Lily Tomlin

Sep 01, 1939 (85 years old) in 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

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The X-Files

Lydia

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The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest / Various Characters

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NCIS

Penelope Langston

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The Simpsons

Tammy (voice)

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Desperate Housewives

Roberta Simmons

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Frasier

Rita (voice)

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Homicide: Life on the Street

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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Self

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The West Wing

Deborah Fiderer

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Damages

Marilyn Tobin

Credits

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence 2025

Self

★ 8
The World According to Allee Willis 2024

Self

★ NR
An Unexpected Community 2024

★ NR
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 2024

Self

★ 6.2
Bella! 2023

Self

★ NR
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 2023

Self - Guest

★ 8.4
Moving On 2023

Evelyn

★ 5.9
80 for Brady 2023

Lou

★ 6.3
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus 2022

Self

★ 8
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival 2022

Self

★ 3
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live 2022

Self

★ 6
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration 2022

★ 5.1
Still Working 9 to 5 2022

Self

★ 10
The Martha Mitchell Effect 2022

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Live at Mister Kelly's 2021

Self

★ NR
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos 2021

Ayn Rand (voice)

★ NR
Waging Change 2020

Self

★ NR
One World: Together at Home 2020

Self

★ 7
Dolly Parton: Here I Am 2019

Self

★ 7.4
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate 2019

Self

★ 5.3
I Am Richard Pryor 2019

Self - Actress and Comedian

★ 6.9
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018

Aunt May (voice)

★ 8.4
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries 2018

Self

★ NR
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? 2018

Self

★ 7.7
Jane Fonda in Five Acts 2018

Self - Actor

★ 7.5
Conversations with Coco 2017

Self

★ 1
Take Flight 2015

Self - Performer

★ 6.5
Grandma 2015

Elle

★ 6.5
Grace and Frankie 2015

Frankie Bergstein

★ 7.7
Altman 2014

Self

★ 6.5
Trailblazer Honors 2014

Self - Speaker

★ 7.5
The Making of 'Nashville' 2013

Self

★ NR
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 2013

Self

★ 7.1
An Apology to Elephants 2013

Narrator

★ 7.8
Admission 2013

Susannah

★ 5.6
Why We Laugh: Funny Women 2013

Self

★ 7.2
Inequality for All 2013

Violet Newstead (archive footage)

★ 7.5
Malibu Country 2012

Lillie Mae MacKenzie

★ 6.1
Stars In Shorts 2012

Jason's Mom

★ NR
The Procession 2012

Jason's mom

★ 6.5
Vito 2011

Herself

★ 7.4
Eastbound & Down 2009

Tammy Powers

★ 7.4
The Pink Panther 2 2009

Mrs. Berenger

★ 5.7
RuPaul's Drag Race 2009

Self - Guest Judge

★ 7.6
Web Therapy 2008

Putsy Hodge

★ 7.7
Damages 2007

Marilyn Tobin

★ 7.5
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s 2007

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Walker 2007

Abigail Delorean

★ 5.3
The Ant Bully 2006

Mommo (voice)

★ 5.7
A Prairie Home Companion 2006

Rhonda Johnson

★ 6.3
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 2004

Self

★ 2
Desperate Housewives 2004

Roberta Simmons

★ 7.9
I ♥ Huckabees 2004

Vivian Jaffe

★ 6.3
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis 2004

Self

★ 3
Goodnight, We Love You 2004

Self

★ 6.5
NCIS 2003

Penelope Langston

★ 7.6
Orange County 2002

Charlotte Cobb

★ 6
Bette 2000

★ 7.9
The Kid 2000

Janet

★ 6.7
Altman on His Own Terms 2000

Self

★ NR
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999

Self

★ 6.8
The West Wing 1999

Deborah Fiderer

★ 8.3
Tea with Mussolini 1999

Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

★ 6.4
Get Bruce! 1999

Self

★ 6.2
Will & Grace 1998

Margot

★ 6.9
Krippendorf's Tribe 1998

Ruth Allen

★ 4.6
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life 1997

Self

★ 7.3
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) 1996

Edith Ann (voice)

★ NR
E! True Hollywood Story 1996

★ 8.1
Getting Away with Murder 1996

Inga Mueller

★ 4.6
Flirting with Disaster 1996

Mary Schlichting

★ 6.2
The Celluloid Closet 1996

Narrator (voice)

★ 7.2
Blue in the Face 1995

Waffle eater

★ 6.5
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz 1995

Self

★ NR
The Magic School Bus 1994

Ms. Frizzle (voice)

★ 7.6
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home 1994

Edith Ann (voice)

★ NR
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994

Ernestine (archive footage)

★ 7
But... Seriously 1994

Self (archive footage)

★ 10
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle 1994

Edith Ann (voice)

★ NR
The Beverly Hillbillies 1993

Miss Jane Hathaway

★ 6.3
Short Cuts 1993

Doreen Piggot

★ 7.2
Frasier 1993

Rita (voice)

★ 7.7
And the Band Played On 1993

Dr. Selma Dritz

★ 6.5
The X-Files 1993

Lydia

★ 8.4
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country 1993

Self

★ 6
Homicide: Life on the Street 1993

★ 8.1
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends 1993

Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others

★ NR
The Player 1992

Lily Tomlin

★ 7.2
Shadows and Fog 1991

Prostitute

★ 6.7
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe 1991

Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge

★ 8
The Simpsons 1989

Tammy (voice)

★ 8
Free to Be... a Family 1988

Self

★ 9.3
Murphy Brown 1988

Kay Carter-Shepley

★ 6.5
Big Business 1988

Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton

★ 6.3
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville 1987

Self

★ NR
Lily Tomlin 1987

Herself

★ 5
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 1986

Self (archive footage)

★ 5
Waiting Tables 1986

★ NR
All of Me 1984

Edwina Cutwater

★ 6.5
Lily for President? 1982

Lily Tomlin / Various

★ NR
The Muppets Go to the Movies 1981

Herself

★ 7.1
Lily: Sold Out 1981

Self / Various Characters

★ 6.5
The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981

Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator

★ 5.4
Nine to Five 1980

Violet Newstead

★ 6.9
Appearing Nitely 1979

Self

★ 9
Moment by Moment 1978

Trisha Rawlings

★ 3.3
The Paul Simon Special 1977

Self

★ 8
The Late Show 1977

Margo

★ 6.2
TVTV Looks at the Oscars 1976

Judy Beasley/Self

★ 6
Nashville 1975

Linnea Reese

★ 7.2
Cher 1975

Self - Guest

★ 6.2
Flip Wilson... Of Course 1974

Self

★ NR
Juke and Opal 1973

Opal

★ NR
Lily 1973

★ NR
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973

Self

★ 6.3
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers 1972

Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)

★ 7.8
The Electric Company 1971

★ 7.1
The Flip Wilson Show 1970

Self

★ 4.8
The Music Scene 1969

★ NR
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 1969

Self

★ 5.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968

Regular Performer

★ 6.5
The Carol Burnett Show 1967

Self - Guest / Various Characters

★ 7.7
Tony Awards 1956

Self - Presenter

★ 5.1
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 7.1

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