name	Arrietty
director	Hiromasa Yonebayashi
producer	Toshio Suzuki
screenplay	Hayao MiyazakiKeiko Niwa
based on
starring	Mirai ShidaRyunosuke KamikiShinobu ŌtakeKeiko TakeshitaTatsuya FujiwaraTomokazu MiuraKirin Kiki
music	Cécile Corbel
cinematography	Atsushi Okui
editing	Keiko KadokawaRie MatsubaraHiromi SasakiTakeshi Seyama
studio	Studio Ghibli
distributor	Toho Walt Disney Pictures Studio Canal
released
runtime	94 minutes
country
language	Japanese
budget	¥2.3 billion(US$23 million)
gross	$145,372,909 }}

''Arrietty'' (titled in Japan and ''The Secret World of Arrietty'' in North America) is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, written by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa and produced by Studio Ghibli, based on Mary Norton's novel ''The Borrowers''. The film tells the story of Arrietty, a young Borrower, who lives under the floorboards of a typical household. She eventually befriends Sho, a human boy with a heart condition since birth, who is living with his great aunt, Sadako. When Sadako's maid, Haru, becomes suspicious of the floorboard's disturbance, Arrietty and her family must escape detection, even if it means leaving their beloved home. The film stars the voices of Mirai Shida as the titular character, Ryunosuke Kamiki as Sho, and Tatsuya Fujiwara as Spiller.

Ghibli announced the film in late 2009 with Yonebayashi making his directorial debut as the youngest director of a Ghibli film. Miyazaki supervised the production as a developing planner. The voice actors were approached in April 2010, and Cécile Corbel wrote the film's score as well as its theme song.

Released in Japan on July 17, 2010, ''Arrietty'' received very positive reviews, all of which praised the animation and music. It also became the highest grossing Japanese film at the Japanese box office for the year 2010, and has grossed over $145 million worldwide. The film also won the Animation of the Year award at the 34th Japan Academy Prize award ceremony. Two English language versions of the film were produced, a British dub produced by Studio Canal which was released in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2011, and an American dub released by Walt Disney Pictures in North America on February 17, 2012.

Plot

In Koganei, Tokyo, a boy named Sho (known as Shawn in the US dub) arrives at the house his mother lived in as a child, to live with his great aunt, Sadako (known as 'Jessica in the US dub). When Sho leaves the car, he sees a cat trying to attack Arrietty, a Borrower, but leaves after being attacked by a crow. Sho discovers Arrietty just as she returns home. Later, Arrietty's father, Pod, takes his daughter above the floorboards to show her how he gets sugar. Their first stop is the kitchen, then they walk within a wall to reach a dollhouse in Sho's bedroom, to get tissue, but Arrietty then gets spotted by Sho and accidentally drops the sugar cube out of surprise. Sho begs her not to leave. Even though Arrietty hesitates, she still leaves.

The next day, Sho leaves the dropped sugar cube beside an underground air vent where he first saw Arrietty. Pod warns Arrietty not to take it because their existence must be kept secret from humans, but his daughter sneaks out to visit Sho in his bedroom. She drops the sugar cube he left on the floor and he detects that she is there. She tells Sho to leave her family alone and that they do not need his help. She does not show him what she looks like. On her return, Arrietty is intercepted by her father. Realizing they have been detected, Pod and his wife, Homily decide that they must move out of the house. Sho learns from Sadako that some of his ancestors had seen Borrowers in this house, and they had the dollhouse made especially for the Borrowers, with working electric lights and ovens. The Borrowers had not been seen since, however, and the dollhouse stayed in Sho's room.

Pod returns injured from a borrowing mission and is being helped by Spiller, a Borrower boy he met on the way, who also informs them of some places the Borrowers could move to. While Pod is recovering, Sho uncovers the floorboards above the Borrower household, uproots their kitchen, and replaces it with the kitchen from the dollhouse as a display of kindness, in hopes the Borrowers would be more accepting of his knowledge of their existence. However, this causes the Borrowers to speed up the moving process.

After Pod recovers, he goes to explore some of the places Spiller suggested to them. Arrietty goes to say goodbye to Sho, but she discovers from Sho that the Borrowers are becoming extinct. Sho reveals he has had a heart condition since birth and will have an operation in a few days. The operation does not have a good chance of success. He believed that there is nothing he can do about it, saying that eventually every living thing dies. Arrietty convinces Sho that he will fight for the life he has now, even though everything dies.

Meanwhile Haru, Sadako's maid, notices the floorboards have been disturbed. Sadako is out and Sho is still in the garden speaking with Arrietty, when Haru unearths the Borrowers' house and catches Homily. Arrietty leaves Sho in the garden to see what has happened. Saddened by Arrietty's departure, Sho goes back inside the house and into his room. Haru locks the room and calls a pest removal company to smoke out the Borrowers and bring them to her alive. Cooperating with Sho, Arrietty stages a rescue attempt on Homily. Sadako returns soon after the pest removal company comes and tells them to leave. Haru and Sadako discover too late that the Borrowers are moving, and Sho has destroyed the remains.

The Borrowers stop for dinner during their move, and Sho's cat spots Arrietty. The cat brings Sho to Arrietty. He gives her a sugar cube, and tells her the Borrowers' fight for survival has given him hope to live through the operation, which will happen in two days' time. Arrietty gives Sho her "hair" clip and they go their separate ways. Arrietty, Pod, and Homily leave in a teapot with Spiller. Spiller gives Arrietty a red berry after she joins him on the teapot's top.

Cast

Mirai Shida as : A 14-year old borrower who lives with her parents under the floorboards of Shō's house. Arrietty was voiced by Saoirse Ronan in the United Kingdom dub and by Bridgit Mendler in the United States dub. Ryunosuke Kamiki as : A 12-year old human boy who becomes Arrietty's friend. He meets Arrietty in the house his mother was raised in, while awaiting heart surgery. Shō is based on "The Boy". Shō was voiced by Tom Holland in the United Kingdom dub and by David Henrie in the United States dub. Shinobu Ōtake as : Arrietty's mother who has a liking for luxury. Homily was voiced by Olivia Colman in the United Kingdom dub and by Amy Poehler in the United States dub. Keiko Takeshita as : Sadako is based on Great Aunt Sophy. Sadako was voiced by Phyllida Law in the United Kingdom dub and by Gracie Poletti in the United States dub. Tatsuya Fujiwara as : A tiny bow-wielding boy who helps Arrietty's family move. Spiller was voiced by Luke Allen-Gale in the United Kingdom dub and by Moisés Arias in the United States dub. Tomokazu Miura as : Arrietty's father who often borrows in order to provide for the family. Pod was voiced by Mark Strong in the United Kingdom dub and by Will Arnett in the United States dub. Kirin Kiki as : The caretaker of Sadako's home who is suspicous about the existence of 'little people'. Voiced by Geraldine McEwan in the United Kingdom dub and Carol Burnett in the United States dub.

Production

Development

On December 16, 2009, Studio Ghibli announced ''Karigurashi no Arrietty'' as their film for next year. This film is based on the novel ''The Borrowers'' by the British writer Mary Norton. The novel won the Carnegie Medal in 1953, and had already been adapted into three films and a TV series. Studio Ghibli founders Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki had been contemplating an adaptation of this novel for around 40 years.

The director of the film was announced as the animator Hiromasa Yonebayashi on the same day. Hiromasa Yonebayashi was one of the animators for the Studio Ghibli films ''Howl's Moving Castle'', ''Ponyo'', and ''Spirited Away''. He was also the reserve director for the film ''Tales from Earthsea''. Miyazaki was announced as the production planner for the film.

Casting

The Japanese voice cast of the film was announced on April 13, 2010. Actress Mirai Shida was cast as the voice of Arrietty. ''Arrietty'' was Shida's first voice acting role. In addition, Ryunosuke Kamiki, who has voiced characters in other Studio Ghibli films like ''Spirited Away'' and ''Howl's Moving Castle'', was cast as Sho. His most recent voice role was in the 2009 film ''Summer Wars''. Kamiki said that he "was very happy to meet up with the staff" he previously knew when he worked on other Studio Ghibli films.

Besides them, the film’s cast includes Tomokazu Miura, Shinobu Otake, Keiko Takeshita, and Kirin Kiki. The four actors have previous voice acting experience, but none of them have been in a Studio Ghibli film before. Miura and Otake were respectively cast as Arrietty's parents Pod and Homily. In addition, Takeshita voiced Sho's aunt and Kiki voiced one of the helpers in the human family.

