Carol Burnett Biography (1933-)

Full name, Carol Creighton Burnett; born April 26, 1933, in San Antonio, TX;daughter of Joseph Thomas (known as Jody; a movie theatre manager) and Ina Louise (a Hollywood movie studio publicity writer; maiden name, Creighton; somesources site maiden name as Melton) Burnett; married Don Saroyan (an actor),December, 1955 (divorced, 1962); married Joseph Hamilton (a television producer), May 4, 1963 (divorced, 1983); married Brian Miller (a music contractorand musician), November, 2001; children: (second marriage) Erin Kate (a singer), Jody Ann, Carrie Louise (an actress, singer, filmmaker, and writer; deceased), and eight stepchildren. Addresses: Office: Kalola Productions, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1034, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer, comedienne
Birth Details: April 26, 1933; San Antonio, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Celia, Stanley, NBC, 1956-1957
Pantomime Quiz (also known as Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quizand Stump the Stars), ABC, 1958-1959
The Garry Moore Show, CBS, 1959-1962
The Entertainers, CBS, 1964-1965
Host, The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1967-1978, repeat compilationsbroadcast as Carol Burnett and Friends, 1977
Host, Carol Burnett and Company, ABC, 1979
Eunice Harper Higgins, a recurring role, Mama's Family, NBC, 1983-1984
Host, Carol and Company, NBC, 1990-1991
Host, The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1991
Theresa Stemple, a recurring role, Mad about You, NBC, 1995-1999
Miniseries
Cohost, CBS: On the Air, CBS, 1978
Charlotte Kensington, Fresno, CBS, 1986
A Century of Women (also known as A Family of Women), TBS,1994
Movies
Dorothy Benson, The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank,CBS, 1978
Peg Mullen, Friendly Fire, ABC, 1979
Dori Gray, The Tenth Month, CBS, 1979
Beatrice O'Reilly, Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice, CBS,1982
Mary Catherine Castelli, Between Friends (also known as NobodyMakes Me Cry), HBO, 1983
Martha Madden, Hostage (also known as Against Her Will), CBS, 1988
Vivian Levinson, Seasons of the Heart (also known as The WinterGarden), NBC, 1994
Grace, 1998
Florence, The Marriage Fool (also known as Love after Death), CBS, 1998
Interviewee, The Desilu Story: The Rags to Riches Success of the Desilu Empire, Bravo, 2003
Specials
The General Motors 50th Anniversary Show, NBC, 1957
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, CBS, 1962
Carol and Company, CBS, 1963
Title role, Calamity Jane, CBS, 1963
Princess Winifred the Woebegone, Once upon a Mattress, CBS, 1964
Host, The Entertainers, CBS, 1964
Carol + 2, CBS, 1967
The Perry Como Christmas Show, NBC, 1968
Girl Friends and Nabors, CBS, 1968
Carol Channing Proudly Presents the Seven Deadly Sins, ABC, 1969
Bing Crosby and Carol Burnett--Together Again for the First Time,NBC, 1969
A Last Laugh at the '60s, ABC, 1970
Rowan and Martin Bite the Hand That Feeds Them, NBC, 1970
The Tim Conway Special, CBS, 1970
Li'l Abner, NBC, 1971
Cohost, Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center, CBS, 1971
Super Comedy Bowl, CBS, 1971
Bing Crosby and His Friends, NBC, 1972
Burt Bacharach: Close to You, ABC, 1972
Princess Winifred the Woebegone, Once upon a Mattress, CBS, 1972
Keep U.S. Beautiful, NBC, 1973
Burt and the Girls, NBC, 1973
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now, CBS, 1974
Anne Miller, 6 Rms Riv Vu, CBS, 1974
Emily, Celia, Dorothy, and Mother, Twigs, CBS, 1975
Cohost, Sills and Burnett at the Met, CBS, 1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years, 1976
Steve and Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin, NBC, 1978
A Special Evening with Carol Burnett, CBS, 1978
Dolly and Carol in Nashville, CBS, 1978
The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky 70s, NBC, 1980
