Directed credits
0
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Lily Tomlin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 10437
IMDb ID: nm0005499
Known for: Acting
Born: September 1, 1939
Age: 86
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q229271
Also known as
Mary Jean Tomlin • Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (6)Writer (2)Co-Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Lily Tomlin.
as Aunt May (voice)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 • Movie
as Self
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018 • Movie
as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
Inequality for All
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive)
I Am Divine
2014 • Movie
as Linnea Reese
Nashville
1975 • Movie
as Doreen Piggot
Short Cuts
1993 • Movie
Co-Executive Producer
The Celluloid Closet
1996 • Movie
as Lily Tomlin
The Player
1992 • Movie
as Violet Newstead
Nine to Five
1980 • Movie
as Janet
The Kid
2000 • Movie
as Prostitute
Shadows and Fog
1991 • Movie
as Waffle eater
Blue in the Face
1995 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Lily Tomlin.
as Lydia • 1 eps
The X-Files
1993 • Series
as Deborah Fiderer • 34 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
3 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Rose Halligan • 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 • Series
as Tammy (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Roberta Simmons • 6 eps
Desperate Housewives
2004 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 • Series
Executive Producer • 94 eps
Grace and Frankie
2015 • Series
as Rita (voice) • 1 eps
Frasier
1993 • Series
as Ms. Frizzle (voice) • 52 eps
The Magic School Bus
1994 • Series
as Penelope Langston • 1 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Lily Tomlin.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Lily Tomlin.
as Penelope Langston • 1 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Tammy (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Rita (voice) • 1 eps
Frasier
1993 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Roberta Simmons • 6 eps
Desperate Housewives
2004 • Series
as Lydia • 1 eps
The X-Files
1993 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Lily Tomlin.
Executive Producer
Radium Girls
2020 • Movie
Thanks
I Am Richard Pryor
2019 • Movie
Executive Producer
An Apology to Elephants
2013 • Movie
Executive Producer
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
1996 • Movie
Co-Executive Producer
The Celluloid Closet
1996 • Movie
Executive Producer
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
1994 • Movie
Executive Producer
Lily: Sold Out
1981 • Movie
Writer
The Paul Simon Special
1977 • Movie
Writer
Lily
1973 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Lily Tomlin.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Lily Tomlin.
as Self
Lorne
2026 • Movie
as Self (voice)
This Ordinary Thing
2025 • Movie
as Self
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025 • Movie
as Self
The World According to Allee Willis
2024 • Movie
as Self
An Unexpected Community
2024 • Movie
as Self
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024 • Movie
as Self
Bella!
2023 • Movie
as Self - Guest
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 • Movie
as Evelyn
Moving On
2023 • Movie
as Lou
80 for Brady
2023 • Movie
as Self
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022 • Movie
as Self
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Lily Tomlin.
as Self • 1 eps
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
2022 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Conversations with Coco
2017 • Series
1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 • Series
as Frankie Bergstein • 94 eps
Grace and Frankie
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 • Series
as Self - Speaker • 1 eps
Trailblazer Honors
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Lillie Mae MacKenzie • 18 eps
Malibu Country
2012 • Series