On January 8, 2011, actress and singer Bridgit Mendler was cast as Arrietty for the film's North American release. Besides Mendler, the cast included Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, and David Henrie. The film had a different voice cast for the United Kingdom release, making it the first Ghibli film to have different voice actors for each of its English-language releases. The cast included Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Mark Strong, Olivia Colman, Phyllida Law, and Geraldine McEwan.

Music

The film score of ''Arrietty'' was composed by French (Bretonne) musician Cécile Corbel. Corbel also performed the film's theme song, "Arrietty's Song", in Japanese, English, French, German, and Italian.

Corbel became known to Ghibli filmmakers when she sent them a fan letter showing her appreciation of their films, together with a copy of her own album. After hearing the album of her music she had sent them, they thought they should collaborate with her for the music of this film. The song made its public debut in a presentation of the song by singer Corbel and percussionist Marco in Apple's store in Shibuya, Tokyo, on 8 August 2010.

Some of the Japanese theme songs for this film, including "Arrietty’s Song" was first released online through the iTunes Store, mora and Musico on December 19, 2009. Subsequently, the official album containing all of the theme songs of this film was released on July 14, 2010. The album's listing on the Oricon charts peaked at the 31st position. Separately, the song "Arrietty’s Song" was released as a singles album on April 7, 2010. This singles album peaked at the 18th position on the Oricon charts. In 2012, Bridgit Mendler performed a song titled "Summertime" for the film's North American release. The song was released on February 2, 2012.

Release

''Arrietty'' was first released in Japanese cinemas on July 17, 2010, by Japanese film distributor Toho. The film was officially released at a ceremony attended by the film's cast and Yonebayashi. Corbel performed the film's theme song at the event. In addition, Yonebayashi hinted that he wanted the film to beat the record of over 12 million audiences set by previous Studio Ghibli film, ''Ponyo''. The film was screened in 447 theaters throughout Japan during its debut weekend.

In the United Kingdom, the film was released on July 29, 2011 by Optimum Releasing. The film was released in the United States on February 17, 2012 by Walt Disney Pictures, with the title ''The Secret World of Arrietty''. The North American dub was directed by Gary Rydstrom, produced by Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy and written by Karey Kirkpatrick.

A screening of the North American release was held on January 21, 2012 in New York City. The film opened in least 1,522 screens during its general release, surpassing ''Ponyo'''s roughly 900 screens to be the largest yet for a Ghibli production in the country.

Home media

''Arrietty'' was released in both Blu-ray Disc and DVD formats within Japan. The DVD version of the film consists of two discs in the region 2 format. The Blu-ray version consists of a single disc in the Region A format. Both versions were released in Japan on June 17, 2011, and both contain English and Japanese subtitles.

StudioCanal (previously known as Optimum Releasing) released the movie on both region 2 DVD and region B Blu-Ray format in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2012. A DVD/Blu-Ray Double Play "Collector's Edition" was also released, featuring art cards.

The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 22, 2012 in the United States.

Reception

Box office

''Arrietty'' earned $19,004,825 in North America and $126,368,084 in other territories for a worldwide total of $145,372,909. It is the 4th highest-grossing anime film. It was also the 12th highest grossing film of 2012.

''Arrietty'' debuted at the first position in the Japanese box office. More than one million people went to see the film during its opening weekend. It grossed around 1.35 billion yen that weekend. Distributor Toho announced that as of August 5, 2010, the film managed to gross more than 3.5 billion yen and attracted more than 3.7 million viewers. According to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, ''Arrietty'' is the top grossing Japanese film in their box office for the year for 2010; it grossed approximately 9.25 billion yen ($110.0 million).

In France, the film was well received by the public. More than 100,000 people went to catch the film on its debut week in France, allowing the film to gross more than US$1.4 million that week. Overall, ticket sales for ''Arrietty, le petit monde des chapardeurs'' in France totaled just shy of 740,000 between its release on January 12, 2011, and March 1, 2011. In the United Kingdom, the film generated £76,000 ($120,232) in its first weekend.

In North America, ''Arri­etty'' opened on 1,522 theaters, a record for a Studio Ghibli film. The film opened in ninth place with $6.45 million during the 3-day President's Day weekend and went on to earn $8.68 million during the 4-day weekend. This was the largest opening ever for a Studio Ghibli film (beating ''Ponyo''s $3.6 million). The film also scored the best weekend per-theater average in North America for the studio ($4,235 against ''Ponyo''s $3,868). ''Arrietty'' closed in theaters on April 20, 2012 with $18.7 million, becoming the 32nd highest-grossing film in North America. In total earnings, its highest grossing countries outside Japan and North America were France ($7.01 million), South Korea ($6.86 million) and Hong Kong ($1.75 million).

Critical reception

''Arrietty'' has received very positive reviews from film critics. As of May 2012, 94% of the 115 reviewers selected by the review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, have given the film positive reviews, certifying it "Fresh" with an average rating of 7.6 out of 10. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score, rated the film 80 out of 100 based on 27 reviews.

Cristoph Mark of ''The Daily Yomiuri'' praised the film, saying that the film is "likely a perennial favorite among children". He particularly liked the film effects, which he described as "Drops of water loom large and drip like syrup; the ticking of a clock reverberates through the floor and the theater's speakers; tissue paper is large and stiff...", adding that these effects gives the audience "a glimpse into their own world, but from a different perspective". Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' gave the film a rating of four out of five stars, and said that the film "speaks straight to the heart and imagination of [everyone]." Schilling also praised the film's animation, saying that [Studio Ghibli animators] are past masters at creating the illusion of presence and depth without [3-D effects]. However, he also said that some scenes in the film "threatens to devolve into the sappy, the preachy, and the slapsticky" but noted that these scenes were "mercifully brief".

Steve Rose, the reviewer for ''The Guardian'' gave the film four out of five stars and praised the film, describing it as "a gentle and entrancing tale, deeper and richer than more instantly gratifying fare." Rose also described the film as "the slow food of the animation world," however, he did note that this film "doesn't match previous hits such as ''Spirited Away'' or ''Princess Mononoke'' in terms of epic scale or adult appeal", even though it bears many of their hallmarks: bright, detailed animation..." Deborah Young of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' gave a positive review of the film. She said that the film "remains essentially a film for children". Young later went on to say that the relationship with Sho and Arrietty "touches the heartstrings with gentle yearning", and praised Yonebayashi for its direction. In the opening remarks made by David Gritten of ''The Telegraph'', he said that the film was "ravishingly colourful and textured". He also praised the animation, saying that "animation doesn’t get better than Arrietty." Gritten gave the film a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars. In his review for Special Broadcasting Service, Don Groves gave a mixed review of the film and said that ''Arrietty'' was a "very slender, minor work." Groves also criticized the film's storyline, calling it a "a gentle, humourless, uncomplicated tale of friendship in an alien environment." However, he praised the voice acting as "generally is as professional as [one would] expect." Groves gave the film a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 stars.

Zac Bertschy of Anime News Network gave the North American version of ''Arrietty'' an overall grade of "B". Bertschy praised the voice acting in the film and also praised the intricate details of the film's backgrounds, but said that "there isn't more going on here, even when it comes to the film's basic story", however, he later went on to say that it is "foolish to deny the simple, warm, and familiar pleasures of Arrietty's world". Leslie Felperin of ''Variety'' praised the film as "old school, mostly in a good way." She also praised the film for its animation, as well as Yonebayashi's direction. Felperin noted however, that the film lacked its "approach to storytelling that made Studio Ghibli's other [films] so compelling." Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' praised the film for its hand-drawn animation and Yonebayashi's direction. Dargis later went on to say that the film has "a way of taking [the audience] where [they] may not expect." Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' described the film as "beautiful, gentle and pure". Turan also praised the detail and animation in the film, as well as its storyline. He also praised Karey Kirkpatrick and Gary Rydstrom for their adaptation of the film, as well as their casting decisions for the British and North American versions. Lisa Schwarzbaum, the reviewer for ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave the film a "B+" and praised ''Arrietty'' for its animation. Schwarzbaum later went on to say that the result is a "dreamy, soft-edge hybrid, equally interested in observing raindrops and the worries of a race of minuscule beings [the Borrowers]."

