Lily Tomlin Biography

Lily Tomlin (Mary Jean Tomlin)is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin began her career as a stand-up comic and as well as performing Off-Broadway during the 1960s.

Her breakthrough role was on the variety show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In from 1969 until 1973. She is currently cast on the Netflix series Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein; the role has garnered her four consecutive Emmy nominations since 2015.

Lily Tomlin Age

She was born on September 1, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Lily is 84 years old as of September 2023.

Lily Tomlin Height

Tomlin stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.

Lily Tomlin Family

Tomlin was born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S to her loving parents Lillie Mae Ford(mother) and Guy Tomlin(father). Tomlin’s parents, adherents of the Southern Baptist faith, relocated from Paducah, Kentucky, to Detroit amidst the Great Depression. She has a younger brother Richard Tomlin.

Lily Tomlin Wife

Tomlin and Wagner married in a private ceremony in Los Angeles on December 31, 2013, after 42 years together. Tomlin met wife, writer Jane Wagner, in March 1971.

After watching the after-school TV special “J.T.” written by Wagner, Tomlin invited her to Los Angeles to collaborate on Tomlin’s comedy LP record album And That’s The Truth. The couple did not have a formal coming out.

Lily Tomlin Net Worth

Tomlin has an estimated net worth of about $20 million dollars.

Lily Tomlin Movies And TV Shows

Tomlin was cast by Robert Altman in her first film in 1974; her performance as Linnea Reese in Nashville won her several awards and even nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Her 1977 performance as Margo Sperling in The Late Show won her the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and nominations for the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Lead Actress. Her other notable films include 9 to 5 (1980), All of Me (1984), Big Business (1988), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Tea with Mussolini (1999), I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Grandma (2015).

She has had her signature role written by her then partner (now wife), Jane Wagner, in a show titled The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe which opened on Broadway in 1985 and won Tomlin the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play. Lily is also known as the voice of Ms. Frizzle on the children’s series The Magic School Bus.

Lily Tomlin Movies

Lily Tomlin Jane Wagner

The couple’s work is so closely tied together that they were honored with a joint star in 2012 on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. “I knew we were going to get something great because these days, you go any place and you don’t know if you’re going to get a vaginal probe,” Wagner said during their acceptance speech. “We felt safe here. I rarely get included in these honors.”

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No. of seasons: 4
No. of episodes: 52 (list of episodes)
Original release: May 8, 2015 – present

The series stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the title roles of Grace and Frankie, two unlikely friends who are brought together after their husbands announce that they are in love with each other and plan to get married.

Is Lily Tomlin Gay

Yes

Lily Tomlin Tour

She is not touring now.

Lily Tomlin Operator

Comedian Lily Tomlin brings her iconic character, telephone operator Ernestine, to deflect criticism at SeaWorld.

Lily Tomlin Show