Rosie O'Donnell: movies and TV shows
Rosie O'Donnell has 183 credits in the archive: 83 films and 100 TV series, from 1951 to 2026. Highest rated: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (9.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2026 · busiest year: 1996 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2026 | The Assembly Ireland | Self | TV | — | 64 |
| 2025 | Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 63 |
| 2025 | Sam Pang Tonight | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 63 |
| 2025 | She Raised Me | Marilyn Muff | Film | — | 63 |
| 2025 | BFDIA 23: Shattered! | Spool (voice) | Film | — | 63 |
| 2024 | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution | Self | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 2024 | The Grievance | Louise | Film | — | 62 |
| 2023 | It's Ok to Ask Questions | Self | TV | — | 61 |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 2023 | Rosie's Theater Kids | Herself | Film | — | 61 |
| 2023 | The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime | Self | Film | 3.8 | 61 |
| 2022 | American Gigolo | Det. Joan Sunday | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2022 | A League of Their Own | Vi | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2022 | Bonnie | Self | Film | 5.3 | 60 |
| 2022 | Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | Film | 4.4 | 60 | |
| 2022 | Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 60 |
| 2021 | Hacks | Rosie O'Donnell | TV | 7.5 | 59 |
| 2021 | And Just Like That… | Mary | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self - Special Guest | TV | — | 58 |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Lisa Sheffer | TV | 7.6 | 58 |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | TV | 9.8 | 58 |
| 2020 | Love, Loss, and What I Wore | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2020 | Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone | Self | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 57 |
| 2019 | Russian Doll | Subway announcer (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 57 |
| 2018 | 25 Words or Less | Self | TV | 5.2 | 56 |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Del Martin | TV | 6.2 | 55 |
| 2017 | SMILF | Tutu | TV | 5.9 | 55 |
| 2017 | The Words That Built America | Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2017 | Time: The Kalief Browder Story | Self | TV | 7.2 | 55 |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist | TV | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2016 | Hairspray Live! | Gym Teacher | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 53 |
| 2015 | Empire | Pepper O'Leary | TV | 7.1 | 53 |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Vanessa | TV | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | TV | 7.6 | 53 |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | The View Host | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 2015 | Everything Is Copy | Self | Film | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2015 | Rosie O'Donnell: A Heartfelt Stand Up | Self | Film | 7.8 | 53 |
| 2015 | Rosie O'Donnell: A Heartfelt Stand Up | Film | 7.8 | 53 | |
| 2015 | Roseanne for President! | Self | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 52 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 52 |
| 2014 | The (Dead Mothers) Club | Self | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 2013 | Mom | Jeanine | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 2013 | Have You Been Paying Attention? | Self - Guest Quizmaster | TV | 7.9 | 51 |
| 2013 | The Fosters | Rita Hendricks | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Self | TV | 6.5 | 51 |
| 2012 | Smash | Rosie O'Donnell | TV | 6.4 | 50 |
| 2012 | Me @ the Zoo | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.2 | 50 |
| 2011 | Impractical Jokers | Q-Two | TV | 7.9 | 49 |
| 2011 | Web Therapy | Maxine DeMaine | TV | 6.6 | 49 |
| 2011 | The Undefeated | Self (voice) | Film | 2.7 | 49 |
| 2011 | The Rosie Show | Self - Host | TV | 4.0 | 49 |
| 2011 | The Rosie Show | TV | 4.0 | 49 | |
| 2011 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Self | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 2011 | 9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up | Self | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 2010 | Teenage Paparazzo | Self | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2010 | The Fran Drescher Show | TV | 7.5 | 48 | |
| 2010 | A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration | Herself | Film | 3.4 | 48 |
| 2010 | One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard | Audience | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 47 |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Judge Madeline Summers | TV | 7.7 | 47 |
| 2009 | America | Dr. Maureen Brennan | Film | 3.5 | 47 |
| 2009 | America | Film | 3.5 | 47 | |
| 2008 | Web Therapy | Maxine DeMaine | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 2008 | Ruby | Self | TV | 5.7 | 46 |
| 2008 | Little Britain USA | Herself | TV | 6.9 | 46 |
| 2008 | Million Dollar Password | TV | — | 46 | |
| 2008 | Rosie Live | TV | — | 46 | |
| 2007 | Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives | Self | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Self | TV | 7.4 | 45 |
| 2007 | The Big Gay Sketch Show | TV | 5.5 | 45 | |
| 2007 | The Big Gay Sketch Show | TV | 5.5 | 45 | |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | Film | 7.2 | 45 |
| 2006 | The Madness of Boy George | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.7 | 44 |
| 2006 | All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise | Herself | Film | 4.4 | 44 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Townie (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self | TV | 4.8 | 43 |
| 2005 | I'm Going to Tell You a Secret | Self | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 2005 | Pursuit of Equality | Self | Film | 3.0 | 43 |
| 2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Beth Simon | Film | 3.6 | 43 |
| 2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Film | 3.6 | 43 | |
| 2005 | The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch | Self | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 42 |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Dawn Budge | TV | 7.2 | 41 |
| 2003 | Queer Eye for the Straight Guy | TV | 4.7 | 41 | |
| 2003 | The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 41 |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series | Self | Film | 9.4 | 41 |
