Lily Tomlin
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1939-09-01 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Jean Tomlin · Mary Jean "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
TV Shows (54)
NCIS
2003
as Penelope Langston
The Simpsons
1989
as Tammy (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Roberta Simmons
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Lydia
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Host & Musical Guest / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Frasier
1993
as Rita (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
The West Wing
1999
as Deborah Fiderer
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Will & Grace
1998
as Margot
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self - Guest
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Rose Halligan
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Damages
2007
as Marilyn Tobin
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Special Award Recipient / Self - Performer / Winner / Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Frankie Bergstein
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Murphy Brown
1988
as Kay Carter-Shepley
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Eastbound & Down
2009
as Tammy Powers
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Regular Performer
The Electric Company
1971
as Ernestine the Operator
The Magic School Bus
1994
as Ms. Frizzle (voice)
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
Web Therapy
2008
as Putsy Hodge
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
Web Therapy
2011
as Putsy Hodge
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Cher
1975
as Self - Guest
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Speaker
Bette
2000
Malibu Country
2012
as Lillie Mae MacKenzie
The Early Show
1999
as Self - Guest
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
2022
as Self
The Music Scene
1969
Conversations with Coco
2017
as Self
Movies (98)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
as Aunt May (voice)
The Player
1992
as Lily Tomlin
The Ant Bully
2006
as Mommo (voice)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Miss Jane Hathaway
The Kid
2000
as Janet
Short Cuts
1993
as Doreen Piggot
The Pink Panther 2
2009
as Mrs. Berenger
Nine to Five
1980
as Violet Newstead
80 for Brady
2023
as Lou
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Ernestine (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
Nashville
1975
as Linnea Reese
All of Me
1984
as Edwina Cutwater
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
as Rhonda Johnson
Admission
2013
as Susannah
Orange County
2002
as Charlotte Cobb
I ♥ Huckabees
2004
as Vivian Jaffe
And the Band Played On
1993
as Dr. Selma Dritz
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Prostitute
The Celluloid Closet
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Flirting with Disaster
1996
as Mary Schlichting
Moving On
2023
as Evelyn
Blue in the Face
1995
as Waffle eater
Altman
2014
as Self
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self
Grandma
2015
as Elle
Big Business
1988
as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
Inequality for All
2013
as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
Tea with Mussolini
1999
as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
The Walker
2007
as Abigail Delorean
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018
as Self
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022
as Self
Stars in Shorts
2012
as Jason's Mom
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Ruth Allen
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
as Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Self
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025
as Self
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
as Self
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018
as Self - (archive footage)
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
The Late Show
1977
as Margo
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
as Self
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
as Self
The Martha Mitchell Effect
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
1972
as Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Free to Be... a Family
1988
as Self
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
Getting Away with Murder
1996
as Inga Mueller
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021
as Ayn Rand (voice)
Still Working 9 to 5
2022
as Self
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995
as Self
This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
as Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
Goodnight, We Love You
2004
as Self
Bella!
2023
as Self
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Herself
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2013
as Self
Lily for President?
1982
as Lily Tomlin / Various
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004
as Self
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Actress and Comedian
The Paul Simon Special
1977
as Self
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019
as Self
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
1996
as Edith Ann (voice)
Moment by Moment
1978
as Trisha Rawlings
Vito
2011
as Self
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
1994
as Edith Ann (voice)
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
1994
as Edith Ann (voice)
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018
as Self
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993
as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
Lily
1973
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
as Self
Lily: Sold Out
1981
as Self / Various Characters
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Judy Beasley/Self
Lily Tomlin
1987
as Herself
Kids for Character
1996
as Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
The Procession
2012
as Jason's mom
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
1991
as Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
An Apology to Elephants
2013
as Narrator
Appearing Nitely
1979
as Self
Waging Change
2020
as Self
Juke and Opal
1973
as Opal
Waiting Tables
1986
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Nashville'
2013
as Self
Flip Wilson... Of Course
1974
as Self
An Unexpected Community
2024
as Self
About Lily Tomlin
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. With 152 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Lily Tomlin has appeared in 98 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lily Tomlin Movies
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) — as Aunt May (voice)
- The Player (1992) — as Lily Tomlin
- The Ant Bully (2006) — as Mommo (voice)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) — as Miss Jane Hathaway
- The Kid (2000) — as Janet
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