Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin is known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), The Ant Bully (2006), The Pink Panther 2 (2009).
Biography
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.
Questions about Lily Tomlin
How many Lily Tomlin films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 99 films with Lily Tomlin, from 1972 to 2026.
What is the best rated Lily Tomlin film?
The best rated Lily Tomlin film in the catalogue is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), rated 8.4.
What was the first Lily Tomlin film?
The first Lily Tomlin film in the catalogue is Nashville, from 1975.
Who has Lily Tomlin worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Lily Tomlin shares the most credits with Jane Fonda (5 films), Dolly Parton (3 films) and Robert Altman (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (2017) · Kennedy Center Honors (2014) · Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance (2013) · Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2003) · Lucy Award (2003) · Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (1998) · Crystal Award (1992) · Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (1986) · Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (1981) · Silver Bear for Best Actress (1977) · Special Tony Award (1977) · Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (1972) · Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play · Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1976)
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- voice actor · writer · screenwriter
- Studied at
- Wayne State University · Cass Technical High School · HB Studio · Wayne State University College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts
- Spouse
- Jane Wagner
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
101 films — 99 in the catalogue
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10.0 Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
2026 · Violet Newstead (archive footage)
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6.9 Lorne
2026 · Self
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This Ordinary Thing
2025 · Self (voice)
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5.5 Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025 · Self
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The World According to Allee Willis
2024 · Self
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An Unexpected Community
2024 · Self
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6.2 Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024 · Self
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Bella!
2023 · Self
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8.2 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Self - Guest
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5.9 Moving On
2023 · Evelyn
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6.2 80 for Brady
2023 · Lou
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2.5 The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022 · Self
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5.9 Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022 · Self
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4.4 Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
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10.0 Still Working 9 to 5
2022 · Self
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6.4 The Martha Mitchell Effect
2022 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Live at Mister Kelly's
2021 · Self
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Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021 · Ayn Rand (voice)
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Waging Change
2020 · Self
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7.1 One World: Together at Home
2020 · Self
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7.3 Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019 · Self
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5.3 Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019 · Self
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6.9 I Am Richard Pryor
2019 · Self - Actress and Comedian
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8.4 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 · Aunt May (voice)
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8.0 TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018 · Self
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7.5 Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018 · Self
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7.1 Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018 · Self - (archive footage)
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5.0 The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive)
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6.4 Grandma
2015 · Elle
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6.6 Altman
2014 · Self
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7.3 I Am Divine
2014 · Self (archive)
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The Making of 'Nashville'
2013 · Self
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7.1 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · Self
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7.9 An Apology to Elephants
2013 · Narrator (voice)
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5.6 Admission
2013 · Susannah
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7.2 Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2013 · Self
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7.5 Inequality for All
2013 · Violet Newstead (archive footage)
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6.0 Stars in Shorts
2012 · Jason's Mom
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6.5 The Procession
2012 · Jason's mom
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7.0 Vito
2011 · Self
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5.7 The Pink Panther 2
2009 · Mrs. Berenger
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Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007 · Self (archive footage)
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5.3 The Walker
2007 · Abigail Delorean
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5.8 The Ant Bully
2006 · Mommo (voice)
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6.3 A Prairie Home Companion
2006 · Rhonda Johnson
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8.0 Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
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6.0 Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004 · Self
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6.3 I ♥ Huckabees
2004 · Vivian Jaffe
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4.1 Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004 · Self
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7.6 Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.0 Goodnight, We Love You
2004 · Self
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6.0 Orange County
2002 · Charlotte Cobb
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6.8 The Kid
2000 · Janet
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9.0 Altman on His Own Terms
2000 · Self
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6.9 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Self
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6.4 Tea with Mussolini
1999 · Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
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6.5 Get Bruce!
