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

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Daily Show

Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest

The Simpsons

Tammy (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Janis Ian: Breaking Silence	Self
2024	The World According to Allee Willis	Self
2024	Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution	Self
2024	An Unexpected Community
2023	80 for Brady	Lou
2023	Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love	Self - Guest
2023	Moving On	Evelyn
2023	Bella!	Self
2022	The Martha Mitchell Effect	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022	Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022	Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live	Self
2022	The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival	Self
2022	Still Working 9 to 5	Self
2021	Live at Mister Kelly's	Self
2021	Emily @ the Edge of Chaos	Ayn Rand (voice)
2020	Waging Change	Self
2020	One World: Together at Home	Self
2019	I Am Richard Pryor	Self - Actress and Comedian
2019	Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate	Self
2019	Dolly Parton: Here I Am	Self
2018	TVTV: Video Revolutionaries	Self
2018	Jane Fonda in Five Acts	Self - Actor
2018	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Aunt May (voice)
2018	Feminists: What Were They Thinking?	Self
2015	Grandma	Elle
2015	Take Flight	Self - Performer
2014	Altman	Self
2013	Admission	Susannah
2013	Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic	Self
2013	An Apology to Elephants	Narrator
2013	Inequality for All	Violet Newstead (archive footage)
2013	Why We Laugh: Funny Women	Self
2013	The Making of 'Nashville'	Self
2012	Stars In Shorts	Jason's Mom
2012	The Procession	Jason's mom
2011	Vito	Herself
2009	The Pink Panther 2	Mrs. Berenger
2007	The Walker	Abigail Delorean
2007	Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s	Self (archive footage)
2006	A Prairie Home Companion	Rhonda Johnson
2006	The Ant Bully	Mommo (voice)
2004	I ♥ Huckabees	Vivian Jaffe
2004	Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde	Self
2004	Goodnight, We Love You	Self
2004	Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis	Self
2002	Orange County	Charlotte Cobb
2000	The Kid	Janet
2000	Altman on His Own Terms	Self
1999	Tea with Mussolini	Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
1999	Get Bruce!	Self
1999	Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special	Self
1998	Krippendorf's Tribe	Ruth Allen
1997	Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life	Self
1996	Flirting with Disaster	Mary Schlichting
1996	Getting Away with Murder	Inga Mueller
1996	The Celluloid Closet	Narrator (voice)
1996	Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)	Edith Ann (voice)
1995	Blue in the Face	Waffle eater
1995	Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz	Self
1994	But... Seriously	Self (archive footage)
1994	Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home	Edith Ann (voice)
1994	Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle	Edith Ann (voice)
1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Ernestine (archive footage)
1993	Short Cuts	Doreen Piggot
1993	And the Band Played On	Dr. Selma Dritz
1993	The Beverly Hillbillies	Miss Jane Hathaway
1993	An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends	Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
1993	Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country	Self
1992	The Player	Lily Tomlin
1991	Shadows and Fog	Prostitute
1991	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
1988	Big Business	Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
1988	Free to Be... a Family	Self
1987	Lily Tomlin	Herself
1987	Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville	Self
1986	The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years	Self (archive footage)
1986	Waiting Tables
1984	All of Me	Edwina Cutwater
1982	Lily for President?	Lily Tomlin / Various
1981	The Incredible Shrinking Woman	Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
1981	The Muppets Go to the Movies	Herself
1981	Lily: Sold Out	Self / Various Characters
1980	Nine to Five	Violet Newstead
1979	Appearing Nitely	Self
1978	Moment by Moment	Trisha Rawlings
1977	The Late Show	Margo
1977	The Paul Simon Special	Self
1976	TVTV Looks at the Oscars	Judy Beasley/Self
1975	Nashville	Linnea Reese
1974	Flip Wilson... Of Course	Self
1973	Juke and Opal	Opal
1973	Lily
1972	Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers	Telephone Voice

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	The Checkup with Dr. David Agus	Self
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2017	Conversations with Coco	Self
2015	Grace and Frankie	Frankie Bergstein
2015	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self - Guest
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2014	Trailblazer Honors	Self - Speaker
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Self
2014	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self
2012	Inside Comedy	Self
2012	Malibu Country	Lillie Mae MacKenzie
2011	Web Therapy
2009	Eastbound & Down	Tammy Powers
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge
2008	Web Therapy	Putsy Hodge
2007	Damages	Marilyn Tobin
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2004	Desperate Housewives	Roberta Simmons
2003	NCIS	Penelope Langston
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self
2000	Bette
1999	The Early Show	Self - Guest
1999	The West Wing	Deborah Fiderer
1998	Will & Grace	Margot
1997	The View	Self
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1996	E! True Hollywood Story
1994	The Magic School Bus	Ms. Frizzle (voice)
1993	Frasier	Rita (voice)
1993	The X-Files	Lydia
1993	Homicide: Life on the Street
1989	The Simpsons	Tammy (voice)
1988	Murphy Brown	Kay Carter-Shepley
1975	Cher	Self - Guest
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host & Musical Guest
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...	Self
1971	The Electric Company
1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self
1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour	Self
1969	The Music Scene
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Regular Performer
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Various Characters
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Co-Host
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Special Award Recipient
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Performer/Winner
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Nominee/Presenter
1953	The Oscars	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self