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BURNETT, Carol 1933


PERSONAL


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; some sources 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 contractor and musician), November, 2001; children: (second marriage) Erin Kate (a singer), Jody Ann, Carrie Louise (an actress, singer, filmmaker, and writer; deceased), and eight stepchildren. Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles, c. 195254; some sources cite A.A. from University of California, Berkeley, 1954.


Addresses: Office Kalola Productions, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1034, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Agent International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 902111934.


Career: Actress, singer, and comedienne. Kalola Productions Inc., Beverly Hills, CA, cofounder and president. Appeared as a nightclub performer, beginning at the Blue Angel, New York City, 1957; appeared in commercials, including voice work for Nyquil cold medicine. Emerson College, Franklin D. Murphy Associate and board member; University of California, Los Angeles, established the "Carol Burnett Musical Competition Award" at Theatre Arts School. Worked as a restaurant hat check girl in New York City and as an usher.


Awards, Honors: American Guild of Variety Artists Award, outstanding comedienne, and Theatre World Award, both 1960, and Outer Critics Circle Award, outstanding performance, 1965, all for Once upon a Mattress; TV Guide awards, outstanding female performer, 1961, 1962, and 1963, and Emmy Award, outstanding performance in a variety or musical program or series, 1962, all for The Garry Moore Show; Emmy Award, outstanding performance in a variety or musical program or series, 1963, for Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall and Carol and Company; George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, Henry W. Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Georgia, 1963; Golden Laurel Award nomination, top female new face, 1964; Golden Globe Award, best television actress, 1968, Emmy Award nominations, outstanding variety or musical series (with others), 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and Emmy awards in the same category (with others), 1972, 1974, 1975, Golden Globe awards, best actress in a musical or comedy television series, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, and Golden Globe Award nominations in the same category, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, and People's Choice Award, best variety show, 1975, 1977, all for The Carol Burnett Show; Special Antoinette Perry Award, 1969; named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, 1969; Golden Apple Award, star of the year, Hollywood Women's Press Club, 1970; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding single variety or musical program (with others), 1972, for Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actress in a motion picture musical or comedy, 1973, for Pete 'n' Tillie; Emmy Award nomination, 1974, for 6 Rms Riv Vu; People's Choice awards, favorite allaround female entertainer, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981; People's Choice awards, favorite female television performer, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981; voted favorite allaround female entertainer by the public in A. C. Nelson Company polls, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding comedyvariety or music special (with others), Christopher Award, and Bronze Rose Award from Montreaux Television Contest, all 1977, for Sills and Burnett at the Met; National Critics' Circle Award, outstanding performance, 197778; named one of the world's twenty most admired women in a Gallup Poll, 1977; first annual National Television Critics Circle Award, outstanding performance, 1977; Prize San Sebastian, best actress, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 1978, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best supporting actress in a motion picture, 1979, both for A Wedding; Emmy Award nomination, 1979, for The Tenth Month; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress in a limited series or special, 1979, for Friendly Fire; Louella Parsons Award, Hollywood Women's Press Club, 1979; Crystal Award, Women in Film, 1980; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Emerson College, 1980; American Guild of Variety Artists Award, favorite television performer, 1981; Jack Benny Humanitarian Award, March of Dimes, 1981; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actress in a motion picture comedy or musical, 1982, for The Four Seasons; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actress in a motion picture comedy or musical, 1983, for Annie; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actress in a miniseries or television movie, 1983, for Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice; Humanitarian of the Year Award, Variety Clubs International, 1983; named one of the world's ten most admired women by Good Housekeeping magazine, 1983; Gold Medal Award, International Radio and Television Society, 1984; Annual CableACE Award, best actress in a dramatic or theatrical program, National Cable Television Association, 1984, for Between Friends; inducted into Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, 1985; Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy, American Comedy Awards, 1987; Horatio Alger Distinguished Americans Award, Horatio Alger Association, 1988; People's Choice Award, favorite female performer in a new program, 1991; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actress in a comedy series, 1993, for "The Spider Episode," The Larry Sanders Show; American Comedy Award, funniest female performer in a television special, 1990, for Julie and Carol: Together Again!; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actress in a television comedy or musical series, 1991, for Carol and Company; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program, 1995, for Men, Movies, and Carol; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, 1995, for Moon over Buffalo; award for personal style and lifetime achievement in fashion, Dallas Market Center, 1995; Emmy Award, outstanding guest actress in a comedy series, 1997, and Emmy Award nomination in the same category, 1998, American Comedy Award, funniest female guest appearance in a television series, 1997, 1998, and American Comedy Award nomination in the same category, 1999, all for Mad about You; American Comedy Award, funniest female performer in a television special, 1999, for The Marriage Fool; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding variety, music, or comedy special (with others), 2002, for Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers; Kennedy Center Honors, 2003; honored by Museum of Radio and Television, 2003; Woman of the Year Award, Los Angeles Times; Woman of the Year Award, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; five Gold Medals as most popular television star, Photoplay magazine; four Entertainer of the Year awards, best comedienne, American Guild of Variety Artists; named most popular television star by the Newspaper Enterprise Association; Variety Club Award, top female star; named entertainer of the year, New York Friars Club; received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.


