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

• 2026Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 — Violet Newstead (archive footage)
• 202380 for Brady — Lou
• 2023Moving On — Evelyn
• 2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
• 2021Emily @ the Edge of Chaos — Ayn Rand (voice)
• 2020Radium Girls — Executive Producer
• 2019I Am Richard Pryor — Self - Actress and Comedian, Thanks
• 2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse — Aunt May (voice)
• Grace and Frankie — Frankie Bergstein, Executive Producer
• 2015Grandma — Elle
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• 2013Admission — Susannah
• 2013An Apology to Elephants — Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
• 2013Inequality for All — Violet Newstead (archive footage)
• Malibu Country — Lillie Mae MacKenzie
• 2012Stars in Shorts — Jason's Mom
• 2012The Procession — Jason's mom
• Web Therapy — Putsy Hodge
• Eastbound & Down — Tammy Powers
• 2009The Pink Panther 2 — Mrs. Berenger
• Web Therapy — Putsy Hodge
• Damages — Marilyn Tobin
• 2007The Walker — Abigail Delorean
• 2006A Prairie Home Companion — Rhonda Johnson
• 2006The Ant Bully — Mommo (voice)
• Desperate Housewives — Roberta Simmons
• 2004I ♥ Huckabees — Vivian Jaffe
• NCIS — Penelope Langston
• 2002Orange County — Charlotte Cobb
• Bette
• 2000The Kid — Janet
• 1999Tea with Mussolini — Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
• The West Wing — Deborah Fiderer
• 1998Krippendorf's Tribe — Ruth Allen
• Will & Grace — Margot
• E! True Hollywood Story
• 1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) — Edith Ann (voice), Executive Producer
• 1996Flirting with Disaster — Mary Schlichting
• 1996Getting Away with Murder — Inga Mueller
• 1996Kids for Character — Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
• 1996The Celluloid Closet — Narrator (voice), Co-Executive Producer
• 1995Blue in the Face — Waffle eater
• 1994Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle — Edith Ann (voice), Executive Producer
• 1994Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home — Edith Ann (voice)
• 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Ernestine (archive footage)
• The Magic School Bus — Ms. Frizzle (voice)
• 1993And the Band Played On — Dr. Selma Dritz
• Frasier — Rita (voice)
• Homicide: Life on the Street — Rose Halligan
• 1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late! — Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
• 1993Short Cuts — Doreen Piggot
• 1993The Beverly Hillbillies — Miss Jane Hathaway
• The X-Files — Lydia
• 1992The Player — Lily Tomlin
• 1991Shadows and Fog — Prostitute
• 1991The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe — Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
• The Simpsons — Tammy (voice)
• 1988Big Business — Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
• Murphy Brown — Kay Carter-Shepley
• 1986Waiting Tables
• 1984All of Me — Edwina Cutwater
• 1982Lily for President? — Lily Tomlin / Various
• 1981Lily: Sold Out — Self / Various Characters, Executive Producer
• 1981The Incredible Shrinking Woman — Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
• 1980Nine to Five — Violet Newstead
• 1978Moment by Moment — Trisha Rawlings
• 1977The Late Show — Margo
• 1977The Paul Simon Special — Self, Writer
• 1976TVTV Looks at the Oscars — Judy Beasley/Self
• 1975Nashville — Linnea Reese
• 1973Juke and Opal — Opal
• 1973Lily — Writer
• 1972Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers — Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
• The Electric Company — Ernestine the Operator
• The Music Scene
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Regular Performer

Appearances as themselves (82)

• 2026Lorne — Self
• 2025Janis Ian: Breaking Silence — Self
• 2025This Ordinary Thing — Self (voice)
• 2024An Unexpected Community — Self
• 2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution — Self
• 2024The World According to Allee Willis — Self
• 2023Bella! — Self
• 2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self - Guest
• 2022Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live — Self
• 2022Still Working 9 to 5 — Self
• 2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival — Self
• The Checkup with Dr. David Agus — Self
• 2022The Martha Mitchell Effect — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2021Live at Mister Kelly's — Self
• 2020One World: Together at Home — Self
• 2020Waging Change — Self
• 2019Dolly Parton: Here I Am — Self
• 2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2018Feminists: What Were They Thinking? — Self
• 2018Jane Fonda in Five Acts — Self - (archive footage)
• 2018TVTV: Video Revolutionaries — Self
• Conversations with Coco — Self
• 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive footage)
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• 2014Altman — Self
• 2014I Am Divine — Self (archive)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Trailblazer Honors — Self - Speaker
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic — Self
• 2013The Making of 'Nashville' — Self
• 2013Why We Laugh: Funny Women — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• 2011Vito — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s — Self (archive footage)
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found — Self
• 2004Goodnight, We Love You — Self
• 2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde — Self
• 2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2004Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis — Self
• 2003Cher: The Farewell Tour — Self (archive footage)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2000Altman on His Own Terms — Self
• 1999Get Bruce! — Self
• 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• The Early Show — Self - Guest
• 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• 1995Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz — Self
• 1994But... Seriously — Self (archive footage)
• Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras — Self
• 1993An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends — Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
• 1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country — Self
• 1991A Party For Richard Pryor — Self
• 1988Free to Be... a Family — Self
• 1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville — Self
• 1987Lily Tomlin — Herself
• 1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years — Self (archive footage)
• 1981The Muppets Go to the Movies — Herself
• 1979Appearing Nitely — Self
• Cher — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Self - Host & Musical Guest, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• 1974Flip Wilson... Of Course — Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
• The Flip Wilson Show — Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self - Guest / Various Characters
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self, Self - Co-Host
• Tony Awards — Self - Special Award Recipient, Self - Performer / Winner, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self