Lily Tomlin
Birthdate
September 1, 1939 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
September 1, 1939 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Lily Tomlin's LGBTQ+ Titles
And the Band Played On
Dr. Selma Dritz
Grandma
Elle
The Celluloid Closet
Narrator (voice)
Vito
Herself
Acting (142)
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self
2024
The World According to Allee Willis as Self
2023
Bella! as Self
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2023
Moving On as Evelyn
2023
80 for Brady as Lou
2022
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus as Self (1 episode)
2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self
2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Still Working 9 to 5 as Self
2022
The Martha Mitchell Effect as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
2021
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Ayn Rand (voice)
2020
Waging Change as Self
2020
One World: Together at Home as Self
2019
Dolly Parton: Here I Am as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (2 episodes)
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actress and Comedian
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Aunt May (voice)
2018
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
2018
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? as Self
2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self - Actor
2017
Conversations with Coco as Self (1 episode)
2015
Take Flight as Self - Performer
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 episode)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2015
Grandma as Elle
2015
Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein (94 episodes)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
Altman as Self
2014
Trailblazer Honors as Speaker (1 episode)
2013
The Making of 'Nashville' as Self
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
2013
An Apology to Elephants as Narrator
2013
Admission as Susannah
2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
2013
Inequality for All as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
2012
Malibu Country as Lillie Mae MacKenzie (18 episodes)
2012
Stars In Shorts as Jason's Mom
2012
The Procession as Jason's mom
2012
Inside Comedy as Self (1 episode)
2011
Vito as Herself
2011
Web Therapy (6 episodes)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2009
Eastbound & Down as Tammy Powers (3 episodes)
2009
The Pink Panther 2 as Mrs. Berenger
2009
George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge (1 episode)
2008
Web Therapy as Putsy Hodge (7 episodes)
2007
Damages as Marilyn Tobin (13 episodes)
2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self (1 episode)
2007
The Walker as Abigail Delorean
2006
The Ant Bully as Mommo (voice)
2006
A Prairie Home Companion as Rhonda Johnson
2004
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
2004
Desperate Housewives (2 episodes)
2004
Desperate Housewives as Roberta Simmons (4 episodes)
2004
I ♥ Huckabees as Vivian Jaffe
2004
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis as Self
2004
Goodnight, We Love You as Herself
2003
NCIS as Penelope Langston (1 episode)
2002
Orange County as Charlotte Cobb
2000
Bette (1 episode)
2000
The Kid as Janet
1999
The Early Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1999
The West Wing as Deborah Fiderer (32 episodes)
1999
Tea with Mussolini as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
1999
Get Bruce! as Self
1998
Will & Grace as Margot (2 episodes)
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe as Ruth Allen
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1996
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) as Edith Ann (voice)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story (3 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show as Self (1 episode)
1996
Getting Away with Murder as Inga Mueller
1996
Flirting with Disaster as Mary Schlichting
1996
The Celluloid Closet as Narrator (voice)
1995
Blue in the Face as Waffle eater
1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Self
1994
The Magic School Bus as Ms. Frizzle (voice) (52 episodes)
1994
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Edith Ann (voice)
1994
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ernestine (archive footage)
1994
But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
1994
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Edith Ann (voice)
1993
The Beverly Hillbillies as Miss Jane Hathaway
1993
Frasier as Rita (voice) (1 episode)
1993
And the Band Played On as Dr. Selma Dritz
1993
The X-Files as Lydia (1 episode)
1993
Short Cuts as Doreen Piggot
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street (1 episode)
1993
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
1991
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
1989
The Simpsons as Tammy (voice) (1 episode)
1988
Free to Be... a Family as Self
1988
Murphy Brown as Kay Carter-Shepley (46 episodes)
1988
Big Business as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
1987
Lily Tomlin as Herself
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
1986
Waiting Tables
1984
All of Me as Edwina Cutwater
1982
Lily for President? as Lily Tomlin / Various
1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies as Herself
1981
Lily: Sold Out as Self / Various Characters
1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
1980
Nine to Five as Violet Newstead
1979
Appearing Nitely
1978
Moment by Moment as Trisha Rawlings
1977
The Paul Simon Special as Self
1977
The Late Show as Margo
1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Judy Beasley/Self
1975
Saturday Night Live (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (2 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host & Musical Guest (1 episode)
1975
Nashville as Linnea Reese
1975
Cher as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1973
Juke and Opal as Opal
1973
Lily
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self (1 episode)
1972
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers as Telephone Voice
1971
The Electric Company (781 episodes)
1970
The Flip Wilson Show as Self (4 episodes)
1969
The Music Scene (17 episodes)
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self (3 episodes)
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters (1 episode)
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Ernestine, the telephone operator
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Regular Performer (100 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self (4 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self (3 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Performer/Winner (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter (4 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Special Award Recipient (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
Production (5)
2020
Radium Girls
• Executive Producer
2013
An Apology to Elephants
• Executive Producer
1996
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
• Executive Producer
1994
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
• Executive Producer
1981
Lily: Sold Out
• Executive Producer
Writing (2)
1977
The Paul Simon Special
• Writer
1973
Lily
• Writer
Crew (1)
2019
I Am Richard Pryor
• Thanks