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Lily Tomlin

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

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.

Credits · 140

Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20

2026 · Violet Newstead (archive footage)

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

2023 · Self - Guest

The Checkup with Dr. David Agus

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

Still Working 9 to 5

The Martha Mitchell Effect

2022 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020 · Executive Producer

One World: Together at Home

Dolly Parton: Here I Am

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

I Am Richard Pryor

2019 · Self - Actress and Comedian

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018 · Aunt May (voice)

TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018 · Self - (archive footage)

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017 · Self (archive)

Conversations with Coco

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Grace and Frankie

2015 · Frankie Bergstein

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 · Self - Guest

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Trailblazer Honors

2014 · Self - Speaker

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 · Self - Guest

2014 · Self (archive)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

An Apology to Elephants

2013 · Narrator (voice)

2013 · Susannah

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

Inequality for All

2013 · Violet Newstead (archive footage)

2012 · Lillie Mae MacKenzie

Stars in Shorts

2012 · Jason's Mom

2012 · Jason's mom

2011 · Putsy Hodge

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Eastbound & Down

2009 · Tammy Powers

The Pink Panther 2

2009 · Mrs. Berenger

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009 · Self - Guest Judge

2008 · Putsy Hodge

2007 · Marilyn Tobin

The Graham Norton Show

2007 · Abigail Delorean

2006 · Mommo (voice)

A Prairie Home Companion

2006 · Rhonda Johnson

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Desperate Housewives

2004 · Roberta Simmons

I ♥ Huckabees

2004 · Vivian Jaffe

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Goodnight, We Love You

2003 · Penelope Langston

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Guest

2002 · Charlotte Cobb

Altman on His Own Terms

1999 · Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999 · Deborah Fiderer

Tea with Mussolini

1999 · Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

Krippendorf's Tribe

1998 · Ruth Allen

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)

1996 · Edith Ann (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story

Getting Away with Murder

1996 · Inga Mueller

Flirting with Disaster

1996 · Mary Schlichting

The Celluloid Closet

1996 · Narrator (voice)

Blue in the Face

1995 · Waffle eater

The Magic School Bus

1994 · Ms. Frizzle (voice)

Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

1994 · Edith Ann (voice)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994 · Ernestine (archive footage)

But... Seriously

But... Seriously

1994 · Self (archive footage)

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle

1994 · Edith Ann (voice)

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

1993 · Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993 · Miss Jane Hathaway

1993 · Doreen Piggot

1993 · Rita (voice)

And the Band Played On

1993 · Dr. Selma Dritz

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993 · Rose Halligan

1992 · Lily Tomlin

Shadows and Fog

1991 · Prostitute

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

1991 · Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge

1989 · Tammy (voice)

Free to Be... a Family

1988 · Kay Carter-Shepley

1988 · Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

1987 · Herself

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986 · Self (archive footage)

1984 · Edwina Cutwater

The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981 · Herself

1981 · Self / Various Characters

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981 · Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator

1980 · Violet Newstead

Appearing Nitely

Moment by Moment

1978 · Trisha Rawlings

The Paul Simon Special

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

1976 · Judy Beasley/Self

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

1975 · Linnea Reese

1975 · Self - Guest

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

1972 · Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)

The Electric Company

1971 · Ernestine the Operator

The Flip Wilson Show

The Music Scene

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968 · Regular Performer

The Carol Burnett Show

1967 · Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Merv Griffin Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1956 · Self - Special Award Recipient

Golden Globe Awards

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