Lily Tomlin

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 • as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • as Self

Filmography

2025

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/28/2025

2024

The World According to Allee Willis
The World According to Allee Willis
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/15/2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/7/2024
An Unexpected Community
An Unexpected Community
Movie - Released: 9/8/2024

2023

80 for Brady
80 for Brady
as Lou
Movie - Released: 2/3/2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
Movie - Released: 4/26/2023
Moving On
Moving On
as Evelyn
Movie - Released: 3/17/2023
Bella!
Bella!
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/30/2023

2022

The Martha Mitchell Effect
The Martha Mitchell Effect
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/20/2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Movie - Released: 6/9/2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/14/2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/17/2022
Still Working 9 to 5
Still Working 9 to 5
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/13/2022
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
as Self
TV - Released: 12/6/2022

2021

Live at Mister Kelly's
Live at Mister Kelly's
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/17/2021
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
as Ayn Rand (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/7/2021

2020

Waging Change
Waging Change
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/8/2020
One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/18/2020

2019

I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actress and Comedian
Movie - Released: 3/12/2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/14/2019
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/25/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/19/2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 1/21/2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Aunt May (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/6/2018
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/19/2018

2017

Conversations with Coco
Conversations with Coco
as Self
TV - Released: 1/6/2017

2015

Grandma
Grandma
as Elle
Movie - Released: 6/4/2015
Take Flight
Take Flight
as Self - Performer
Movie - Released: 12/10/2015
Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie
as Frankie Bergstein
TV - Released: 5/8/2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
TV - Released: 8/2/2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 3/23/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV - Released: 9/8/2015

2014

Altman
Altman
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/1/2014
Trailblazer Honors
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Speaker
TV - Released: 6/27/2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
TV - Released: 4/27/2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/21/2014

2013

Admission
Admission
as Susannah
Movie - Released: 3/21/2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/23/2013
An Apology to Elephants
An Apology to Elephants
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 4/13/2013
Inequality for All
Inequality for All
as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/19/2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/21/2013
The Making of 'Nashville'
The Making of 'Nashville'
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/3/2013

2012

Stars In Shorts
Stars In Shorts
as Jason's Mom
Movie - Released: 9/28/2012
The Procession
The Procession
as Jason's mom
Movie - Released: 9/28/2012
Inside Comedy
Inside Comedy
as Self
TV - Released: 1/26/2012
Malibu Country
Malibu Country
as Lillie Mae MacKenzie
TV - Released: 11/2/2012

2011

Vito
Vito
as Herself
Movie - Released: 10/14/2011
Web Therapy
Web Therapy
TV - Released: 7/19/2011

2009

The Pink Panther 2
The Pink Panther 2
as Mrs. Berenger
Movie - Released: 2/6/2009
George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/4/2009
Eastbound & Down
Eastbound & Down
as Tammy Powers
TV - Released: 2/15/2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/16/2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
TV - Released: 2/2/2009

2008

Web Therapy
Web Therapy
as Putsy Hodge
TV - Released: 9/22/2008

2007

The Walker
The Walker
as Abigail Delorean
Movie - Released: 2/13/2007
Movie
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/10/2007
Damages
Damages
as Marilyn Tobin
TV - Released: 7/24/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
as Rhonda Johnson
Movie - Released: 6/1/2006
The Ant Bully
The Ant Bully
as Mommo (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/28/2006

2004

I ♥ Huckabees
I ♥ Huckabees
as Vivian Jaffe
Movie - Released: 9/10/2004
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/27/2004
Goodnight, We Love You
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/5/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Roberta Simmons
TV - Released: 10/3/2004

2003

NCIS
NCIS
as Penelope Langston
TV - Released: 9/23/2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2003

2002

Orange County
Orange County
as Charlotte Cobb
Movie - Released: 1/11/2002

2000

The Kid
The Kid
as Janet
Movie - Released: 7/7/2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Bette
Bette
TV - Released: 10/11/2000

1999

Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini
as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Movie - Released: 3/25/1999
Get Bruce!
Get Bruce!
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/25/1999
The Early Show
The Early Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 11/1/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Deborah Fiderer
TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1998

Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Ruth Allen
Movie - Released: 2/27/1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Margot
TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

Movie
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/24/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Flirting with Disaster
Flirting with Disaster
as Mary Schlichting
Movie - Released: 3/22/1996
Getting Away with Murder
Getting Away with Murder
as Inga Mueller
Movie - Released: 4/12/1996
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/30/1996
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
as Edith Ann (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/14/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996

1995

Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face
as Waffle eater
Movie - Released: 9/15/1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995

1994

Movie
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/25/1994
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
as Edith Ann (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/27/1994
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
as Edith Ann (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/19/1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Ernestine (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/18/1994
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus
as Ms. Frizzle (voice)
TV - Released: 9/10/1994

1993

Short Cuts
Short Cuts
as Doreen Piggot
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Selma Dritz
Movie - Released: 9/11/1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Miss Jane Hathaway
Movie - Released: 10/15/1993
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
Movie - Released: 1/22/1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/26/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Rita (voice)
TV - Released: 9/16/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Lydia
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV - Released: 1/31/1993

1992

The Player
The Player
as Lily Tomlin
Movie - Released: 5/8/1992

1991

Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute
Movie - Released: 12/5/1991
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
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 / Marge
Movie - Released: 9/27/1991

1989

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Tammy (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

Big Business
Big Business
as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
Movie - Released: 6/10/1988
Free to Be... a Family
Free to Be... a Family
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/14/1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
as Kay Carter-Shepley
TV - Released: 11/14/1988

1987

Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
as Herself
Movie - Released: 6/14/1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/12/1987

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/21/1986
Movie
Waiting Tables
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986

1984

All of Me
All of Me
as Edwina Cutwater
Movie - Released: 9/21/1984

1982

Lily for President?
Lily for President?
as Lily Tomlin / Various
Movie - Released: 5/20/1982

1981

The Incredible Shrinking Woman
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
Movie - Released: 1/30/1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Herself
Movie - Released: 5/20/1981
Lily: Sold Out
Lily: Sold Out
as Self / Various Characters
Movie - Released: 2/2/1981

1980

Nine to Five
Nine to Five
as Violet Newstead
Movie - Released: 12/18/1980

1979

Appearing Nitely
Appearing Nitely
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/19/1979

1978

Moment by Moment
Moment by Moment
as Trisha Rawlings
Movie - Released: 12/22/1978

1977

The Late Show
The Late Show
as Margo
Movie - Released: 2/10/1977
The Paul Simon Special
The Paul Simon Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/8/1977

1976

TVTV Looks at the Oscars
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
as Judy Beasley/Self
Movie - Released: 3/30/1976

1975

Nashville
Nashville
as Linnea Reese
Movie - Released: 6/11/1975
Cher
Cher
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 2/16/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

Flip Wilson... Of Course
Flip Wilson... Of Course
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/18/1974

1973

Juke and Opal
Juke and Opal
as Opal
Movie - Released: 12/1/1973
Lily
Lily
Movie - Released: 11/2/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
as Telephone Voice
Movie - Released: 3/16/1972

1971

The Electric Company
The Electric Company
TV - Released: 10/25/1971

1970

The Flip Wilson Show
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/17/1970

1969

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1969
The Music Scene
The Music Scene
TV - Released: 9/22/1969

1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Regular Performer
TV - Released: 1/22/1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Ernestine, the telephone operator
TV - Released: 1/22/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
TV - Released: 9/11/1967

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Special Award Recipient
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer/Winner
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
TV - Released: 1/20/1944