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Carol Burnett

Actor, also producer and writer · Born April 26, 1933 (93) · San Antonio, Texas, USA

7 Primetime Emmys · 6 Golden Globes · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 26, 1933 (93)
From
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 44% in 30 days

What are Carol Burnett's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 26 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded 21 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

A split, not a type: Gentle 16 · Charged 12 · Intense 2

Steady 24 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 11

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Casual 26 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 14
Shadow
3 of 14
Ally
2 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
25
Joyful
16
Hopeful
8
Absurd
7
Bittersweet
8
Other
23

How their films end

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carol Burnett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Carol Burnett's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 119 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Palm Royale(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · as Norma Dellacorte

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • Frasier(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Jennifer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Licorice Pizza(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Trolls Holiday in Harmony(2021)

    as Windbreeze (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Hacks(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Burnett

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • All Together Now(2020)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Chairol Burnett (voice)

  • Mad About You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Theresa Stemple

  • Forky Asks a Question (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Chairol Burnett

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Burnett (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Toy Story 4(2019)

    as Chairol Burnett (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • A Little Help with Carol Burnett(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Herself - Host

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
  • The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer · as Herself

  • Julie's Greenroom(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Brightful

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Household Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Vivian Valmont

  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as President Priscilla Filcox

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marion

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ardis Paine

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as (archive footage)

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Deb McGarrett

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Penny

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story(2010)

    as Monopoly Woman #2

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Post Grad(2009)

    as Grandma Maureen

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Glee(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doris Sylvester

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • Horton Hears a Who!(2008)

    as Kangaroo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Once Upon a Mattress(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Queen Aggravain

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Eleanor Mason

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
  • Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Herself

  • Putting It Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as The Wife

  • The Trumpet of the Swan(2001)

    as Mrs. Hammerbotham (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Birdie Sulloway

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • The Marriage Fool(1998)

    as Florence

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Men, Movies & Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer · as Self

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Lillian Bennett · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
  • Seasons of the Heart(1994)

    as Vivian Levinson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 11 episodes · as Theresa Stemple

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Carol Burnett

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Wisecracks(1991)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Noises Off...(1992)

    as Dotty Otley / Mrs. Clackett

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Carol Burnett Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 9 episodes · as Various Characters

  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator / Mrs. Rabbit / Cat (voice)

  • The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as host

  • Carol & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 33 episodes · as Myna

  • Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Martha

  • Plaza Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer · as Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley

  • Fresno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 5 episodes · as Charlotte Kensington

  • Follies: In Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Carlotta Campion

  • Happily Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Laundromat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Alberta Johnson

  • Between Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mary Catherine Castelli

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Deidre

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Mama's Family(1983)

    Show 5 episodes · as Eunice Higgins

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Annie(1982)

    as Miss Hannigan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Eunice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Eunice

  • Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash(1981)

    as Emily "Chu Chu"

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • The Four Seasons(1981)

    as Kate Burroughs

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Susan Johnson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Friendly Fire(1979)

    as Peg Mullen

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • HealtH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Gloria Burbank

  • Musical Comedy Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Tenth Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Dori Grey

  • Carol Burnett & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Password Plus(1979)

    Show as Eunice Higgins - Celebrity Contestant

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • A Wedding(1978)

    as Tulip Brenner

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Sonny and Cher Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Twigs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Emily / Celia / Dorothy / Ma

  • The Front Page(1974)

    as Mollie Malloy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • 6 RMS RIV VU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Anne Miller

  • Pete 'n' Tillie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tillie Shlain Seltzer

  • Once Upon a Mattress(1972)

    as Princess Winifred the Woebegone

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Carol Burnett and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 146 episodes · Actor

  • Sesame Street(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • This Way to Sesame Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Jim Nabors Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 18 episodes · Creator · as Carol Burnett, Eunice, Stewardess, etc.

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carol Burnett · as Carol Krausmeyer

  • Star Spangled Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Miss Grebs

  • The Carol Burnett Show(1967)

    Show 279 episodes · as Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Ozark Annie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Barnes

  • Once Upon a Mattress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Princess Winnifred

  • Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?(1963)

    as Stella Irving

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Calamity Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Calamity Jane

  • The Lucy Show(1962)

    Show 4 episodes · as Carol Bradford

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Agnes Grep

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Stanley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 6 episodes · as Celia Howard

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Milton Berle Show(1948)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles from 1948 to 2024; peak year 1991.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19482024

Peak 1991 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 92: 83 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting2 of 92: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 92: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 92: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

92 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s3 · acting1960s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew1970s12 · acting1980s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew1990s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew2000s8 · 7 acting · 2 crew2010s16 · 14 acting · 2 crew2020s8 · 6 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 15% of 13 roles
7499

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

7 Primetime Emmys, 6 Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 50 major nominations, 1962–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2019
    • Golden Globe, won
  4. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
  5. 2017
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Spoken Word Album
  6. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won
  7. 2014
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  8. 2011
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Show 23 earlier years
  1. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
  3. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  5. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
  6. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 1991
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  8. 1983
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  9. 1982
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  10. 1979
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  11. 1978
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  12. 1977
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  13. 1976
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  14. 1975
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical
  15. 1974
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music-Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Best Lead Actress in a Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical
  16. 1973
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Musical Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical
  17. 1972
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Series - Musical
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music
    • Golden Globe, won · Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical
  18. 1971
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Series - Musical
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical
  19. 1970
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety or Musical Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical
  20. 1969
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety or Musical Series
  21. 1968
    • Golden Globe, won · Best TV Star - Female
  22. 1963
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series
  23. 1962
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Carol Burnett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Carol Burnett's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles14–31 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles14–51 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Carol Burnett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carol Burnett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alec Baldwin shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles