Carol Burnett, who celebrates her 90th birthday on April 26, is living proof that glamour and comedy make a perfect pair. Discover below the career and style of the groundbreaking comedian, from her younger years in the ’60s, with moments from “The Carol Burnett Show” and looks designed by Bob Mackie, to more recent works, including her guest appearance on “Better Call Saul” and the upcoming NBC’s “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” special celebration.
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Carol Burnett, 1959
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “Once Upon a Mattress,” 1959.
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Carol Burnett, 1962
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett on “Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall” in 1962.
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Carol Burnett, 1962
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett on “Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall” in 1962.
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Carol Burnett, 1963
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed?” 1963.
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Carol Burnett, 1963
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed?” 1963.
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Carol Burnett, 1963
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett in a suit by Edith Head on “Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed?” 1963.
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Carol Burnett, 1967
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1967.
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Carol Burnett, 1967
Image Credit: ©CBS/Courtesy Everett Collectio Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1967.
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Carol Burnett, 1968
Image Credit: ©CBS/Courtesy Everett Collectio Vicki Lawrence and Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1968.
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Carol Burnett, 1968
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1968.
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Carol Burnett, 1970
Image Credit: Everett Collection / Everett Col Carol Burnett and Cass Elliot on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1970.
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Carol Burnett, 1971
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Rita Hayworth and Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1971.
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Carol Burnett, 1971
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Cass Elliot, Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1971.
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Carol Burnett, 1972
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett and Ken Berry on “Once Upon a Mattress” in 1972.
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Carol Burnett, 1972
Image Credit: CBS via Getty Images Carol Burnett as Nora Desmond on “The Carol Burnett Show,” on Oct. 13, 1972.
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Carol Burnett, 1972
Image Credit: Everett Collection / Everett Col Carol Burnett and Burt Reynolds celebrating Burt’s birthday on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1972.
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Carol Burnett, 1973
Image Credit: Getty Images Carol Burnett as Nora Desmond and Harvey Korman on “The Carol Burnett Show,” in March 1973.
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Carol Burnett, 1974
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Vincent Price and Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1974.
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Carol Burnett, 1974
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Front Page,” 1974
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Carol Burnett, 1974
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Front Page,” 1974
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Carol Burnett, 1975
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett and Cher on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1975.
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Carol Burnett, 1975
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Nancy Walker and Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1975.
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Carol Burnett, 1975
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Roddy McDowall and Carol Burnett spoofing “The Little Foxes” on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1975.
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Carol Burnett, 1975
Image Credit: Everett Collection / Everett Col Harvey Korman, Carol Burnett, Jim Nabors and Vicki Lawrence on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1975.
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Carol Burnett, 1976
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett & Harvey Korman on the “Went With the Wind” sketch on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1976.
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Carol Burnett, 1976
Image Credit: Getty Images Carol Burnett wearing a green velvet dress made from a window curtain during a parody of “Gone With The Wind.” The sketch, titled “Went with the Wind,” aired on Aug. 20, 1976.
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Carol Burnett, 1976
Image Credit: ©CBS/Courtesy Everett Collectio Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1976.
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Carol Burnett, 1976
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett and Beverly Sills on “Sills and Burnett at the Met” in 1976.
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Carol Burnett, 1976
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Harvey Korman, Joanne Woodward and Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1976.
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Carol Burnett, 1977
Image Credit: Everett Collection / Everett Col Tim Conway, Carol Burnett and Dick Van Dyke on “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1977.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett as the Queen of England on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Everett Collection / Everett Col Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett and Maggie Smith on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Ronald Reagan and Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1967-1978
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Shirley MacLaine and Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967-1978.
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Carol Burnett, 1979
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett on “Dolly and Carol in Nashville” in 1979.
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Carol Burnett, 1979
Image Credit: ©CBS/Courtesy Everett Collectio Carol Burnett in “The Tenth Month” on Sept. 16, 1979.
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Carol Burnett, 1981
Image Credit: ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett C Carol Burnett on “Chu Chu and The Philly Flash,” 1981.
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Carol Burnett, 1982
Image Credit: ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Eve Aileen Quinn and Carol Burnett in “Annie,” 1982.
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Carol Burnett, 1982
Image Credit: ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Eve Aileen Quinn and Carol Burnett in “Annie,” 1982.
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Carol Burnett, 1982
Image Credit: ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Eve Carol Burnett in “Annie,” 1982.
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Carol Burnett, 1986
Image Credit: MTM Enterprises / Courtesy: Ever Carol Burnett, in a costume by Bob Mackie, on “Fresno” in 1986.
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Carol Burnett, 1998
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Carol Burnett on “Putting Together,” 1998.
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Carol Burnett, 1992
Image Credit: ©CBS/Courtesy Everett Collectio Carol Burnett on “The Carol Burnett Show” revival in 1992.
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Carol Burnett, 1994
Image Credit: ©Brillstein-Grey Entertainment/ Carol Burnett and Barry Bostwick on “Men, Movies & Carol” on Oct. 24, 1994.
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Carol Burnett, 1994
Image Credit: ©Brillstein-Grey Entertainment/ Carol Burnett and Tony Bennett on “Men, Movies & Carol” on Oct. 24, 1994.
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Carol Burnett, 2004
Image Credit: ©Touchstone Television/Courtesy Carol Burnett on “Once Upon a Mattress” in 2004.
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Carol Burnett, 2014
Image Credit: ©Hallmark Entertainment/Courtes Carol Burnett and Crystal Lowe in “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” in 2014.
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Carol Burnett, 2022
Image Credit: ©AMC/courtesy Everett Collectio Carol Burnett in “Better Call Saul” on Aug. 15, 2022.
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Carol Burnett, 2023
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Variety Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews at “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” held at Avalon Hollywood on March 2, 2023 in Los Angeles.
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Carol Burnett, 2023
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Variety Carol Burnett at “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” held at Avalon Hollywood on March 2, 2023 in Los Angeles.
