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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

141

Birth Date

1939-09-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known For

• 

  Grace and Frankie
• 

  Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• 

  Murphy Brown
• 

  The Magic School Bus
• 

  80 for Brady
• 

  Grandma

Credits

• actors (131 credits)

  • This Ordinary Thing

    Self (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The World According to Allee Willis

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • An Unexpected Community

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Bella!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Self - Guest

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Moving On

    Evelyn

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • 80 for Brady

    Lou

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Still Working 9 to 5

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Martha Mitchell Effect

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Live at Mister Kelly's

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

    Ayn Rand (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Waging Change

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • One World: Together at Home

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Dolly Parton: Here I Am

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • I Am Richard Pryor

    Self - Actress and Comedian

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field, Rita Moreno (2023) ... Self actor actors

    - Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sasheer Zamata (2022) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    Aunt May (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Jane Fonda in Five Acts

    Self - (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr

    Self (archive)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Grandma

    Elle

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Grace and Frankie

    Frankie Bergstein

    actor

    actors

    - The Beginning (2022) ... Frankie Bergstein actor actors

    - The Fake Funeral (2022) ... Frankie Bergstein actor actors

    - The Paprikash (2022) ... Frankie Bergstein actor actors

    - The Last Hurrah (2022) ... Frankie Bergstein actor actors

    - The Casino (2022) ... Frankie Bergstein actor actors
    2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Steven Spielberg, John Williams (2023) ... actor actors
    2015
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    - Lily Tomlin, Sienna Miller, Kit Harington, Dan Levy (2023) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Seth MacFarlane, Lily Tomlin (2015) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2015
  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    - Comedy Actresses (2016) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Altman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • I Am Divine

    Self (archive)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    - Guardianship (2018) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    - Episode 1 (2015) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Lily Tomlin, Abigail Breslin, Chris Distefano (2015) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • The Making of 'Nashville'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • An Apology to Elephants

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Admission

    Susannah

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Why We Laugh: Funny Women

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Inequality for All

    Violet Newstead (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Stars in Shorts

    Jason's Mom

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Procession

    Jason's mom

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Vito

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Pink Panther 2

    Mrs. Berenger

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    - Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin (2018) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin (2015) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2009
  • Eastbound & Down

    - Chapter 21 (2012) ... Tammy Powers actor actors

    - Chapter 19 (2012) ... Tammy Powers actor actors

    - Chapter 18 (2012) ... Tammy Powers actor actors
    2009
  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    - Queens in Space (2011) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
    2009
  • Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Walker

    Abigail Delorean

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Graham Norton Show

    - Chris Hemsworth, Ron Howard, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Bridges, Blake, Dame Shirley Bassey (2015) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • Damages

    - The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat (2010) ... Marilyn Tobin actor actors

    - You Were His Little Monkey (2010) ... Marilyn Tobin actor actors

    - All That Crap About Your Family (2010) ... Marilyn Tobin actor actors

    - Tell Me I'm Not Racist (2010) ... Marilyn Tobin actor actors

    - Drive It Through Hardcore (2010) ... Marilyn Tobin actor actors
    2007
  • The Ant Bully

    Mommo (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • A Prairie Home Companion

    Rhonda Johnson

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • I ♥ Huckabees

    Vivian Jaffe

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Goodnight, We Love You

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Desperate Housewives

    - If It's Only in Your Head (2009) ... Roberta Simmons actor actors

    - Everybody Says Don't (2009) ... Roberta Simmons actor actors

    - Home Is the Place (2009) ... Roberta Simmons actor actors

    - City on Fire (2008) ... Roberta Simmons actor actors

    - What More Do I Need? (2008) ... Roberta Simmons actor actors
    2004
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    - Lily Tomlin/Chelsea Handler (2020) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Michael Peña, Meg Myers (2020) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2003
  • Orange County

    Charlotte Cobb

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Kid

    Janet

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Tea with Mussolini

    Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Get Bruce!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The West Wing

    - Tomorrow (2006) ... Deborah Fiderer actor actors

    - Transition (2006) ... Deborah Fiderer actor actors

    - Requiem (2006) ... Deborah Fiderer actor actors

    - The Cold (2006) ... Deborah Fiderer actor actors

    - The Wedding (2005) ... Deborah Fiderer actor actors
    1999
  • Krippendorf's Tribe

    Ruth Allen

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Will & Grace

    - Forbidden Fruit (2006) ... Margot actor actors

    - Partners (2005) ... Margot actor actors
    1998
  • Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The View

    - Tomlin/Kerry (2004) ... Self actor actors
    1997
  • Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)

    Edith Ann (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Getting Away with Murder

