Person

Joan Rivers

Acting · 1933–2014 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014) ,was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating and sharply acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians.

Known for

Filmography

2024Stand-Up: The Laughing TherapySelf (archive footage)
2024Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
2023The Super ModelsSelf (archive footage)
2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedSelf (archive footage)
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsSelf (archive footage)
2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)
2022Dark Side of ComedySelf (archive footage)
2022The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-UpSelf (archive footage)
2021Live at Mister Kelly'sSelf
2021Parkinson at 50Self (archive footage)
2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for ItSelf (archive footage)
2020DisclosureSelf (archive footage)
2020Beastie Boys StorySelf (archive footage)
2017Love, Sweat and TearsSelf
2017Mansfield 66/67
2016The Last LaughSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?Grandma Doyle
2014Women Aren't FunnySelf
2014The Story of The SwimmerSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2013Deal With ItSelf
2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf
2013Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf'sSelf
2013Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms MableySelf
2013Iron Man 3Joan Rivers
2013Why We Laugh: Funny WomenSelf
2013The Jeselnik OffensiveSelf
2012Joan Rivers: Don't Start with MeSelf
2012Vanilla Ice ArchiveSelf (archive footage)
2012Johnny Carson: King of Late NightSelf
2011Billy on the StreetSelf
2011Bob Ross: The Happy PainterSelf (archive footage)
2011Tower HeistSelf
2011The SmurfsParty Guest
2011The UndefeatedSelf (archive footage)
2011Growing Up Barnard
2011Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
2010The TalkSelf
2010Epic Rap Battles of HistoryCharacters
2010Wall Street: Money Never SleepsJoan Rivers
2010Hot in ClevelandAnka
2010Joan Rivers: A Piece of WorkSelf
2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
2009Comedy Central Roast of Joan RiversSelf
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf
2009Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of AmericaSelf - Comedienne
2008Spaceballs: The Animated SeriesDot Matrix (voice)
2008We Are Most AmusedSelf
2008Celebrity Family FeudSelf
2008Big Brother: Celebrity HijackHerself - Hijacker
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectSelf
2007Say Yes to the DressSelf
2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
2007Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish WomenSelf
2007Shrink RapSelf
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedySelf
2006The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & BitsSelf
2006My Name is Jackie Beat
2006Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the PlugSelf
2006The Story of Light EntertainmentSelf
2006Another Audience with Joan RiversSelf
2005Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London PalladiumSelf
2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf
2005NigellaSelf
20058 Out of 10 CatsSelf
2005Spaceballs: The DocumentarySelf
2005John Candy: Comic SpiritSelf
2004Happy Birthday Oscar WildeSelf
2004Project RunwaySelf - Guest Judge
2004Boston LegalSelf
2004First DaughterJoan Rivers
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
2004Joan Rivers Live at the ApolloSelf
2004Live at the Apollo
2004The SoupSelf
2004Shrek 2Joan Rivers (voice)
2004Best Week Ever
2004Dave the BarbarianGhost Mom (voice)
2003100 Greatest Sexy MomentsSelf
2003I'm with HerJoan Rivers
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Nip/TuckSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002CleavageSelf
2002Less than PerfectLouise
2002Sylvester: Mighty RealSelf (archive footage)
2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002V Graham NortonSelf
2002Fashion PoliceHost
2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Self
2001Good Day LiveSelf
2001E! True Hollywood Story: Joan RiversSelf
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmJoan Rivers
2000Whispers: An Elephant's TaleSpike (voice)
2000InternDolly Bellows
1999GoosedBlanche
1999Knitwits RevisitedBecky (voice)
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
1998So Graham NortonSelf - Guest
1997The ViewSelf
1997KnitwitsBecky (voice)
1996ArthurBubby (voice)
1996Suddenly SusanEdie
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1995NapoleonMother Penguin (voice)
1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistJoan (voice)
1994Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and ProtestSelf
1994Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers StoryJoan Rivers
1994Serial MomJoan Rivers
1994Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi GrasSelf - Presenter
1993Intimate PortraitSelf
1992Lady BossBibi Grant
1992Joan Rivers: Abroad in LondonSelf
1992Rosa Does JoanHerself
1991Public Enemy #2Joan Rivers
1990How to Murder a MillionaireIrma
1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelf
1990Comic Relief '90Self
1990Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney YearsSelf
1989The SimpsonsAnnie Dubinsky (voice)
1989Look Who's TalkingJulie (voice) (uncredited)
1989The Joan Rivers ShowSelf - Host
1988Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas SpecialSelf
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi AbromowitzJoan Rivers
1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf
1987SpaceballsDot Matrix (voice)
1987Les Patterson Saves the WorldPresident Rivers (uncredited)
1986The Late ShowSelf - Host
1986WrestleMania IIRing Announcer
1986Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday SpecialSelf
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanPerfume Saleswoman
1984An Audience with Joan Rivers
1984Garry Shandling: Alone in VegasSelf
1983The Bob Monkhouse ShowSelf
1982WoganSelf
1981Entertainment TonightSelf
1981Lily: Sold OutJoan Rivers
1980Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
1979Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical TripSelf
1978Rabbit TestSecond Nurse
1978Husbands, Wives & LoversCreator
1978An Audience with...Self
1977Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1974Dinah!Self
1973The Girl Most Likely To...Teleplay
1973Needles and Pins
1972The Midnight SpecialSelf
1971The Electric CompanyLetterman Narrator (voice)
1971The Pearl Bailey ShowSelf
1970The Flip Wilson ShowSelf
1969The Jim Nabors Hour
1968Here's LucyJoan Reynolds
1968The SwimmerJoan
1968Frost on SundaySelf – Guest
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf
1965Hootenanny a Go-GoSelf
1964Another WorldMeredith Dunston
1963Miss USASelf - Commentator
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - Guest Host
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
1958Kraft Music HallSelf
1952TodaySelf
1951Mister UniverseTeenage Girl in Audience
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
—Untitled Joan Rivers DocumentarySelf (archive footage)

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