Intimate Portrait: Carol Burnett

TV and entertainment legend Carol Burnett is profiled on this episode of Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series. I was a researcher for this documentary.

[@abelflores4376]

My heart melted when she talked about the $50.00 that someone left anonymously to pay for her school. 💝

[@garycarpenter6433]

This woman is hilarious, talented, smart 🤓 crazy she's a national treasure just like Betty White and Lucille Ball 🏀 her show is special and she's an incredible person

[@judgmentday221]

I learned about Carol Burnett when i was a teen. They've ran the famous Carol Burnett tv Show here in the Philippines! I wasn't that really fluent in English at the time but she made me laugh so hard with her acts and face expressions!!! She was so hillarious! I've never skipped watching her on tv every week! She is indeed a legend and an icon!!!

[@deegeraghty9426]

As a young woman, I emigrated from Britain to live & work in upstate New York, then Boston in the 70's. I loved the Carol Burnett tv show. It is just as funny now I am in my 70's & living back in U.K. Thank you Carol ❤

[@rosatoledo5568]

Admired this woman since I was a kid. Her faces, her way of talking, the flexibility of her face and her voice. She's a National Treasure!

[@briancordova1299]

Who could not love Carol?

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Her boss at the Warner Bros theater but she got those busters back when she got her star. Savage Queen.

[@randysills4418]

I know! I enjoyed reading her autobiography "One More Time" so much! She is such an incredibly talented and wonderful lady!

[@chenoamiller7177]

I never missed her show, I lived her and the whole ensemble and her specials with Julie Andrews

[@teekabrown3887]

My mother adores here 🥰 and I share the same sentiments ❤ her and Mary Tyler Moore 🙂

[@garycarpenter2980]

Anybody that doesn't love this woman 👠 should have their heads examined

[@MaleOrderBride]

Carol is an inspiration! She had such a tough childhood...but she never let it get her down. She had such a positive attitude and never played a victim.

[@psmith9271]

She is definitely a Legend of her time...She can be funny at any given time n I have watched her perform my whole life n never even thought that she was fake, Here's to you, Ms Carol...you are always the Go To Person for a lol..you made me lol.. Thx for all the laughter over the years... Still love you ! 🌞☕🙋🏼‍♀️💕

[@stevesnyder2936]

Carol .. Fall ..in ..love. .with you. At. 15. Year. .old now. .I. Am. .73/. I. Love. ..your. Show. ..and. .I. . love. .you

[@susanmazura3924]

I grew up watching Carol and appreciate her even more now after getting to know a little about her. What impresses me most is her dignity and understated beauty both inside and out. God bless you and your family and thank you for your life’s work of bringing a reprieve of happiness and laughter into our lives; one hour at a time. You truly had Angels watching over you and hearing that you paid it back really proves your character. Thank you for being your best!

[@maenorman2727]

As a teen ager, I’d slip out at night to watch Carol Burnett on t.v. With my sister who lived next door! We couldn’t get enough of her antics that kept us laughing for hours! This story of her life put it all Together for me. What a wonderful life she has lead, never sinking to low levels for laughs and always living a good life and raising three beautiful daughters too!

[@Mlchitzdq]

I watched Her show religiously! I must say that when Tim Conway became a regular. It was then an addiction. Every Saturday night! I must say there were two Hollywood Greats that brought Much Joy and Happiness into Millions of homes every week. They were Carol Burnett and Red Skelton, two of Hollywood's Greatest performers on stage! " and May GodBless"!

[@abrahamsoto6229]

My mom is still a fan of Carol Burnett She loved her show 😊😊😊😊😊

[@rockinrowdy13]

Not only was Carol smart and articulate and damn funny...she was a very pretty lady

[@TableForOne1976]

rockinrowdy13 She still is. She is still alive.

[@annettetalavera3739]

Your right about that😇

[@roseb1790]

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[@sierrabinion4586]

She’s like Betty White. She’ll always be around

[@daisymay9203]

Omg the story about her grandma had me in tears from laughter it was adorable.... carol is a legend so humble...(2001) carol re- married and they are still going strong today in 2020.

[@sueeason275]

What do you say about Carol Burnett ....she was simply the best .....enough said .