The Bert Convy Special--There's a Meeting Here Tonight, syndicated, 1981
Christmas in Hawaii (also known as Jim Nabors' Christmas in Hawaii), 1981
"A Lincoln Center Special: Beverly! Her Farewell Performance," Great Performances, PBS, 1981
The Barbara Walters Special, 1982
Cheryl Ladd: Scenes from a Special, ABC, 1982
Miss Hannigan, Lights, Camera, Annie!, 1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter, ABC, 1982
Eunice Higgins, Eunice, CBS, 1982
Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night, NBC, 1982
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1983
Host, Burnett "Discovers" Domingo, CBS, 1984
The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1985
Here's Television Entertainment, syndicated, 1985
Alberta Johnson, The Laundromat, HBO, 1985
The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, NBC, 1986
Neil Diamond ... Hello Again, CBS, 1986
"Follies in Concert," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
A Carol Burnett Special: Carol, Carl, Whoopi, and Robin (also known as Carol, Carl, Whoopi, and Robin), ABC, 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life, PBS, 1987
Karen Nash, "Visitor from Mamaroneck," Muriel Tate, "Visitor from Hollywood," and Norma Hubley, "Visitor from Forest Hills," Plaza Suite, ABC,1987
Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
Host, Great Moments in Disney Animation, ABC, 1987
Secrets Women Never Share, NBC, 1987
A Star-Spangled Celebration, ABC, 1987
This Is Your Life, NBC, 1987
Superstars and Their Moms, ABC, 1987, 1988
A Conversation with Carol, The Disney Channel, 1988
Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular, 1988
America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1989
Julie and Carol: Together Again!, ABC, 1989
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, CBS, 1990
The Los Angeles Music Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration (alsoknown as The Music Center's 25th Anniversary), PBS, 1990
The Tube Test, ABC, 1990
Segment host, Funny Women of Television: A Museum of Television and Radio Tribute (also known as Funny Women of Television), NBC, 1991
Host, The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, 1991
Children's Miracle Network Telethon, syndicated, 1991
The Dream Is Alive: The 20th Anniversary Celebration of Walt Disney World (also known as Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary Celebration), CBS, 1991
The 14th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the PerformingArts, CBS, 1991
In a New Light, ABC, 1992
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (also known as Comedy in Bloom), HBO, 1992
Total Exposure--Privacy and the Press, NBC, 1992
Host, The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC,1993
Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years, NBC, 1993
The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion, CBS, 1993
The Harry Connick, Jr. Christmas Special, CBS, 1993
In a New Light '93, ABC, 1993
Legend to Legend Night, NBC, 1993
Host, Carol Burnett: The Special Years, CBS, 1994
Men, Movies, and Carol, CBS, 1994
Host, The All My Children 25th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1995
CBS Soap Break, CBS, 1995
What Makes You Laugh?, 1995
(In archive footage) Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special, 1995
"Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
"Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-Up," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
"Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway," Great Performances, PBS, 1995
Host and narrator, Jimmy Stewart, The Disney Channel, 1996
Happy Birthday Elizabeth--A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
Alan Alda (also known as Alan Alda: More Than Mr. Nice Guy), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
At Home with Carol Burnett, Home and Garden Television, 1997
Jimmy Stewart, Arts and Entertainment, 1997

