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Carol Burnett
Gender:	Female
Age:	80
Born:	April 26, 1933
Character:	Doris Sylvester
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1955 – present

Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. On Glee, she portrays Doris Sylvester, Sue Sylvester's mother.

Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she debuted on television. 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 combining comedy sketches, song, and dance. The comedy sketches ranged from film parodies to character pieces which featured the many talents of Burnett herself who created and played several well-known and distinctive characters.

Burnett was born in San Antonio, Texas. She married Don Saroyan on December 15, 1955; the couple divorced in 1962. On May 4, 1963, Burnett married TV producer Joe Hamilton, a divorced father of eight, with whom she had three daughters: actress and writer Carrie Hamilton, Jody Hamilton, and singer Erin Hamilton. The marriage ended in divorce in 1984, and Joe Hamilton later died of cancer. On November 24, 2001, she married Brian Miller (principal drummer in and contractor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra), who is twenty-three years her junior.

On Glee

She joins the list of Broadway stars on Glee, playing Sue Sylvester's mother, Doris Sylvester. Doris is a famous Nazi hunter. She appears in the episode "Furt".

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Trivia

• Carol Burnett plays Miss Hannigan in the 1982 film adaptation of Annie, the role that Jane Lynch will play on Broadway version of the film.
• Like Carol Burnett sings Little Girls in Annie, Jane Lynch performs it on Glee as Sue.