Carol Burnett Confesses She Wants Angelina Jolie to Play Her in a Biopic! (Exclusive)
We’re so glad we had this time with Carol Burnett.
And what a time it was as the iconic comedian celebrated her 93rd birthday at Lucky’s steakhouse in Montecito, Calif., April 26.
Carol kept it cozy and stylish for her birthday outing, opting for black slacks and a long, white textured jacket. She was joined by her husband of 25-years Brian Miller, the 70-year-old musician looking dashing in a dark gray suit.
While the birthday celebration marked a rare outing for the Carol Burnett Show alum, even in her 90s she’s shown no signs of slowing down when it comes to her still active career, having recently appeared on the series Palm Royale and Hacks.
As she told E! News in 2024, even when getting older, it’s important to “be glad you're still around and you still have all your faculties.”
And having had a career that's spanned seven decades has meant she’s had more time to reflect than most on what advice she would have given her younger self: “Don’t give up.”
Growing up in Hollywood, the desire to have a career in entertainment was an idea that was ingrained in Carol from an early age. In fact, she would often find herself joining crowds at movie premieres alongside her grandmother throughout her childhood.
“We would go and stand behind the ropes and watch Lana Turner get out of her limousine,” Carol recalled to People in an interview published April 26. “And oh my gosh, Jimmy Stewart, whom I adored.”
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The Annie star added, “But one of my favorite actresses at the time—I was 9 years old—was Linda Darnell.”
And having the chance to interact with Linda early in her life helped shape how Carol herself would approach her own fans.
“I'll never forget, again, how kind Linda Darnell was,” Carol shared. “So you just pass it on or pay it forward because it means the world.”
For a look back at more stars who have been candid about their own experiences getting older in the public eye, keep reading.
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Heidi Klum
"I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse; it's just different. You change, and that's okay. Life is about change," she told Self.
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"There's no such thing as anti-aging. We're all aging, period. Women take it as something personal that they are getting older. They think that they failed somehow by not staying 25. This is crazy to me because my belief is that it's a privilege to get older—not everybody gets to get older," she told Access Hollywood.
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"Historically when women have made strides of some type, culturally things rise up to oppress them. Right now I feel like we've made a lot of strides, but nobody's allowed to age or look pregnant. I feel all of that stuff has gotten worse. It's a brilliant way to keep people enslaved, by having them horrified by themselves. Well I refuse to feel shame about being human," she told the Los Angeles Times.
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"When I turned 40, I was like, huh. I accept myself more now. It was much more comforting," she told Harper's Bazaar.
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"I'm actually happier with my body now… because the body I have now is the body I've worked for. I have a better relationship with it. From a purely aesthetic point of view, my body was better when I was 22, 23. But I didn't enjoy it. I was too busy comparing it to everyone else's," she told Popsugar.
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"Gravity and wrinkles are fine with me. They're a small price to pay for the new wisdom inside my head and my heart. If my breasts fall down to the floor and everything starts to sag, becoming hideous and gross, I won't worry," as she told Bustle.
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"F--k you. I'm 50. That's what I'm going to say when I turn 50. Sorry," as she told Popsugar.
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"Here is my biggest takeaway after 60 years on the planet: There is great value in being fearless. For too much of my life, I was too afraid, too frightened by it all. That fear is one of my biggest regrets," as the told PopSugar.
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"When you're 16, you think 28 is so old! And then you get to 28 and it's fabulous. You think, then, what about 42? Ugh! And then 42 is great. As you reach each age, you gain the understanding you need to deal with it and enjoy it," she told Bustle.
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"I do think about ageing. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much," she told Marie Claire UK.
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"There's no such thing is aging, but maturing and knowledge. It's beautiful, I call that beauty," she told Ok! Magazine.
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"Age holds absolutely no fear for me. There is so much enjoyment ahead," as she told MarieClaire.
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"I'm baffled that anyone might not think women get more beautiful as they get older. Confidence comes with age, and looking beautiful comes from the confidence someone has in themselves," she told Net-a-Porter Magazine.
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"People who lie about their age are denying the truth and contributing to a sickness pervading our society—the sickness of wanting to be what you're not.... I know for sure that only by owning who and what you are can you step into the fullness of life," she wrote in O Magazine.
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"Aging is out of your control. How you handle it, though, is in your hands.... In my older face, I see my life. Every wrinkle, every smile line, every age spot. There is a saying that with age, you look outside what you are inside. If you are someone who never smiles, your face gets saggy. If you're a person who smiles a lot, you will have more smile lines. Your wrinkles reflect the roads you have taken; they form the map of your life. My face reflects the wind and sun and rain and dust from the trips I've taken. My face carries all my memories. Why should I erase them?" she told Vogue.
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"But I think as a woman, you get older, you feel more confident in your sexuality. You're not as intimidated by it, not as embarrassed by it. Sexuality and femininity is an accumulation of age and wisdom and comfort in your own skin," she told Glamour.
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