Guest host, CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998
(In archive footage) Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers, CBS, 1998
Grand marshal, "The Tournament of Roses Parade," Coming Up Roses,CBS, 1998
Intimate Portrait: Carol Burnett, Lifetime, 1998
Roddy McDowell: Hollywood's Best Friend (also known as A&EBiography: Roddy McDowell--Hollywood's Best Friend), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Grand marshal, The 109th Tournament of Roses Parade, ABC, 1998
Tony Bennett: An All-Star Tribute--Live by Request, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Interviewee, William S. Paley: The Eye of CBS, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Interviewee, Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy, PBS, 2000
Interviewee, The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television, ABC, 2000
Wife, Putting It Together, BTN, 2000
Host, Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers (also known as The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers), CBS, 2001
Presenter, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the PerformingArts, CBS, 2001
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Lucille Ball, Lifetime, 2002
"Carol Burnett: Just to Have a Laugh," TVography, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
"Tim Conway: Just Clowning Around," TVography, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
The Honeymooners 50th Anniversary, CBS, 2001
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Vicki Lawrence, Lifetime, 2003
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Florence Henderson, Lifetime, 2003
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Linda Lavin, Lifetime, 2003
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Susan Lucci, Lifetime, 2003
Interviewee, Great Women of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television& Radio Special, NBC, 2003
Presenter, CBS at 75: A Primetime Celebration, CBS, 2003
The 26th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the PerformingArts, CBS, 2003
Episodic
Jerry Mahoney's girlfriend, The Paul Winchell-Jerry Mahoney Show,NBC, 1955
The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, multiple appearances, 1957-1958
The Jack Paar Show, NBC, 1957
"The American Cowboy," The United States Steel Hour, CBS, 1960
Guest, I've Got a Secret, 1960, 1961, 1962
Narrator, "The Wonderful World of Toys," The DuPont Show of the Week, NBC, 1961
Agnes Grep, "Cavender Is Coming," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1962
Password, multiple appearances, 1962-1964
Herself, "Jack Plays Tarzan," The Jack Benny Show (also known as The Jack Benny Program), CBS, 1962
Herself, "Riverboat Sketch," The Jack Benny Show (also known as The Jack Benny Program), CBS, 1963
Mystery guest, What's My Line?, 1964, 1966
"Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs," The Lucy Show (also known as The Lucille Ball Show), CBS, 1966
"Lucy Gets a Roommate," The Lucy Show (also known as The Lucille Ball Show), CBS, 1966
"Lucy and Carol Burnett: Parts 1 & 2," The Lucy Show (also known as The Lucille Ball Show), CBS, 1967
Corporal Carol Barnes, "Corporal Carol," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, 1967
Ozark Annie, "One of Our Olives Is Missing," Get Smart, NBC, 1967
Here's Lucy, CBS, 1967, 1969, 1970
Sergeant Carol Barnes, "Showtime with Sgt. Carol," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, 1969
Carol Krausmauer, "Lucy and Carol Burnett," Here's Lucy, CBS, 1971
Mrs. Johnson, All My Children (also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction), ABC, 1976
Eve, "This Side of Eden," Insight, 1977
Password Plus, 1979
Omnibus, 1980
Herself and cleaning lady, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1980
Verla Grubb, All My Children (also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction), ABC, 1983
Susan Johnson, "Rembrandt's Girl," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1984
Narrator, "Happily Ever After" (animated), WonderWorks, PBS, 1985
The Dick Cavett Show, ABC, 1986
Super Dave, Showtime, 1987
Susan Johnson, "A Girl Named Sue," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1988
Rose, "Reggie and Rose," Fame, c. 1988
A Conversation with Dinah, 1989
Voices of narrator, Mrs. Rabbit, and Mr. McGregor's cat, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," HBO Storybook Musicals (animated), HBO, 1991
Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, Comedy Central, 1991
Herself, "The Spider Episode," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
"Total Exposure--Privacy and the Press," First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1992
Herself, "One Down, Three to Go," Evening Shade, 1993
Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
The Movie That Changed My Life, AMC, 1995
"Women in Film," Women of the House, 1995
Lillian Bennett, "The Comeback," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
Celebrity square, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1998
Herself, "Flip," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2000
Guest, The View, 2002
Host, "I Will Walk with You: Parts 1 & 2," Touched by an Angel, 2003
Awards Presentations
Cohost, The 45th Annual Academy Awards, 1973
Presenter, The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1976
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1978
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1979
Presenter, The 55th Annual Academy Awards, 1983
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1988
The 9th Annual ACE Awards, HBO, 1988
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1989
The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, TheDisney Channel, 1990
Presenter, The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1990
The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
Presenter, The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991
The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1991
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1991
Presenter, The 14th Annual CableACE Awards, Lifetime, 1993
Presenter, The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1993
Presenter, The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1993
Presenter, The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1994
Presenter, The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
Presenter, The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1994
Presenter, The 49th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1995
Presenter, The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (also known as The 1996 Emmy Awards), ABC, 1996
The 12th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1996
Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
American Comedy Honors, Fox, 1997
Presenter, The 19th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1997
Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1997
Presenter, The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1999
Presenter, The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1999
Presenter, The 54th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2000
Presenter, The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2002
Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003
Other
Where Have All the Children Gone?, 1980
Herself, One for the Road, 1989
Television Executive Producer
Series
The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1991
Specials
Plaza Suite, ABC, 1987
A Conversation with Carol, The Disney Channel, 1988
The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion, CBS, 1993
Carol Burnett: The Special Years, CBS, 1994
Men, Movies, and Carol, CBS, 1994
Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers (also known as The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers), CBS, 2001
Television Producer and Director
Specials
Fred Astaire: Puttin' On His Top Hat, 1980
Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance, 1980
Starring Katharine Hepburn, 1981
Judy Garland: The Concert Years, 1985
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life, PBS, 1987
Bacall on Bogart, 1988
The Fred Astaire Songbook, 1991
Katharine Hepburn: All about Me, 1992
Southern Star: A Portrait of Atlanta, 1996
Television Director
Specials
The Universal Story, 1995
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Stella Irving, Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?, Paramount, 1963
Miss Grebs, Star Spangled Salesman, 1966
Herself, Rowan and Martin at the Movies, 1968
Tillie Schlaine, Pete 'n' Tillie, Universal, 1972
Mollie Malloy, The Front Page, Universal, 1974
Katherine "Tulip" Brenner, A Wedding, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Gloria Burbank, HealtH (also known as H.E.A.L.T.H.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
Chu-Chu/Emily, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Kate Burroughs, The Four Seasons, Universal, 1981
Miss Hannigan, Annie, Columbia, 1982
Dotty Otley and Mrs. Clackett, Noises Off, Buena Vista, 1992
Herself (in archive footage), Wisecracks (documentary), Alliance Releasing, 1992
Herself, Moon over Broadway, Artistic License, 1997
Herself, Get Bruce!, Miramax, 1999
Voice of Mrs. Hammerbotham, The Trumpet of the Swan (animated), TriStar, 2001
Herself, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Where There(documentary; also known as Broadway: The Golden Age), Second Act Productions, 2003
Film Work
Executive producer (with Marcia Brandwynne and Nadine Schiff), Made inAmerica, Warner Bros., 1993
Stage Appearances
(Off-Broadway debut) Princess Winifred the Woebegone, Once upon a Mattress, Phoenix Theatre, 1959, then (Broadway debut) Alvin Theatre, 1960
Hope Springfield and Lila Tremaine, Fade Out--Fade In (musical), Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1964
Karen Nash, "Visitor from Mamaroneck," Muriel Tate, "Visitor from Hollywood," and Norma Hubley, "Visitor from Forest Hills," Plaza Suite, Huntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles, 1970
Agnes, I Do! I Do!, Huntington Hartford Theatre, 1973
Doris, Same Time, Next Year, Huntington Hartford Theatre, 1977, then Burt Reynolds' Jupiter Dinner Theatre, Jupiter, FL, 1980
The Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, Canon Theatre, Los Angeles, 1990
Moon over Buffalo, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1995-1996
Amy, Putting It Together (musical revue), Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1998, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
Broadway on Broadway (outdoor concert), Times Square, New York City, 2002
Appeared in Follies, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City, 1980s.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself, A Bing Crosby Christmas, 2000
Albums
Let Me Entertain You, Decca, 2000
WRITINGS
Television Specials
Katharine Hepburn: All about Me, 1992
(With others) Men, Movies, and Carol, CBS, 1994
The Universal Story, 1995
Southern Star: A Portrait of Atlanta, 1996
Stage Plays
(With daughter Carrie Hamilton) Hollywood Arms (two-act; based onBurnett's book One More Time: A Memoir), Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL,2002, then Cort Theatre, New York City, 2002-2003
Other
What I Want to Be When I Grow Up, created by George Mendoza and Sheldon Secunda, photographs by Secunda, Simon & Schuster, 1975
One More Time: A Memoir, Random House, 1986

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Burnett, Carol, One More Time: A Memoir, Random House, 1986
Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Volume 23, Gale, 2003
Newsmakers 2000, Issue 3, Gale, 2000

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, September 15, 2000, p. 84
Good Housekeeping, October, 2002, pp. 98-100, 102, 104
Interview, March, 1990, p. 122; October, 1994, p. 174
New Yorker, August 21, 1995, p. 56
People Weekly, December 17, 2001, p. 17; February 4, 2002, pp. 50-55

Other

Intimate Portrait: Carol Burnett (television special), Lifetime, 1998
"Carol Burnett: Just to Have a Laugh," TVography (television special), Arts and Entertainment, 2002

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