Lily Tomlin

Acting

Lily Tomlin

Born September 1, 1939Detroit, Michigan, USA149 credits

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

This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

Movie

2025

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
5.3

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

Movie

2025

The World According to Allee Willis

The World According to Allee Willis

Movie

2024

An Unexpected Community

An Unexpected Community

Movie

2024

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
6.2

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Movie

2024

Bella!

Bella!

Movie

2023

Filmography

This Ordinary Thing
2025This Ordinary Thingas Self (voice)Movie
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025Janis Ian: Breaking Silenceas SelfMovie
The World According to Allee Willis
2024The World According to Allee Willisas SelfMovie
An Unexpected Community
2024An Unexpected Communityas SelfMovie
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolutionas SelfMovie
Bella!
2023Bella!as SelfMovie
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Loveas Self - GuestMovie
Moving On
2023Moving Onas EvelynMovie
80 for Brady
202380 for Bradyas LouMovie
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
2022The Checkup with Dr. David Agusas SelfTV
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festivalas SelfMovie
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Liveas SelfMovie
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ CelebrationMovie
Still Working 9 to 5
2022Still Working 9 to 5as SelfMovie
The Martha Mitchell Effect
2022The Martha Mitchell Effectas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021Live at Mister Kelly'sas SelfMovie
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021Emily @ the Edge of Chaosas Ayn Rand (voice)Movie
Waging Change
2020Waging Changeas SelfMovie
Radium Girls
2020Radium GirlsExecutive ProducerMovie
One World: Together at Home
2020One World: Together at Homeas SelfMovie
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019Dolly Parton: Here I Amas SelfMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrateas SelfMovie
I Am Richard Pryor
2019I Am Richard Pryoras Self - Actress and ComedianMovie
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseas Aunt May (voice)Movie
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018TVTV: Video Revolutionariesas SelfMovie
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018Feminists: What Were They Thinking?as SelfMovie
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018Jane Fonda in Five Actsas Self - (archive footage)Movie
Conversations with Coco
2017Conversations with Cocoas SelfTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras SelfTV
Grandma
2015Grandmaas ElleMovie
Grace and Frankie
2015Grace and Frankieas Frankie BergsteinTV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - GuestTV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Altman
2014Altmanas SelfMovie
Trailblazer Honors
2014Trailblazer Honorsas Self - SpeakerTV
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliveras Self - GuestTV
The Making of 'Nashville'
2013The Making of 'Nashville'as SelfMovie
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logicas SelfMovie
An Apology to Elephants
2013An Apology to Elephantsas NarratorMovie
Admission
2013Admissionas SusannahMovie
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2013Why We Laugh: Funny Womenas SelfMovie
Inequality for All
2013Inequality for Allas Violet Newstead (archive footage)Movie
Malibu Country
2012Malibu Countryas Lillie Mae MacKenzieTV
Stars in Shorts
2012Stars in Shortsas Jason's MomMovie
The Procession
2012The Processionas Jason's momMovie
Inside Comedy
2012Inside Comedyas SelfTV
Vito
2011Vitoas SelfMovie
Web Therapy
2011Web Therapyas Putsy HodgeTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Eastbound & Down
2009Eastbound & Downas Tammy PowersTV
The Pink Panther 2
2009The Pink Panther 2as Mrs. BerengerMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Web Therapy
2008Web Therapyas Putsy HodgeTV
Damages
2007Damagesas Marilyn TobinTV
C
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70sas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
The Walker
2007The Walkeras Abigail DeloreanMovie
The Ant Bully
2006The Ant Bullyas Mommo (voice)Movie
A Prairie Home Companion
2006A Prairie Home Companionas Rhonda JohnsonMovie
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Foundas SelfMovie
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wildeas SelfMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Roberta SimmonsTV
I ♥ Huckabees
2004I ♥ Huckabeesas Vivian JaffeMovie
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtisas SelfMovie
Goodnight, We Love You
2004Goodnight, We Love Youas SelfMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Penelope LangstonTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Orange County
2002Orange Countyas Charlotte CobbMovie
Bette
