Carol Burnett
Biography
Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedienne, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she made her television debut. After successful appearances on The Garry Moore Show, Carol moved to Los Angeles and began an eleven-year run on The Carol Burnett Show which was aired on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With roots in vaudeville, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show which combined comedy sketches, song, and dance. The comedy sketches ranged from film parodies to character pieces. Burnett created many endearing characters during the show's television run.
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Acting History
2025
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025The New Yorker at 100 as Self
2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion as Self
2024Palm Royale as Norma Dellacorte
2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
2023Frasier as Jennifer (voice)
2023Celebrating Carol: The Gift of Laughter as Self
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self
2023Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection as Self
2022Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
2022Making of Better Call Saul: Finale as Self
2022Lucy and Desi as Self
2022Betty White: A Celebration as Self
2021Trolls Holiday in Harmony as Windbreeze (voice)
2021Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self
2021Becoming Cousteau as Self (archive footage)
2021Boulevard! A Hollywood Story as Self (archive footage)
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2021Hacks as Carol Burnett
2021Mister Candid Camera as Self
2020All Together Now as Joan
2020The Story of Soaps as Self
2020Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? as Chairol Burnett (voice)
2019Mad About You as Theresa Stemple
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Carol Burnett (voice)
2019Toy Story 4 as Chairol Burnett (voice)
2019Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! as Self
2018Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar as Ardis
2018A Little Help with Carol Burnett as Herself - Host
2017The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special as Herself
2017The Jim Jefferies Show as Self
2017Julie's Greenroom as Mrs. Brightful
2017The History of Comedy as Self
2017Household Name as Vivian Valmont
2016Chelsea as Self
2016Angie Tribeca as President Priscilla Filcox
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Better Call Saul as Marion
2014Signed, Sealed, Delivered as Ardis Paine
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Makers: Women Who Make America as Self
2012Inside Comedy as Self
2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl as Self
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Self
2011Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as (archive footage)
2010Conan as Self
2010Hawaii Five-0 as Deb McGarrett
2010Hot in Cleveland as Penny
2009Post Grad as Grandma Maureen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Glee as Doris Sylvester
2008Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
2008Horton Hears a Who! as Kangaroo (voice)
2006The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
2005Once Upon A Mattress as Queen Aggravain
2005The Colbert Report as Self
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2004Desperate Housewives as Eleanor Mason
2004The Tony Danza Show as Self
2004The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights as Herself
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2001Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers as Herself
2001Putting It Together as The Wife
2001The Trumpet of the Swan as Mrs. Hammerbotham (voice)
2000Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy as Self
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Birdie Sulloway
1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
1999Get Bruce! as Self
1998The Marriage Fool as Florence
1998Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers as Self (archive footage)
1998A Bing Crosby Christmas as Self (archive footage)
1997Moon Over Broadway as Self
1997The View as Self
1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
1996Access Hollywood as Self
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1995Women of the House as Self
1994Men, Movies & Carol as Self
1994Touched by an Angel as Lillian Bennett
1994Touched by an Angel as Self - Host
1994Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994Seasons of the Heart as Vivian Levinson
1993Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)
1992Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom as Herself
1992Mad About You as Theresa Stemple
1992The Larry Sanders Show as Carol Burnett
1992Wisecracks
1992Noises Off... as Dotty Otley / Mrs. Clackett
1991The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters
1991The Tale of Peter Rabbit as Narrator / Mrs. Rabbit / Cat (voice)
1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as Self
1990Carol & Company as Myna
1989Julie and Carol: Together Again as Self
19891989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular as Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self (archive footage)
1988Hostage as Martha
1987Plaza Suite as Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
1987Superstars and their Moms as Self - Host
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self
1987Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
1986Fresno as Charlotte Kensington
1986American Masters as Self - Interviewee
1986Follies: In Concert as Carlotta Campion
1986Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York as Self
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
1985Happily Ever After as Narrator (voice)
1985The Laundromat as Alberta Johnson
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984Jeopardy! as Self
1984Burnett Discovers Domingo as Self
1983All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Self
1983Between Friends as Mary Catherine Castelli
1983The A-Team as Deidre
1983Mama's Family as Eunice Higgins
1982Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice as Beatrice O'Reilly
1982Annie as Miss Hannigan
1982Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter as Self
1982Eunice as Eunice
1982Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical as Self / Miss Hannigan
1982Fame
1981Chu Chu and the Philly Flash as Emily "Chu Chu"
1981The Four Seasons as Kate Burroughs
1980Magnum, P.I. as Susan Johnson
1980Friendly Fire as Peg Mullen
1980HealtH as Gloria Burbank
1980The Tim Conway Show as Self
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
1979Musical Comedy Tonight
1979The Tenth Month as Dori Grey
1979Carol Burnett & Company
1979Dolly and Carol in Nashville as Self / Marcy
1978The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1978Mickey's 50 as Self
1978The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank as Dorothy Benson
1978A Wedding as Tulip Brenner
1978Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin as Self
1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years as Self
1976Sills and Burnett at the Met as Self
1976The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
1976The Sonny and Cher Show
1975Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television as Self (archive footage)
1975Twigs as Emily / Celia / Dorothy / Ma
1975Cher as Self - Guest
1974Out to Lunch as Self
1974Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now as Self
1974The Front Page as Mollie Malloy
1974Dinah! as Self
19746 RMS RIV VU as Anne Miller
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1973Keep US Beautiful as self
1972Pete 'n' Tillie as Tillie Shlain Seltzer
1972Once Upon a Mattress as Princess Winifred the Woebegone
1972Carol Burnett and Friends
1972The Midnight Special as Self
1971Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center as Self
1971Great Performances as Self
1971The Pet Set as Self
1969Sesame Street
1969This Way to Sesame Street
1969The Jim Nabors Hour
1969The Barbara McNair Show as Self
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
1968The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes as Carol Burnett, Eunice, Stewardess, etc.
1968Here's Lucy as Carol Burnett
1968Here's Lucy as Carol Krausmeyer
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968Star Spangled Salesman as Miss Grebs
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1968Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self
1966Carol and Company as Self
1966Carol + 2 as Self
1965Get Smart
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Carol Barnes
1964Once Upon a Mattress as Princess Winnifred
1963Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? as Stella Irving
1963Calamity Jane as Calamity Jane
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962The Lucy Show as Carol Bradford
1962Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1959The Twilight Zone as Agnes Grep
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956Stanley as Celia Howard
1956Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Recipient
1952Omnibus
1952Today as Self
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self /Goodfellow's Wife (uncredited)
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self
1950What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948Texaco Star Theater
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter