Carol Burnett
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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Movies (112)

Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025 · Self

The New Yorker at 100
2025 · Self

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
2024 · Self

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023 · Self

Celebrating Carol: The Gift of Laughter
2023 · Self

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Self, Executive Producer

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023 · Self

Commitment to Life
2023 · Self (archive footage)

Lucy and Desi
2022 · Self

Betty White: A Celebration
2022 · Self

Trolls: Festividades en armonía
2021 · Windbreeze (voice)

Licorice Pizza
2021 · Thanks

Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021 · Self

Becoming Cousteau
2021 · Self (archive footage)

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021 · Self (archive footage)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self

Mister Candid Camera
2021 · Self

La esperanza, esa cosa con plumas
2020 · Joan

The Story of Soaps
2020 · Self

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020 · Self

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020 · (archive footage)

Forky pregunta: ¿Qué es el amor?
2019 · Chairol Burnett (voice)

Toy Story 4
2019 · Chairol Burnett (voice)

Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019 · Self

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar
2018 · Ardis

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
2017 · Herself, Writer

Household Name
2017 · Vivian Valmont
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012 · Self

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011 · Self

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 · (archive footage)

Recién graduada
2009 · Grandma Maureen

Horton y el mundo de los Quién
2008 · Kangaroo (voice)

Once Upon A Mattress
2005 · Queen Aggravain, Executive Producer

The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights
2004 · Herself

Cher: The Farewell Tour
2003 · Self (archive footage)

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self

Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers
2001 · Herself, Executive Producer

Putting It Together
2001 · The Wife

The Trumpet of the Swan
2001 · Mrs. Hammerbotham (voice)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000 · Self

Get Bruce!
1999 · Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Self (archive footage)

The Marriage Fool
1998 · Florence
Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers
1998 · Self (archive footage)

A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998 · Self (archive footage)

Moon Over Broadway
1997 · Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997 · Self

Men, Movies & Carol
1994 · Self, Writer

Seasons of the Heart
1994 · Vivian Levinson

Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992 · Herself

Wisecracks
1992

Noises Off...
1992 · Dotty Otley / Mrs. Clackett

The Tale of Peter Rabbit
1991 · Narrator / Mrs. Rabbit / Cat (voice)

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991 · host

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990 · Self

Julie and Carol: Together Again
1989 · Self
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989 · Self

Hostage
1988 · Martha

Plaza Suite
1987 · Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley, Executive Producer

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Self

Superstars and their Moms
1987 · Self - Host

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
1987 · Self

Neil Diamond... Hello Again
1986 · Self

Follies: In Concert
1986 · Carlotta Campion

Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986 · Self

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 · Self (archive footage)

Happily Ever After
1985 · Narrator (voice)

The Laundromat
1985 · Alberta Johnson

Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self

Burnett Discovers Domingo
1984 · Self

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983 · Self

Between Friends
1983 · Mary Catherine Castelli
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982 · Beatrice O'Reilly

Annie
1982 · Miss Hannigan

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982 · Self

Eunice
1982 · Eunice

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
1982 · Self / Miss Hannigan

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
1981 · Emily "Chu Chu"

The Four Seasons
1981 · Kate Burroughs

Friendly Fire
1980 · Peg Mullen

HealtH
1980 · Gloria Burbank

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 · Self (archive footage)

Musical Comedy Tonight
1979

The Tenth Month
1979 · Dori Grey

Dolly and Carol in Nashville
1979 · Self / Marcy

Mickey's 50
1978 · Self

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
1978 · Dorothy Benson

A Wedding
1978 · Tulip Brenner

Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
1978 · Self

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 · Self

Sills and Burnett at the Met
1976 · Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975 · Self (archive footage)

Twigs
1975 · Emily / Celia / Dorothy / Ma

Out to Lunch
1974 · Self

Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
1974 · Self

The Front Page
1974 · Mollie Malloy

6 RMS RIV VU
1974 · Anne Miller
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973 · Self

Pete 'n' Tillie
1972 · Tillie Shlain Seltzer

Once Upon a Mattress
1972 · Princess Winifred the Woebegone

Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center
1971 · Self

This Way to Sesame Street
1969

Star Spangled Salesman
1968 · Miss Grebs

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968 · Self

Carol and Company
1966 · Self

Carol + 2
1966 · Self

Once Upon a Mattress
1964 · Princess Winnifred

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963 · Stella Irving

Calamity Jane
1963 · Calamity Jane

Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
1962 · Self
TV shows (99)

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Self - Guest

Palm Royale
2024 · Norma Dellacorte

Frasier
2023 · Jennifer (voice)

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022 · Self

Hacks
2021 · Carol Burnett

Mad About You
2019 · Theresa Stemple

Forky Asks a Question
2019 · Chairol Burnett

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self

Scooby-Doo y ¿quién crees tú?
2019 · Carol Burnett (voice)

Peques al mando con Carol Burnett
2018 · Herself - Host, Creator

Steve
2017 · Self

The Jim Jefferies Show
2017 · Self

Julie's Greenroom
2017 · Mrs. Brightful

The History of Comedy
2017 · Self

Chelsea
2016 · Self

Angie Tribeca
2016 · President Priscilla Filcox

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self, Self - Guest

Better Call Saul
2015 · Marion

Signed, Sealed, Delivered
2014 · Ardis Paine

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest

Makers: Women Who Make America
2013 · Self

Inside Comedy
2012 · Self

Conan
2010 · Self

Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Deb McGarrett

Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Penny

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest

Glee
2009 · Doris Sylvester

Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008 · Self

The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest

The Colbert Report
2005 · Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self

Esposas Desesperadas
2004 · Eleanor Mason
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest

La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Birdie Sulloway

Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist

The View
1997 · Self

Access Hollywood
1996 · Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest

Women of the House
1995 · Self

El Toque de un Angel
1994 · Lillian Bennett, Self - Host

Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self

Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self (archive footage)

Mad About You
1992 · Theresa Stemple

The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Carol Burnett
The Carol Burnett Show
1991 · Various Characters
Carol & Company
1990 · Myna

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self (archive footage)

Fresno
1986 · Charlotte Kensington

American Masters
1986 · Self - Interviewee

Jeopardy!
1984 · Self

The A-Team
1983 · Deidre

Mama's Family
1983 · Eunice Higgins

Fame
1982

Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Susan Johnson

The Tim Conway Show
1980 · Self
Carol Burnett & Company
1979

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self

The Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star

The Sonny and Cher Show
1976

Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)

People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter

Cher
1975 · Self - Guest

Dinah!
1974 · Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Keep US Beautiful
1973 · self
Carol Burnett and Friends
1972

The Midnight Special
1972 · Self

Great Performances
1971 · Self

The Pet Set
1971 · Self

Sesame Street
1969
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969

The Barbara McNair Show
1969 · Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Self

The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes
1968 · Carol Burnett, Eunice, Stewardess, etc., Creator

Here's Lucy
1968 · Carol Burnett, Carol Krausmeyer

The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self

The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Various Characters

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967 · Self

Get Smart
1965 · Ozark Annie

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Carol Barnes

The Lucy Show
1962 · Carol Bradford

The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self

The Twilight Zone
1959 · Agnes Grep

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self

Stanley
1956 · Celia Howard

Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter / Recipient, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee

Omnibus
1952

Today
1952 · Self

The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self /Goodfellow's Wife (uncredited), Self

What's My Line?
1950 · Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Texaco Star Theater
1948

Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self, Self - Nominee / Presenter


