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