Lily Tomlin
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
159
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-09-01 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Acting
2025
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence as Self2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self2024
The World According to Allee Willis as Self2024
An Unexpected Community as Not available2023
80 for Brady as Lou2023
Moving On as Evelyn2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest2023
Bella! as Self2022
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus as Self2022
Still Working 9 to 5 as Self2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration as Not available2022
The Martha Mitchell Effect as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self2021
Live at Mister Kelly's as Self2021
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Ayn Rand (voice)2020
One World: Together at Home as Self2020
Waging Change as Self2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self2019
I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actress and Comedian2019
Dolly Parton: Here I Am as Self2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Aunt May (voice)2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self - Actor2018
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? as Self2018
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self2017
Conversations with Coco as Self2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Not available2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest2015
Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self2015
Grandma as Elle2015
Take Flight as Self - Performer2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self2014
Trailblazer Honors as Self - Speaker2014
Altman as Self2013
Admission as Susannah2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self2013
Inequality for All as Violet Newstead (archive footage)2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self2013
An Apology to Elephants as Narrator2013
The Making of 'Nashville' as Self2012
Inside Comedy as Self2012
Malibu Country as Lillie Mae MacKenzie2012
Stars In Shorts as Jason's Mom2012
The Procession as Jason's mom2011
Web Therapy as Putsy Hodge2011
Vito as Herself2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge2009
Eastbound & Down as Tammy Powers2009
The Pink Panther 2 as Mrs. Berenger2008
Web Therapy as Putsy Hodge2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self2007
Damages as Marilyn Tobin2007
The Walker as Abigail Delorean2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)2006
The Ant Bully as Mommo (voice)2006
A Prairie Home Companion as Rhonda Johnson2004
Desperate Housewives as Roberta Simmons2004
I ♥ Huckabees as Vivian Jaffe2004
Goodnight, We Love You as Self2004
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self2003
NCIS as Penelope Langston2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self2002
Orange County as Charlotte Cobb2000
Bette as Not available2000
The Kid as Janet2000
Altman on His Own Terms as Self1999
The West Wing as Deborah Fiderer1999
The Early Show as Self - Guest1999
Tea with Mussolini as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self1999
Get Bruce! as Self1998
Will & Grace as Margot1998
Krippendorf's Tribe as Ruth Allen1997
The View as Self1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self1996
The Daily Show as Self1996
E! True Hollywood Story as Not available1996
Flirting with Disaster as Mary Schlichting1996
The Celluloid Closet as Narrator (voice)1996
Getting Away with Murder as Inga Mueller1996
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) as Edith Ann (voice)1995
Blue in the Face as Waffle eater1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Self1994
The Magic School Bus as Ms. Frizzle (voice)1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ernestine (archive footage)1994
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Edith Ann (voice)1994
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Edith Ann (voice)1994
But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)1993
Homicide: Life on the Street as Not available1993
The X-Files as Lydia1993
Frasier as Rita (voice)1993
The Beverly Hillbillies as Miss Jane Hathaway1993
Short Cuts as Doreen Piggot1993
And the Band Played On as Dr. Selma Dritz1993
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others1992
The Player as Lily Tomlin1991
Shadows and Fog as Prostitute1991
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 / Marge1989
The Simpsons as Tammy (voice)1988
Murphy Brown as Kay Carter-Shepley1988
Big Business as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton1988
Free to Be... a Family as Self1987
Lily Tomlin as Herself1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)1986
Waiting Tables as Not available1984
All of Me as Edwina Cutwater1982
Lily for President? as Lily Tomlin / Various1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies as Herself1981
Lily: Sold Out as Self / Various Characters1980
Nine to Five as Violet Newstead1979
Appearing Nitely as Self1978
Moment by Moment as Trisha Rawlings1977
The Late Show as Margo1977
The Paul Simon Special as Self1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Judy Beasley/Self1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host & Musical Guest1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)1975
Saturday Night Live as Self1975
Cher as Self - Guest1975
Nashville as Linnea Reese1974
Flip Wilson... Of Course as Self1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self1973
Juke and Opal as Opal1973
Lily as Not available1972
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers as Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)1971
The Electric Company as Not available1970
The Flip Wilson Show as Self1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self1969
The Music Scene as Not available1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Regular Performer1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter1956
Tony Awards as Self - Special Award Recipient1956
Tony Awards as Self - Performer/Winner1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Presenter1953
The Oscars as Self1944
Golden Globe Awards as SelfCrew
2020
Radium Girls Executive Producer2019
I Am Richard Pryor Thanks2013
An Apology to Elephants Executive Producer1996
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) Executive Producer1994
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle Executive Producer1981
Lily: Sold Out Executive Producer1977
The Paul Simon Special Writer1973
Lily Writer