Accolades

! Year	! Award	! Category	! Result	! Recipient
2011				''The Borrower Arrietty''

Merchandise

Comics

''Arrietty'' was adapted into a Japanese manga series. This manga adaptation was first published by Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. within Japan, and was released in four separate volumes. Viz Media released the English version of this manga adaptation of the film within North America in January 2012.

Volume list

References

External links

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title	The Secret World
developer	Funcom
publisher	FuncomElectronic Arts
designer	Ragnar TørnquistMartin Bruusgaard
platforms	Microsoft Windows
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''The Secret World'' (formerly known under the working titles ''Cabal'' and ''The World Online'') is an upcoming MMORPG from developer Funcom (makers of ''Anarchy Online'' and ''Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures''), the development of which has been officially confirmed on March 6, 2007. The final title of the project was confirmed on May 11, 2007. Ragnar Tørnquist is the creative director of the game.

Gameplay

After announcing the development of ''The Secret World'', Funcom project director Jørgen Tharaldsen informed the press that the game uses the same engine as ''Age of Conan''. According to Funcom, the game will blend elements of MMO gameplay with alternate reality gaming and social networking.

At GDC 2009, Tørnquist gave an interview to GameSpot regarding ''TSW'', revealing more about its gameplay. There will be neither levels, nor classes in the game; instead, the character building will be skill-based. This way, the developers plan to avoid level grinding, allowing new players to join the game more easily. The player characters will be customizable to a large degree, particularly in their choice of clothing (except in PvP, where players must wear faction-specific uniforms), weapons (which range from shotguns to swords and can be customized and upgraded), and the supernatural powers they acquire. Combat against computer-controlled monsters will be one of the game's central points and will require more of player's attention than contemporary MMORPGs. The players will be able to form teams to fight together but in an earlier blog posting, Tørnquist assured that the game can also be played in single-player mode, should a player choose not to play with a group. According to him, the game is story-driven and there will be an overarching linear plot, as well as numerous side-quests, ranging from investigation to sabotage and hunting, since diversity of the gameplay will be another central point.

In an interview to GameSpot at the 2009 Penny Arcade Expo, Tørnquist and the lead designer Martin Bruusgaard revealed which playable factions ("secret societies") will be available in the game. These are: the London-based Templars, pious zealots "who would burn an entire village down to get their hands on one demon"; the New York City-based Illuminati, Machiavellian pragmatists who "believe that it's a tough world where only the strongest will survive"; and the Seoul-based "Dragon", who take a neutral stance between the other two and are "all about deceiving, orchestrating chaos, and waiting patiently for its time". A personality test to determine the players' inclination towards one of the factions was made available on the official ''TSW'' website soon after the reveal. It will be impossible to change factions without creating a new character. Additionally, players will be able to create their own guilds, known as "cabals" in-game, affiliated with one of the main factions. All players' actions in the game will contribute to their ranking in their respective guilds and factions. The same interview revealed that PvP areas of the game will be located in the region called Agartha inside the hollow Earth, where the players will fight for the invaluable resource known as "anima". This idea was dropped during closed beta as they decided it wasn't entertaining enough. Large scale PvP has later been revealed to take place in big persistent warzones. There are also small minigames in iconic locations such as Shambhala, El Dorado, and Stonehenge.

Story

The game will feature an original setting created by Funcom, with contemporary elements as well as "magic, myths, conspiracies and dark horrors." Contrary to rumors spawned by the game's second working title, it has nothing to do with, nor is it inspired by, the .hack franchise and its setting. Tørnquist debunked several rumors surrounding ''The Secret World'', stating that "there are no aliens or sci-fi elements" in it. He also denied any connection of ''TSW'' to ''The Longest Journey''.

At GDC 2009, Tørnquist revealed more about the setting and the story. He stressed that the game is set in the "modern day real world" but also incorporates pieces of ancient mythologies, real and false history, urban legends, and pop culture, and ties them into an original back-story. The latter is said to go back in time for 100 million years and encompass long extinct ancient civilizations. The players will assume the roles of supernatural heroes who participate in a "future war between good and evil", fighting dark monsters that threaten the modern world. Tørnquist identified the genre of the story as dark fantasy, mentioning vampires, demons, and zombies. The players will be free to travel across different locations of the world (both real, like London, New York and Seoul, and mythical, e.g. Agartha, the legendary city located within Hollow Earth) and even in time, to pursue the overall plot and investigate new mysteries in connection to the dark invasion. The overall plot will have a conclusion but the designers also leave room for future expansions.

Production

The pre-production of the game originally known as ''Cabal'' (and ''The Entire World Online'' in the earliest concepts) started in 2002, but in mid-2003, most of the working team was transferred to the development of ''Dreamfall''. ''Cabal'' was to be set in the same universe as the later ''The Secret World'' but in the 1920s instead of the contemporary period, with H. P. Lovecraft's works and the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise being major inspirations. The idea of setting the game in the 1920s was scrapped after lengthy discussions, in order to make the game more accessible for modern players.

The work on ''The Secret World'' was resumed in 2006, after ''Dreamfall'' shipped, with many of the latter's designers (including Ragnar Tørnquist) playing key roles in the former's development. ''TSW'' is being produced at the Funcom studios in Oslo, Montreal and Beijing. In August 2008, it was stated that the development team consisted of people previously involved in the development of ''Dreamfall'', ''Anarchy Online'', ''Age of Conan'', ''EverQuest II'', and ''The Longest Journey''. In November Funcom stated that 70 people were working on the project. ''The Secret World'' uses the proprietary DreamWorld Engine.

On September 29, 2009, Funcom announced a reduction of 20% of its staff, resulting in "significant delay" for the release of ''The Secret World''.

On January 10, 2011, Electronic Arts announced that it will co-publish ''The Secret World'' with Funcom. Funcom told VG247 that they were "leaving [their] options open" in regards to the 360 version.

On August 30, 2011, beta testing sign-up became available.

Marketing

The first promotional material appeared on May 8, 2007, when a picture was leaked into the internet, containing a poem, a Knights Templar seal, and several sentences in Spanish, Norwegian, French, German and Hebrew. When solved, the poem led to a series of internet pages, one of them with a riddle, and, eventually, to the newly created official forum.

The websites lead to a Flash page with a countdown timer that uses Eastern Arabic numerals instead of Arabic numbers. The timer will presumably reach zero on 12:00 AM on December 21, 2012, adjusted for the location of Funcom headquarters. This date will see the end of the Mayan calendar cycle which is notable in Maya mythology. Since then, a massive alternate reality game has been established in the forums.

Over the years Funcom has hosted several ARG's such as: Two lines twine, The Dark Places and most recently CoV System Malfunction. The ARG's were created using: Twitter, Flickr, 8-tracks, Wikidot and several websites created by Funcom such as the Kingsmouth website and the official game forums.

A first teaser trailer featuring the Dragon faction has been released on April 7, 2009, during the GDC 2009. A second teaser featuring the Templar faction has been released on September 4, 2009. Then, a teaser presenting the fictive town of Kingsmouth was released on February 2, 2010. On March 23, 2010 (i.e. 10 days after the GDC 2010 of San Francisco, CA), a short teaser was released, showing some extremely brief in-game sequences and announcing the release of a bigger teaser on March 25, 2010. This last one showed some fights in Kingsmouth. Most available teasers can be viewed on the game's homepage, however, Gamespot's interviews with Ragnar Tørnquist, on the various factions within the game, included scenes from teaser trailers.

In 2011, Funcom announced that a Facebook app called ''The Secret War'' was being created. The first stage, asking players to choose their faction, aired on August 30, 2011 along with the long awaited beta sign-up for the actual game. As of April of 2012, ''The Secret War'' is active. Players can earn the chance for a guaranteed slot in the beta as well as a trip to Montreal, Canada to play the game. Actions in ''The Secret War'' gain special items to be used with characters at game launch.

On February 21st, 2012, Funcom announced that the ''The Secret World'' will release on June 19th. The company also revealed that over 750,000 gamers had applied to beta-test the game, significantly higher than for their previous MMO, ''Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures''.

Funcom also had a panel advertising "The Secret World" at PAX East 2012. People could play a beta test of "The Secret World."

