Photos: Carol Burnett through the years
Take a look back at a lifetime of laughs and the career highlights of Carol Burnett, in photos:
1957: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett, 24, sings her rendition of "I Made a Fool of Myself Over John Foster Dulles" on Aug. 14, 1957.
1960: Carol Burnett
Comedian Carol Burnett is shown, Feb. 11, 1960.
1961: Carol Burnett
Entertainer and comedienne Carol Burnett is seen waterskiing in Winter Haven, Fla., Sept. 1961.
1962: Carol Burnett
Comedian Carol Burnett is shown, 1962.
1962: Carol Burnett
Entertainer and comedienne Carol Burnett, vacationing in Bermuda, plays a "scratcher," made from a grooved gourd, with a calypso band entertaining poolside guests at a hotel, June 4, 1962.
1963: Carol Burnett
Actress-comedian Carol Burnett peeks around canvas to watch artist Dmitri Vails work on her portrait on Jan. 9, 1963. The Dallas, Texas portrait painter has become well known as a painter of people in show business.
1963: Carol Burnett
Actress Carol Burnett is beside herself in the form of a bust sculptured by actress sculptor Deli Salvi. Carol, TV's "The Lovable Nut," had to learn a bit about sculpting for a scene in her first movie, shot on March 28, 1963 in Hollywood.
1964: Carol Burnett
Comedian Carol Burnett is seen imitating Shirley Temple in "Fade Out, Fade In," a musical on Broadway, July 10, 1964.
1965: Carol Burnett
Entertainer and comedienne Carol Burnett, seen July 1965, sports a plaster cast after breaking her leg while playing softball with some youngsters at Lido Beach, Long Island, N.Y.
1969: Carol Burnett and President Nixon
The laughs were spontaneous as President Richard Nixon greeted 7-year-old Donna Kay Howell, National Easter Seal Child, March 11, 1969 at the White House in Washington. Behind them at center is comedienne Carol Burnett, and at left is Donna's mother of Tallahassee, Fla.
1971: Carol Burnett and Joe Hamilton
Comedian Carol Burnett arrives with her husband Joe Hamilton to a benefit party for the Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund's 50th Anniversary gala at the Los Angeles Music Center on June 13, 1971.
1973: Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman, playing straight man to comedian Carol Burnett, is regarded as television's top second banana -- the funniest straight man in the business. He and Burnett appear in a scene, Feb. 17, 1973. They have done nearly 1,000 sketches together. (AP Photo/Harold Filan)
1976: Carol Burnett and Beverly Sills
Comedian Carol Burnett, left, and opera star Beverly Sills belt out a number at New York's Metropolitan Opera House during rehearsal for the CBS special "Sills and Burnett at the Met," March 9, 1976. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)
1977: Carol Burnett and Henry Winkler
Comedian Carol Burnett is shown with Henry Winkler, left, when they won the best male and female comedy-musical Golden Globe award, Jan. 24, 1977, in Hollywood.
1977: Carol Burnett and Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke and Carol Burnett toast the contract they signed on Monday, Feb. 1, 1977 to co-star in "Same Time, next year," at Hollywood's Huntington Hartford Theater, Los Angeles. (AP Photo/DFS)
1977: Carol Burnett and Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke, left, and Carol Burnett rehearse a scene in Los Angeles, for "Same Time, Next Year," a play which will bring them together on a Hollywood theater stage, April 23, 1977.
1978: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett, television host, on the set during taping of her final show of "The Carol Burnett Show" for CBS-TV in Los Angeles, March 17, 1978. The comedy show series has been on the air for 11 years. (AP Photo/ George Brich)
1978: Carol Burnett and Tim Conway
Carol Burnett shares a laugh with Tim Conway during taping of her final show March 19, 1978 after 11 years of music and comedy on CBS. "I think it's classier to leave before you're asked to leave," Burnett said during a break in Friday's taping. "I'm proud of our show. I'm no dummy. It's time to put it to bed. " (AP Photo/George Brich)
1978: Carol Burnett and Burt Reynolds
A Feb. 20,1978 photo of Carol Burnett, and Burt Reynolds at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
1979: Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence and Penny Marshall
Vicki Lawrence, right, a regular on the old Carol Burnett Show that ran on TV for 11 years, says she's glad to be back working just part time. Here she does a skit on the new show, "Carol And Company," with Carol Burnett, center, and actress Penny Marshall in Los Angeles, August 20, 1979.
1979: Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton
Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton sing a duet during a television special made at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House for broadcast, Feb. 14, 1979. The CBS program marks the first joint appearance of comedienne Burnett and country-western music star Parton.
