Person

Lily Tomlin

Acting · Born 1939-09-01 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. She has won multiple awards from many quarters, including Tony Awards, Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award and has also been nominated for an Academy Award.

Known for

Filmography

2026LorneSelf
2025This Ordinary ThingSelf (voice)
2025Janis Ian: Breaking SilenceSelf
2024The World According to Allee WillisSelf
2024An Unexpected CommunitySelf
2024Outstanding: A Comedy RevolutionSelf
2023Bella!Self
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveSelf - Guest
2023Moving OnEvelyn
202380 for BradyLou
2022The Checkup with Dr. David AgusSelf
2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The FestivalSelf
2022Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night LiveSelf
2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022Still Working 9 to 5Self
2022The Martha Mitchell EffectSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021Live at Mister Kelly'sSelf
2021Emily @ the Edge of ChaosAyn Rand (voice)
2020Waging ChangeSelf
2020Radium GirlsExecutive Producer
2020One World: Together at HomeSelf
2019Dolly Parton: Here I AmSelf
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars CelebrateSelf
2019I Am Richard PryorSelf - Actress and Comedian
2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseAunt May (voice)
2018TVTV: Video RevolutionariesSelf
2018Feminists: What Were They Thinking?Self
2018Jane Fonda in Five ActsSelf - (archive footage)
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrSelf (archive)
2017Conversations with CocoSelf
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2015GrandmaElle
2015Grace and FrankieFrankie Bergstein
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014AltmanSelf
2014Trailblazer HonorsSelf - Speaker
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf - Guest
2014I Am DivineSelf (archive)
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2013The Making of 'Nashville'Self
2013Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicSelf
2013An Apology to ElephantsNarrator (voice)
2013AdmissionSusannah
2013Why We Laugh: Funny WomenSelf
2013Inequality for AllViolet Newstead (archive footage)
2012Malibu CountryLillie Mae MacKenzie
2012Stars in ShortsJason's Mom
2012The ProcessionJason's mom
2012Inside ComedySelf
2011VitoSelf
2011Web TherapyPutsy Hodge
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009Eastbound & DownTammy Powers
2009The Pink Panther 2Mrs. Berenger
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge
2008Web TherapyPutsy Hodge
2007DamagesMarilyn Tobin
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70sSelf (archive footage)
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2007The WalkerAbigail Delorean
2006The Ant BullyMommo (voice)
2006A Prairie Home CompanionRhonda Johnson
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelf
2004Happy Birthday Oscar WildeSelf
2004Desperate HousewivesRoberta Simmons
2004I ♥ HuckabeesVivian Jaffe
2004Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie CurtisSelf
2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004Goodnight, We Love YouSelf
2003NCISPenelope Langston
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002Orange CountyCharlotte Cobb
2000Bette
2000The KidJanet
2000Altman on His Own TermsSelf
1999The Early ShowSelf - Guest
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf
1999The West WingDeborah Fiderer
1999Tea with MussoliniGeorgina "Georgie" Rockwell
1999Get Bruce!Self
1998Will & GraceMargot
1998Krippendorf's TribeRuth Allen
1997The ViewSelf
1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeSelf
1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)Edith Ann (voice)
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1996Getting Away with MurderInga Mueller
1996Flirting with DisasterMary Schlichting
1996The Celluloid ClosetNarrator (voice)
1996Kids for CharacterMs. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
1995Blue in the FaceWaffle eater
1995Peter Allen: The Boy From OzSelf
1994The Magic School BusMs. Frizzle (voice)
1994Edith Ann: Homeless Go HomeEdith Ann (voice)
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Ernestine (archive footage)
1994But... SeriouslySelf (archive footage)
1994Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi GrasSelf
1994Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the PuzzleEdith Ann (voice)
1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
1993The Beverly HillbilliesMiss Jane Hathaway
1993Short CutsDoreen Piggot
1993FrasierRita (voice)
1993And the Band Played OnDr. Selma Dritz
1993The X-FilesLydia
1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelf
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetRose Halligan
1993An Evening with Lily Tomlin and FriendsSelf / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
1992The PlayerLily Tomlin
1991Shadows and FogProstitute
1991The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the UniverseTrudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
1989The SimpsonsTammy (voice)
1988Free to Be... a FamilySelf
1988Murphy BrownKay Carter-Shepley
1988Big BusinessRose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleSelf
1987Lily TomlinHerself
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsSelf (archive footage)
1986Waiting Tables
1984All of MeEdwina Cutwater
1982Lily for President?Lily Tomlin / Various
1981The Muppets Go to the MoviesHerself
1981Lily: Sold OutSelf / Various Characters
1981The Incredible Shrinking WomanPat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
1980Nine to FiveViolet Newstead
1979Appearing NitelySelf
1978Moment by MomentTrisha Rawlings
1977The Paul Simon SpecialSelf
1977The Late ShowMargo
1976TVTV Looks at the OscarsJudy Beasley/Self
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975NashvilleLinnea Reese
1975CherSelf - Guest
1974Flip Wilson... Of CourseSelf
1973Juke and OpalOpal
1973Lily
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
1972Scarecrow in a Garden of CucumbersTelephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1971The Electric CompanyErnestine the Operator
1970The Flip Wilson ShowSelf
1969The Music Scene
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InRegular Performer
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Special Award Recipient
1953The OscarsSelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf

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