References

External links

Official "The Secret World" website

Dark Demons Cry Gaia, official "The Secret World" forums

Twitter: Official, Official TSW Twitter account

The Secret World's wiki

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name	Bridgit'' Mendler
background	solo_singer
birth name	Bridgit Claire Mendler
birth date	December 18, 1992
birth place	Washington, D.C.,United States
origin	Mill Valley, California,United States
years active	2004–present
genre	Pop, pop rock, soul
occupation	Actress, musician, singer, songwriter
instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano
years active	2004–present
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Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American actress, singer, musician and songwriter. She currently stars as Teddy Duncan on the Disney Channel Original Series ''Good Luck Charlie'' and starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Lemonade Mouth''. She had a recurring role as Juliet van Heusen on ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' and has also appeared in the films ''Labor Pains'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'', ''The Clique'' and ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2''. She has signed with Hollywood Records, which plans to release her debut studio album in June/July 2012. She will be releasing her first single of her debut album, "Ready or Not" in June 2012.

Early life

Mendler was born in Washington, D.C. and attended Lafayette Elementary School. She then moved with her family to the San Francisco area town of Mill Valley at age eight. It was there where she first expressed interest in acting and began working in plays. She became the youngest performer in the San Francisco Fringe Festival.

Career

2006–10: Early work and ''Good Luck Charlie''

Mendler had a San Francisco agent when she was 11 years old. When she was thirteen, she began working in the Los Angeles market, landing her first L.A. role in the soap opera ''General Hospital'' in 2006. In that same year, she provided the voice of Thorn in the video game, ''Bone: The Great Cow Race''. In 2007, Mendler played the role of Pamela Jones in the film ''Alice Upside Down'' and in 2008, Mendler played the role of Kristen Gregory in the film ''The Clique''.

In 2009, she guest starred as Nick Jonas's love interest on the series premiere of ''Jonas''. That same year, she co-starred with Lindsay Lohan in the film ''Labor Pains''. She has also guest-starred in nine episodes of ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' as Juliet Van Heusen, a vampire that Justin Russo (David Henrie) falls in love with. In the same year, She was in the film ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''. She starred in the Disney Channel Original Series, ''Good Luck Charlie'', which premiered on April 4, 2010.

In 2010, Mendler's credits as a singer include the theme song for ''Good Luck Charlie'', entitled "Hang in There Baby". She also sang a cover of "When She Loved Me" from ''Toy Story 2'' for the ''DisneyMania 7'' album. She recorded a song for the Disney film ''Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue'', called "How to Believe". In late 2010, Mendler wrote and performed the song "This Is My Paradise" for the motion picture ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2''. It premiered on the Disney Channel on December 19, 2010.

2011–present: ''Lemonade Mouth'' and first studio album

In 2011, she starred as Olivia White, the lead role in the Disney Channel Original Movie, ''Lemonade Mouth''. She also starred as Teddy Duncan in the Disney Channel Original Movie, ''Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!''. In the same year, she appeared in ''Disney's Friends for Change Games'' (where she was the Yellow Team captain), ''So Random!'' (where she performed with Lemonade Mouth and participated in sketches), ''PrankStars'' and ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' (where she made a cameo appearance with her ''Good Luck Charlie'' co-star Bradley Steven Perry).

Mendler performed songs in the film ''Lemonade Mouth'', in which she played the lead singer in a high school band. Her first single, "Somebody" debuted and peaked at number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and sold 6,000 copies in the first week in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her second single, "Determinate" peaked at number 51 in US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and charting in 2 more countries. Songs from the film, include "Somebody", "Determinate", and "Livin on a High Wire", were played on Radio Disney. The soundtrack to the film, which heavily features the fictional band with Mendler on lead vocals peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. In 2011, she co-wrote and sang the ''Disney's Friends for Change Games'' anthem called "We Can Change the World". On August 21, 2011, Mendler was presented at The Fair at the PNE in Vancouver, Canada, and sang an original song titled, "Talk to Me". She also sang a duet with Shane Harper two songs "One Step Closer" and "Wait for Me", and performed a cover of the song "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King. Mendler co-wrote and performed the song "I'm Gonna Run to You", which is featured in the film ''Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!''. The song was released on iTunes on November 12, 2011.

In 2012, she guest starred in the television series, ''House''. She provided the voice of Arrietty in ''The Secret World of Arrietty''. Mendler played the role of Shane Harper's girlfriend in the music video, "Rocketship". She sang a song called "Summertime" for the movie, ''The Secret World of Arrietty''. The song was released on February 2, 2012. As of March 31, 2011, Mendler was signed with Hollywood Records, which plans to release her debut studio album in Spring 2012. Mendler confirmed that her first studio album will be released on June/July 2012. Mendler will be releasing her first single of her debut album, "Ready or Not" in June 2012.

Filmography

+Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2004	''The Legend of Buddha''	Lucy	Bollywood film; animated
2007	''Alice Upside Down''	Pamela Jones	Main role; direct-to-DVD film
2008		Kristen Gregory	Main role; direct-to-DVD film
2009	''Labor Pains''	Emma Clayhill	Main role; made-for-TV film
2009	''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''	Becca Kingston	Main role; theatrical film
2011	''Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2''	Appoline	Voice-over; direct-to-DVD film Walt Disney Movie
2011		Olivia White
2011	''Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!''	Teddy Duncan	Lead role; Disney Channel Original Movie
2012		Arrietty	Lead role; animated Japanese film (U.S. Disney version)

+Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2006	''General Hospital''		1 episode
2009		Penny	"Wrong Song" (season 1: episode 1)
2009 to 2012	''Wizards of Waverly Place	Juliet van Heusen	Recurring role; 11 episodes
2010 to present	''Good Luck Charlie''	Teddy Duncan	Lead role; Disney Channel Original Series
2011	''Disney's Friends for Change Games''	Herself	Yellow Team Captain
2011	''So Random!''	Herself	"Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks and Hayley Kiyoko" (season 1: episode 16)
2011	''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''	Herself	"The Walker Family" (season 9: episode 9)
2011	''PrankStars''	Herself	"Secret Agent" (season 1: episode 6)
2012		Callie Rogers

+Other
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2006	''Bone: The Great Cow Race''	Thorn	Video game; voice role
2012	"Rocketship"	Shane Harper's girlfriend	Shane Harper music video

Discography

Awards and nominations

TV Breakout Star Female Popstar Female Newcomer J-14 Magazine J-14's Teen Icon Awards 2012 Kids' Choice AwardsCommon Sense Media33rd Young Artist Awards

Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result
2010	Teen Choice Awards	|	''Good Luck Charlie''
2010	Magazine	|	Herself
2010	J-14's Teen Icon Awards ||	Icon of Tomorrow	Herself
2011	|	Iconic TV Actress	''Good Luck Charlie''
2012	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ||	Favorite TV Actress	''Good Luck Charlie''
2012	Common Sense Media Awards ||	Role Model of the Year	Herself
2012	Young Artist Awards ||	Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21	''Wizards of Waverly Place''

References

External links

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name	Amy Poehler
birthname	Amy Meredith Poehler
birth date	September 16, 1971
birth place	Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
occupation	Actress, comedian, writer, producer
yearsactive	1995–present
spouse	Will Arnett (2003–present; 2 children)
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Amy Meredith Poehler (born September 16, 1971) is an American actress, comedienne, producer and writer. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film ''Mean Girls'' with Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in ''Baby Mama'' in 2008. She is currently the lead of NBC's comedy ''Parks and Recreation''. She has been nominated twice for both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on ''Saturday Night Live'', and for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in ''Parks & Recreation''. For the latter series she also received a 2012 Golden Globe Award nomination.

Early life

Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and grew up in Burlington, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Eileen Frances (née Milmore) and William Grinstead Poehler, both teachers. She is a distant cousin of author Stephen King and U.S. senator Scott Brown, through shared New England ancestry. Poehler was raised Catholic.

A 1993 graduate of Boston College, Poehler was a member of America's oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, "My Mother's Fleabag." After graduating from college, Poehler moved to Chicago, where she studied improvisational theatre at Second City, with friend and future co-star Tina Fey. She also studied with Del Close at ImprovOlympic, going on to become part of the touring company as well as teaching classes at IO.

Career

''Upright Citizens Brigade''

During her time at Second City and Improv Olympic in Chicago, Poehler studied under Del Close and Charna Halpern along with Matt Besser, where they were part of the original improv team called the Upright Citizens Brigade. While the group initially consisted of many members (including Horatio Sanz, Adam McKay, Rick Roman, and Neil Flynn), Poehler quickly became part of the group along with Matt Walsh. The two, along with Besser and Ian Roberts, performed sketch and improv around Chicago before moving to New York in 1996. Immediately after moving to New York, the group quickly scored a TV gig, appearing as sketch regulars on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''.

