Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin
Birth name	Mary Jean Tomlin
Born	September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Notable Roles	Deborah Fiderer in The West Wing
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Cast Member	1969–1973
Murphy Brown	Kay Carter-Shepley	1996–1998									9	10
Malibu Country	Lillie May	2012–2013	1
Grace and Frankie	Frankie	2015–	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Frasier	Rita (voice)	2x02 - The Unkindest Cut of All	September 27, 1994
Homicide: Life on the Street	Rose Halligan	4x10 - The Hat	January 19, 1996
The X-Files	Lida	6x06 - How the Ghosts Stole Christmas	December 13, 1998
The West Wing	Debbie Fiderer	3x21 - Posse Comitatus	May 22, 2002
The West Wing	Debbie Fiderer	4x09 - Swiss Diplomacy	November 20, 2002
The West Wing	Debbie Fiderer	4x16 - The California 47th	February 19, 2003
The West Wing	Debbie Fiderer	5x09 - Abu el Banat	December 3, 2003
The West Wing	Debbie Fiderer	6x07 - A Change Is Gonna Come	December 1, 2004
The Simpsons	Tammy	17x07 - The Last of the Red Hot Mamas	November 27, 2005
Desperate Housewives	Roberta Simmons	5x06 - There's Always a Woman	November 2, 2008
Desperate Housewives	Roberta Simmons	5x07 - What More Do I Need?	November 9, 2008
Desperate Housewives	Roberta Simmons	5x08 - City on Fire	November 16, 2008
Desperate Housewives	Roberta Simmons	5x11 - Home Is the Place	January 4, 2009
Desperate Housewives	Roberta Simmons	5x23 - Everybody Says Don't	May 17, 2009
Desperate Housewives	Roberta Simmons	5x24 - If It's Only in Your Head	May 17, 2009

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Lily	Herself	March 16, 1973
Lily	Herself	November 2, 1973
The Lily Tomlin Special	Herself	February 21, 1975
The Lily Tomlin Special	Herself	July 25, 1975
The Paul Simon Special	Herself	December 8, 1977
Lily: Sold Out	Herself	February 2, 1981

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Hollywood Squares		April 13-17, 1970
The Hollywood Squares		May 11-15, 1970
The Hollywood Squares		August 31-September 4, 1970
The Hollywood Squares		October 5-9, 1970
The Hollywood Squares		October 26-30, 1970
The Hollywood Squares		November 23-27, 1970
The Hollywood Squares		December 7-11, 1970
The Hollywood Squares		January 25-29, 1971
The Hollywood Squares		July 19-23, 1971
The Hollywood Squares		July 26-30, 1971
The Hollywood Squares		March 6-10, 1972
The Hollywood Squares		October 22-26, 1973
The Hollywood Squares		February 11-15, 1974
The Hollywood Squares		March 11-15, 1974
The Hollywood Squares		February 17-21, 1975

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 5 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special (1974, 1976, 1978)

Tony Awards

• Won: Best Leading Actress in a Play (1986)

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Daytime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 5 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (1995)

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