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
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Filmography
Acting (147)
Movies (94)
This Ordinary Thing
2025as Self (voice)
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025as Self
An Unexpected Community
2024as Self
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024as Self
The World According to Allee Willis
2024as Self
Bella!
2023as Self
80 for Brady
2023as Lou
Moving On
2023as Evelyn
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023as Self - Guest
Still Working 9 to 5
2022as Self
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022as Self
The Martha Mitchell Effect
2022as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022as Self
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021as Ayn Rand (voice)
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021as Self
One World: Together at Home
2020as Self
Waging Change
2020as Self
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019as Self
I Am Richard Pryor
2019as Self - Actress and Comedian
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018as Aunt May (voice)
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018as Self - (archive footage)
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018as Self
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018as Self
Grandma
2015as Elle
Altman
2014as Self
The Making of 'Nashville'
2013as Self
Admission
2013as Susannah
Inequality for All
2013as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013as Self
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2013as Self
An Apology to Elephants
2013as Narrator
The Procession
2012as Jason's mom
Stars in Shorts
2012as Jason's Mom
Vito
2011as Self
The Pink Panther 2
2009as Mrs. Berenger
The Walker
2007as Abigail Delorean
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007as Self (archive footage)
The Ant Bully
2006as Mommo (voice)
A Prairie Home Companion
2006as Rhonda Johnson
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005as Self
I ♥ Huckabees
2004as Vivian Jaffe
Goodnight, We Love You
2004as Self
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004as Self
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004as Self
Orange County
2002as Charlotte Cobb
The Kid
2000as Janet
Altman on His Own Terms
2000as Self
Get Bruce!
1999as Self
Tea with Mussolini
1999as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999as Self
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998as Ruth Allen
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997as Self
Flirting with Disaster
1996as Mary Schlichting
The Celluloid Closet
1996as Narrator (voice)
Getting Away with Murder
1996as Inga Mueller
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
1996as Edith Ann (voice)
Blue in the Face
1995as Waffle eater
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995as Self
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
1994as Edith Ann (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994as Ernestine (archive footage)
But... Seriously
1994as Self (archive footage)
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
1994as Edith Ann (voice)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993as Miss Jane Hathaway
Short Cuts
1993as Doreen Piggot
And the Band Played On
1993as Dr. Selma Dritz
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993as Self
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
The Player
1992as Lily Tomlin
Shadows and Fog
1991as Prostitute
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
1991as Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
Big Business
1988as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
Free to Be... a Family
1988as Self
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987as Self
Lily Tomlin
1987as Herself
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986as Self (archive footage)
Waiting Tables
1986
All of Me
1984as Edwina Cutwater
Lily for President?
1982as Lily Tomlin / Various
Lily: Sold Out
1981as Self / Various Characters
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981as Herself
Nine to Five
1980as Violet Newstead
Appearing Nitely
1979as Self
Moment by Moment
1978as Trisha Rawlings
The Late Show
1977as Margo
The Paul Simon Special
1977as Self
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976as Judy Beasley/Self
Nashville
1975as Linnea Reese
Flip Wilson... Of Course
1974as Self
Lily
1973
Juke and Opal
1973as Opal
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
1972as Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Television (53)
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
2022as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
Conversations with Coco
2017as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015as Self - Guest
Grace and Frankie
2015as Frankie Bergstein
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014as Self
Trailblazer Honors
2014as Self - Speaker
Inside Comedy
2012as Self
Malibu Country
2012as Lillie Mae MacKenzie
Web Therapy
2011as Putsy Hodge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009as Self - Guest Judge
Eastbound & Down
2009as Tammy Powers
Web Therapy
2008as Putsy Hodge
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
Damages
2007as Marilyn Tobin
Desperate Housewives
2004as Roberta Simmons
NCIS
2003as Penelope Langston
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003as Self
Bette
2000
The West Wing
1999as Deborah Fiderer
The Early Show
1999as Self - Guest
Will & Grace
1998as Margot
The View
1997as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Magic School Bus
1994as Ms. Frizzle (voice)
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994as Self
The X-Files
1993as Lydia
Frasier
1993as Rita (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993as Rose Halligan
The Simpsons
1989as Tammy (voice)
Murphy Brown
1988as Kay Carter-Shepley
Saturday Night Live
1975
Cher
1975as Self - Guest
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973as Self
The Electric Company
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
1970as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969as Self
The Music Scene
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968as Regular Performer
The Carol Burnett Show
1967as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self - Co-Host
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Special Award Recipient
The Oscars
1953as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self
Crew (9)
Movies (9)
Radium Girls
2020Executive Producer
I Am Richard Pryor
2019Thanks
An Apology to Elephants
2013Executive Producer
The Celluloid Closet
1996Co-Executive Producer
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
1996Executive Producer
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
1994Executive Producer
Lily: Sold Out
1981Executive Producer
The Paul Simon Special
1977Writer
Lily
1973Writer
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