9 To 5 (1980) [Photos from Nine to Five]

A modern-day comedy about three female office workers in a giant corporation who are subjected to the indignity of a chauvinist boss. They entertain wild fantasies of revenge and "get even" through a series of outrageous incidents. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Song ("Nine to Five").


All of Me (1984) [Photo from All of Me]

A dying spinster tries to get a second chance at life by having her soul transported into the body of another woman. Her plan goes awry when her soul takes over the right side of a wacky male lawyer.


And the Band Played On (1993)

The movie based on the book by author Randy Shilts that brought the A.I.D.S. epidemic to the public's attention and chronicled the political neglect this devestating disease faced at its onset. Shilts later died of complications brought on by A.I.D.S.


The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)

Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists ready to make a fast buck.


Big Business (1988) [Photo from Big Business]

Two sets of twins are mixed up at birth. One set becomes the chief executives of a huge Manhattan conglomerate, while the other set succeeds at becoming poor country bumpkins. They all accidentally meet up at New York's plaza hotel and quickly become comically mixed up.


Blue in the Face (1995)

An improvised film that picks up where the movie "Smoke" trailed off. Neighborhood characters wafting in and out of Auggie Wren's Brooklyn cigar shop are captured in ten-minute impromptu takes, including Lily Tomlin as a hairy-chested Waffle Man and Lou Reed as the voice of gritty wisdom gluing together the Hockneyesque collage of author Paul Auster's beloved borough.


The Celluloid Closet (1996)

Lily Tomlin narrates this in-depth examination of the film industry's portrayal of homosexual characters throughout history. This fascinating documentary points out not only where and how such characters appear, but also where and how they've been avoided. Interviewees include Susan Sarandon, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine and Tom Hanks, among others. Based on the 1981 book by Vito Russo.


Dolly Parton in the Movies

Interviews with Jane Fonda, Tomlin, Gloria Steinem and Jane Pauley about Dolly in Hollywood. Includes footage of Dolly in Dollywood singing to an opening day crowd.


Flirting With Disaster (1996)

Five months after the birth of his son, Mel Coplin remains unable to name the child until he has met his own biological parents and discovered who he "really is." He, his wife Nancy, and his social-worker-in-training Tina Kalb jet off to California to meet his birth mother--who turns out not to be his mother, due to an error with the agency's adoption records. The quartet sets out in search of Mel's real parents, with tensions growing because of the sexual chemistry lacking between Mel and Nancy and growing between Mel and Tina

Get Bruce (1999)

Cast includes: Carol Burnett, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Shirley MacLaine, Bette Midler, Paul Reiser, Roseanne, Lily Tomlin, Bruce Vilanch, Sigourney Weaver and Robin Williams. "Mind if I say, 'Wow'?"


Getting Away With Murder (1996)

An ethics professor who believes, but can't prove, that his crotchety old neighbor is evil incarnate tries to take justice in his own hands in this "love thy neighbor" comedy.


The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) [Photos from The Incredible Shrinking Woman]

A suburban housewife whose constant exposure to household products causes her to dwindle. As she becomes a media darling, she also is the target of an evil corporation. Tomlin stars in three roles.


In the Life: The Funny Tape (1993)

Footage from PBS' "In the Life" series featuring gay and lesbian comedians in stand-up routines, skits, parody commercials and more. Special guests include Lily Tomlin, Charles Busch, Kate Clinton and more.


Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

An anthropologist creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe using his family members to cover-up for his mis-use of grant moneys. Lily plays Professor Ruth Allen.


The Late Show (1976) [photo from The Late Show]

Two masters of comedy team up in this film starring Art Carney as a washed-up detective, and Lily Tomlin as his kooky client. When the old detective's ex-partner is murdered, he is forced out of retirement.


Lily Tomlin

This award-winning special features the inimitable Lily Tomlin in performance. It co-stars Alan Alda and Richard Pryor.


Lily Tomlin - Appearing Nitely (1992)

A Tony Award-winning performance from Tomlin finds her portraying a variety of characters, from a bag lady to a sleazy, singles-bar pick-up guy in this close-up look at her one-woman show.


