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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2023
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
The Simpsons
2005
The Daily Show
2006
NCIS
2011
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2022
The Mike Douglas Show
1969
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
2004
The Graham Norton Show
2015

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
164
Writing
2
Producing
7
Crew
1
2026
Lorne
as Self
2026
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
2025
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
as Self
2025
This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)
2024
The World According to Allee Willis
as Self
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self
2024
An Unexpected Community
as Self
2023
80 for Brady
as Lou
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
2023
Moving On
as Evelyn
2023
Bella!
as Self
2023
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2022
The Martha Mitchell Effect
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
as Self
2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
as Self
2022
Still Working 9 to 5
as Self
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2022
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
as Self
2021
Live at Mister Kelly's
as Self
2021
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
as Ayn Rand (voice)
2020
Waging Change
as Self
2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2020
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2019
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actress and Comedian
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
2019
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
as Self
2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2018
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
as Self
2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
as Self - (archive footage)
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Aunt May (voice)
2018
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
as Self
2018
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Guest
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Conversations with Coco
as Self
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Grandma
as Elle
2015
Grace and Frankie
as Frankie Bergstein
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Speaker
2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2015
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Altman
as Self
2014
I Am Divine
as Self (archive)
2013
Admission
as Susannah
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
2013
An Apology to Elephants
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Inequality for All
as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
as Self
2013
The Making of 'Nashville'
as Self
2013
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
Stars in Shorts
as Jason's Mom
2012
The Procession
as Jason's mom
2012
Malibu Country
as Lillie Mae MacKenzie
2012
Eastbound & Down
as Tammy Powers
2012
Web Therapy
as Putsy Hodge
2011
Vito
as Self
2011
NCIS
as Penelope Langston
2011
Web Therapy
as Putsy Hodge
2011
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2011
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
as Self
2010
Damages
as Marilyn Tobin
2009
The Pink Panther 2
as Mrs. Berenger
2008
Desperate Housewives
as Roberta Simmons
2007
The Walker
as Abigail Delorean
2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
2006
A Prairie Home Companion
as Rhonda Johnson
2006
The Ant Bully
as Mommo (voice)
2006
The Daily Show
as Self
2006
The Early Show
as Self - Guest
2006
The Oscars
as Self
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
2005
The Simpsons
as Tammy (voice)
2005
Will & Grace
as Margot
2004
I ♥ Huckabees
as Vivian Jaffe
2004
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as Self
2004
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self
2004
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
as Self
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
The View
as Self
2003
Cher: The Farewell Tour
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Orange County
as Charlotte Cobb
2002
The West Wing
as Deborah Fiderer
2000
The Kid
as Janet
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
2000
E! True Hollywood Story
2000
Bette
1999
Tea with Mussolini
as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
1999
Get Bruce!
as Self
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Ruth Allen
1998
The X-Files
as Lydia
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
1996
Flirting with Disaster
as Mary Schlichting
1996
Getting Away with Murder
as Inga Mueller
1996
The Celluloid Closet
as Narrator (voice)
1996
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
as Edith Ann (voice)
1996
Kids for Character
as Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
1996
Murphy Brown
as Kay Carter-Shepley
1996
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Rose Halligan
1995
Blue in the Face
as Waffle eater
1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Self
1994
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
as Edith Ann (voice)
1994
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
as Edith Ann (voice)
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Ernestine (archive footage)
1994
Frasier
as Rita (voice)
1994
The Magic School Bus
as Ms. Frizzle (voice)
1994
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
1993
Short Cuts
as Doreen Piggot
1993
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Selma Dritz
1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Miss Jane Hathaway
1993
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
1993
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
as Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
1992
The Player
as Lily Tomlin
1991
Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute
1991
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
1991
A Party For Richard Pryor
as Self
1988
Big Business
as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
1988
Free to Be... a Family
as Self
1987
Lily Tomlin
as Herself
1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Self
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Waiting Tables
1984
All of Me
as Edwina Cutwater
1984
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1983
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
1982
Lily for President?
as Lily Tomlin / Various
1982
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Herself
1981
Lily: Sold Out
as Self / Various Characters
1981
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1980
Nine to Five
as Violet Newstead
1979
Appearing Nitely
as Self
1979
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer / Winner
1978
Moment by Moment
as Trisha Rawlings
1977
The Late Show
as Margo
1977
The Paul Simon Special
as Self
1977
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
as Judy Beasley/Self
1975
Nashville
as Linnea Reese
1975
Cher
as Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1974
Flip Wilson... Of Course
as Self
1973
Juke and Opal
as Opal
1973
Lily
1972
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
as Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1972
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1972
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1972
The Electric Company
as Ernestine the Operator
1970
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1970
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1970
Tony Awards
as Self - Special Award Recipient
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Regular Performer
1969
The Music Scene
1969
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1969
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self