1979: Carol Burnett
Actor Lorne Green, left, and Lloyd Bridges, right, tease comedienne Carol Burnett, center, at the "Mardi Gras Madness" celebrity tennis tournament at playboy Mansion West in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, Saturday, May 20, 1979. (AP Photo/Saxon)
1979: Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore and Ed Asner
Carol Burnett, center, and Mary Tyler Moore, right, who both tied for the Favorite Female TV Performer award, accept their People's Choice Awards from actor Ed Asner, in Los Angeles, Calif., March 7, 1979. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
1981: Carol Burnett and Alan Alda
Alan Alda looking happy with Carol Burnett as they hold their People's Choice Awards, March 6, 1981 in Los Angeles. They were named the public's favorite all-around best entertainer and favorite television performers in the male and female categories.
1981: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett is shown on the witness stand in her suit against the National Enquirer Attorney for the enquirer, William Masterson. Judge is Peter Smith shown March 17, 1981. (AP Photo/Pool)
1982: Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball
Actresses Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball onstage at the taping of the Bob Hope Special "The Women I Love: Beautiful, But Funny" on February 21, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by TVA/PictureGroup/Invision for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP Images)
1983: Carol Burnett and Tom Selleck
Comedian Carol Burnett is shown with actor Tom Selleck on their arrival for the 55th Academy Awards in Hollywood, April 11, 1983, where they will both be presenters. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
1984: Carol Burnett
Actress and comedienne Carol Burnett, right, imitates her wax likeness during a special ceremony on Tuesday, March 13, 1984 at the unveiling of the Carol Burnett set at Six Flags Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, California. The set features her likeness dressed in a gown specially designed for her by renowned designer Bob Mackie.
1985: Carol Burnett
Comedienne Carol Burnett acknowledges the crowd with a wave to those attending commencement ceremonies for the University of California at Los Angeles in afternoon on Sunday, June 17, 1985 in Los Angeles. Burnett, a former UCLA student was honored with the UCLA Medal, the highest honor awarded at the university’s commencement ceremonies. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)
1987: Carol Burnett, Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton and Oprah Winfrey
Actress Julie Andrews with Dolly Parton, Carol Burnett and Oprah Winfrey in 1987.
1988: Carol Burnett and her daughters
Carol Burnett, flanked by her daughters, blows out the candles on her 55th birthday cake, given to her during the taping of the ABC TV show "Superstars and Their Moms," April 26, 1988, in Los Angeles, Calif. Pictured left to right are: Carrie Hamilton, Burnett, Erin Hamilton, and Jodie Hamilton. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
1990: Carol Burnett and Betty White
Actress Carol Burnett, left, gets Betty White's attention during the taping of an upcoming episode of "Carol & Company" on Friday, Sept. 29, 1990 at the Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif. White plays a pesky neighbor who keeps bothering Carol as she tries to get some sleep. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)
1994: Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore and Neil Simon
Mary Tyler Moore, left Carol Burnett share a laugh with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon at a reception prior to the New Dramatists' 45th Annual Benefit Luncheon in New York, Thursday, May 19, 1994. Simon received the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
1997: Carol Burnett
Six time Emmy winner entertainer Carol Burnett reacts on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1997 in Pasadena, Calif., after the announcement that she will star as Grand Marshal of the 109th Rose Parade, set for New Year's Day 1988. (AP Photo/Susan Goldman)
2005: Carol Burnett and President George W. Bush
President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Carol Burnett, left, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005 in Washington. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian award, and recognizes exceptional meritorious service. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
2008: Carol Burnett and Meredith Vieira
Actress and comedienne Carol Burnett, right, is interviewed by NBC "Today" television program co-host Meredith Vieira during her appearance on the show, in New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Burnett is the voice of Kangaroo in the new animated movie "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
2013: Carol Burnett
In this Oct. 20, 2013 file photo, Carol Burnett arrives at 16th annual Mark Twain Prize where she will be honored at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
2013: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett is honored with the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
2015: Carol Burnett
In this Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 photo, Carol Burnett poses for a portrait in Burbank, Calif. Burnett says her upcoming Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, is special because it comes not only from fellow TV performers, but also from movie stars. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
2015: Carol Burnett
Entertainer Carol Burnett walks on stage at the Wal-Mart shareholder meeting in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, June 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
2016: Carol Burnett, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler look on as Carol Burnett, right, accepts the Screen Actors Guild life achievement award at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
2016: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett arrives at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
2016: Carol Burnett and Joe Biden
Vice President Joe Biden embraces actress, comedian Carol Burnett after she introduced him to speak at the Cancer Moonshot Summit at Howard University in Washington, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Biden is trying to bolster efforts to cure cancer at this summit focusing on research and innovative trials. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
2017: Carol Burnett and Norman Lear
Norman Lear, left, and Carol Burnett present the award for outstanding comedy series at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
2017: Carol Burnett
In this Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, Carol Burnett arrives at the "The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special" at the CBS Television City in Los Angeles. For at least one night, Burnett was a writer among writers: The beloved entertainer was among three panelists Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, for “An Evening of Memoir,” presented in Manhattan by the MacDowell artist colony. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
2019: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett arrives at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
2019: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett poses in the press room with the inaugural Carol Burnett Award at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
2020: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett arrives at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)