[@lindaeasley4336]

Having a great sense of humor will take you farther than having great looks Carol said she did not stand out in high school but when she discovered she could make so many people laugh while on stage at UCLA it made her have great confidence in herself .She said she went from being practically a nobody on campus to very popular overnight. She has entertained the entire world with her special gift 👍

[@chrismcevoy2503]

Happy Belated 87th Birthday Carol Burnett! April 26, 1933

[@chrismcevoy2503]

She was wonderful in the movie Annie as Miss Hannigan.

[@PastorJack1957]

It's was VERY nice getting to know Carol so much better.

[@g0i2023]

Proof you have neither to be classically beautiful nor terribly rich to be both entirely respected and adored. Love to you, Ms. Burnett and your family, both on the stage and at home ❤️

[@sparx180]

Carol was fantastic. I loved how Tim Conway and Harvey Korman interacted with each other. They could not stop laughing at each other.

[@shaheedturner9485]

I love Carol Burnett’s biography made me laugh, cry, I loved her variety show with Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence and Tim Conway they were great performers of our generation!!!!!! I loved her sketches all the time!!!! Thanks for the memories!!!! I loved watching it with my mom and my grandma too!!!! I miss my mom and my grandma May they R.I.P. Thanks for posting this video!!!!! I love it!!! I love you Ms.Carol Burnett!!!!!!

[@zimjun7]

Couldn't have been said better!!!

[@randysills4418]

Me too! I have read it twice and she is so wonderful!

[@BonnieHalfElven]

She is an American institution. Groundbreaking and talented beyond measure.

[@carpediemseestheday8189]

Thank you Carol Burnett! for sharing your talents with the world. You are so heartwarming

[@gulmerton2394]

When you say the « world «, you mean the US? Because I don’t believe she is famous outside of the US or at least English speaking countries.

[@louisebowley]

@@gulmerton2394 we know her in South Africa...

[@bigk8210]

And when you see her in SVU you see yet another dimension to her acting abilities.

[@eve9287]

I was blown away when she acted in svu💯💯😍😍😍😍😍😍 incredible acting

[@love_agapi_m3976]

She was so amazing in that episode I was blown away

[@hellena55555]

She is the best actress ever.

[@sharnjitsharonlalli212]

Love her soooo much she’s soooo inspiring to me helps me look at my life in a happier way too God Bless you absolutely amazing Carol Burnett 🙏🙏💗🤗🤗😘😘😍💐💐🥰💯💯👍💗💗💗💗💗🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@hellena55555]

She has really full life... And very good actor....good momma and that energy she has ...God Bless Her...I love Carroll Burnett

[@rogernam2092]

You have the most importent job in the world. You make People laugh and bring joy into their lives,, ! Love from Africa ❤️❤️❤️

[@bobcuriston5402]

Fabulous Lady !

[@barbaraturner200]

I love watching the Carol Burnett show re runs it is hilarious they cannot stop laughing at each other long enough to make the scene . Cal Burnett is definitely one of the greatest ladies ever to Walk any stage of Hollywood As I watched the re runs and laugh so hard I almost wet myself thank God for people like her and her kindness and Tim Conway and Harvey Gorman play are magnificent together

[@barbaraturner200]

I have to admit I did not appreciate the show when I was younger but now that I'm older I just adore it

[@jeffrey8716]

How beautiful ❤️

[@elainecrise1999]

Carol Burnett is a true gem!! A very talented lady that could play any part. There will never be a Great Comedian like Carol Burnett. She is the Best!! I love her!! 😍❤🌹

[@garycarpenter2980]

She's an amazing icon,a treasure for the ages,smart, hilarious,ageless, talented, graceful,a wonderful Mom, grandma, one of a kind

[@elizabethmencia6027]

American treasure 💜🇺🇸💜🇺🇸

[@TheVisions888]

I really adore Her a gift of Comedy Miss Carol Burnett and Legend.

[@latoshawhite8495]

I adore Carol Burnett so much with her funny self 😅

[@gulmerton2394]

It must have been so hard for her to lose her eldest daughter! What a tragedy! And yet she survived.

[@hannahbetts2012]

Rita Moreno is narrating this thing!!😍

[@Leesaloves]

Thank you !

