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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) |
29 | [[/folder]] |
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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 |
64 | [[/folder]] |
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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.'"'' |
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