Acting · San Antonio, Texas, USA · Born April 26, 1933
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.
MovieMichael Jackson: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MovieStarring Dick Van Dyke
2025
as Self
MovieThe New Yorker at 100
2025
as Self
TVGood Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
MovieOutstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieBob Mackie: Naked Illusion
2024
as Self
TVPalm Royale
2024
as Norma Dellacorte
MovieDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self
TVFrasier
2023
as Jennifer (voice)
MovieCelebrating Carol: The Gift of Laughter
2023
as Self
MovieCarol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self
MovieKaren Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023
as Self
MovieCommitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TVWho's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
as Self
MovieLucy and Desi
2022
as Self
MovieBetty White: A Celebration
2022
as Self
MovieTrolls Holiday in Harmony
2021
as Windbreeze (voice)
MovieDean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self
MovieBecoming Cousteau
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBoulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
TVHacks
2021
as Carol Burnett
MovieMister Candid Camera
2021
as Self
MovieAll Together Now
2020
as Joan
MovieThe Story of Soaps
2020
as Self
MovieBest Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020
as Self
MovieThe Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as (archive footage)
MovieForky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
as Chairol Burnett (voice)
TVMad About You
2019
as Theresa Stemple
TVForky Asks a Question
2019
as Chairol Burnett
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVScooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
as Carol Burnett (voice)
MovieToy Story 4
2019
as Chairol Burnett (voice)
MovieKaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019
as Self
MovieSigned, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar
2018
as Ardis
TVA Little Help with Carol Burnett
2018
as Herself - Host
MovieThe Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
2017
as Herself
TVSteve
2017
as Self
TVThe Jim Jefferies Show
2017
as Self
TVJulie's Greenroom
2017
as Mrs. Brightful
TVThe History of Comedy
2017
as Self
MovieHousehold Name
2017
as Vivian Valmont
TVChelsea
2016
as Self
TVAngie Tribeca
2016
as President Priscilla Filcox
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVBetter Call Saul
2015
as Marion
TVSigned, Sealed, Delivered
2014
as Ardis Paine
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVMakers: Women Who Make America
2013
as Self
TVInside Comedy
2012
as Self
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012
as Self
MovieMethod to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
as Self
MovieClassic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as (archive footage)
TVConan
2010
as Self
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Deb McGarrett
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Penny
MoviePost Grad
2009
as Grandma Maureen
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVGlee
2009
as Doris Sylvester
TVShatner's Raw Nerve
2008
as Self
MovieHorton Hears a Who!
2008
as Kangaroo (voice)
TVThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
MovieOnce Upon A Mattress
2005
as Queen Aggravain
TVThe Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Eleanor Mason
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
MovieThe Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights
2004
as Herself
MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieCarol Burnett: Show Stoppers
2001
as Herself
MoviePutting It Together
2001
as The Wife
MovieThe Trumpet of the Swan
2001
as Mrs. Hammerbotham (voice)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Birdie Sulloway
MovieGet Bruce!
1999
as Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Marriage Fool
1998
as Florence
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers
1998
as Self (archive footage)
MovieA Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMoon Over Broadway
1997
as Self
TVThe View
1997
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
TVAccess Hollywood
1996
as Self
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TVWomen of the House
1995
as Self
MovieMen, Movies & Carol
1994
as Self
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Lillian Bennett
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieSeasons of the Heart
1994
as Vivian Levinson
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992
as Herself
TVMad About You
1992
as Theresa Stemple
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Carol Burnett
MovieWisecracks
1992
MovieNoises Off...
1992
as Dotty Otley / Mrs. Clackett
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
as Various Characters
MovieThe Tale of Peter Rabbit
1991
as Narrator / Mrs. Rabbit / Cat (voice)
MovieThe Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
as host
MovieThe Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self
Carol & Company
1990
as Myna
MovieJulie and Carol: Together Again
1989
as Self
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989
as Self
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHostage
1988
as Martha
MoviePlaza Suite
1987
as Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieSuperstars and their Moms
1987
as Self - Host
MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
1987
as Self
TVFresno
1986
as Charlotte Kensington
TVAmerican Masters
1986
as Self - Interviewee
MovieFollies: In Concert
1986
as Carlotta Campion
MovieSondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
as Self
MovieThe Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHappily Ever After
1985
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Laundromat
1985
as Alberta Johnson
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self
MovieBurnett Discovers Domingo
1984
as Self
MovieAll-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self
MovieBetween Friends
1983
as Mary Catherine Castelli
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Deidre
TVMama's Family
1983
as Eunice Higgins
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
as Beatrice O'Reilly
MovieAnnie
1982
as Miss Hannigan
MovieHollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982
as Self
MovieEunice
1982
as Eunice
MovieLights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
1982
as Self / Miss Hannigan
TVFame
1982
MovieChu Chu and the Philly Flash
1981
as Emily "Chu Chu"
MovieThe Four Seasons
1981
as Kate Burroughs
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as Susan Johnson
MovieFriendly Fire
1980
as Peg Mullen
MovieHealtH
1980
as Gloria Burbank
TVThe Tim Conway Show
1980
as Self
MovieThe Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMusical Comedy Tonight
1979
MovieThe Tenth Month
1979
as Dori Grey
Carol Burnett & Company
1979
MovieDolly and Carol in Nashville
1979
as Self / Marcy
TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
MovieMickey's 50
1978
as Self
MovieThe Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
1978
as Dorothy Benson
MovieA Wedding
1978
as Tulip Brenner
MovieSteve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
1978
as Self
MovieCBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
MovieSills and Burnett at the Met
1976
as Self
TVThe Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
TVThe Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self (archive footage)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
MovieTwigs
1975
as Emily / Celia / Dorothy / Ma
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
TVCher
1975
as Self - Guest
MovieOut to Lunch
1974
as Self
MovieShirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
1974
as Self
MovieThe Front Page
1974
as Mollie Malloy
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
Movie6 RMS RIV VU
1974
as Anne Miller
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973
as Self
Keep US Beautiful
1973
as self
MoviePete 'n' Tillie
1972
as Tillie Shlain Seltzer
MovieOnce Upon a Mattress
1972
as Princess Winifred the Woebegone
Carol Burnett and Friends
1972
TVThe Midnight Special
1972
as Self
MovieJulie and Carol at Lincoln Center
1971
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVThe Pet Set
1971
as Self
TVSesame Street
1969
MovieThis Way to Sesame Street
1969
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
as Self
TVThe Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
TVThe Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes
1968
as Carol Burnett, Eunice, Stewardess, etc.
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as Carol Burnett
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieStar Spangled Salesman
1968
as Miss Grebs
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
MovieRowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Various Characters
TVThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
as Self
MovieCarol and Company
1966
as Self
MovieCarol + 2
1966
as Self
TVGet Smart
1965
as Ozark Annie
TVGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
MovieOnce Upon a Mattress
1964
as Princess Winnifred
MovieWho's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963
as Stella Irving
MovieCalamity Jane
1963
as Calamity Jane
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Carol Bradford
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieJulie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Agnes Grep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVStanley
1956
as Celia Howard
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Recipient
TVOmnibus
1952
TVToday
1952
as Self
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self /Goodfellow's Wife (uncredited)
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Texaco Star Theater
1948
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