Lily Tomlin - Ernestine: Peak Experiences (1992)

Three classic bits of Tomlin's acerbic phone operator Ernestine, including her first performance on "Laugh-In" and the infamous "Saturday Night Live" phone company commercial parody.


Lily Tomlin - Lily for President? (1992)

Lily Tomlin runs for high office with the help of her ever-present characters such as Edith Ann, Ernestine and Trudy the Bag Lady in this television special. Look for a musical assist in her portrayal of noted (?) soul singer, Purvis Hawkins.


Lily Tomlin - Lily Sold Out! (1992)

Tomlin takes on a variety of roles (including herself) in this parody of the seemy side of Showbiz. She gets an offer to take her show to Las Vegas, but in order to make it more marketable, she's encouraged to "sell-out."


Lily Tomlin - The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1992)

Twelve seemingly unconnected characters are interwoven in this one-woman show combining arch social commentary and brilliant humor. Lily Tomlin won a Tony Award as Best Actress for her tour-de-force performance.


Lily Tomlin Special - V. 1

With co-stars Alan Alda and Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin performs in a series of skits which are both comic and socially relevant.


Moment by Moment (1978) [Photos from oment By Moment]

One year after "Saturday Night Fever," John Travolta starred in this love story between a young drifter and an older woman - Lily Tomlin. The characters are savagely portrayed, and the story is set against a backdrop of shrink-riddled, over-privileged Marin County society


Nashville (1975) [Photo from Nashville]

A political rally in Nashville is the setting for this character study into the lives of 24 Americans. Academy Award Nomination Best Supporting Actress--Lily Tomlin.


Picking up the Pieces (2000)


Player, The (1992)

A studio script screener gets on the bad side of a writer by not accepting his script. The writer is sending him threatening postcards. The screener tries to identify the writer in order to pay him off so he'll be left alone, and then in a case of mistaken identity gone awry, he accidentally gives the writer solid ammunition for blackmail. This plot is written on a backdrop of sleazy Hollywood deals and several subplots involving the politics of the industry.


Reno Finds Her Mom (1997)


Saturday Night Live - The Best of the Coneheads

The best of Beldar, Prymaat and Connie Conehead from the classic television series.


Shadows and Fog (1992)

One night in a European town during the 20's a strangler is on the loose and a man named Kleinman joins the mob searching for him. When suspicions turn upon Kleinman himself, his night becomes a fantastical succession of surreal episodes and encounters as he seeks safety from the hysterical townspeople.


Short Cuts (1993)

Based on various short stories by Raymond Carver, this is a collection of quirky character studies and offbeat stories interwoven by ripple-effect consequences to form a broad, bold and often brilliant human comedy.

Tea with Mussolini (1998) [Photos from Tea with Mussolini]

An Italian film starring Cher and Judi Dench among others. Lily plays Georgie Rockwell. Film also know as Tè con Mussolini, Un

** Noteworthy T.V. **


"Magic School Bus, The" (1994) TV series

PBS television show for children for which she is the voice of Ms. Frizzle. I really like this show, it's educatioal and fun.


Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997) (TV)



"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1969-1973) [Photo from Laugh-In]

This show popularized a rapid style of vignette comedy show where comedy sketches, punch-lines and gags are edited together in a rapid and almost random format. Regular trademark elements included the joke wall, the dancing woman tattooed with one-liners and the fickle finger of fate award. This series would inspire such shows as Monty Python's Flying Circus and Sesame Street.


The Music Scene (1969) [Photo from The Music Scene]

A short-lived variety show that aired on ABC.


"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)

Tomlin played Emma Zoole in the episode "Happy to Be Here" which aired 11/18/94


"Frasier" (1993)

Tomlin was Rita (voice) in the episode titled "The Unkindest Cut Of All"


"Murphy Brown" (1988- 1998) [Photo of the Murphy Brown Cast]

In seasons 9 and 10 Lily played Kay Carter-Shepley (1996-1998) the producer of FYI after Grant Shaud (aka Miles Silverberg) left the show


The X-Files (1998)

Played "Lily" in the episode: "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" (episode # 6.8) Guest stared with Ed Asner episode aired December 13, 1998


"Roseanne Show, The" (1998)

Played herself and Edith Ann (episode # 1.8) aired on 23 September 1998


TV commercials

All detergent (1968) &

Fidelity Investments (1998)