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Lily Tomlin

Actor

Lily Tomlin

Born September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA39 films

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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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse posterFirst watchSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse20188.4as Aunt May (voice)Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers…View film

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The Player poster7.2The Player1992The Kid poster6.8The Kid2000Short Cuts poster7.2Short Cuts1993Nashville poster7.3Nashville1975Nine to Five poster7.0Nine to Five1980The Ant Bully poster5.8The Ant Bully2006I ♥ Huckabees poster6.3I ♥ Huckabees2004The Pink Panther 2 poster5.7The Pink Panther 22009

Filmography

39 films as actor
  1. 2023Moving OnEvelyn
  2. 202380 for BradyLou
  3. 2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseAunt May (voice)
  4. 2015GrandmaElle
  5. 2013AdmissionSusannah
  6. 2012Stars in ShortsJason's Mom
  7. 2012The ProcessionJason's mom
  8. 2009The Pink Panther 2Mrs. Berenger
  9. 2007The WalkerAbigail Delorean
  10. 2006The Ant BullyMommo (voice)
  11. 2006A Prairie Home CompanionRhonda Johnson
  12. 2004I ♥ HuckabeesVivian Jaffe
  13. 2002Orange CountyCharlotte Cobb
  14. 2000The KidJanet
  15. 1999Tea with MussoliniGeorgina "Georgie" Rockwell
  16. 1998Krippendorf's TribeRuth Allen
  17. 1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)Edith Ann (voice)
  18. 1996Getting Away with MurderInga Mueller
  19. 1996Flirting with DisasterMary Schlichting
  20. 1995Blue in the FaceWaffle eater
  21. 1994Edith Ann: Homeless Go HomeEdith Ann (voice)
  22. 1994Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the PuzzleEdith Ann (voice)
  23. 1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
  24. 1993The Beverly HillbilliesMiss Jane Hathaway
  25. 1993Short CutsDoreen Piggot
  26. 1993And the Band Played OnDr. Selma Dritz
  27. 1992The PlayerLily Tomlin
  28. 1991Shadows and FogProstitute
  29. 1991The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the UniverseTrudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
  30. 1988Big BusinessRose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
  31. 1984All of MeEdwina Cutwater
  32. 1982Lily for President?Lily Tomlin / Various
  33. 1981The Incredible Shrinking WomanPat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
  34. 1980Nine to FiveViolet Newstead
  35. 1978Moment by MomentTrisha Rawlings
  36. 1977The Late ShowMargo
  37. 1975NashvilleLinnea Reese
  38. 1973Juke and OpalOpal
  39. 1972Scarecrow in a Garden of CucumbersTelephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)