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 Lily Tomlin was born September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, to Lillie Mae (Ford) and Guy Tomlin, who moved to Michigan from Paducah, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Her mother was a nurse's aide and her father was a factory worker. She graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1957, and later enrolled at Wayne State University. She began career by doing stand-up comedy in nightclubs in Detroit and New York City. Her first television appearance was on "The Merv Griffin Show". She went on to have astronomical success with several characters, notably Ernestine, a nosy, condescending telephone operator who generally treated customers with little sympathy and regard, on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967). Other notable characters are in film include Linnea Reese, a gospel-singing mother of two deaf children who has an affair with a womanizing country singer (played by (Keith Carradine) in Robert Altman's Nashville (1975), a performance for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. Violet Newstead who joins her on-screen coworkers (played by Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton) in seeking revenge on their monstrous and sexist boss, Franklin M. Hart Jr., (played by Dabney Coleman) in the comedy 9 to 5 (1980), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Doreen Piggot in Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993), Cher's best-friend and American compatriot Georgie Rockwell in Tea with Mussolini (1999), deadpan private investigator, and existentialist Vivian Jaffe in I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Country-Western singer Rhonda Johnson in Robert Altman's final film A Prairie Home Companion (2006).
Bio:
Lily Tomlin was born September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, to Lillie Mae (Ford) and Guy Tomlin, who moved to Michigan from Paducah, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Her mother was a nurse's aide and her father was a factory worker. She graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1957, and later enrolled at Wayne State University. She began career by doing stand-up comedy in nightclubs in Detroit and New York City. Her first television appearance was on "The Merv Griffin Show". She went on to have astronomical success with several characters, notably Ernestine, a nosy, condescending telephone operator who generally treated customers with little sympathy and regard, on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967). Other notable characters are in film include Linnea Reese, a gospel-singing mother of two deaf children who has an affair with a womanizing country singer (played by (Keith Carradine) in Robert Altman's Nashville (1975), a performance for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. Violet Newstead who joins her on-screen coworkers (played by Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton) in seeking revenge on their monstrous and sexist boss, Franklin M. Hart Jr., (played by Dabney Coleman) in the comedy 9 to 5 (1980), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Doreen Piggot in Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993), Cher's best-friend and American compatriot Georgie Rockwell in Tea with Mussolini (1999), deadpan private investigator, and existentialist Vivian Jaffe in I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Country-Western singer Rhonda Johnson in Robert Altman's final film A Prairie Home Companion (2006).
Tivia:
During her one-woman show in Las Vegas, Nevada, she appeared as her own opening act: a smarmy male lounge singer billed as Tommy Velour.(December 31, 2013) Married her girlfriend of 42 years Jane Wagner. They met in March 1971.Best friends with Jane Fonda.A recipient of the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipients this year were Al Green, Tom Hanks, Patricia McBride, and Sting.In 2002, Lily Tomlin was The Women's Image Network (WIN) Awards Lifetime Achievement Honoree which Director David O. Russell presented onstage as an opera singer serenading Lily on his one bended knee.Before a performance of one of her one-woman shows in New York City, she appeared on the sidewalk dressed in a Red Cross nurse's uniform, handing out cups of coffee to those waiting in line to enter the theatre.Studied acting under Charles Nelson Reilly, who introduced her to the works of monologist Ruth Draper, a major inspiration for Tomlin's work.Was a pre-med student at Wayne State University before choosing acting as a career.Won a Grammy Award for the comedy album "This is a Recording" in 1971 and won Tony Awards in 1977 and 1986.Won the Kennedy Center's prestigious Mark Twain Prize for Humor in 2003.One of her first "professional" gigs was as a waitress in Howard Johnson's on Broadway near Times Square. Her comments to customers and staff heard over the eatery's microphone attracted her first big-city audience.She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.She gave away genuine locks of her hair as a bonus for buyers of her home video library in 1993.She was originally set to play Olive Oyl in Popeye (1980), opposite Dustin Hoffman in the title role. Shelley Duvall eventually played the role opposite Robin Williams.Acknowledged that she has been in a romantic relationship with Jane Wagner since 1971.With Meryl Streep presented Robert Altman with his honorary Oscar on March 5th, 2006 at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony.She and Dustin Hoffman were originally picked to play Popeye and Olive Oyle in the film Popeye.Has won two Tony Awards: in 1977, a special Award, and in 1986, the Best Actress (Play) Award for her one-woman show, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," a performance recreated in the film version of the same title, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1991).Studied mime with Paul Curtis.Was born the same day World War II started.Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1977" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 29.Nominated in the Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, "Eastbound & Down", at The Women's Image Network (WIN) Awards 2012.Nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category for her role as Frankie Bergstein in Grace and Frankie (2015), but lost to Rachel Brosnahan from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)."The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2003 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Touring Production.Was to star in a film called Illegitimate around 1980 but the film was never made. [Originally reported in "Playboy" magazine].(25 May 1999) Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada - guest speaker for Exceptional Experiences lecture series. (May 1999) |
