Portrait of Carol Burnett

Acting

Carol Burnett

Career

Active from 1948 to 2021, busiest in 1972 and 1982 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eunice
Eunice
GoodWatch score79/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Carol Burnett Award

    2019 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

    2015 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

    1997 · Won · 49th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Mad About You

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

    1963 · Won

    Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

    1962 · Won

    The Garry Moore Show

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

3

The characters Carol Burnett played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carol Burnett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.8, average 5.9
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Family Entertainment 3
  • Sketch Comedy 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Intergenerational 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Showbiz Parody 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 71
Palm Royale
Palm Royale (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Norma Dellacorte

Frasier
Frasier (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Jennifer (voice)

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

Executive Producer

Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

Thanks

Trolls Holiday in Harmony
Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

as Windbreeze (voice)

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Carol Burnett

All Together Now
All Together Now (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

as Joan

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)

as (archive footage)

2010s

15 titles · average score 73
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

as Chairol Burnett (voice)

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chairol Burnett (voice)

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Carol Burnett (voice)

Forky Asks a Question
Forky Asks a Question (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Chairol Burnett

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special (2017)

Writer

Household Name
Household Name (2017)

as Vivian Valmont

Julie's Greenroom
Julie's Greenroom (2017)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mrs. Brightful

Angie Tribeca
Angie Tribeca (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as President Priscilla Filcox

Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul (2015)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Marion

Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Ardis Paine

Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Deb McGarrett

Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Penny

2000s

8 titles · average score 62
Post Grad
Post Grad (2009)
GoodWatch score 34

as Grandma Maureen

Glee
Glee (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Doris Sylvester

Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kangaroo (voice)

Once Upon A Mattress
Once Upon A Mattress (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Queen Aggravain

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Eleanor Mason

Putting It Together
Putting It Together (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Wife

The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
GoodWatch score 37

as Mrs. Hammerbotham (voice)

Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers
Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers (2001)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer

1990s

11 titles · average score 66
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Birdie Sulloway

The Marriage Fool
The Marriage Fool (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Florence

Seasons of the Heart
Seasons of the Heart (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

as Vivian Levinson

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Lillian Bennett / Self - Host

Men, Movies & Carol
Men, Movies & Carol (1994)

Writer

Noises Off...
Noises Off... (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dotty Otley / Mrs. Clackett

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Theresa Stemple

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Carol Burnett

The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1991)

as Narrator / Mrs. Rabbit / Cat (voice)

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Various Characters

Carol & Company
Carol & Company (1990)

TV show · as Myna

1980s

18 titles · average score 63
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite (1987)

as Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley

Fresno
Fresno (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Charlotte Kensington

The Laundromat
The Laundromat (1985)

as Alberta Johnson

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Deidre

Between Friends
Between Friends (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mary Catherine Castelli

Annie
Annie (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Miss Hannigan

Eunice
Eunice (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

as Eunice

The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kate Burroughs

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

as Emily "Chu Chu"

Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

as Peg Mullen

HealtH
HealtH (1980)
GoodWatch score 47

as Gloria Burbank

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Susan Johnson

1970s

11 titles · average score 63
Carol Burnett & Company
Carol Burnett & Company (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show

The Tenth Month
The Tenth Month (1979)

as Dori Grey

A Wedding
A Wedding (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tulip Brenner

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dorothy Benson

The Sonny and Cher Show
The Sonny and Cher Show (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Twigs
Twigs (1975)

as Emily / Celia / Dorothy / Ma

6 RMS RIV VU
6 RMS RIV VU (1974)

as Anne Miller

The Front Page
The Front Page (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mollie Malloy

Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tillie Shlain Seltzer

Carol Burnett and Friends
Carol Burnett and Friends (1972)

TV show

Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress (1972)
GoodWatch score 79

as Princess Winifred the Woebegone

1960s

12 titles · average score 68
Sesame Street
Sesame Street (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Jim Nabors Hour
The Jim Nabors Hour (1969)

TV show

Star Spangled Salesman
Star Spangled Salesman (1968)

as Miss Grebs

Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Carol Krausmeyer / Carol Burnett

The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes
The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes (1968)

TV show · as Carol Burnett, Eunice, Stewardess, etc.

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Various Characters

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Ozark Annie

Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress (1964)

as Princess Winnifred

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Carol Barnes

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
GoodWatch score 54

as Stella Irving

Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane (1963)

as Calamity Jane

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Carol Bradford

1950s

3 titles · average score 82
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Agnes Grep

Stanley
Stanley (1956)

TV show · as Celia Howard

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

1940s

1 title
Texaco Star Theater
Texaco Star Theater (1948)

TV show