In 1998, Comedy Central debuted the group's eponymous half-hour sketch comedy series. During the show's second season, the group opened an Improv theatre and training center in New York City at 161 W. 22nd Street, occupying the space of a former strip club. The UCB theatre held shows seven nights a week in addition to offering classes in sketch comedy writing and improv.

In the summer of 2000, Comedy Central canceled the ''Upright Citizens Brigade'' program after its third season, though the UCB Theatre continues to operate. The foursome continue to work together in many projects, and frequently perform together in live improv shows at their comedy theatres in NY and LA.

''Saturday Night Live''

Poehler joined the cast of ''SNL'' during the 2001–02 season, her debut episode being the first one produced after the 9/11 attacks – with host Reese Witherspoon, musical guest Alicia Keys, and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as a special guest. Poehler was promoted from featured player to full cast member in her first season on the show, making her only the third person to have earned this distinction (after Harry Shearer and Eddie Murphy).

Beginning with the 2004–05 season, she co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Tina Fey, replacing the newly departed Jimmy Fallon. In a ''TV Guide'' interview, Fey said that with Poehler co-anchoring, there now is "double the sexual tension." When Fey left after the 2005–06 season to devote time to the sitcom she created, ''30 Rock'', Seth Meyers joined Poehler at the anchor desk. Poehler was nominated for a 2008 ''Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series'', the first ''SNL'' cast member recognized in this category. She was heavily favored to win by many critics, but ultimately lost to Jean Smart. She was nominated once again in 2009, but lost to Kristin Chenoweth. On September 13, 2008, the ''SNL'' season premiere opened with Fey and Poehler as Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton, respectively, performing a "joint political campaign spot."

It was officially announced on September 16, 2008 that Poehler would be leaving ''SNL'' in October due to the birth of her child. On the October 25, 2008 episode, it was announced by "Weekend Update" co-anchor Seth Meyers, who anchored the segment alone, "Amy Poehler is not here because she is having a baby", to wild applause from the audience. At the end of "Weekend Update", special guest Maya Rudolph and current cast member Kenan Thompson sang a custom rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" for Poehler, changing the words: "We love you Amy, and we just can't wait to meet your baby!" Meyers signed off: "For Weekend Update, I'm Seth Meyers — we love you Amy!" Poehler returned to the show on November 3, 2008, during the "''SNL'' Presidential Bash '08", "hosting" as Hillary Clinton. The Bash was pre-taped from scenes shot between September and October. Her return to ''SNL'' after her pregnancy was on December 6, 2008, where she stayed for two weeks. During "Weekend Update", on December 13, she thanked her family, friends, and fans for the continued support and announced that it would be her last show. On April 18, 2009, a ''Saturday Night Live'' special, "The Best of Amy Poehler", aired. Poehler returned for "Weekend Update" (signing off with "...and he's Seth Meyers") and joined the "chorus" for Will Ferrell's "Goodnight Saigon" (along with the ''SNL'' cast and Tom Hanks, Maya Rudolph, Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Anne Hathaway, and Green Day) on the ''SNL'' season finale on May 16, 2009.

Poehler returned to the "Weekend Update" desk in the fall of 2009 with Meyers, for two "WU" Thursday episodes, which led directly into ''Parks and Recreation''. Poehler also returned to ''Saturday Night Live'' for a special Mother's Day episode on May 8, 2010, hosted by Betty White.

Poehler returned to ''Saturday Night Live'' on September 25, 2010 to host the Season 36 opening episode with performer Katy Perry. She returned once again for the ''Saturday Night Live'' special, "The Women of ''SNL''". The special aired on November 1, 2010. Between the time she left and the time she hosted, she also returned several times to join Seth Meyers in their "Really!?! With Seth and Amy" segment on Weekend Update. The "Really!?!" segment has aired since with Meyers speaking doing the segment alone, although he was once accompanied by special guest Kermit the Frog. Poehler appeared as a guest in the December 18, 2011 Jimmy-Fallon-hosted episode, starring in the opening sketch and a Weekend Update joke-off with Fallon, Meyers and Tina Fey. She appeared once again on the February 18, 2012 Maya Rudolph-hosted episode, reprising her role as Betty Caruso in the Bronx Beat sketch (with co-host Maya Rudolph), co-anchoring Weekend Update as well as a segment of "Really!?! With Seth and Amy", and appearing briefly as Hillary Clinton at the end of the "The Obama Show" sketch.

''Parks and Recreation''

In July 2008, ''Variety'' reported that Poehler was in final negotiations to star in a series by writers Greg Daniels and Mike Schur, set to air on Thursdays before ''The Office'', starting January 2009 on NBC. On July 21, 2008, NBC officially announced Poehler's new series, ''Parks and Recreation'', saying the project would not be a direct spin-off of ''The Office'', as previously speculated.

Poehler joined an ensemble cast including Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Paul Schneider, Nick Offerman, and starting with the third season, Adam Scott, and Rob Lowe. Poehler plays Deputy Director of the Parks Department, [Leslie Knope], in the fictional city of Pawnee, Indiana. After a rough first season, the show's second season and third season have been well received by critics, and Poehler received an Emmy nomination for her role. NBC has since renewed ''Parks and Recreation'' for a fourth season. Poehler was featured in ''The Advocate'' for her role in the show.

Amy Poehler has also written three episodes of the series, the first being ''Telethon'' in season 2, which was the episode Poehler sent in as her Emmy Awards submission in 2010. The second one is the episode entitled ''The Fight'', which aired on May 12, 2011. She both wrote and directed the 4th season episode "The Debate".

Poehler was once again nominated for an Emmy Award - Oustanding Actress in a Comedy in 2011. She sent the episode ''Flu Season'' as her submission.

Film career and other work

Poehler has appeared in the films ''Wet Hot American Summer'', ''Mean Girls'', ''Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'', ''Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny'', ''Blades of Glory'', ''Envy'', ''Shrek the Third'', ''Mr. Woodcock'', and ''Hamlet 2''. She is producing a digital series with two of her friends, Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, ''Smart Girls at the Party'', available through ON Networks. The show is focused on interviews with young women who are "changing the world by being themselves". The first season of 'Smart Girls at the Party' premiered online November 17, 2008, with Mattel's Barbie signed on as the lead sponsor. Smart Girls at the Party is returning to production in 2012 as part of Google's 100 Channel YouTube initiative to create new content. The new Smart Girls at the Party YouTube Channel will go live on July 2, 2012 and include new episodes of Smart Girls at the Party along with additional shows by Amy, Meredith, and Amy.

She appeared in various comedy segments on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', often playing her recurring role as Andy Richter's little sister Stacy, and as a recurring character in two episodes of the college dramedy ''Undeclared''. She appears in the film ''Southland Tales'', which premiered on May 21, 2006 at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, she appeared in ''Horton Hears a Who!'', ''Hamlet 2'', ''Baby Mama'', and ''Spring Breakdown''. She has also co-created an animated series for Nickelodeon called ''The Mighty B!'', about Bessie Higgenbottom, a "sweet, merit-badge-obsessed girl scout", to which she lends her vocal talents. In 2009, Poehler earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Series.

In 2011 Poehler received the honor of being named one of TIME magazine's "100 most influential people in the world". She also delivered the Class Day address to Harvard University's class of 2011.

Personal life

Poehler married Will Arnett of the Fox comedy ''Arrested Development'' on August 29, 2003, and had a recurring role in the series as the nameless wife of Arnett's character George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II. Poehler and Arnett also played a quasi-incestuous brother-sister ice skating team in the 2007 film ''Blades of Glory'', and appeared together in ''Horton Hears a Who!'', ''On Broadway'', ''Spring Breakdown'', and ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', along with Arnett having a guest appearance on Poehler's NBC comedy ''Parks and Recreation'' and both did voice acting on The Secret World of Arrietty. On October 25, 2008, Poehler gave birth to her first child, son Archibald William Emerson "Archie" Arnett, just hours before the ''Saturday Night Live'' telecast. Poehler gave birth to her second son, Abel James Arnett, on August 6, 2010. She is a supporter of Planned Parenthood.

