Carol Creighton Burnett is an American comedienne, actress, singer and writer born on April 26, 1933, in San Antonio, Texas. She has built a career performing both dramatic and comedic roles across stage and screen. Burnett has received extensive recognition throughout her career, including five Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, and twelve People's Choice Awards. She has also been honored with two Peabody Awards and a Special Tony Award in 1969. Among her major honors are a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame awarded in 1975, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015, and the inaugural Golden Globe Carol Burnett Award in 2019.