CREDITS


Television Appearances; Series:

Celia, Stanley, NBC, 19561957.

Pantomime Quiz (also known as Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz and Stump the Stars ), ABC, 19581959.

The Garry Moore Show, CBS, 19591962.

The Entertainers, CBS, 19641965.

Host, The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 19671978, repeat compilations broadcast as Carol Burnett and Friends, 1977.

Host, Carol Burnett and Company, ABC, 1979.

Eunice Harper Higgins, a recurring role, Mama's Family, NBC, 19831984.

Host, Carol and Company, NBC, 19901991.

Host, The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1991.

Theresa Stemple, a recurring role, Mad about You, NBC, 19951999.


Television Appearances; 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.


Television Appearances; 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 Nobody Makes 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 Winter Garden ), 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.


Television Appearances; 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 BurnettTogether 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 SpecialThere'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 StarSpangled 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 AllStar 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 (also known 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 Performing Arts, CBS, 1991.

In a New Light, ABC, 1992.

Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (also known as Comedy in Bloom ), HBO, 1992.

Total ExposurePrivacy 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 AllStar Comedy Special, 1995.

"Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995.

"Betty Grable: Behind the PinUp," 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 ElizabethA 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&E Biography: Roddy McDowellHollywood's Best Friend ), Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Grand marshal, The 109th Tournament of Roses Parade, ABC, 1998.

Tony Bennett: An AllStar TributeLive 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 Performing Arts, 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 Performing Arts, CBS, 2003.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jerry Mahoney's girlfriend, The Paul WinchellJerry Mahoney Show, NBC, 1955.

The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, multiple appearances, 19571958.

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, 19621964.

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), Wonder-Works, 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 ExposurePrivacy 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.


Television Appearances; 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, The Disney 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.


Television Appearances; Other:

Where Have All the Children Gone?, 1980.

Herself, One for the Road, 1989.


Television Executive Producer; Series:

The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1991.


Television Executive Producer; 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 CenturyFox, 1978.

Gloria Burbank, HealtH (also known as H.E.A.L.T.H. ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1980.

ChuChu/Emily, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, Twentieth CenturyFox, 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 in America, Warner Bros., 1993.


Stage Appearances:

(OffBroadway debut) Princess Winifred the Woebegone, Once upon a Mattress, Phoenix Theatre, 1959, then (Broadway debut) Alvin Theatre, 1960.

Hope Springfield and Lila Tremaine, Fade OutFade 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, 19951996.

Amy, Putting It Together (musical revue), Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1998, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 19992000.

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 (twoact; based on Burnett's book One More Time: A Memoir ), Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2002, then Cort Theatre, New York City, 20022003.


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.


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. 98100, 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. 5055.


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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