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

Acting

2025

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence as Self

2024

The World According to Allee Willis as Self

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self

An Unexpected Community

2023

80 for Brady as Lou

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest

Moving On as Evelyn

Bella! as Self

2022

The Martha Mitchell Effect as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self

Still Working 9 to 5 as Self

The Checkup with Dr. David Agus as Self

2021

Live at Mister Kelly's as Self

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Ayn Rand (voice)

2020

Waging Change as Self

One World: Together at Home as Self

2019

I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actress and Comedian

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self

Dolly Parton: Here I Am as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self

2018

TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self

Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self - Actor

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Aunt May (voice)

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? as Self

2017

Conversations with Coco as Self

2015

Grandma as Elle

Take Flight as Self - Performer

Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2014

Altman as Self

Trailblazer Honors as Self - Speaker

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self

2013

Admission as Susannah

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self

An Apology to Elephants as Narrator

Inequality for All as Violet Newstead (archive footage)

Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self

The Making of 'Nashville' as Self

2012

Stars In Shorts as Jason's Mom

The Procession as Jason's mom

Inside Comedy as Self

Malibu Country as Lillie Mae MacKenzie

2011

Vito as Herself

Web Therapy

2009

The Pink Panther 2 as Mrs. Berenger

George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self

Eastbound & Down as Tammy Powers

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge

2008

Web Therapy as Putsy Hodge

2007

The Walker as Abigail Delorean

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)

Damages as Marilyn Tobin

The Graham Norton Show as Self

2006

A Prairie Home Companion as Rhonda Johnson

The Ant Bully as Mommo (voice)

2004

I ♥ Huckabees as Vivian Jaffe

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self

Goodnight, We Love You as Self

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis as Self

Desperate Housewives as Roberta Simmons

2003

NCIS as Penelope Langston

The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self

2002

Orange County as Charlotte Cobb

2000

The Kid as Janet

Altman on His Own Terms as Self

Bette

1999

Tea with Mussolini as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

Get Bruce! as Self

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self

The Early Show as Self - Guest

The West Wing as Deborah Fiderer

1998

Krippendorf's Tribe as Ruth Allen

Will & Grace as Margot

1997

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self

The View as Self

1996

Flirting with Disaster as Mary Schlichting

Getting Away with Murder as Inga Mueller

The Celluloid Closet as Narrator (voice)

Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) as Edith Ann (voice)

The Daily Show as Self

E! True Hollywood Story

1995

Blue in the Face as Waffle eater

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Self

1994

But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)

Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Edith Ann (voice)

Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Edith Ann (voice)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ernestine (archive footage)

The Magic School Bus as Ms. Frizzle (voice)

1993

Short Cuts as Doreen Piggot

And the Band Played On as Dr. Selma Dritz

The Beverly Hillbillies as Miss Jane Hathaway

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self

Frasier as Rita (voice)

The X-Files as Lydia

Homicide: Life on the Street

1992

The Player as Lily Tomlin

1991

Shadows and Fog as Prostitute

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

1989

The Simpsons as Tammy (voice)

1988

Big Business as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton

Free to Be... a Family as Self

Murphy Brown as Kay Carter-Shepley

1987

Lily Tomlin as Herself

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Self

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)

Waiting Tables