    Inga Mueller

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Flirting with Disaster

    Mary Schlichting

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Celluloid Closet

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Kids for Character

    Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Daily Show

    - Lily Tomlin (2006) ... Self actor actors
    1996
  • Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Magic School Bus

    Ms. Frizzle (voice)

    actor

    actors

    - Takes a Dive (1997) ... Ms. Frizzle (voice) actor actors

    - In the City (1997) ... Ms. Frizzle (voice) actor actors

    - Gets Programmed (1997) ... Ms. Frizzle (voice) actor actors

    - Gets Charged (1997) ... Ms. Frizzle (voice) actor actors

    - Makes a Stink (1997) ... Ms. Frizzle (voice) actor actors
    1994
  • Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

    Edith Ann (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Ernestine (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • But... Seriously

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle

    Edith Ann (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

    Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    Miss Jane Hathaway

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Short Cuts

    Doreen Piggot

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • And the Band Played On

    Dr. Selma Dritz

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

    Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The X-Files

    - How the Ghosts Stole Christmas (1998) ... Lydia actor actors
    1993
  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    - The Hat (1996) ... Rose Halligan actor actors
    1993
  • Frasier

    - The Unkindest Cut of All (1994) ... Rita (voice) actor actors
    1993
  • The Player

    Lily Tomlin

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Shadows and Fog

    Prostitute

    actor

    actors
    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

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Simpsons

    - The Last of the Red Hat Mamas (2005) ... Tammy (voice) actor actors
    1989
  • Free to Be... a Family

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Murphy Brown

    Kay Carter-Shepley

    actor

    actors

    - Never Can Say Goodbye (2) (1998) ... Kay Carter-Shepley actor actors

    - Never Can Say Goodbye (1) (1998) ... Kay Carter-Shepley actor actors

    - Dial and Substance (1998) ... Kay Carter-Shepley actor actors

    - A Man and a Woman (1998) ... Kay Carter-Shepley actor actors

    - Second Time Around (1998) ... Kay Carter-Shepley actor actors
    1988
  • Big Business

    Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Lily Tomlin

    Herself

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Waiting Tables

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • All of Me

    Edwina Cutwater

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Lily for President?

    Lily Tomlin / Various

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Muppets Go to the Movies

    Herself

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Lily: Sold Out

    Self / Various Characters

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Incredible Shrinking Woman

    Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Nine to Five

    Violet Newstead

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Appearing Nitely

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Moment by Moment

    Trisha Rawlings

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Paul Simon Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Late Show

    Margo

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • TVTV Looks at the Oscars

    Judy Beasley/Self

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Nashville

    Linnea Reese

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Paul Rudd and DJ Khaled (2019) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors

    - Lily Tomlin (1983) ... Self - Host & Musical Guest actor actors

    - Steve Martin/The Kinks (1977) ... Self actor actors

    - Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (1976) ... Self - Host actor actors

    - Lily Tomlin (1975) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1975
  • Flip Wilson... Of Course

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Juke and Opal

    Opal

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Lily

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

    Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Lily Tomlin, Chad Everett, W.H. Auden, Bonnie Koloc (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Carol Burnett Show

    - Steve Lawrence and Lily Tomlin (1972) ... Self - Guest / Various Characters actor actors
    1967
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 131 (1983) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 231 (1977) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 37 (1975) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 51 (1972) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 58 (1971) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Merv Griffin Show

    - Episode 30 (1975) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 145 (1969) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 143 (1969) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 9 (1980) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 4 (1977) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 149 (1975) ... Self - Co-Host actor actors

    - Episode 44 (1973) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 141 (1971) ... Self actor actors
    1961
  • The Oscars

    - 78th Academy Awards (2006) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • Golden Globe Awards

    - The 39th Golden Globe Awards (1982) ... Self actor actors
    1944

• production (7 credits)

  • Radium Girls

    executive producer

    production
    2020
  • Grace and Frankie

    executive producer

    production

    - The Beginning (2022) ... executive producer production

    - The Fake Funeral (2022) ... executive producer production

    - The Paprikash (2022) ... executive producer production

    - The Last Hurrah (2022) ... executive producer production

    - The Casino (2022) ... executive producer production
    2015
  • An Apology to Elephants

    executive producer

    production
    2013
  • Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)

    executive producer

    production
    1996
  • The Celluloid Closet

    co-executive producer

    production
    1996
  • Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle

    executive producer

    production
    1994
  • Lily: Sold Out

    executive producer

    production
    1981

• crew (1 credits)

  • I Am Richard Pryor

    thanks

    crew
    2019

• writing (2 credits)

  • The Paul Simon Special

    writer

    writing
    1977
  • Lily

    writer

    writing
    1973