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

NCIS

The Simpsons

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Desperate Housewives

All Movies (99)

• Lorne2026 · as Self
• This Ordinary Thing2025 · as Self (voice)
• Janis Ian: Breaking Silence2025 · as Self
• The World According to Allee Willis2024 · as Self
• An Unexpected Community2024 · as Self
• Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution2024 · as Self
• Bella!2023 · as Self
• Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023 · as Self - Guest
• Moving On2023 · as Evelyn
• 80 for Brady2023 · as Lou
• The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival2022 · as Self
• Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live2022 · as Self
• Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration2022
• Still Working 9 to 52022 · as Self
• The Martha Mitchell Effect2022 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Live at Mister Kelly's2021 · as Self
• Emily @ the Edge of Chaos2021 · as Ayn Rand (voice)
• Waging Change2020 · as Self
• One World: Together at Home2020 · as Self
• Dolly Parton: Here I Am2019 · as Self
• Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate2019 · as Self
• I Am Richard Pryor2019 · as Self - Actress and Comedian
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018 · as Aunt May (voice)
• TVTV: Video Revolutionaries2018 · as Self
• Feminists: What Were They Thinking?2018 · as Self
• Jane Fonda in Five Acts2018 · as Self - (archive footage)
• The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · as Self (archive)
• Grandma2015 · as Elle
• Altman2014 · as Self
• I Am Divine2014 · as Self (archive)
• The Making of 'Nashville'2013 · as Self
• Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic2013 · as Self
• An Apology to Elephants2013 · as Narrator (voice)
• Admission2013 · as Susannah
• Why We Laugh: Funny Women2013 · as Self
• Inequality for All2013 · as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
• Stars in Shorts2012 · as Jason's Mom
• The Procession2012 · as Jason's mom
• Vito2011 · as Self
• The Pink Panther 22009 · as Mrs. Berenger
• Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Walker2007 · as Abigail Delorean
• The Ant Bully2006 · as Mommo (voice)
• A Prairie Home Companion2006 · as Rhonda Johnson
• Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found2005 · as Self
• Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde2004 · as Self
• I ♥ Huckabees2004 · as Vivian Jaffe
• Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis2004 · as Self
• Goodnight, We Love You2004 · as Self
• Orange County2002 · as Charlotte Cobb
• The Kid2000 · as Janet
• Altman on His Own Terms2000 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special1999 · as Self
• Tea with Mussolini1999 · as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
• Get Bruce!1999 · as Self
• Krippendorf's Tribe1998 · as Ruth Allen
• Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life1997 · as Self
• Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)1996 · as Edith Ann (voice)
• Getting Away with Murder1996 · as Inga Mueller
• Flirting with Disaster1996 · as Mary Schlichting
• The Celluloid Closet1996 · as Narrator (voice)
• Kids for Character1996 · as Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
• Blue in the Face1995 · as Waffle eater
• Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz1995 · as Self
• Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home1994 · as Edith Ann (voice)
• Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!1994 · as Ernestine (archive footage)
• But... Seriously1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle1994 · as Edith Ann (voice)
• Sesame Street Stays Up Late!1993 · as Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
• The Beverly Hillbillies1993 · as Miss Jane Hathaway
• Short Cuts1993 · as Doreen Piggot
• And the Band Played On1993 · as Dr. Selma Dritz
• Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country1993 · as Self
• An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends1993 · as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
• The Player1992 · as Lily Tomlin
• Shadows and Fog1991 · as Prostitute
• The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe1991 · as Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
• Free to Be... a Family1988 · as Self
• Big Business1988 · as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
• Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville1987 · as Self
• Lily Tomlin1987 · as Herself
• The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years1986 · as Self (archive footage)
• Waiting Tables1986
• All of Me1984 · as Edwina Cutwater
• Lily for President?1982 · as Lily Tomlin / Various
• The Muppets Go to the Movies1981 · as Herself
• Lily: Sold Out1981 · as Self / Various Characters
• The Incredible Shrinking Woman1981 · as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
• Nine to Five1980 · as Violet Newstead
• Appearing Nitely1979 · as Self
• Moment by Moment1978 · as Trisha Rawlings
• The Paul Simon Special1977 · as Self
• The Late Show1977 · as Margo
• TVTV Looks at the Oscars1976 · as Judy Beasley/Self
• Nashville1975 · as Linnea Reese
• Flip Wilson... Of Course1974 · as Self
• Juke and Opal1973 · as Opal
• Lily1973
• Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers1972 · as Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)

All TV Shows (61)

• The Checkup with Dr. David Agus2022 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Conversations with Coco2017 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Grace and Frankie2015 · as Frankie Bergstein
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Trailblazer Honors2014 · as Self - Speaker
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Malibu Country2012 · as Lillie Mae MacKenzie
• Inside Comedy2012 · as Self
• Web Therapy2011 · as Putsy Hodge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Eastbound & Down2009 · as Tammy Powers
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Web Therapy2008 · as Putsy Hodge
• Damages2007 · as Marilyn Tobin
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Roberta Simmons
• NCIS2003 · as Penelope Langston
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Bette2000
• The Early Show1999 · as Self - Guest
• The West Wing1999 · as Deborah Fiderer
• Will & Grace1998 · as Margot
• The View1997 · as Self
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Magic School Bus1994 · as Ms. Frizzle (voice)
• Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras1994 · as Self
• Frasier1993 · as Rita (voice)
• The X-Files1993 · as Lydia
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Rose Halligan
• The Simpsons1989 · as Tammy (voice)
• Murphy Brown1988 · as Kay Carter-Shepley
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host & Musical Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self
• Cher1975 · as Self - Guest
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• The Electric Company1971 · as Ernestine the Operator
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• The Music Scene1969
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Regular Performer
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Special Award Recipient
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer / Winner
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee / Presenter
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self