Who Is Carol Burnett’s Mother?
Ina Louise Creighton is the woman who brought actress, comedian, singer, and writer Carol Burnett born Carol Creighton Burnett into the world. Ina Louise’s daughter is an award-winning personality who has received numerous accolades. She is well-known for The Carol Burnett Show. She has performed on stage, on television, and in film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has also written and narrated several memoirs.
Ina Louise Creighton: Bio Summary
| Name | Ina Louise Creighton |
| Famous as | Carol Burnett’s mother |
| Date of birth | 8 April 1911 |
| Died | 1957 |
| Parents | Mabel Eudora White and William Henry Creighton |
| Spouse | Joseph Thomas Burnett |
| Children | Carol Burnett and Chrissie Burnett |
| Occupation | Publicist |
Ina Louise Creighton was born on 8 April 1911, in Belleville, Yell County, Arkansas, USA. Her parents are William Henry Creighton (1873–1918) and Mabel Eudora “Mae” Jones (1885–1967). Mabel Eudora was a trained musician who could play the piano and Ina Louise played the ukulele.
There isn’t much information about Ina Louise Creighton’s early life, relatives, and schooling. She has a sibling called Mary Eudora Creighton Vance. Ina Louise didn’t reveal a lot of information about her growing up and her family history. She was a publicity writer for movie studios.
Ina Louise Creighton met Joseph Thomas Burnett and they eventually got married in 1932. Joseph Thomas was a movie theater manager. Both Ina Louise and Joseph Thomas were alcoholics. In San Antonio, Texas, U.S., on April 26, 1933, they welcomed a daughter, Carol Creighton Burnett.
For some unknown reason, Ina Louise and Joseph Thomas divorced in the late 1930s. Their daughter Carol Burnett was raised by Ina Louise’s mother Mabel Eudora. Carol and her maternal grandmother lived in a one-room apartment near Carol’s mother Ina Louise.
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They lived in an impoverished area of Hollywood, California, in a boarding house alongside Carol’s younger half-sister Chrissie Burnett. Chrissie was born on December 12, 1944, in Los Angeles, California, USA to Ina Louise Creighton and a man she had an affair with.
Carol Burnett made up an imaginary twin sister named Karen, with Shirley Temple-like dimples. Her grandmother Mabel Eudora encouraged her to show business ambitions. Mabel Eudora took Carol Burnett and her sister Chrissie Burnett to the movies most of the time.
They would take a few rolls of toilet paper home from the theater. The movies Carol witnessed in her youth influenced the sketch content in The Carol Burnett Show.
Is Carol Burnett’s Mother Still Alive?
No, Carol Burnett’s mother Ina Louise Creighton is not alive. She died in 1957, just as her daughter Carol Burnett was achieving her first small successes. Ina Louise’s husband Joseph Thomas Burnett passed away of causes related to his alcoholism. He died on 11 November 1954, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Ina Louise disapproved of Carol’s acting ambitions. Carol said:
“She wanted me to be a writer. She said you can always write, no matter what you look like. When I was growing up she told me to be a little lady, and a couple of times I got a whack for crossing my eyes or making funny faces. Of course, she never, I never, dreamed I would ever perform.”
At one point, Carol Burnett was insecure about her looks. She responded to her mother’s advice of “You can always write, no matter what you look like” by noting “God, that hurt!” in her memoir One More Time (1986). Carol is currently one of the famous personalities.
Carol Burnett has received awards including six Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and seven Golden Globe Awards. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015.
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Carol Burnett’s film roles include Pete ‘n’ Tillie (1972), The Front Page (1974), The Four Seasons (1981), Annie (1982), Noises Off (1992), and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6433 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 21, 1975.
Today, Carol Burnett appears less frequently but continues to make appearances, especially on TV.
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