Carol Burnett
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
The Front Page
1974
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023
Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers
2001
The Four Seasons
1981
Horton Hears a Who!
2008
Post Grad
2009
Noises Off...
1992
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
Men, Movies & Carol
1994
Becoming Cousteau
2021
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
2021
Annie
1982
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
A Wedding
1978
Sills and Burnett at the Met
1976
Once Upon A Mattress
2005
Betty White: A Celebration
2022
Get Bruce!
1999
Lucy and Desi
2022
The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights
2004
HealtH
1980
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
1981
Putting It Together
2001
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Moon Over Broadway
1997
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963
Seasons of the Heart
1994
Between Friends
1983
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
Celebrating Carol: The Gift of Laughter
2023
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
1978
The Laundromat
1985
Friendly Fire
1980
6 RMS RIV VU
1974
Twigs
1975
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
1987
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
1978
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
Eunice
1982
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
1991
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
1962
Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center
1971
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
Out to Lunch
1974
The Trumpet of the Swan
2001
Hostage
1988
The Marriage Fool
1998
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
2017
Wisecracks
1992
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar
2018
Once Upon a Mattress
1964
Calamity Jane
1963
Carol + 2
1966
Once Upon a Mattress
1972
Julie and Carol: Together Again
1989
Household Name
2017
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019
The Tenth Month
1979
Toy Story 4
2019
Plaza Suite
1987
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
All Together Now
2020
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
1979
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
The Story of Soaps
2020
Happily Ever After
1985
Follies: In Concert
1986
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
Mister Candid Camera
2021
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
1982
Burnett Discovers Domingo
1984
Star Spangled Salesman
1968
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
1974
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers
1998
Superstars and their Moms
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Carol and Company
1966
Mickey's 50
1978
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025
The New Yorker at 100
2025
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
2026
Texaco Star Theater
1948
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Mad About You
1992
Sesame Street
1969
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Here's Lucy
1968
Desperate Housewives
2004
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Fame
1982
Today
1952
The Lucy Show
1962
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
The View
1997
Omnibus
1952
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Jeopardy!
1984
Inside Comedy
2012
The Muppet Show
1976
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
Intimate Portrait
1993
Carol & Company
1990
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Carol Burnett & Company
1979
Fresno
1986
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Cher
1975
Carol Burnett and Friends
1972
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Access Hollywood
1996
The Colbert Report
2005
Hawaii Five-0
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
The Midnight Special
1972
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Chelsea
2016
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
2014
Hollywood Squares
1998
Here's Lucy
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
A Little Help with Carol Burnett
2018
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
The History of Comedy
2017
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The A-Team
1983
Mama's Family
1983
Glee
2009
Makers: Women Who Make America
2013
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
Angie Tribeca
2016
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Better Call Saul
2015
The Jim Jefferies Show
2017
Stanley
1956
Dinah!
1974
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Keep US Beautiful
1973
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
Great Performances
1971
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
Women of the House
1995
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Palm Royale
2024
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
What's My Line?
1950
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Pet Set
1971
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Mad About You
2019
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Touched by an Angel
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Tim Conway Show
1980
Conan
2010
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Frasier
2023
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
Hacks
2021
The Bob Hope Show
1950
The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes
1968
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Julie's Greenroom
2017
American Masters
1986
Saturday Night Live
1975
People's Choice Awards
1975
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Get Smart
1965
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956