1999 · Self
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4.6 Krippendorf's Tribe
1998 · Ruth Allen
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7.3
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997 · Self
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9.0 Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
1996 · Edith Ann (voice)
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4.8 Getting Away with Murder
1996 · Inga Mueller
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6.2 Flirting with Disaster
1996 · Mary Schlichting
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7.2 The Celluloid Closet
1996 · Narrator (voice)
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Kids for Character
1996 · Ms. Valerie Frizzle(archive footage) (voice)
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6.5 Blue in the Face
1995 · Waffle eater
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Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995 · Self
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9.0 Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
1994 · Edith Ann (voice)
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7.0 Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Ernestine (archive footage)
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8.5
But... Seriously
1994 · Self (archive footage)
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10.0 Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
1994 · Edith Ann (voice)
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7.0 Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993 · Ernestine the Telephone Operator(uncredited)
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6.3 The Beverly Hillbillies
1993 · Miss Jane Hathaway
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7.2 Short Cuts
1993 · Doreen Piggot
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6.4 And the Band Played On
1993 · Dr. Selma Dritz
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8.0 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993 · Self
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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993 · Self / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
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7.2 The Player
1992 · Lily Tomlin
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6.7 Shadows and Fog
1991 · Prostitute
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8.2 The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
1991 · Trudy the Bag Lady / Agnus Angst / Kate / Brandy / Tina / Chrissy / Lud / Marie / Vince / Edie / Lynn / Marge
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8.8 Free to Be... a Family
1988 · Self
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6.4 Big Business
1988 · Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
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8.0 Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987 · Self
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6.0 Lily Tomlin
1987 · Herself
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6.1 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 · Self (archive footage)
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9.0
Waiting Tables
1986
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6.5 All of Me
1984 · Edwina Cutwater
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Lily for President?
1982 · Lily Tomlin / Various
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7.0 The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981 · Herself
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6.5 Lily: Sold Out
1981 · Self / Various Characters
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5.4 The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981 · Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
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7.0 Nine to Five
1980 · Violet Newstead
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8.0 Appearing Nitely
1979 · Self
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3.6 Moment by Moment
1978 · Trisha Rawlings
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8.3 The Paul Simon Special
1977 · Self
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6.3 The Late Show
1977 · Margo
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6.3 TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976 · Judy Beasley/Self
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7.3 Nashville
1975 · Linnea Reese
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Flip Wilson... Of Course
1974 · Self
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Juke and Opal
1973 · Opal
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Lily
1973
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7.0 Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
1972 · Telephone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Series and TV shows
42 titles
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8.0
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
2022 · Appearance
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6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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7.7
Grace and Frankie
2015 · Executive producer · 94 ep.
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7.7
Grace and Frankie
2015 · Frankie Bergstein · 94 ep.
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5.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Guest · 2 ep.
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6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Appearance
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6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Cast
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7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Guest
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5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Guest
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4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Appearance
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6.6
Web Therapy
2011 · Putsy Hodge · 15 ep.
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7.4
Eastbound & Down
2009 · Tammy Powers · 3 ep.
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4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Guest · 2 ep.
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7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
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7.5
Damages
2007 · Marilyn Tobin · 10 ep.
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7.3
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Appearance
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7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Roberta Simmons · 6 ep.
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5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Guest
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7.6
NCIS
2003 · Penelope Langston
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5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Appearance
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8.3
The West Wing
1999 · Deborah Fiderer · 34 ep.
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6.9
Will & Grace
1998 · Margot · 2 ep.
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4.4
The View
1997 · Appearance
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8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Cast · 3 ep.
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6.4
The Daily Show
1996 · Appearance
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7.7
The Magic School Bus
1994 · Ms. Frizzle (voice) · 52 ep.
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7.7
Frasier
1993 · Rita (voice)
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8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Rose Halligan
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8.4
The X-Files
1993 · Lydia
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8.0
The Simpsons
1989 · Tammy (voice)
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6.5
Murphy Brown
1988 · Kay Carter-Shepley · 46 ep.
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6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Host · 2 ep.
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7.4
The Electric Company
1971 · Ernestine the Operator · 3 ep.
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4.9
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Appearance · 4 ep.
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6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Regular Performer · 100 ep.
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6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Guest
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7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest / Various Characters
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7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Appearance · 6 ep.
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6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Appearance · 3 ep.
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5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Appearance · 5 ep.
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7.0
The Oscars
1953 · Appearance
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7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Appearance
People data: TMDb.
Cast
