Line #33 Creator/CarolBurnett


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4	->''"I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh."''
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6	Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American actress, comedian, singer, voice artist, author, and producer, best known for starring in her [[Series/TheCarolBurnettShow eponymous hit variety series]] from 1967–78, as well as originating the role of Princess Winnifred the Woebegone in the original Broadway production of the 1959 stage musical ''Theatre/OnceUponAMattress''.
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8	Her film roles include the villainous Miss Hannigan in the 1982 version of ''[[{{Film/Annie1982}} Annie]]'', as well as the voice of the equally villainous Jane Kangaroo in 2008's ''[[WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho2008 Horton Hears a Who!]]''.
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10	She has received numerous accolades for her work over the years, including 21 Primetime MediaNotes/EmmyAward nominations (winning six), 18 MediaNotes/GoldenGlobeAward nominations (winning six; she's also the namesake and first recipient of the HFPA's honorary Carol Burnett Award), three MediaNotes/GrammyAward nominations (winning for the audiobook narration of her 2016 memoir ''In Such Good Company''), two Tony Award nominations (receiving an honorary Tony in 1969), two Peabody Awards, a SAG Life Achievement Award, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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12	Burnett has been married three times, and had three daughters with her second husband, producer Joe Hamilton. (Their oldest, the actress and singer Carrie Hamilton, died from cancer-related pneumonia at the age of 38.)
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15	!!Partial filmography:
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18	[[folder:Film roles]]
19	* ''Film/WhosBeenSleepingInMyBed'' (1963) as Stella Irving
20	* ''Film/TheFrontPage'' (1974) as Mollie Malloy
21	* ''Film/{{A Wedding\|1978}}'' (1978) as Tulip Brenner
22	* ''Film/TheFourSeasons'' (1981) as Kate Burroughs
23	* ''Film/{{Annie\|1982}}'' (1982) as Miss Hannigan
24	* ''Theatre/NoisesOff'' (1992) as Dotty Otley / Mrs. Clackett
25	* ''Literature/TheTrumpetOfTheSwan'' (2001) as Mrs. Hammerbotham (voice)
26	* ''[[WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho2008 Horton Hears a Who!]]'' (2008) as Jane Kangaroo (voice)
27	* ''[[Anime/{{Arrietty}} The Secret World of Arrietty]]'' (2012) as Hara (voice, U.S. dub)
28	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' (2019) as Chairol Burnett (voice)
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31	[[folder:Television roles]]
32	* ''Series/TheJackBennyProgram'' (1 episode, 1962) {{as herself}}
33	* ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' (episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E36CavenderIsComing Cavender Is Coming]]", 1962) as Agnes Gerp
34	* ''Series/TheLucyShow'' (1966–67) as Carol Bradford
35	* ''Series/GetSmart'' (1 episode, 1967) as Ozark Annie
36	* ''Series/GomerPyleUSMC'' (2 episodes, 1967–69) as Cpl./Sgt. Carol Barnes
37	* ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' (1967–78) as herself (host) and various characters
38	* ''Series/SesameStreet'' (5 episodes, 1969–71) as herself
39	* ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'' (1 episode, 1972) as herself (guest performer)
40	* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' (1 episode, 1980) as herself (special guest star)
41	* ''Series/MamasFamily'' (6 episodes, 1983–84) as Eunice Higgins
42	* ''Series/AllMyChildren'' (6 episodes, 1983–2011) as Verla Grubbs
43	* ''Series/MagnumPI'' (2 episodes, 1984–88) as Susan Johnson
44	* ''Series/{{Fresno}}'' (1986) as Charlotte Kensington
45	* ''Film/PlazaSuite'' (1987) as Karen Nash, Muriel Tate, and Norma Hubley
46	* ''WesternAnimation/HBOStorybookMusicals'' (1991) as Narrator, Mrs. Rabbit/Josephine Rabbit, and Mr. [=McGregor=]'s Cat in ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit Peter Rabbit]]'' (voice)
47	* ''Series/TheLarrySandersShow'' (2 episodes, 1992–98) as herself
48	* ''Series/EveningShade'' (1 episode, 1993) as herself
49	* ''Series/MadAboutYou'' (11 episodes, 1996–2019) as Theresa Stemple
50	* ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' (1 episode, 1997) as Lillian Bennett
51	* ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' (1 episode, 2006) as Eleanor Mason
52	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (1 episode, 2009) as Birdie Sulloway
53	* ''Series/{{Glee}}'' (2 episodes, 2010–15) as Doris Sylvester
54	* ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge'' (2013–14) as Great Aunt Sylvia (voice)
55	* ''Series/HotInCleveland'' (2 episodes, 2013–15) as Penny
56	* ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' (3 episodes, 2013–16) as Deb [=McGarrett=]
57	* ''Series/SignedSealedDelivered'' (1 episode, 2014) as Ardis Paine
58	* ''Series/JuliesGreenroom'' (1 episode, 2017) as Mrs. Edna Brightful
59	* ''Series/AngieTribeca'' (1 episode, 2018) as President Priscilla Filcox
60	* ''WesternAnimation/ForkyAsksAQuestion'' (1 episode, 2019) as Chairol Burnett (voice)
61	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndGuessWho'' (1 episode, 2021) as herself (voice)
62	* ''WesternAnimation/TrollsHolidayInHarmony'' (2021) as Windbreeze (voice)
63	* ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' (4 episodes, 2022) as Marion
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67	!!Tropes related to her career:
68	* CoolOldLady: Now in her nineties and still just as funny as ever before.
69	* CharacterTics:
70	** She has quite the habit of fiddling with her fingers when idle.
71	** That good ol' ear tug is her most notable signal, which initially was a "message" to her grandmother that she was doing well. After said grandmother passed away, the gesture became a tribute.
72	* OlderThanTheyLook: She's ninety years old but could pass for younger.
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75	->''"I'm so glad we had this time together\
76	Just to have a laugh or sing a song\
77	Seems we just get started and before you know it\
78	Comes the time we have to say, 'So long.'"''

Context Creator / CarolBurnett