Carol Burnett
Biography
Carol Burnett is an American comedian, actress, singer, and writer whose career has moved between Broadway, television, and film. Raised in San Antonio and later in Hollywood, she took up theater and musical comedy studies at UCLA, then went to New York, where she sang in nightclubs. Her Broadway breakthrough came in 1959 with Once Upon a Mattress, which brought a Tony nomination, and she won an Emmy in 1962 while a regular on The Garry Moore Show. She then spent eleven years starring in her own CBS variety and sketch series, the first woman to front such a comedy-variety program. After it ended she took dramatic parts, among them the television movie Friendly Fire, and appeared in Robert Altman's A Wedding (1978) and John Huston's Annie (1982). In 2019 the Golden Globes made her the first recipient of an award named for her.
93years old
Turns 94 on April 26in 167 days
- Born San Antonio
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Carol Creighton Burnett (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 60 years1963 to 2023
Genres
- Comedy58%, 14 films
- Drama42%, 10 films
- Documentary29%, 7 films
- Adventure17%, 4 films
- Animation13%, 3 films
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A first
Burnett appeared on the children's series Sesame Street before any other celebrity, taking part in its first episode on November 10, 1969.
A role that slipped away
Burnett turned down Here's Agnes, the CBS sitcom she was offered before she used a contract clause to launch her own variety show instead.
A change of course
Burnett was an usherette at the Warner Brothers Theater. When it showed Strangers on a Train, she told two latecomers to wait for the next showing, but they insisted, and the manager fired her.
Carol Burnett movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Robert Altman directed two of these films. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together14 more actors
- Charles DurningBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) and The Front Page (1974)
- Walter MatthauThe Marriage Fool (1998) and The Front Page (1974)
- Jason AlexanderDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023) and The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
- Will ArnettThe Secret World of Arrietty (2010) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- Paul DooleyHealtH (1980) and A Wedding (1978)
- Amy PoehlerThe Secret World of Arrietty (2010) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- Jack AngelHorton Hears a Who! (2008) and The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
- Sammy Davis Jr.Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021) and CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
- Dick Van DykeDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023) and CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
- Tom BosleyBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) and Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
- Bea ArthurBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) and Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
- Desi ArnazLucy and Desi (2022) and CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
- Desi Arnaz Jr.Lucy and Desi (2022) and A Wedding (1978)
- Vivian VanceLucy and Desi (2022) and CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Carol Burnett's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$580 million
9 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 9Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$299M51.5% of the total
- 2$150M25.8% of the total
- 3$57M9.8% of the total
- 4$50M8.7% of the total
- 5$15M2.6% of the total
- 6$6.4M1.1% of the total
- 7$2.3M0.4% of the total
- 8$628K0.1% of the total
$244,223from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1967 to 2013, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1997 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| Life Achievement Award | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Mark Twain Prize for American Humor | Won | |
| 2009 | California Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2005 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Won | |
| 2000 | Library of Congress Living Legend | Won | |
| 1997 | Lucy Award | Won | |
| 1980 | Crystal Award | Won | |
| 1975 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| 1969 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | Won | |
| 1967 | Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup | Won | |
| Kennedy Center Honors | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.