Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014) ,was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating and sharply acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians.

Filmography

• 2017Mansfield 66/67
• 2014Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? — Grandma Doyle
• 2013Iron Man 3 — Joan Rivers
• 2013Why We Laugh: Funny Women — Self, Executive Producer
• 2012Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me — Self, Writer
• 2011Growing Up Barnard
• Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
• 2011The Smurfs — Party Guest
• 2011Tower Heist — Self, Thanks
• Hot in Cleveland — Anka, Self
• 2010Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps — Joan Rivers
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self, In Memory Of
• Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
• Spaceballs: The Animated Series — Dot Matrix (voice)
• 2006Another Audience with Joan Rivers — Self, Writer
• 2006Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug — Self, Writer
• 2006My Name is Jackie Beat
• 2005Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium — Self, Writer
• Best Week Ever
• Dave the Barbarian — Ghost Mom (voice), Queen Zonthara (voice)
• 2004First Daughter — Joan Rivers
• 2004Joan Rivers Live at the Apollo — Self, Writer
• Live at the Apollo — Self, Writer
• 2004Shrek 2 — Joan Rivers (voice)
• I'm with Her — Joan Rivers
• Nip/Tuck — Self, Joan Rivers
• Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
• Fashion Police — Host
• Less than Perfect — Louise
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Joan Rivers
• 2000Intern — Dolly Bellows
• 2000Whispers: An Elephant's Tale — Spike (voice)
• 1999Goosed — Blanche
• 1999Knitwits Revisited — Becky (voice), Dialogue
• 1997Knitwits — Becky (voice), Writer
• Arthur — Bubby (voice)
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Suddenly Susan — Edie
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist — Joan (voice), Additional Writing
• 1995Napoleon — Mother Penguin (voice)
• 1994Serial Mom — Joan Rivers
• 1994Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story — Joan Rivers
• 1992Joan Rivers: Abroad in London — Self, Writer
• Lady Boss — Bibi Grant
• 1991Public Enemy #2 — Joan Rivers
• 1990How to Murder a Millionaire — Irma
• 1989Look Who's Talking — Julie (voice) (uncredited)
• The Simpsons — Annie Dubinsky (voice)
• 1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz — Joan Rivers, Writer
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• 1987Les Patterson Saves the World — President Rivers (uncredited)
• 1987Spaceballs — Dot Matrix (voice)
• 1986WrestleMania II — Ring Announcer
• 1984An Audience with Joan Rivers — Writer
• 1984The Muppets Take Manhattan — Perfume Saleswoman
• 1981Lily: Sold Out — Joan Rivers
• Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
• Husbands, Wives & Lovers — Creator
• 1978Rabbit Test — Second Nurse, Director, Writer
• The South Bank Show
• 1977Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
• The Love Boat — Allison Newman
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Writer
• Needles and Pins
• 1973The Girl Most Likely To... — Story, Teleplay
• The Electric Company — Letterman Narrator (voice)
• The Jim Nabors Hour
• Here's Lucy — Joan Reynolds
• 1968The Swimmer — Joan
• Another World — Meredith Dunston
• 1951Mister Universe — Teenage Girl in Audience

Appearances as themselves (107)

• 2024Joan Rivers at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
• Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)
• Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed — Self (archive footage)
• The Super Models — Self (archive footage)
• Dark Side of Comedy — Self (archive footage)
• 2022The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Live at Mister Kelly's — Self
• 2021Parkinson at 50 — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Beastie Boys Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Disclosure — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Love, Sweat and Tears — Self
• 2016The Last Laugh — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• 2014The Story of The Swimmer — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• 2014Women Aren't Funny — Self
• Deal With It — Self
• 2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise — Self
• 2013Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's — Self
• The Jeselnik Offensive — Self
• 2013Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley — Self
• 2012Johnny Carson: King of Late Night — Self
• 2012Vanilla Ice Archive — Self (archive footage)
• Billy on the Street — Self
• 2011Bob Ross: The Happy Painter — Self (archive footage)
• 2011The Undefeated — Self (archive footage)
• 2010Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work — Self
• The Talk — Self
• 2009Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers — Self
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America — Self - Comedienne
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack — Herself - Hijacker
• Celebrity Family Feud — Self
• 2008We Are Most Amused — Self
• 2007Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women — Self
• 2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project — Self
• Say Yes to the Dress — Self
• Shrink Rap — Self
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy — Self
• 2006The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits — Self
• The Story of Light Entertainment — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• 2005John Candy: Comic Spirit — Self
• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List — Self
• Nigella — Self
• 2005Spaceballs: The Documentary — Self
• Boston Legal — Self
• 2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde — Self
• Parkinson — Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage)
• Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge
• 2004The Best of So Graham Norton — Self (archive footage)
• The Soup — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self - Guest
• 2003100 Greatest Sexy Moments — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002Cleavage — Self
• 2002Sylvester: Mighty Real — Self (archive footage)
• 2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' — Self
• V Graham Norton — Self
• 2001E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers — Self
• Good Day Live — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• So Graham Norton — Self - Guest
• The View — Self
• 1996The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2 — Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
• 1994Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest — Self
• Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras — Self - Presenter
• Intimate Portrait — Self
• 1992Rosa Does Joan — Herself
• 1990Comic Relief '90 — Self
• 1990Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years — Self
• 1990Night of 100 Stars III — Self
• The Joan Rivers Show — Self - Host
• 1988Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special — Self
• The Dame Edna Experience — Self
• 1986Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special — Self
• The Late Show — Self - Host
• 1984Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas — Self
• The Bob Monkhouse Show — Self
• Wogan — Self
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• 1979Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• Dinah! — Self
• The Midnight Special — Self
• The Pearl Bailey Show — Self
• The Flip Wilson Show — Self
• Frost on Sunday — Self – Guest
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self, Self - Guest / Various Characters
• 1965Hootenanny a Go-Go — Self
• Miss USA — Self - Commentator
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self - Guest Host, Self - Guest Hostess
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Host, Self - Co-Hostess
• Kraft Music Hall — Self
• Today — Self
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary — Self (archive footage)