Lily Tomlin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 September 1939 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
Acting 115
- 2026A Party For Richard Pryor as Self
- 2026Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
- 2026Lorne as Self
- 2025This Ordinary Thing as Self (voice)
- 2025Janis Ian: Breaking Silence as Self
- 2024The World According to Allee Willis as Self
- 2024An Unexpected Community as Self
- 2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self
- 2023Bella! as Self
- 2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2023Moving On as Evelyn
- 202380 for Brady as Lou
- 2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
- 2022Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self
- 2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
- 2022Still Working 9 to 5 as Self
- 2022The Martha Mitchell Effect as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
- 2021Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Ayn Rand (voice)
- 2020Waging Change as Self
- 2020One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2019Dolly Parton: Here I Am as Self
- 2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
- 2019I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actress and Comedian
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self · 2 episodes
- 2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Aunt May (voice)
- 2018TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
- 2018Feminists: What Were They Thinking? as Self
- 2018Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self - (archive footage)
- 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Grandma as Elle
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · 1 episode
- 2015The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
- 2014Altman as Self
- 2014I Am Divine as Self (archive)
- 2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2013The Making of 'Nashville' as Self
- 2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- 2013An Apology to Elephants as Narrator (voice)
- 2013Admission as Susannah
- 2013Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- 2013Inequality for All as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
- 2012The Procession as Jason's mom
- 2012Stars in Shorts as Jason's Mom
- 2011Vito as Self
- 2009The Pink Panther 2 as Mrs. Berenger
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
- 2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
- 2007The Walker as Abigail Delorean
- 2006The Ant Bully as Mommo (voice)
- 2006A Prairie Home Companion as Rhonda Johnson
- 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
- 2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
- 2004I ♥ Huckabees as Vivian Jaffe
- 2004Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis as Self
- 2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2004Goodnight, We Love You as Self
- 2003Cher: The Farewell Tour as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2003NCIS as Penelope Langston · 1 episode
- 2002Orange County as Charlotte Cobb
- 2000The Kid as Janet
- 2000Altman on His Own Terms as Self
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1999Tea with Mussolini as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
- 1999Get Bruce! as Self
- 1998Krippendorf's Tribe as Ruth Allen
- 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- 1997The View as Self · 1 episode
- 1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) as Edith Ann (voice)
- 1996Getting Away with Murder as Inga Mueller
- 1996Flirting with Disaster as Mary Schlichting
- 1996The Celluloid Closet as Narrator (voice)
- 1996Kids for Character as Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
- 1996The Daily Show as Self · 1 episode
- 1995Blue in the Face as Waffle eater
- 1995Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Self
- 1994Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Edith Ann (voice)
- 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ernestine (archive footage)
- 1994But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 1994Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Edith Ann (voice)
- 1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late! as Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
- 1993The Beverly Hillbillies as Miss Jane Hathaway
- 1993Short Cuts as Doreen Piggot
- 1993And the Band Played On as Dr. Selma Dritz
- 1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
- 1993An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
- 1992The Player as Lily Tomlin
- 1991Shadows and Fog as Prostitute
- 1991The 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
- 1989The Simpsons as Tammy (voice) · 1 episode
- 1988Free to Be... a Family as Self
- 1988Big Business as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
- 1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Self
- 1987Lily Tomlin as Herself
- 1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1986Waiting Tables
- 1984All of Me as Edwina Cutwater
- 1982Lily for President? as Lily Tomlin / Various
- 1981The Muppets Go to the Movies as Herself
- 1981Lily: Sold Out as Self / Various Characters
- 1981The Incredible Shrinking Woman as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
- 1980Nine to Five as Violet Newstead
- 1979Appearing Nitely as Self
- 1978Moment by Moment as Trisha Rawlings
- 1977The Paul Simon Special as Self
- 1977The Late Show as Margo
- 1976TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Judy Beasley/Self
- 1975Nashville as Linnea Reese
- 1974Flip Wilson... Of Course as Self
- 1973Juke and Opal as Opal
- 1973Lily
- 1972Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers as Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 6 episodes
Production 6
- 2020Radium Girls · executive producer
- 2013An Apology to Elephants · executive producer
- 1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) · executive producer
- 1996The Celluloid Closet · co-executive producer
- 1994Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle · executive producer
- 1981Lily: Sold Out · executive producer
crew 1
- 2019I Am Richard Pryor · thanks
Writing 2
- 1977The Paul Simon Special · writer
- 1973Lily · writer