Personal Info

Birth date

1939-09-01 (85 Years)

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also known as

Mary Jean Tomlin

Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin

لیلی تاملین

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.

Filmography

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.3

Overview:

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.034

Overview:

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.

The Daily Show

6.355

Overview:

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4

Overview:

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.508

Overview:

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.312

Overview:

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.

The Simpsons

8

Overview:

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

NCIS

7.623

Overview:

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

The View

4.5

Overview:

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

Overview:

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

The X-Files

8.377

Overview:

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

The Merv Griffin Show

5.75

Overview:

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

7.855

Overview:

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375

Overview:

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

The Electric Company

7.1

Overview:

The Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced by the Children's Television Workshop for PBS in the United States. PBS broadcast 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from October 25, 1971 to April 15, 1977. After it ceased production that year, the program continued in reruns from 1977 to 1985, the result of a decision made in 1975 to produce two final seasons for perpetual use. CTW produced the show at Teletape Studios Second Stage in Manhattan, the first home of Sesame Street. The Electric Company employed sketch comedy and other devices to provide an entertaining program to help elementary school children develop their grammar and reading skills. It was intended for children who had graduated from CTW's flagship program, Sesame Street. Appropriately, the humor was more mature than what was seen there.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7

Overview:

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

RuPaul's Drag Race

7.548

Overview:

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.

Frasier

7.674

Overview:

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

Desperate Housewives

7.915

Overview:

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

The West Wing

8.258

Overview:

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.

The Carol Burnett Show

7.7

Overview:

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."

Saturday Night Live

7

Overview:

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

The Dick Cavett Show

6.7

Overview:

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

Murphy Brown

6.5

Overview:

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.

Golden Globe Awards

7

Overview:

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Will & Grace

6.855

Overview:

Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

5.8

Overview:

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show hosted by singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972 on CBS. He was offered the show after he hosted a 1968 summer replacement for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Campbell used "Gentle on My Mind" as the theme song of the show. The show was one of the few rural-oriented shows to survive CBS's rural purge of 1971.

Homicide: Life on the Street

8.1

Overview:

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Grace and Frankie

7.7

Overview:

Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st century world.

Damages

7.5

Overview:

Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.

Acting

2025Janis Ian: Breaking Silence as Self

2024The World According to Allee Willis as Self

2024An Unexpected Community as Unknown

2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self

2023Bella! as Self

2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest

2023Moving On as Evelyn

202380 for Brady as Lou

2022The Checkup with Dr. David Agus (1 Episode) as Self

2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self

2022Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self

2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration as Unknown

2022Still Working 9 to 5 as Self

2022The Martha Mitchell Effect as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021Live at Mister Kelly's as Self

2021Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Ayn Rand (voice)

2020Waging Change as Self

2020One World: Together at Home as Self

2019Dolly Parton: Here I Am as Self

2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (2 Episodes) as Self

2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self

2019I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actress and Comedian

2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Aunt May (voice)

2018TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self

2018Feminists: What Were They Thinking? as Self

2018Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self - Actor

2017Conversations with Coco (1 Episode) as Self

2015Take Flight as Self - Performer

2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Unknown

2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (1 Episode) as Self

2015Grandma as Elle

2015Grace and Frankie (94 Episodes) as Frankie Bergstein

2015The Late Late Show with James Corden (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest

2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (1 Episode) as Self

2014Altman as Self

2014Trailblazer Honors (1 Episode) as Self - Speaker

2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1 Episode) as Self

2013The Making of 'Nashville' as Self

2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self

2013An Apology to Elephants as Narrator

2013Admission as Susannah

2013Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self

2013Inequality for All as Violet Newstead (archive footage)

2012Malibu Country (18 Episodes) as Lillie Mae MacKenzie

2012Stars In Shorts as Jason's Mom

2012The Procession as Jason's mom

2012Inside Comedy (1 Episode) as Self

2011Vito as Herself

2011Web Therapy (15 Episodes) as Putsy Hodge

2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest

2009Eastbound & Down (3 Episodes) as Tammy Powers

2009The Pink Panther 2 as Mrs. Berenger

2009RuPaul's Drag Race (1 Episode) as Self - Guest Judge

2008Web Therapy (7 Episodes) as Putsy Hodge

2007Damages (13 Episodes) as Marilyn Tobin

2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)

2007The Graham Norton Show (1 Episode) as Self

2007The Walker as Abigail Delorean

2006The Ant Bully as Mommo (voice)

2006A Prairie Home Companion as Rhonda Johnson

2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self

2004Desperate Housewives (6 Episodes) as Roberta Simmons

2004I ♥ Huckabees as Vivian Jaffe

2004Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis as Self

2004Goodnight, We Love You as Self

2003NCIS (1 Episode) as Penelope Langston

2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 Episode) as Self

2002Orange County as Charlotte Cobb

2000Bette (1 Episode) as Unknown

2000The Kid as Janet

2000Altman on His Own Terms as Self

1999The Early Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest

1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self

1999The West Wing (34 Episodes) as Deborah Fiderer

1999Tea with Mussolini as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

1999Get Bruce! as Self

1998Will & Grace (2 Episodes) as Margot

1998Krippendorf's Tribe as Ruth Allen

1997The View (1 Episode) as Self

1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self

1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) as Edith Ann (voice)

1996E! True Hollywood Story (3 Episodes) as Unknown

1996The Daily Show (1 Episode) as Self

1996Getting Away with Murder as Inga Mueller

1996Flirting with Disaster as Mary Schlichting

1996The Celluloid Closet as Narrator (voice)

1995Blue in the Face as Waffle eater

1995Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Self

1994The Magic School Bus (52 Episodes) as Ms. Frizzle (voice)

1994Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Edith Ann (voice)

1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ernestine (archive footage)

1994But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)

1994Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Edith Ann (voice)

1993The Beverly Hillbillies as Miss Jane Hathaway

1993Short Cuts as Doreen Piggot

1993Frasier (1 Episode) as Rita (voice)

1993And the Band Played On as Dr. Selma Dritz

1993The X-Files (1 Episode) as Lydia

1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self

1993Homicide: Life on the Street (1 Episode) as Unknown

1993An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others

1992The Player as Lily Tomlin

1991Shadows and Fog as Prostitute

1991The 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

1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Tammy (voice)

1988Free to Be... a Family as Self

1988Murphy Brown (46 Episodes) as Kay Carter-Shepley

1988Big Business as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton

1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Self

1987Lily Tomlin as Herself

1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)

1986Waiting Tables as Unknown

1984All of Me as Edwina Cutwater

1982Lily for President? as Lily Tomlin / Various

1981The Muppets Go to the Movies as Herself

1981Lily: Sold Out as Self / Various Characters