Lily Tomlin: movies and TV shows
Lily Tomlin has 171 credits in the archive: 109 films and 62 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 1993 (9 credits)
Advertisement
Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lorne | Self | Film | 6.8 | 86 |
| 2025 | This Ordinary Thing | Self (voice) | Film | — | 85 |
| 2025 | Janis Ian: Breaking Silence | Self | Film | 5.0 | 85 |
| 2024 | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution | Self | Film | 6.2 | 84 |
| 2024 | An Unexpected Community | Self | Film | — | 84 |
| 2024 | The World According to Allee Willis | Self | Film | — | 84 |
| 2023 | 80 for Brady | Lou | Film | 6.2 | 83 |
| 2023 | Moving On | Evelyn | Film | 5.9 | 83 |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | Film | 8.3 | 83 |
| 2023 | Bella! | Self | Film | — | 83 |
| 2022 | Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live | Self | Film | 5.9 | 82 |
| 2022 | The Checkup with Dr. David Agus | Self | TV | 8.0 | 82 |
| 2022 | Still Working 9 to 5 | Self | Film | 10.0 | 82 |
| 2022 | Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | Film | 4.4 | 82 | |
| 2022 | The Martha Mitchell Effect | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 82 |
| 2022 | The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival | Self | Film | 2.5 | 82 |
| 2021 | Live at Mister Kelly's | Self | Film | — | 81 |
| 2021 | Emily @ the Edge of Chaos | Ayn Rand (voice) | Film | — | 81 |
| 2020 | Radium Girls | Film | 6.6 | 80 | |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self | Film | 7.1 | 80 |
| 2020 | Waging Change | Self | Film | — | 80 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 79 |
| 2019 | I Am Richard Pryor | Self - Actress and Comedian | Film | 6.9 | 79 |
| 2019 | I Am Richard Pryor | Film | 6.9 | 79 | |
| 2019 | Dolly Parton: Here I Am | Self | Film | 7.3 | 79 |
| 2019 | Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate | Self | Film | 5.3 | 79 |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Aunt May (voice) | Film | 8.4 | 78 |
| 2018 | Jane Fonda in Five Acts | Self - (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 78 |
| 2018 | Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | Self | Film | 7.5 | 78 |
| 2018 | TVTV: Video Revolutionaries | Self | Film | 8.0 | 78 |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | Film | 4.5 | 77 |
| 2017 | Conversations with Coco | Self | TV | 1.0 | 77 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | TV | 6.1 | 75 | |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 75 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 75 |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie | Frankie Bergstein | TV | 7.7 | 75 |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie | TV | 7.7 | 75 | |
| 2015 | Grandma | Elle | Film | 6.4 | 75 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 74 |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self - Guest | TV | 7.8 | 74 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 74 |
| 2014 | Trailblazer Honors | Self - Speaker | TV | 7.5 | 74 |
| 2014 | I Am Divine | Self (archive) | Film | 7.3 | 74 |
| 2014 | Altman | Self | Film | 6.7 | 74 |
| 2013 | Inequality for All | Violet Newstead (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 73 |
| 2013 | Admission | Susannah | Film | 5.6 | 73 |
| 2013 | Why We Laugh: Funny Women | Self | Film | 7.2 | 73 |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Self | Film | 7.1 | 73 |
| 2013 | The Making of 'Nashville' | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2013 | An Apology to Elephants | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.9 | 73 |
| 2013 | An Apology to Elephants | Film | 7.9 | 73 | |
| 2012 | Inside Comedy | Self | TV | 6.5 | 72 |
| 2012 | Malibu Country | Lillie Mae MacKenzie | TV | 6.3 | 72 |
| 2012 | The Procession | Jason's mom | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Jason's Mom | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 2011 | Web Therapy | Putsy Hodge | TV | 6.6 | 71 |
| 2011 | Vito | Self | Film | 6.9 | 71 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 69 |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge | TV | 7.5 | 69 |
| 2009 | Eastbound & Down | Tammy Powers | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2009 | The Pink Panther 2 | Mrs. Berenger | Film | 5.7 | 69 |
| 2008 | Web Therapy | Putsy Hodge | TV | 7.5 | 68 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 67 |
| 2007 | Damages | Marilyn Tobin | TV | 7.4 | 67 |
| 2007 | The Walker | Abigail Delorean | Film | 5.3 | 67 |
| 2007 | Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 67 |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Mommo (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 66 |
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Rhonda Johnson | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found | Self | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Roberta Simmons | TV | 7.9 | 64 |
| 2004 | I ♥ Huckabees | Vivian Jaffe | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 2004 | Goodnight, We Love You | Self | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Self | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2004 | Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis | Self | Film | 3.5 | 64 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 64 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Penelope Langston | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 63 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 63 |
| 2002 | Orange County | Charlotte Cobb | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2000 | The Kid | Janet | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2000 | Bette | TV | 7.8 | 60 | |
| 2000 | Altman on His Own Terms | Self | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Deborah Fiderer | TV | 8.3 | 59 |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1999 | Get Bruce! | Self | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 6.9 | 59 |