2000BetteTV
The Kid
2000The Kidas JanetMovie
Altman on His Own Terms
2000Altman on His Own Termsas SelfMovie
The Early Show
1999The Early Showas Self - GuestTV
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Deborah FidererTV
Tea with Mussolini
1999Tea with Mussolinias Georgina "Georgie" RockwellMovie
Get Bruce!
1999Get Bruce!as SelfMovie
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas MargotTV
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998Krippendorf's Tribeas Ruth AllenMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
H
1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Lifeas SelfMovie
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)as Edith Ann (voice)Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
Getting Away with Murder
1996Getting Away with Murderas Inga MuellerMovie
Flirting with Disaster
1996Flirting with Disasteras Mary SchlichtingMovie
The Celluloid Closet
1996The Celluloid Closetas Narrator (voice)Movie
Blue in the Face
1995Blue in the Faceas Waffle eaterMovie
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995Peter Allen: The Boy From Ozas SelfMovie
The Magic School Bus
1994The Magic School Busas Ms. Frizzle (voice)TV
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
1994Edith Ann: Homeless Go Homeas Edith Ann (voice)Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Ernestine (archive footage)Movie
B
1994But... Seriouslyas Self (archive footage)Movie
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Grasas SelfTV
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
1994Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzleas Edith Ann (voice)Movie
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late!as Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)Movie
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993The Beverly Hillbilliesas Miss Jane HathawayMovie
Short Cuts
1993Short Cutsas Doreen PiggotMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Rita (voice)TV
And the Band Played On
1993And the Band Played Onas Dr. Selma DritzMovie
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas LydiaTV
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Countryas SelfMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Rose HalliganTV
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friendsas Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / OthersMovie
The Player
1992The Playeras Lily TomlinMovie
Shadows and Fog
1991Shadows and Fogas ProstituteMovie
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
1991The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universeas Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / MargeMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Tammy (voice)TV
Free to Be... a Family
1988Free to Be... a Familyas SelfMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brownas Kay Carter-ShepleyTV
Big Business
1988Big Businessas Rose Ratliff / Rose SheltonMovie
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudevilleas SelfMovie
Lily Tomlin
1987Lily Tomlinas HerselfMovie
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Yearsas Self (archive footage)Movie
W
1986Waiting TablesMovie
All of Me
1984All of Meas Edwina CutwaterMovie
Lily for President?
1982Lily for President?as Lily Tomlin / VariousMovie
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981The Muppets Go to the Moviesas HerselfMovie
Lily: Sold Out
1981Lily: Sold Outas Self / Various CharactersMovie
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981The Incredible Shrinking Womanas Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone OperatorMovie
Nine to Five
1980Nine to Fiveas Violet NewsteadMovie
Appearing Nitely
1979Appearing Nitelyas SelfMovie
Moment by Moment
1978Moment by Momentas Trisha RawlingsMovie
The Paul Simon Special
1977The Paul Simon Specialas SelfMovie
The Late Show
1977The Late Showas MargoMovie
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976TVTV Looks at the Oscarsas Judy Beasley/SelfMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Nashville
1975Nashvilleas Linnea ReeseMovie
Cher
1975Cheras Self - GuestTV
Flip Wilson... Of Course
1974Flip Wilson... Of Courseas SelfMovie
Juke and Opal
1973Juke and Opalas OpalMovie
Lily
1973LilyMovie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as SelfTV
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
1972Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbersas Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Electric Company
1971The Electric Companyas Ernestine the OperatorTV
The Flip Wilson Show
1970The Flip Wilson Showas SelfTV
The Music Scene
1969The Music SceneTV
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime Houras SelfTV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Regular PerformerTV
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Showas Self - Guest / Various CharactersTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Special Award RecipientTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas SelfTV