Carol Burnett has been named the 52nd recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s SAG Life Achievement Award for her career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. She will present the honor at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Jan. 30. In announcing the honor on Monday, SAG-AFTRA president Ken Howard said, “Carol Burnett is a creative dynamo and a comedic genius. She embodies the generosity and courage that the greatest actors use in creating enduring and memorable characters.” Burnett headlined The Carol Burnett Show, which ran for 11 years from 1967 to 1978 and received 25 Emmy Awards. She has been inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and the California Museum’s Hall of Fame.