[@zimjun7]

...And thank YOU, Hannah! June 🧡

[@maryroller4417]

Amazing, thankyou so much for this. I have 2 things in common with Carol 1) my grandma raised me etc.. 2) I loved the princes and the pea and always wanted my grandpa to put a pea under the mattress to see if I could feel it, then I'd know for sure I was a princes😊

[@ljmcdonald2703]

Carrie was born in 1963 and died in 2002 from cancer. Only Jody and Erin are left.

[@mercedes523]

I watched “once upon a mattress” as a kid and loved it! I never forget it.

[@janinefarris7565]

I truly enjoyed the intimate portrait of Carol Burnett and the characteristics that were talked about in describing her nature it's what emerged in my mind as connection to her I do believe all those qualities added extra Dimension special dimension to her to her phenomenal god-given Talent

[@annettetalavera3739]

I love her!!

[@Mlchitzdq]

I have always enjoyed Carol. I remember as a child watching her on the Gary Moore show with my Grandmother. That was Her beginning.

[@Beadbud5000]

This is one of the best shows on Carol Burnett I have seen!

[@kendn01]

A very nicely put-together, well-researched documentary. My complements, Gordon!

[@laughingwaters4445]

Yes, it is well she thanks the script writers. this was a brilliant show , and had strong social commentary which is evident if one pays attention. Thank you for this, Gordon Smith.

[@lisagast4616]

I never met you Carol Burnett but I love you and you gave me some funny years My grandmother raised me is it was rough and you're the only person that ever made me laugh so thank you very much ❤️ godI would love to meet her

[@scotnick59]

Geeze, what a life story!

[@juliannenakigudde6855]

I love her

[@eve9287]

Loved her so much her acting skills were phenomenal she was always just her natural self I especially loved her Annie and in law and order SVU her Grammy was a God sent 😍😍😍😍😍

[@thinkingcapon64]

Lovely, talented Carol, love you always...

[@jgsmile1331]

Carol is the best love her. We watched her fatefully.

[@jgsmile1331]

Faithfully

[@jotham777]

I adore Ms. Burnett.

[@BonnieHalfElven]

29:31 Best moment in comedy television. Ever!

[@mandajane8815]

Carol and Chrissy remind me of The Queen and Princess Margaret when they were young girls,even that photo is similar to a photo of them too

[@champof64]

Yes. There's humour in everything!

[@randysills4418]

The narration is not totally accurate...but Carol's story is great...I recently read her autobiography...

[@TJ-kk5zf]

Remember the skits with Carol playing herself and Vicki Lawrence playing Chrissy and Harvey playing Don?

[@sistersisters26]

Yes carol and sis... I love watching those skits.

[@sha11235]

She did marry again.

[@stafonvoncamron]

They skipped out on talking about Mama's Family,

[@ljmcdonald2703]

Jody was born in January 1968 and Erin August 1968

[@juneberry1982]

If I could post a screenshot I would, but anyway I googled it. Jody Hamilton was born on January 18, 1967, not '68. :)

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

AT 10:54 SHE WORKED WITH NAT KING COLE WOW 😁😁😁😁 SHE WORE SOME BUEATIFUL OUTFITS BY BOB MACKIE HER DRESSES ON THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW WHEN SHE GREETED THE AUDIENCE ❤️

[@strawberrygurle]

tiffany curtis - Her outfits were/are amazing...love that fashion comes back in!

[@jasonbabcock7364]

She and Cher were the "Mackie Girls" as it was coined in the late '60,s early '70's only later to discover they both longed for Bob's overly suggestive and partially nude appearances while he guest stared periodically on What's My Line and Giligan' s Island...

[@sha11235]

Sadly, Carrie passed away at a young age.

[@liveinms9949]

I woder if the mystery person who gave her $50 lived to see her become famous?

[@kirkgriffin8882]

live in ms Boy, I hope so!

[@justmeiniowa]

Carol has stated in other interviews that the person DID live long enough to see her succeed. She also talks about how she paid the money back.

[@randysills4418]

I just read her autobiography and she said that she never knew who gave her the fifty dollars...