Filmography

1996–2000 ''Spin City'' ''Upright Citizens Brigade'' ''Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' ''Saturday Night Live'' ''Wet Hot American Summer'' Undeclared ''Martin & Orloff'' ''Mean Girls'' ''Arrested Development (TV series) ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' ''Southland Tales'' ''The Ex (2007 film) ''Hamlet 2'' ''The Mighty B!'' ''Spring Breakdown'' ''Parks and Recreation'' ''Megamind''

Year	! Film and TV	! Role	! Notes
	|	''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''	Stacy (Andy's little sister)/ Various sketch roles	Regular
	1998	|	Susan	Episode 22, Season 2
1998–2000	|	Colby/ Various characters	Main Role
1999	|	Ruth
2001–2008	|	Herself/ Various characters	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series>Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2008 and 2009) 138 shows as cast member.
2001	|	Susie
2001–02	|	Hillary
	2002	|	Patty
rowspan="2"	2004	|	Mrs. George
''Envy (2004 film)	Envy''	Natalie Vanderpark
2004–05	Arrested Development ||	List of recurring Arrested Development characters#Wife of Gob>Wife of Gob	Recurring, 5 episodes
rowspan="3"	2005	|	Gramma (voice)	"Have You Seen This Snail?"
''The Simpsons''	Jenda (voice)
''Sesame Street''	Herself
rowspan="3"	2006	|	Veronica Mung / Dream
''Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny''	Truck Stop Waitress
''Man of the Year (2006 film)	Man of the Year''	Herself
rowspan="6"	2007	The Ex'' ||	Carol Lane
''Blades of Glory''	Fairchild Van Waldenberg
''Shrek the Third''	Snow White (Shrek)>Snow White
''Mr. Woodcock''	Maggie Hoffman
''Shortcut to Happiness''	Molly Gilchrest
''Wild Girls Gone''	Doreen
rowspan="3"	2008	|	Cricket Feldstein
''Horton Hears a Who	(film)	Horton Hears a Who!''	Sally O'Malley	Voice
''Baby Mama (film)	Baby Mama''	Angie Ostrowski
2008–2011	|	Bessie Higgenbottom (voice)	Nominated – Daytime Emmy>Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (2009 and 2010)
rowspan="3"	2009	|	Gayle
''Monsters vs. Aliens''
''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''	Eleanor
2009–present	|	Leslie Knope	Nominated – Emmy Award>Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2010, 2011)Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2011)
2010	|	Linda Prickles	Voice
rowspan="3"	2011	Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil'' >
''Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked''	Eleanor
''Freak Dance: The Movie''	Cocolonia's Mother
rowspan="2"	2012	''The Secret World of Arrietty''	Homily
''30 Rock''	Young Liz Lemon (Flashback)
2013	''A.C.O.D.''	Sondra

Notable characters on ''SNL''

Amber, a one-legged hypoglycemic reality show contestant.

Betty Caruso, Bronx Beat co-host (opposite Maya Rudolph).

Kaitlin, the excitable preteen titular character of Kaitlin and Rick (opposite Horatio Sanz).

Netti Bo Dance, a frequent patient at the Appalachian Emergency Room.

Sally Needler, half of The Needlers, "the couple that should be divorced" (opposite Seth Meyers).

Zoe Anderton, the pun loving, David Beckham-obsessed Spy Glass co-host (opposite Seth Meyers).

Impressions

Poehler has impersonated Dakota Fanning, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barbara Boxer, Sharon Osbourne, Britney Spears, Paula Abdul, Rosie O'Donnell, Kelly Ripa, Ann Coulter, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Sharon Stone, Nancy Grace, Michael Jackson, Lindsay Lohan, Christian Siriano, Peter Ostrum, David Spade, Mr. Six, Tonya Harding, Dennis Kucinich, Fergie, Judy Garland, J. K. Rowling, Kim Jong-il, Jenna Bush, Katie Couric, Tinker Bell, and Rosie Perez.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2005	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian	''Saturday Night Live''
2006	Prism Award	Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series	''Saturday Night Live''
2008	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	''Saturday Night Live''
	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	''The Mighty B!''
Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	''Saturday Night Live''
		''Baby Mama''
Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian	''Saturday Night Live''
	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	''The Mighty B!''
Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
People's Choice Award	Favorite TV Comedy Actress	''Parks and Recreation''
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
TCA Awards	Individual Achievement in Comedy	''Parks and Recreation''
Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
Satellite Award	Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical	''Parks and Recreation''
	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical	''Parks and Recreation''
Writers Guild of America Award	Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
Producers Guild of America Award	Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
	Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
Best Comedy Actress	''Parks and Recreation''

References

External links

in 2009

Amy Poehler named one of ''Men's Vogue's'' 2008 Visionaries

TODAY talent are on People magazine annual list of 100, led by Applegate

Amy Poehler at Emmys.com

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name	Carol Burnett
birth name	Carol Creighton Burnett
birth date	April 26, 1933
birth place	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
medium	Stand-up, television, film, music, dancing
occupation	Actress, comedian, singer, dancer, writer
genre	Sketch comedy, satire
years active	1955–present
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Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she made her television debut. After successful appearances on ''The Garry Moore Show'', Burnett 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 which combined comedy sketches, song, and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many characters during the show's television run.

Early life

Burnett was born in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Ina Louise (née Creighton), a publicity writer for movie studios, and Joseph Thomas Burnett, a movie theater manager. Both of her parents suffered from alcoholism, and at a young age she was left with her grandmother, Mabel Eudora White. Her parents divorced in the late 1930s, and Burnett and her grandmother moved to an apartment near her mother’s in an impoverished area of Hollywood. There, they stayed in a boarding house with her younger half-sister Chrissy.

When Burnett was in the second grade, she briefly invented an imaginary twin sister named Karen, with Shirley Temple-like dimples. Motivated to further the pretense, Burnett recalled fondly that she "fooled the other boarders in the rooming house where we lived by frantically switching clothes and dashing in and out of the house by the fire escape and the front door. Then I became exhausted and Karen mysteriously vanished."

For a while, she worked as an usherette at what is now the Hollywood Pacific Theatre (the forecourt of which is now the location of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; see the section in the theatre's article for more information). After graduating from Hollywood High School in 1951, Burnett won a scholarship to UCLA, where she initially planned on studying journalism. During her first year of college, Burnett switched her focus to theater arts and English, with the goal of becoming a playwright. She found she had to take an acting course to enter the playwright program; "I wasn't really ready to do the acting thing, but I had no choice." She followed a sudden impulse in her first performance; "Don't ask me why, but when we were in front of the audience, I suddenly decided I was going to stretch out all my words and my first line came out 'I'm baaaaaaaack!'" The audience response moved her deeply:

They laughed and it felt great. All of a sudden, after so much coldness and emptiness in my life, I knew the sensation of all that warmth wrapping around me. I had always been a quiet, shy, sad sort of girl and then everything changed for me. You spend the rest of your life hoping you'll hear a laugh that great again.

During this time, Burnett performed in several university productions, garnering recognition for her comedic and musical abilities. Her mother disapproved of her acting ambitions:

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.

The young Burnett, always insecure about her looks, described her reaction to her mother's advice of "You can always write, no matter what you look like", in her 1986 memoir ''One More Time'': "God, that hurt!"

In 1954, during her junior year, a professor invited Burnett and some other students to perform at a black-tie party. A man and his wife approached her afterward, as she was putting cookies in her purse to take home to her grandmother. Instead of reprimanding her, the man complimented Burnett's performance and asked about her future plans. When he discovered that she wanted to go try her luck with musical comedy in New York, but did not have enough money, he offered her and her boyfriend Don Saroyan each a $1000 interest-free loan on the spot. The conditions were that it was to be paid back in five years, his name was never to be revealed, and if she became a success, she would help others attain their dreams. Burnett took him up on his offer. She and Saroyan left college and moved to New York to pursue acting careers. That same year, Burnett's father died of causes related to his alcoholism.

Career

Early career

After spending her first year in New York working as a hat-check girl and failing to land acting jobs, Burnett along with other girls living at The Rehearsal Club, a boarding house for women seriously pursuing an acting career, put on The Rehearsal Club Revue on March 3, 1955. They mailed invitations to agents, who showed up along with stars like Celeste Holm and Marlene Dietrich, and this opened doors for several of the girls. Burnett was cast in a minor role on ''The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show'' in 1955. She played the girlfriend of a ventriloquist’s dummy on the popular children’s program. This role led to her starring role opposite Buddy Hackett in the short-lived sitcom ''Stanley'' from 1956 to 1957.

