Carol Burnett

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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A Wedding (1978)

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Howard Duff

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Howard Duff

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick McKay
CAST:  Edie Adams  •  Bea Arthur  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Kaye Ballard

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick McKay
CAST:  Edie Adams  •  Bea Arthur  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Kaye Ballard

HealtH (1980)

Health is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Glenda Jackson  •  James Garner

Health is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Glenda Jackson  •  James Garner

Noises Off... (1992)

Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Michael Caine  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Julie Hagerty

Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Michael Caine  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Julie Hagerty

Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)

A fun-loving bachelor woos and weds a secretary, but the bonds of this marriage aren't strong enough to stop his philandering from continuing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ritt
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Carol Burnett  •  Geraldine Page  •  Barry Nelson

A fun-loving bachelor woos and weds a secretary, but the bonds of this marriage aren't strong enough to stop his philandering from continuing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ritt
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Carol Burnett  •  Geraldine Page  •  Barry Nelson

Putting It Together (2001)

An all-star cast performs the music of one of the greatest composers of our time... Stephen Sondheim. Anxiously anticipated by the myriad fans of the legendary composer, Putting It Together marked the return of Carol Burnett to the Broadway musical stage for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Roy King
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  George Hearn  •  Ruthie Henshall  •  John Barrowman

An all-star cast performs the music of one of the greatest composers of our time... Stephen Sondheim. Anxiously anticipated by the myriad fans of the legendary composer, Putting It Together marked the return of Carol Burnett to the Broadway musical stage for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Roy King
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  George Hearn  •  Ruthie Henshall  •  John Barrowman

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)

It will surprise few to discover that star of stage and screen Jerry Lewis has sought to amuse others since he was five years old. Since that early age, audiences split their sides watching his wacky antics, whilst wannabe comics aspired to his prolific career, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregg Barson
CAST:  Michael Andrew  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Richard Belzer  •  Carol Burnett

It will surprise few to discover that star of stage and screen Jerry Lewis has sought to amuse others since he was five years old. Since that early age, audiences split their sides watching his wacky antics, whilst wannabe comics aspired to his prolific career, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregg Barson
CAST:  Michael Andrew  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Richard Belzer  •  Carol Burnett

Rowan & Martin At the Movies (1968)

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Arnold
CAST:  Dan Rowan  •  Dick Martin  •  Herb Alpert  •  Dan Blocker

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Arnold
CAST:  Dan Rowan  •  Dick Martin  •  Herb Alpert  •  Dan Blocker

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982)

A dramatization of the life of the founder of Los Angeles's first alcoholic recovery center for women, Beatrice O'Reilly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  Marian Mercer  •  Geoffrey Lewis

A dramatization of the life of the founder of Los Angeles's first alcoholic recovery center for women, Beatrice O'Reilly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  Marian Mercer  •  Geoffrey Lewis

Between Friends (1983)

Two middle-aged women with nothing in common meet by accident and develop a close friendship while continuing to deal with their own lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Antonio
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Carol Burnett  •  Chuck Shamata  •  Barbara Tyson

Two middle-aged women with nothing in common meet by accident and develop a close friendship while continuing to deal with their own lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Antonio
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Carol Burnett  •  Chuck Shamata  •  Barbara Tyson

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)

While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of the renowned puppeteer/film maker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Harris
CAST:  Jim Henson  •  Harry Belafonte  •  Carol Burnett  •  John Denver

While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of the renowned puppeteer/film maker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Harris
CAST:  Jim Henson  •  Harry Belafonte  •  Carol Burnett  •  John Denver

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)

CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.  (more)

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CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Desi Arnaz  •  William C. Paley  •  Vivian Vance

CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Desi Arnaz  •  William C. Paley  •  Vivian Vance

Seasons of the Heart (1994)

After her own daughter abandons her child, an ambitious and orderly publisher has little choice but to raise the grandchild as her own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Grant
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  George Segal  •  Eric Lloyd  •  Jill Teed

After her own daughter abandons her child, an ambitious and orderly publisher has little choice but to raise the grandchild as her own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Grant
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  George Segal  •  Eric Lloyd  •  Jill Teed

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)

A Celebration of the great life of Frank Sinatra with song, dance, and many famous guests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick McDonough
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  Carol Burnett  •  Richard Burton

A Celebration of the great life of Frank Sinatra with song, dance, and many famous guests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick McDonough
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  Carol Burnett  •  Richard Burton

A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998)

The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Christmas: Just Like the Ones You Used to Know» that was narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, Kathryn ...  (more)

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CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Kathryn Grant  •  Gene Kelly  •  Fred Astaire

The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Christmas: Just Like the Ones You Used to Know» that was narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, Kathryn ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Kathryn Grant  •  Gene Kelly  •  Fred Astaire

Moon Over Broadway (1997)

A documentary portrait of the backstage efforts to stage the play Moon Over Buffalo on Broadway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Hegedus  •  D. A. Pennebaker
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Philip Bosco  •  Jane Connell  •  Randy Graff

A documentary portrait of the backstage efforts to stage the play Moon Over Buffalo on Broadway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Hegedus  •  D. A. Pennebaker
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Philip Bosco  •  Jane Connell  •  Randy Graff

The Laundromat (1985)

Two lonely women coincide at midnight in a laundromat, where they reveal their secrets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Amy Madigan  •  Michael Wright

Two lonely women coincide at midnight in a laundromat, where they reveal their secrets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Amy Madigan  •  Michael Wright

Friendly Fire (1980)

In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Ned Beatty  •  Sam Waterston  •  Dennis Erdman

In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Ned Beatty  •  Sam Waterston  •  Dennis Erdman

Get Bruce! (1999)

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew J. Kuehn
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Bette Midler  •  Robin Williams  •  Nathan Lane

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew J. Kuehn
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Bette Midler  •  Robin Williams  •  Nathan Lane

The Marriage Fool (1998)

A widower becomes re-charged when he meets an outgoing widow, but his son tries to block the romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Matthau
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Carol Burnett  •  John Stamos  •  Teri Polo

A widower becomes re-charged when he meets an outgoing widow, but his son tries to block the romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Matthau
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Carol Burnett  •  John Stamos  •  Teri Polo
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