[@juneberry1982]

@@justmeiniowathat had to be the friend that gave her the $1000. She said she never knew who gave her the $50 and still doesn't know, therefore how could she know if they lived to see her succeed?

[@janinefarris7565]

And s fan of Carol I and millions of others thank you the mystery Giver and I hope that you got to enjoy and follow her career and love and sharing it's a gift the keeps on giving pass it on pass it on like you said Thank you again mystery mystery Giver

[@1911beauty]

I like Carroll, but I love Vicky Lawrence. They're both funny. But Vicky has a something else

[@mckavitt13]

Like the Golden Girls, a series which presents a mother younger than her daughter! Hilarious.

[@janyd9441]

Will she ever say who the person was that gave her the money?

[@almarshall1452]

These intimate Portrait shows turn every single star story into doom and gloom, and turns the most lively and fun people into dark characters. If you feel too upbeat then this is the show to get you down.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

The daughter carrie died in 1996.

[@randysills4418]

She died in 2002 at 38...

[@lb1262dt]

Who was this narrated by? Does anyone know?😀❤.

[@dukethomas95]

patty1977 Ms Rita Moreno. www.imdb.com/title/tt0500010/

[@juneberry1982]

It read Rita Moreno on the closing credits. I thought it was Debbie Reynolds until I read Rita's name! :D

[@cookie5335]

Funny how Jim has the same mouth deformity as carol.

[@tinacampbell1302]

What deformity is that?

[@cookie5335]

@@tinacampbell1302 U haven't noticed ? One side of her mouth droops. Not so much when she's younger but later. Or it could be that one side is paralyzed, some type of nerve damage. But she definitely has trouble with it.

[@tinacampbell1302]

@@cookie5335 that’s not a deformity. That’s genetics.

[@cookie5335]

@@tinacampbell1302 A genetic deformity then. It's just an observation she stuggles with it.

[@tinacampbell1302]

@@cookie5335 she has used her face for comedy her entire career. She doesn’t struggle with it. In fact after she got her chin implant in 1982, she has said more than once she wished she hadn’t given in to societal vanity. She was influenced by others who said ,” you would be so much more beautiful if you would….. blah blah blah…” Her face is her trademark, like Bernadette Peters, Anjelica Huston , Emma Thompson to name a few. Carol is also 88 years old. Even if the pictures you reference are 20 years old, she was pushing 70…. I hope my only “facial deformity “ is a slight droop when I am pushing 70😜

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

SHE WAS A SELF MADE BUEATIFUL WOMAN HER PARENTS LOST OUT ON THEIR CHILD BECAUSE OF THEY DRUNKEN BULL BUT ITS THEIR LOSS THATS WHY YOU NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR CHILDREN WHAT EVER THEY CHOOSE TO BE IN LIFE😡 AT 34:27 TO 35:32 WHEN SHE SUED AND WON THE LOOK ON HER FACE DON'T HURT MY CHILDREN RIGHT ON CAROL REAL TALENT STARS DON'T LIVE FOR THE FAME ITS ABOUT THE TALENT NOW TODAY NO TALENT TRASH LOVE HOLLYWOOD LIES IT KEEPS THE NO TALENT FUCKS RELEVANT 😡

[@moally55]

She looks completely 'zionised'!

[@Spthomas47]

Carol is one of the greats and makes me smile always. Putin isn't the bad guy(for current relevance) He's not a good person, but he's no worse than us(the US) STUFF stuff stuff against Ukraine

[@Skipbo000]

Carrie does not look well here. This was filmed in 1997 she supposedly died from a surprise diagnosis of “cancer”five years later. Rumor on the street says That she got HIV years before by sharing needles and that her mother did not want to share that with the world. So as famous people usually do they say cancer when it was really AIDS. Same with Chadwick Boseman. Cancer sounds so much better than died of complications from undiagnosed HIV infection. The latter tells a story that people don’t feel comfortable telling the former doesn’t no one asks about cancer.

[@randysills4418]

I don't believe that!!!!!

[@randysills4418]

It was not a surprise diagnosis and was diagnosed around August or September of 2001...

[@cookie5335]

She lost 100 pounds while pregnant.???

[@tinacampbell1302]

Do you not understand the concept of hyperbole?