After ''Stanley'', Burnett found herself unemployed for a short time. She eventually bounced back a few months later as a highly popular performer on the New York circuit of cabarets and night clubs, most notably for a hit parody number called "I Made a Fool of Myself Over John Foster Dulles" (Dulles was Secretary of State at the time). In 1957, Burnett performed this number on both ''The Tonight Show'', hosted by Jack Paar, and ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. Burnett also worked as a regular on one of television's earliest game shows, ''Pantomime Quiz'', during this time. In 1957, just as Burnett was achieving her first small successes, her mother died. Burnett's first true taste of success came with her appearance on Broadway in the 1959 musical ''Once Upon a Mattress''. The same year, she became a regular player on ''The Garry Moore Show'', a job that lasted until 1962. She won an Emmy that year for her "Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series" on the show. Burnett portrayed a number of characters, most memorably the put-upon cleaning woman who would later become her signature alter-ego. With her success on the Moore show, Burnett finally rose to headliner status and appeared in the 1962 special ''Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall'', co-starring her friend Julie Andrews. The show was produced by Bob Banner, directed by Joe Hamilton, and written by Mike Nichols and Ken Welch. ''Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall'' won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music. Burnett also guest-starred on a number of shows during this time, including ''The Twilight Zone'' episode "Cavender is Coming" and a recurring role as a tough female Marine in ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.''. Burnett became good friends with the latter show's star, Jim Nabors, who would later be her first guest every season on her variety show.

In 1963, Lucille Ball became a friend and mentor to Burnett, and after having the younger performer guest star on ''The Lucy Show'' a number of times, Ball reportedly offered Burnett her own sitcom called "Here's Agnes", to be produced by Desilu Productions. Burnett declined the offer, however, deciding instead to put together a variety show. The two remained close friends until Ball's death in 1989. Ball sent flowers every year on her birthday. When Burnett awoke on the day of her 56th birthday in 1989, she discovered via the morning news that Ball had died. Later that afternoon, flowers arrived at Burnett's house with the note "Happy Birthday, Kid. Love, Lucy."

In 1964, Burnett was cast opposite Caterina Valente and Bob Newhart on the variety show ''The Entertainers'' which ran for only one season. She also starred in the Broadway musical ''Fade Out - Fade In'', but was forced to quit after sustaining a neck injury in a taxi accident. The show’s producers sued the actress for breach of contract, but the suit was later dropped.

''The Carol Burnett Show''

The hour-long ''Carol Burnett Show'', which debuted in 1967, garnered 23 Emmy Awards and won or was nominated for multiple Emmy Awards every season it was on the air. Its ensemble cast included Tim Conway (who was a guest player until the ninth season), Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, and the teenaged Vicki Lawrence (who was cast partly because she looked like a younger Burnett). The network did not want her to do a variety show because they believed only men could be successful at variety, but Burnett's contract required that they give her one season of whatever kind of show she wanted to make. She chose to carry on the tradition of past variety show successes.

A true variety show, ''The Carol Burnett Show'' struck a chord with viewers. Among other things, it parodied films ("Went With the Wind" for ''Gone With the Wind''), television ("As the Stomach Turns" for the soap opera ''As the World Turns'') and commercials. Musical numbers were also a frequent feature. Burnett and her team struck gold with the original skit "The Family", which eventually was spun off into its own television show called ''Mama's Family'', starring Vicki Lawrence.

Burnett opened most shows with an impromptu question and answer session with the audience, lasting a few minutes, during which she often demonstrated her ability to humorously ad lib. On numerous occasions, she obliged when asked to perform her trademark Tarzan yell.

Burnett ended each show by tugging her ear, which was a message to her grandmother who had raised her. This was done to let her know that she was doing well and that she loved her. During the show's run, Burnett's grandmother died. On an ''Intimate Portrait'' episode on Burnett, she tearfully recalled her grandmother's last moments: "She said to my husband Joe from her hospital bed 'Joe, you see that spider up there?' There was no spider, but Joe said he did anyhow. She said 'Every few minutes a big spider jumps on that little spider and they go at it like RABBITS!!' And then she died. There's laughter in everything!" Burnett continued the tradition of tugging her ear.

''The Carol Burnett Show'' ceased production in 1978, and is generally regarded as the last successful major network prime-time variety show. It continues to have success in syndicated reruns.

Other roles

Burnett starred in a few films while her variety show was running, including ''Pete 'n' Tillie'' (1972). After the show ended, Burnett assumed a number of roles that departed from comedy. She appeared in several dramatic roles, most notably in the television movie ''Friendly Fire''. She appeared as Beatrice O'Reilly in the film ''Life of The Party: The Story of Beatrice'', a story about a woman fighting her alcoholism. Her other film work includes ''The Four Seasons'', ''Annie'', and ''Noises Off''. She also returned to star in a different role as Queen Aggravain in the movie version of ''Once Upon a Mattress.''

Burnett also made occasional returns to the stage: in 1974, she appeared at The Muny Theater in St. Louis, Missouri, in ''I Do! I Do!'' with Rock Hudson and eleven years later, she took the supporting role of Carlotta Campion in the 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's ''Follies''.

Burnett made frequent appearances as a panelist on the game show ''Password'', an association she maintained until the early 1980s. She was also the first celebrity to appear on the children's series ''Sesame Street'', on that series' first episode on November 10, 1969.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Burnett made several attempts at starting a new variety program. She also appeared briefly on ''The Carol Burnett Show's'' "The Family" sketches spinoff, ''Mama's Family'', as her stormy character, Eunice Higgins. She played the matriarch in the cult comedy miniseries ''Fresno'', which parodied the primetime soap opera ''Falcon Crest''. She returned to TV in the mid-1990s as a supporting character on the sitcom ''Mad About You'', playing Theresa Stemple, the mother of main character Jamie Buchman (Helen Hunt).

Burnett has long been a fan of the soap opera ''All My Children''. She realized a dream when Agnes Nixon created the role of Verla Grubbs for her. Burnett suddenly found herself playing the long-lost daughter of Langley Wallingford (Louis Edmonds) and causing trouble for her stepmother Phoebe Tyler-Wallingford (Ruth Warrick). She hosted a 25th anniversary special about the show in 1995 and made a brief cameo appearance as Verla Grubbs on the January 5, 2005, episode which celebrated the show's 35th anniversary. Burnett reprised her role as Grubbs in September 2011 as part of the series' finale.

In 2008, Burnett had her second role as an animated character, in ''Horton Hears a Who!''. Her first was in ''The Trumpet of the Swan''. In 2009, she made a guest appearance on the ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. In November 2010, she guest starred on an episode of ''Glee'' as the mother of cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester.

Burnett was open to her fans, never refusing to give an autograph, and had limited patience for "Those who've made it, then complain about loss of privacy."

Personal life

The first house Burnett lived in was the Beverly Hills house formerly owned by Harry James and Betty Grable. Growing up in rented rooms, an actual house was "a luxury", as "A Murphy bed was [her] idea of spacious."

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 (1991). On November 24, 2001, Burnett married Brian Miller (principal drummer in and contractor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra), who is twenty-three years her junior.

In January 2002, Carrie Hamilton died of lung and brain cancer at the age of 38. She had become addicted to drugs as a teenager. Burnett and Carrie wrote a play together called ''Hollywood Arms'', which was adapted from Burnett's bestselling memoir, ''One More Time''. The Broadway production featured Linda Lavin as Burnett's character's beloved grandmother, and Michele Pawk as the mother, Louise. Pawk went on to receive the 2003 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.

Since the '60s, Burnett's been best friends with Julie Andrews. Carol is the godmother of Julie's first child Emma Walton Hamilton.

Lawsuits

Burnett drew attention in 1981 when she sued the tabloid newspaper ''National Enquirer'' for libel after the ''Enquirer'' described her alleged public drunkenness, purportedly with Henry Kissinger. Carol was particularly sensitive to the accusations because of her parents' own alcoholism. The case, ''Carol Burnett v. National Enquirer, Inc.'', was a landmark for libel cases involving celebrities, although the unprecedented $1.6 million verdict for Burnett was reduced to about $800,000 on appeal. She donated a portion of that award to the University of Hawaii and University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, saying she hoped the suit would teach aspiring journalists the dangers of defaming individuals in articles. The money was used to fund Law and Ethics courses at the school. Burnett said at the time that she didn't care if she just won "cab fare", and that the lawsuit was a matter of principle.

