Lily Tomlin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 1, 1939
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
- Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter
Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter 2026
as Self
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 2026
as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
Lorne 2026
as Self
This Ordinary Thing 2025
as Self (voice)
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence 2025
as Self
The World According to Allee Willis 2024
as Self
An Unexpected Community 2024
as Self
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 2024
as Self
Bella! 2023
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 2023
as Self - Guest
Moving On 2023
as Evelyn
80 for Brady 2023
as Lou
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival 2022
as Self
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live 2022
as Self
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration 2022
Actor
Still Working 9 to 5 2022
as Self
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins 2022
as Self
The Martha Mitchell Effect 2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Live at Mister Kelly's 2021
as Self
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos 2021
as Ayn Rand (voice)
Waging Change 2020
as Self
Radium Girls 2020
Executive Producer
One World: Together at Home 2020
as Self
Dolly Parton: Here I Am 2019
as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate 2019
as Self
I Am Richard Pryor 2019
as Self - Actress and Comedian, Thanks
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018
as Aunt May (voice)
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries 2018
as Self
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? 2018
as Self
Jane Fonda in Five Acts 2018
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Grandma 2015
as Elle
Altman 2014
as Self
I Am Divine 2014
as Self (archive)
The Making of 'Nashville' 2013
as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 2013
as Self
An Apology to Elephants 2013
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Why We Laugh: Funny Women 2013
as Self
Admission 2013
as Susannah
Inequality for All 2013
as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
The Procession 2012
as Jason's mom
Stars in Shorts 2012
as Jason's Mom
Vito 2011
as Self
The Pink Panther 2 2009
as Mrs. Berenger
- Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s 2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Walker 2007
as Abigail Delorean
The Ant Bully 2006
as Mommo (voice)
A Prairie Home Companion 2006
as Rhonda Johnson
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found 2005
as Self
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 2004
as Self
I ♥ Huckabees 2004
as Vivian Jaffe
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis 2004
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! 2004
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Goodnight, We Love You 2004
as Self
Cher: The Farewell Tour 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Orange County 2002
as Charlotte Cobb
The Kid 2000
as Janet
Altman on His Own Terms 2000
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
as Self
Tea with Mussolini 1999
as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Get Bruce! 1999
as Self
Krippendorf's Tribe 1998
as Ruth Allen
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life 1997
as Self
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) 1996
as Edith Ann (voice), Executive Producer
Getting Away with Murder 1996
as Inga Mueller
Flirting with Disaster 1996
as Mary Schlichting
The Celluloid Closet 1996
as Narrator (voice), Co-Executive Producer
Kids for Character 1996
as Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
Blue in the Face 1995
as Waffle eater
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz 1995
as Self
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home 1994
as Edith Ann (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994
as Ernestine (archive footage)
- But... Seriously
But... Seriously 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle 1994
as Edith Ann (voice), Executive Producer
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! 1993
as Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies 1993
as Miss Jane Hathaway
Short Cuts 1993
as Doreen Piggot
And the Band Played On 1993
as Dr. Selma Dritz
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country 1993
as Self
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends 1993
as Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
The Player 1992
as Lily Tomlin
Shadows and Fog 1991
as Prostitute
- A Party For Richard Pryor
A Party For Richard Pryor 1991
as Self
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe 1991
as Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
Free to Be... a Family 1988
as Self
Big Business 1988
as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville 1987
as Self
Lily Tomlin 1987
as Herself
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 1986
as Self (archive footage)
- Waiting Tables
Waiting Tables 1986
Actor
All of Me 1984
as Edwina Cutwater
Lily for President? 1982
as Lily Tomlin / Various
The Muppets Go to the Movies 1981
as Herself
Lily: Sold Out 1981
as Self / Various Characters, Executive Producer
The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981
as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
Nine to Five 1980
as Violet Newstead
Appearing Nitely 1979
as Self
Moment by Moment 1978
as Trisha Rawlings
The Paul Simon Special 1977
as Self, Writer
The Late Show 1977
as Margo
TVTV Looks at the Oscars 1976
as Judy Beasley/Self
Nashville 1975
as Linnea Reese
Flip Wilson... Of Course 1974
as Self
Juke and Opal 1973
as Opal
Lily 1973
Actor, Writer
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers 1972
as Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.