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 Voice
- Janis Ian: Breaking Silence as Self
2024
- Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self
- An Unexpected Community as Self
- The World According to Allee Willis as Self
2023
- Moving On as Evelyn
- Bella! as Self
- 80 for Brady as Lou
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2022
- The Martha Mitchell Effect as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
- Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
- The Checkup with Dr. David Agus as Self
- Still Working 9 to 5 as Self
- Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self
2021
- Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Ayn Rand (voice)
- Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
2020
- Radium Girls ... (Executive Producer)
- One World: Together at Home as Self
- Waging Change as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Dolly Parton: Here I Am as Self
- I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actress and Comedian
- Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2018
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Aunt May (voice)
- Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self - (archive footage)
- TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
- Feminists: What Were They Thinking? 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
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Altman as Self
- Trailblazer Honors as Self - Speaker
2013
- Admission as Susannah
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- Inequality for All as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
- An Apology to Elephants as Narrator
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- The Making of 'Nashville' as Self
2012
- Inside Comedy as Self
- The Procession as Jason's mom
- Malibu Country as Lillie Mae MacKenzie
- Stars In Shorts 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
- Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis as Self
- Goodnight, We Love You as Self
- Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
2003
- NCIS as Penelope Langston
- 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
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Tea with Mussolini as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
- The Early Show as Self - Guest
- 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
- The Celluloid Closet as Narrator (voice)
- Getting Away with Murder as Inga Mueller
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) as Edith Ann (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)
- But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ernestine (archive footage)
- Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Edith Ann (voice)
- Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as Self
- Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Edith Ann (voice)
1993
- The X-Files as Lydia
- Frasier as Rita (voice)
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- 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
- 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
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Self
- Lily Tomlin as Herself
1986
- Waiting Tables
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
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
- Nashville as Linnea Reese
- Cher as Self - Guest
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
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 - Presenter
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self