| 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Margot | TV | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe | Ruth Allen | Film | 4.6 | 58 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 57 |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life | Self | Film | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 56 | |
| 1996 | Flirting with Disaster | Mary Schlichting | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1996 | The Celluloid Closet | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.2 | 56 |
| 1996 | The Celluloid Closet | Film | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 1996 | Kids for Character | Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice) | Film | — | 56 |
| 1996 | Getting Away with Murder | Inga Mueller | Film | 4.9 | 56 |
| 1996 | Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) | Edith Ann (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1996 | Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) | Film | 9.0 | 56 | |
| 1995 | Blue in the Face | Waffle eater | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1995 | Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus | Ms. Frizzle (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1994 | Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras | Self | TV | — | 54 |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Ernestine (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1994 | But... Seriously | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 54 |
| 1994 | Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home | Edith Ann (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1994 | Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle | Edith Ann (voice) | Film | 10.0 | 54 |
| 1994 | Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle | Film | 10.0 | 54 | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Rita (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 53 |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Lydia | TV | 8.4 | 53 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Rose Halligan | TV | 8.1 | 53 |
| 1993 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Miss Jane Hathaway | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Doreen Piggot | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Dr. Selma Dritz | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Stays Up Late! | Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Self | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1993 | An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends | Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others | Film | — | 53 |
| 1992 | The Player | Lily Tomlin | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Prostitute | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1991 | The 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 | Film | 8.2 | 51 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Tammy (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Kay Carter-Shepley | TV | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1988 | Big Business | Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1988 | Free to Be... a Family | Self | Film | 8.8 | 48 |
| 1987 | Lily Tomlin | Herself | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1987 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | Self | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1986 | Waiting Tables | Film | 9.0 | 46 | |
| 1984 | All of Me | Edwina Cutwater | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1982 | Lily for President? | Lily Tomlin / Various | Film | — | 42 |
| 1981 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 1981 | Lily: Sold Out | Self / Various Characters | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1981 | Lily: Sold Out | Film | 6.5 | 41 | |
| 1981 | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Herself | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1980 | Nine to Five | Violet Newstead | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1979 | Appearing Nitely | Self | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1978 | Moment by Moment | Trisha Rawlings | Film | 3.6 | 38 |
| 1977 | The Paul Simon Special | Self | Film | 8.3 | 37 |
| 1977 | The Paul Simon Special | Film | 8.3 | 37 | |
| 1977 | The Late Show | Margo | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1976 | TVTV Looks at the Oscars | Judy Beasley/Self | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host & Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self | TV | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1975 | Cher | Self - Guest | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1975 | Nashville | Linnea Reese | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1974 | Flip Wilson... Of Course | Self | Film | — | 34 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1973 | Lily | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1973 | Lily | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1973 | Juke and Opal | Opal | Film | — | 33 |
| 1972 | Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers | Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1971 | The Electric Company | Ernestine the Operator | TV | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 30 |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self | TV | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1969 | The Music Scene | TV | 9.0 | 29 | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Regular Performer | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters | TV | 7.7 | 27 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 22 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 22 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 21 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 21 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Special Award Recipient | TV | — | 16 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer / Winner | TV | — | 16 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 16 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | TV | — | 16 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 13 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self | TV | 7.1 | 4 |