In March 2007, she sued 20th Century Fox for copyright infringement, trademark violation, statutory violation of right of privacy, and misappropriation of name and likeness over the use of an altered version of her signature closing song and the portrayal of her cleaning lady character "charwoman" in an episode of ''Family Guy''. On May 26, 2007, the lawsuit was dismissed by a Los Angeles federal judge. The judge used Hustler Magazine v. Falwell as the general basis for the decision.

Awards and recognition

Emmy Awards

1962 – Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series, ''The Garry Moore Show''

1963 – Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series, ''Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall'' and ''An Evening with Carol Burnett''

1969, 1970, 1971 – Nominated for Outstanding Variety or Musical Series, ''The Carol Burnett Show''

1972 – Outstanding Variety Series – Musical, ''The Carol Burnett Show'', shared with Joe Hamilton (executive producer) and Arnie Rosen (producer)

1972 – Nominated for Outstanding Single Program – Variety or Musical – Variety and Popular Music, ''Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center''

1973 – Nominated for Outstanding Variety Musical Series, ''The Carol Burnett Show'', with Joe Hamilton (executive producer), and Bill Angelos, Buz Kohan, and Arnie Rosen (producers)

1974 – Outstanding Music-Variety Series, ''The Carol Burnett Show'', with Joe Hamilton (executive producer) and Ed Simmons (producer)

1974 – Nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Drama, ''6 Rms Riv Vu''

1975 – Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series, ''The Carol Burnett Show'', with Joe Hamilton (executive producer) and Ed Simmons (producer)

1976, 1977, 1978 – Nominated for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series, ''The Carol Burnett Show'', with Joe Hamilton (executive producer) and Ed Simmons (producer)

1977 – Nominated for Outstanding Special – Comedy-Variety or Music, ''Sills and Burnett at the Met'', with Beverly Sills and Joe Hamilton (producer)

1979 – Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special, ''Friendly Fire''

1983 – Nominated for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, ''Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night''

1993 – Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, ''The Larry Sanders Show''

1995 – Nominated for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, ''Men, Movies & Carol''

1997 – Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, ''Mad About You''

1998 – Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, ''Mad About You''

2002 – Nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, ''Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers'', with John Hamilton and Rick Hawkins (executive producers), Jody Hamilton and Mary Jo Blue (producers)

2009 – Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''

Golden Globe Awards

1968 – Best TV Star – Female, ''The Carol Burnett Show''

1970, 1972, 1977, 1978 – Best TV Actress – Musical/Comedy, ''The Carol Burnett Show''

1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979 – Nominated for Best TV Actress – Musical/Comedy, ''The Carol Burnett Show''

1973 – Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/Comedy, ''Pete 'n' Tillie''

1979 – Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role, ''A Wedding''

1982 – Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress – Comedy/Musical, ''The Four Seasons''

1983 – Nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, ''Annie''

1983 – Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, ''Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice''

1991 – Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical, ''Carol & Company''

Tony Awards

1969 – Special Award (for "her charitable work . . . From her roots in the theatre, she has drawn upon her experience to create a very special rapport with audiences in another medium -- television -- and she has widened the theatrical horizons of her viewers.")

Other

Burnett received a Peabody Award in 1962.

She was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award in 1980. In 1997, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.

She was a recipient of the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors.

President George W. Bush awarded Burnett the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 9, 2005.

She was named the Grand Marshal of the 109th Rose Parade and the 84th Rose Bowl Game on New Year's Day in 1998.

She was the first honoree and presenter at second annual awards ceremony of the Back Stage West Garland Awards in 1999

On December 1, 2009, she was inducted into the California Hall of Fame at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.

Burnett was presented a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6439 Hollywood Blvd., in front of the Hollywood Pacific Theatre where she worked as an usher in 1957.

Work

Television

''The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show'' (regular in 1955)

''Stanley'' (1956–1957)

''Omnibus'' (October 1956)

''The Garry Moore Show'' (regular from 1959–1962)

''Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall'' (1962)

''The Twilight Zone'' (played Agnes Grep in episode "''Cavender Is Coming''" – 1962)

''An Evening with Carol Burnett'' (1963)

''Calamity Jane'' (1963)

''Once Upon a Mattress'' (1964)

''The Entertainers'' (1964–1965)

''The Lucy Show'' (special guest star-4 episodes-1966)

''Carol + 2'' (1967)

''Get Smart'' (1967) as "Ozark" Annie Jones in Season 3 episode "''One Of Our Olives Is Missing''"

''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1967–1978)

''The Carol Burnett Show in London'' (1970)

''Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center'' (1971)

''Sesame Street'' (1971) giving a lecture about noses

''Once Upon a Mattress'' (1972)

''6 Rms Riv Vu'' (1974)

''Out to Lunch'' (1974)

''Twigs'' (1975)

''Cher'' (1975)

''Sills and Burnett at the Met'' (1976)

''All My Children'' (cast member: 1976, 1983, 1995, 2005, and 2011)

''Dolly and Carol in Nashville'' (1978)

''The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank'' (1978)

''Friendly Fire'' (1979)

''Carol Burnett & Company'' (1979)

''The Tenth Month'' (1979)

''The Muppet Show'' (1980) (Guest star Season 5, Episode 15)

''Eunice'' (1982) (teleplay based on the Family sketches separate from ''Mama's Family'')

''Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice'' (1982)

''Between Friends'' (1983)

''Mama's Family'' (cast member from 1983 to 1985)

''Burnett Discovers Domingo'' (1984)

''Magnum, P.I.'' (1984 and 1988 as Susan Johnson)

''The Laundromat'' (1985)

''Follies in Concert'' (1986)

''Fresno'' (1986) (miniseries)

''Plaza Suite'' (1987) (also executive producer)

''Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin'' (1987)

''Fame'' (1987) – episode ''Reggie and Rose'' (with Carrie Hamilton), broadcast April 27, 1987

''Hostage'' (1988)

''Julie & Carol: Together Again'' (1989)

''Carol & Company'' (1990) (canceled after one and a half seasons)

''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1991) (canceled after two months)

''The Larry Sanders Show'' (1992) - episode ''The Spider Episode''

''The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion'' (1993)

''Carol Burnett: The Special Years'' (1994)

''Seasons of the Heart'' (1994)

''Men, Movies & Carol'' (1994)

''Mad About You'' (Theresa Stemple, 1996–1999)

''Touched by an Angel'' (1997) – episode ''The Comeback'' (with Carrie Hamilton), broadcast November 23, 1997

''The Marriage Fool'' (1998)

''Putting It Together'' (2000)

''Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers'' (2001) (also executive producer)

''The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights'' (2004) (also executive producer)

''Once Upon a Mattress'' (2005) (also executive producer)

''Desperate Housewives'' (2006) (guest starring role as Eleanor Mason)

''American Masters Tribute to Carol Burnett'' (2007)

''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2009) (Emmy award-nominated guest appearance)

''The Bonnie Hunt Show'' (2010) (Special guest)

''Glee'' (2010) (Special guest star)

''Conan'' (2012)

Filmography

''Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?'' (1963)

''Rowan & Martin at the Movies'' (1968) (short subject)

''Star Spangled Salesman'' (1968) (short subject)

''Pete 'n' Tillie'' (1972)

''The Front Page'' (1974)

''A Wedding'' (1978)

''Health'' (1980)

''The Four Seasons'' (1981)

''Chu Chu and the Philly Flash'' (1981)

''Annie'' (1982)

''Noises Off'' (1992)

''Moon Over Broadway'' (1997) (documentary)

''Get Bruce'' (1999) (documentary)

''The Trumpet of the Swan'' (2001) (voice)

''Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There'' (2004) (documentary)

''Once Upon a Mattress'' (2005)

''Horton Hears a Who!'' (2008) (voice)

''Post Grad'' (2009)

''The Secret World of Arrietty'' (2012) (voice)

Stage

''Once Upon a Mattress'' (1959)

''Fade Out - Fade In'' (1964)

''Moon Over Buffalo'' (1995)

''Putting It Together'' (1999)

References

External links

The Carol Burnett Show

Interview by Terry Gross

Carol Burnett news on Topix.net

John Foster Dulles song

Once Upon A Mattress debut sketch

Carol Burnett, The Ed Sullivan Show

Carol Burnett at Emmys.com

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