Carol Burnett was born on April 26, 1933 in San Antonio,
Texas.
Bringing to life the Animated voice, Carol Burnett was Mrs.
Hammerbotham in the 2001 movie THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN.
Who can ever forget the drunken and mean Miss Hannigan? Carol
Burnett played the role perfectly in 1982's hit movie ANNIE.
The made for TV movie SOUTHERN STAR: A PORTRAIT OF ATLANTA
in 1996 was Carol Burnett's Writing debut she also Produced
the movie.
In 1980 Carol Burnett took on her newest challange, burnett Produced
two TV Movies FRED ASTAIRE: CHANGE PARTNERS AND DANCE and FRED
ASTAIRE: PUTTIN ON HIS TOP HAT. This was her Producing debut.
Everyone will always know Carol Burnett from her TV series
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW as the hostess and CAROL & COMPANY
doing skit's with different characters.
Appearing several times on THE LUCY SHOW, Carol Burnett and
Lucille Ball were very good friends.
In 1985 Carol Burnett was inducted into the Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
A famous trademark that everyone reconized was when Carol
Burnett would Tug on her left ear ring during on-camera appearances
as a way of saying "Hello" to her deceased Grandmother. It
was her grandmother who raised her and took her to the movies
all the time.
Carol Burnett is the mother of actress Carrie Hamilton and
singer Erin Hamilton.
In 1969 Carol Burnett received a Special Tony Award. Burnett
was also twice nominated for the Tony Award: in 1960, as Best
Actress in a Musical for ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, a performance
Carol re-created in a television special of the same name, ONCE
UPON A MATTRESS in 1972; and in 1996, as Best Actress for
a Play in MOON OVER BUFFALO.
Burnett considered Jim Nabors to be her good luck charm.
He appeared as a guest on the first episode of THE CAROL BURNETT
SHOW in 1967, and when the show took off, Carol Burnett had
him back on the first episode of every season.
Carol Burnett's other notable credits include...