| Name: |
Lily Tomlin |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
421 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:51:06 |
| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
Lily Tomlin was born September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, to Lillie Mae (Ford) and Guy Tomlin, who moved to Michigan from Paducah, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Her mother was a nurse\'s aide and her father was a factory worker. She gradu |
| Trivia: |
During her one-woman show in Las Vegas, Nevada, she appeared as her own opening act: a smarmy male lounge singer billed as Tommy Velour.(December 31, 2013) Married her girlfriend of 42 years Jane Wagner. They met in March 1971.Best friends with Jane Fonda.A recipient of the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipients this year were Al Green, Tom Hanks, Patricia McBride, and Sting.In 2002, Lily Tomlin was The Women's Image Network (WIN) Awards Lifetime Achievement Honoree which Director David O. Russell presented onstage as an opera singer serenading Lily on his one bended knee.Before a performance of one of her one-woman shows in New York City, she appeared on the sidewalk dressed in a Red Cross nurse's uniform, handing out cups of coffee to those waiting in line to enter the theatre.Studied acting under Charles Nelson Reilly, who introduced her to the works of monologist Ruth Draper, a major inspiration for Tomlin's work.Was a pre-med student at Wayne State University before choosing acting as a career.Won a Grammy Award for the comedy album "This is a Recording" in 1971 and won Tony Awards in 1977 and 1986.Won the Kennedy Center's prestigious Mark Twain Prize for Humor in 2003.One of her first "professional" gigs was as a waitress in Howard Johnson's on Broadway near Times Square. Her comments to customers and staff heard over the eatery's microphone attracted her first big-city audience.She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.She gave away genuine locks of her hair as a bonus for buyers of her home video library in 1993.She was originally set to play Olive Oyl in Popeye (1980), opposite Dustin Hoffman in the title role. Shelley Duvall eventually played the role opposite Robin Williams.Acknowledged that she has been in a romantic relationship with Jane Wagner since 1971.With Meryl Streep presented Robert Altman with his honorary Oscar on March 5th, 2006 at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony.She and Dustin Hoffman were originally picked to play Popeye and Olive Oyle in the film Popeye.Has won two Tony Awards: in 1977, a special Award, and in 1986, the Best Actress (Play) Award for her one-woman show, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," a performance recreated in the film version of the same title, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1991).Studied mime with Paul Curtis.Was born the same day World War II started.Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1977" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 29.Nominated in the Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, "Eastbound & Down", at The Women's Image Network (WIN) Awards 2012.Nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category for her role as Frankie Bergstein in Grace and Frankie (2015), but lost to Rachel Brosnahan from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)."The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2003 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Touring Production.Was to star in a film called Illegitimate around 1980 but the film was never made. [Originally reported in "Playboy" magazine].(25 May 1999) Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada - guest speaker for Exceptional Experiences lecture series. (May 1999) |
| Trademarks: |
She is still best known for her Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967) characters, Edith Ann, a precocious 5 1/2 year old girl in an oversize rocking chair, and Ernestine, a telephone operator. |
| Quotes: |
There will be sex after death - we just won't be able to feel it.
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I've been around a long time, and I interviewed with a lot of the same people over and over. I was always direct and open about my life. I would always reference Jane [Wagner] and everything, but they never choose to write about it that way -- just like they never wrote about Jack Kennedy and the women in the swimming pool. It was the times, but the media culture has changed.
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I remember back in the 70s during my really assertive days someone took me to dinner with Lola Falana. And she was talking about her backup dancers; she kept calling them her "boy dancers" so my guard was already up. Then she said "I also like John. He's a real purse nelly". I said "Excuse me? What did you just say". I was ready to go to battle. "You know," she says in her thick accent. "Purse Nelly! Pursnelly!" Then I realized she was saying he had a good personality.
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Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic?
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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
(1968) TV commercial: All detergent
(1980) Album: Sang "The Last Duet" with Barry Manilow on the "Barry" album
(1998) TV commercial: Fidelity Investments
Album: "And That's the Truth"
Narrated a Physics informative v |
| Spouse: |
Jane Wagner (December 31, 2013 - present) |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Lillie Mae Tomlin
Guy Tomlin |
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