Carol Burnett, 89, has enjoyed an illustrious career that began in 1955. She is admired as a trailblazer for women, having been the first female to lead a comedy variety show when ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ debuted in 1967. In 2018, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association created an award in her honor. Impressively, she has five Golden Globe Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award and Stephen Sondheim Award, and a Grammy to her name.
Even more impressive, she became a mom in the 1960s. She has three daughters — Carrie, Jody, and Erin — with her ex-husband, Joe Hamilton. Sadly, Carrie passed away in 2002 at the age of 38 due to cancer complications.
Carol was not always the glamorous woman she is today, though. She was born in Texas to alcoholic parents and was raised in Hollywood by her grandmother. She and her late daughter wrote a dramedy based on her childhood called ‘Hollywood Arms’, which debuted on Broadway in 2002 just months after Carrie’s death.
Scroll through the gallery to see photos of the iconic Carol Burnett throughout her career.
Trailblazing Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett & Julie Andrews Attend ‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love’ Premiere
‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love’ Premiere
‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love’ Premiere
Carol Burnett at the 2022 AFI Life Achievement Awards
Bob Odenkirk & Carol Burnett in 2022
Brian Miller & Carol Burnett at the 2020 Golden Globes
Carol Burnett at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
Carol at the 50th Annual Golden Globes
Carol Burnett Celebrates 55
Carol Burnett Wins at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards
‘A Little Help With Carol Burnett’
Carol Burnett Arrives at ‘Prince Of Broadway’
Carol Burnett Arrives at the Paley Honors
‘The Carol Burnett Show’
Carol Burnett and Daughter Carrie Hamilton
‘Dolly and Carol in Nashville’
Carol Burnett in ‘Moon Over Buffalo’
Carol Burnett in ‘Annie’
Carol Burnett in ‘The Wedding’
