
Source Material
Playwright

Movies

No Place Like Home
[ 1960 ]
Calamity Jane
[ 1963 ] Calamity Jane
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
[ 1963 ] Stella Irving
Once Upon a Mattress
[ 1964 ] Princess Winnifred
Carol and Company
[ 1966 ]
A Last Laugh at the Sixties
[ 1970 ]
The Tim Conway Special
[ 1970 ]
Li'l Abner
[ 1971 ]
Once Upon a Mattress
[ 1972 ] Princess Winifred the Woebegone
Pete 'n' Tillie
[ 1972 ] Tillie
Burt and the Girls
[ 1973 ]
6 Rms Riv Vu
[ 1974 ] Anne Miller
Out to Lunch
[ 1974 ]
The Front Page
[ 1974 ] Mollie Malloy
Twigs
[ 1975 ] Emily / Celia / Dorothy / ...
A Wedding
[ 1978 ] Tulip Brenner
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
[ 1978 ] Dorothy Benson
Friendly Fire
[ 1979 ] Peg Mullen
The Tenth Month
[ 1979 ] Dori Grey
HealtH
[ 1980 ] Gloria Burbank
The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter
[ 1980 ]
Christmas in Hawaii
[ 1981 ]
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
[ 1981 ] Emily
The Four Seasons
[ 1981 ] Kate Burroughs
Annie
[ 1982 ] Miss Hannigan
Eunice
[ 1982 ] Eunice
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
[ 1982 ] Beatrice O'Reilly
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
[ 1983 ]
Between Friends
[ 1983 ] Mary Catherine Castelli
Happily Ever After
[ 1985 ] Narrator
The Laundromat
[ 1985 ] Alberta Johnson
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson
[ 1987 ]
Plaza Suite
[ 1987 ] Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley
Hostage
[ 1988 ] Martha
Julie & Carol: Together Again
[ 1989 ]
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
[ 1991 ] Narrator / Mrs. Rabbit / Cat - Voice
Noises Off...
[ 1992 ] Dotty Otley / Mrs. Clackett
Men, Movies & Carol
[ 1994 ]
Seasons of the Heart
[ 1994 ] Vivian Levinson
All My Children 25th Anniversary Special
[ 1995 ] Self - Hostess
The Marriage Fool
[ 1998 ] Florence
Putting It Together
[ 2000 ] The Wife
The Trumpet of the Swan
[ 2001 ] Mrs. Hammerbotham - Voice
Once Upon a Mattress
[ 2005 ] Queen Aggravain
Horton Hears a Who!
[ 2008 ] Kangaroo - Voice
Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories
[ 2008 ]
Post Grad
[ 2009 ] Grandma Maureen
Arrietty
[ 2010 ] Hara - Voice
A Carol Burnett Christmas
[ 2012 ]
Carol Burnett's Favorite Sketches
[ 2016 ] Host
Elmo's World: Elmo Wonders
[ 2016 ]
Household Name
[ 2017 ] Vivian Valmont
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar
[ 2018 ] Ardis
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On
[ 2019 ]
Surely, You Jest
[ 2019 ]
Toy Story 4
[ 2019 ] Chairol Burnett - Voice
All Together Now
[ 2020 ] Joan
Lucille Ball: We Love Lucy
[ 2020 ]
Licorice Pizza
[ 2021 ]
Betty White: A Celebration
[ 2022 ]

TV Shows

Omnibus
Stanley
[ 1956-1957 ] Celia Howard, Celia
The DuPont Show of the Week
Narrator
The Twilight Zone
Agnes Grep
Get Smart
Ozark Annie
The Lucy Show
[ 1966-1967 ] Carol Bradford
Gomer Pyle: USMC
[ 1967-1969 ] Sgt. Carol, Carol Barnes
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
Here's Lucy
[ 1969-1971 ] Carol Krausmeyer, Carol Burnett
Insight
Eve
The Carol Burnett Show
[ 1967-1978 ]
Carol Burnett & Company
The Tim Conway Show
Bird Lady, Mrs. Wiggins
SCTV Network
Woman in Courtroom
Mama's Family
[ 1983-1984 ] Eunice Higgins
Fresno
Charlotte Kensington
Fame
Rose
Magnum, P.I.
[ 1984-1988 ] Susan Johnson
Carol & Company
[ 1990-1991 ] Dorothy Tibbit
HBO Storybook Musicals
Narrator, Mrs. Rabbit, Cat
Evening Shade
Carol Burnett
Women of the House
Carol Burnett
Touched by an Angel
Lillian Bennett
The Larry Sanders Show
[ 1992-1998 ] Carol Burnett
The Wonderful World of Disney
Queen Aggravain
Desperate Housewives
Eleanor Mason
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Birdie Sulloway
All My Children
[ 1983-2011 ] Verla Grubbs, Mrs. Johnson
Curious George
[ 2013-2014 ] Great Aunt Sylvia
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Ardis Paine
Glee
[ 2010-2015 ] Doris Sylvester
Hot in Cleveland
[ 2013-2015 ] Penny
Hawaii Five-0
[ 2013-2016 ] Deb McGarrett
Julie's Greenroom
Mrs. Edna Brightful
Angie Tribeca
President Priscilla Filcox
Forky Asks a Question
Chairol Burnett
Mad About You
[ 1996-2019 ] Theresa Stemple
Better Call Saul
Marion
Frasier
Jennifer
Palm Royale
Norma Dellacorte
Frasier
Jennifer
Palm Royale
Norma Dellacorte
Hacks
[ 2021-2025 ] Carol Burnett
Palm Royale
[ 2024-2025 ] Norma Dellacorte

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1996 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Carol Burnett , Moon Over Buffalo


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Tony Awards - 1969 - Special Tony Award

Carol Burnett


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1964 - Other Awards

Carol Burnett


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Theatre World Awards - 1960 - Performance

Carol Burnett, Once Upon a Mattress

Tony Awards - 1960 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Carol Burnett, Once Upon a Mattress

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Carol Burnett been in?

Carol Burnett has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Carol Burnett been in?

Carol Burnett has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Carol Burnett been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Moon Over Buffalo, Special Tony Award (Tony Awards), Other Awards (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Once Upon a Mattress and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Once Upon a Mattress.

What awards has Carol Burnett won?

Carol Burnett has won a Special Tony Award at the Tony Awards. She also received recognition from the Outer Critics Circle Awards and won a Theatre World Award for her performance in Once Upon a Mattress.

How many shows has Carol Burnett written?

Carol Burnett has written 1 shows including Hollywood Arms (Source Material).

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