| 2003 | Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman | Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored | Self | TV | 4.8 | 41 |
| 2002 | Artists and Orphans: A True Drama | Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | TV | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 39 |
| 2001 | Last Party 2000 | Self | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 2001 | Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 2001 | The Gun Deadlock | Self | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Rosie O'Donnell | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 2000 | Queer as Folk | Loretta Pye | TV | 8.3 | 38 |
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Octopus Masseuse (voice) | Film | 4.8 | 38 |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Judge Nancy Paul | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Paramedic | TV | 7.9 | 37 |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Terk (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1999 | Discovering Bedrock | Self | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1999 | Time of Your Life | TV | 5.9 | 37 | |
| 1999 | Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! | Rosie O'Donnell | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1999 | A Rosie Christmas | Host | Film | — | 37 |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self | TV | 9.1 | 37 |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Bonnie | TV | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.6 | 36 |
| 1998 | Kids Are Punny | Baby Rosie (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1998 | Kids Are Punny | Film | 6.3 | 36 | |
| 1998 | Kids Are Punny | Film | 6.3 | 36 | |
| 1998 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Self | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1998 | Wide Awake | Sister Terry | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1998 | Celine: These Are Special Times | Self | Film | 8.7 | 36 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 35 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Co-Host | TV | 4.3 | 35 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Wedding Consultant | TV | 7.7 | 35 |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Dr. Hooper | TV | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1997 | WNBA: The Birth of a League | Self | Film | — | 35 |
| 1997 | Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club | The Swingers Club | Film | 4.8 | 35 |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life | Self | Film | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1997 | Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party | Self | Film | 5.5 | 35 |
| 1997 | Say It, Fight It, Cure It | Self | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1996 | Spin City | Rosie O'Donnell | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1996 | Blue's Clues | TV | 7.7 | 34 | |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan | Rosie O'Donnell | TV | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Host | TV | 4.1 | 34 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | TV | 4.1 | 34 | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | TV | 4.1 | 34 | |
| 1996 | Beautiful Girls | Gina Barrisano | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1996 | Harriet the Spy | Ole Golly | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 34 | |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Rosie O'Donnell (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1996 | The Twilight of the Golds | Jackie | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1995 | Now and Then | Roberta | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1995 | Bless This House | TV | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1995 | Rosie O'Donnell | Self | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1995 | Rosie O'Donnell | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1994 | The Flintstones | Betty Rubble | Film | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Makeup | Film | 5.6 | 32 |
| 1994 | Exit to Eden | Sheila Kingston | Film | 4.2 | 32 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | 7.6 | 32 |
| 1994 | Car 54, Where Are You? | Lucille Toody | Film | 3.5 | 32 |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Good Hope Fairy | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Cozette | TV | 8.1 | 31 |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Rosie O'Donnell | TV | 8.1 | 31 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 31 |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle | Becky | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct | Woman in Bird Store | Film | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1993 | Another Stakeout | A.D.A. Gina Garrett | Film | 5.4 | 31 |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | Self (segment "New Way to Walk") | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV | 5.4 | 30 |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Rosie O'Donnell | TV | 7.7 | 30 |
| 1992 | A League of Their Own | Doris Murphy (3B) | Film | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1992 | Stand By Your Man | Lorraine Popowski | TV | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1991 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | The Head Barette Beret Girl (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 29 |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Rosie O'Donnell | TV | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1987 | Kids' Choice Awards | Herself - Co-Host | TV | 8.8 | 25 |
| 1987 | Kids' Choice Awards | Self - Host | TV | 8.8 | 25 |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! | Self | TV | 6.9 | 22 |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! | Maggie O'Brien | TV | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 19 |
| 1980 | CNN Special Report | Self | TV | 6.7 | 18 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 13 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self - Host | TV | 8.6 | 2 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | TV | — | 5 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | TV | — | 5 | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | TV | — | 5 | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 8 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Beth | TV | 8.8 | 10 |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Film | — | — |