Lily Tomlin
Born: 1939-09-01 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- This Ordinary Thing as Self (voice)
- Janis Ian: Breaking Silence as Self
2024
- Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self
- The World According to Allee Willis as Self
- An Unexpected Community as Self
2023
- 80 for Brady as Lou
- Moving On as Evelyn
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- Bella! as Self
2022
- The Checkup with Dr. David Agus as Self
- Still Working 9 to 5 as Self
- Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
- The Martha Mitchell Effect as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self
- The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
2021
- Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
- Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Ayn Rand (voice)
2020
- One World: Together at Home as Self
- Radium Girls ... (Executive Producer)
- Waging Change as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
- I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actress and Comedian
- Dolly Parton: Here I Am as Self
2018
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Aunt May (voice)
- Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self - (archive footage)
- Feminists: What Were They Thinking? as Self
- TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
2017
- Conversations with Coco as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Grandma as Elle
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Trailblazer Honors as Self - Speaker
- Altman as Self
2013
- Admission as Susannah
- Inequality for All as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- An Apology to Elephants as Narrator
- The Making of 'Nashville' as Self
2012
- Inside Comedy as Self
- Malibu Country as Lillie Mae MacKenzie
- Stars in Shorts as Jason's Mom
- The Procession as Jason's mom
2011
- Web Therapy as Putsy Hodge
- Vito as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Eastbound & Down as Tammy Powers
- The Pink Panther 2 as Mrs. Berenger
2008
- Web Therapy as Putsy Hodge
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Damages as Marilyn Tobin
- The Walker as Abigail Delorean
- Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
2006
- The Ant Bully as Mommo (voice)
- A Prairie Home Companion as Rhonda Johnson
2005
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Roberta Simmons
- I ♥ Huckabees as Vivian Jaffe
- Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
- Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis as Self
- Goodnight, We Love You as Self
2003
- NCIS as Penelope Langston
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2002
- Orange County as Charlotte Cobb
2000
- The Kid as Janet
- Bette
- Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1999
- The West Wing as Deborah Fiderer
- The Early Show as Self - Guest
- Tea with Mussolini as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1998
- Will & Grace as Margot
- Krippendorf's Tribe as Ruth Allen
1997
- The View as Self
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Flirting with Disaster as Mary Schlichting
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Celluloid Closet as Narrator (voice)
- Getting Away with Murder as Inga Mueller
- Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) as Edith Ann (voice)
- Kids for Character as Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
1995
- Blue in the Face as Waffle eater
- Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Self
1994
- The Magic School Bus as Ms. Frizzle (voice)
- Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as Self
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ernestine (archive footage)
- Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Edith Ann (voice)
- Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Edith Ann (voice)
- But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
1993
- The X-Files as Lydia
- Frasier as Rita (voice)
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Rose Halligan
- The Beverly Hillbillies as Miss Jane Hathaway
- Short Cuts as Doreen Piggot
- And the Band Played On as Dr. Selma Dritz
- Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
- Sesame Street Stays Up Late! as Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
- An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
1992
- The Player as Lily Tomlin
1991
- Shadows and Fog as Prostitute
- The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe as Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
1989
- The Simpsons as Tammy (voice)
1988
- Murphy Brown as Kay Carter-Shepley
- Big Business as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
- Free to Be... a Family as Self
1987
- Lily Tomlin as Herself
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Self
1986
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
- Waiting Tables
1984
- All of Me as Edwina Cutwater
1982
- Lily for President? as Lily Tomlin / Various
1981
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
- The Muppets Go to the Movies as Herself
- Lily: Sold Out as Self / Various Characters
1980
- Nine to Five as Violet Newstead
1979
- Appearing Nitely as Self
1978
- Moment by Moment as Trisha Rawlings
1977
- The Late Show as Margo
- The Paul Simon Special as Self
1976
- TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Judy Beasley/Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Cher as Self - Guest
- Nashville as Linnea Reese
1974
- Flip Wilson... Of Course as Self
1973
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- Lily
- Juke and Opal as Opal
1972
- Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers as Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1971
- The Electric Company as Ernestine the Operator
1970
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1969
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Regular Performer
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Special Award Recipient
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self