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Lily Tomlin

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.

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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025)

In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote "Society's Child" about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting i ...

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The World According to Allee Willis (2024)

Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Allee did ...

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An Unexpected Community (2024)

In the early days of the pandemic, Andrea Meyerson, founder of Women On A Roll, launched an online platform for lesbians and queer women. She called it Women On The Net. Five nights a week, Meyerson provided a place for women all over the world to gather a ...

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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (2024)

This rapturous documentary steps into the dynamic world of queer stand-up and examines the powerful cultural influence it has had on social change in America. The film combines rare archival materials, stand-up performances, and interviews with a show-stop ...

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Bella! (2023)

Bella! tells the story of Bella Abzug, who first rose to prominence as a scrappy grassroots activist in New York's West Village, and then went on to champion everything from an end to the Vietnam War to the advancement of LGBTQ rights. ...

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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett's illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of t ...

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Moving On (2023)

Two old friends reconnect at their friend's funeral, and decide to exact revenge on the widower who wronged all three of them decades earlier. ...

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80 for Brady (2023)

Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest. Inspired by a true st ...

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The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival (2022)

Top stand-ups and rising stars sound off on sex, parenting, politics, pettiness and more in these highlights from the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival. ...

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Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live (2022)

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin host an iconic celebration of women in comedy with stand-up sets from Cristela Alonzo, Margaret Cho, Michelle Buteau and more. ...

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Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (2022)

A group of LGBTQ+ comedians get together to celebrate a brand of queer comedy. Legends, headliners, and emerging talent all perform at The Greek Theatre for an unforgettable queer stand-up event. ...

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Still Working 9 to 5 (2022)

Examines the 40-year evolution of gender inequality and discrimination in the workplace since the 1980 release of the comedy film "9 to 5" starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Dabney Coleman. ...

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The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)

She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now. ...

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Live at Mister Kelly's (2021)

The iconic Mister Kelly's bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smashed color and gender barriers to put controversial voices on stage and transformed entertainment in America ...

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Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021)

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos interweaves Emily Levine's live performance with animation, appearances by scientists, and animated characters. The film uses physics, which explains how the universe works, to explain our metaphysics – the story of our values, ...

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Waging Change (2020)

Waging Change weaves the stories of individual workers such as Nataki Rhodes of Chicago and Naomi Debebe of Detroit with the efforts of thousands of restaurant workers across the country to demand respect and one fair wage. ...

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One World: Together at Home (2020)

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19. ...

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Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)

Dolly Parton leads a moving, musical journey in this documentary that details the people and places who have helped shape her iconic career. ...

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Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)

Hollywood's finest pay tribute to "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" for an uncensored and unforgettable celebration at The Dolby Theater. ...

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I Am Richard Pryor (2019)

The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor. ...

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the impl ...

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TVTV: Video Revolutionaries (2018)

A documentary about Top Value Television (TVTV), a band of merry video makers who, from 1972 to 1977, took the then brand-new portable video camera and went out to document the world. ...

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Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)

In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today th ...

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Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018)

Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she's done it all in the public eye. An intimate look at one woman's singular journey. ...

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Take Flight (2015)

2015's best actors lift off in a series of tributes to the ultimate Hollywood magic trick. ...

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Grandma (2015)

Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future. ...

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Altman (2014)

Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist. With its use of rare interviews, representative film cl ...

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The Making of 'Nashville' (2013)

Retrospective documentary on the making of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975). ...

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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds. ...

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An Apology to Elephants (2013)

Elephants are among the most majestic and intelligent creatures on Earth--but for hundreds of years, they have suffered at the hands of humans. Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this documentary short traces our long history with elephants and explores the many pro ...

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Admission (2013)

Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his ...

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Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013)

An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live performance footage from some of today's most prominent female voices in stand-up comedy and entertainment, this revealing documentary sheds light on the legac ...

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Inequality for All (2013)

Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly ...

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Stars In Shorts (2012)

Seven short films, all of which feature name actors, including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Lily Tomlin, Keira Knightley, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more. ...

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The Procession (2012)

A mother and son attend a funeral for someone they really don't know, and intend to leave right after, but end up leading the procession to the burial. ...

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Vito (2011)

In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He went on to write "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on scree ...

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The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and re ...

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George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2009)

The award is not intended to be given posthumously, but Carlin's death occurred between the announcement and the ceremony. Those there to honor Carlin included: Joan Rivers, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Lewis Black, Denis Leary, Margaret Cho, Garry Shandling, ...

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Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s (2007)

In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It tackled such previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, drugs, and politics, and ushered in an avant-garde era ...

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The Walker (2007)

An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case. ...

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The Ant Bully (2006)

Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Luca ...

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A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court. ...

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Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004)

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's birth, 150 leading artists of the stage, screen and music worlds deliver 150 of the Irish scribe's most memorable quotes. Featured celebrities include Bono, Liam Neeson, Martin Sheen, Joan Rivers, Lily ...

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I ♥ Huckabees (2004)

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means. ...

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Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis (2004)

Andy Warhol described Jackie Curtis as "A pioneer without a frontier." In this biographical documentary, Curtis's co-workers and friends speak of her work and her influence, along with clips from Curtis's Warhol films as well as never-before-seen footage f ...

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Goodnight, We Love You (2004)

GOODNIGHT, WE LOVE YOU is a film that chronicles the final stand-up comedy performance of a true living legend - the first female stand-up comic in history: Phyllis Diller. In 2002, Phyllis Diller announced that she would be hanging up her wigs and sequin ...

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Orange County (2002)

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejec ...

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The Kid (2000)

Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of the moon, he meets Rusty, a chubby, charming 8-year-old version of himself who can't believe he could turn out so badly – with no life and no dog. With Rusty' ...

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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)

A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and mus ...

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Tea with Mussolini (1999)

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologis ...

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Get Bruce! (1999)

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then hea ...

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Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three trou ...

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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)

A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career. ...

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Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) (1996)

Drama engulfs the household of Edith Ann and her family during the holidays. ...

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Getting Away with Murder (1996)

When the very moralistic college ethics instructor Jack Lambert finds himself living next door to an accused German death camp commander, he takes it upon himself to rid the world of this man. ...

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Flirting with Disaster (1996)

Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs ...

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The Celluloid Closet (1996)

What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. ...

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Blue in the Face (1995)

Auggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit him to buy cigarettes and have some small talk. During the movie Lou Reed tries to explain why he has to have a cut on his health insurance bill if he keeps smoki ...

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Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz (1995)

The story of Peter Allen, Australia's beloved variety entertainer and songwriter. As one of the first openly gay entertainers, Allen won a unique stardom with a mainstream public which loved him for his honesty. ...

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Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home (1994)

A young quirky girl finds her way in a crazy world. ...

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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Berns ...

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But... Seriously (1994)

A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians. ...

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Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (1994)

Edith Ann is NOT your average 6-year-old. She sees the world unlike any other child her age. Created by the multi-talented Lilly Tomlin, Edith Ann does her best to do the right thing at the right time. The fun happens when she does the WRONG thing and then ...

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The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)

Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. ...

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Short Cuts (1993)

Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's gr ...

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And the Band Played On (1993)

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it. ...

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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993)

A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts. ...

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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends (1993)

On January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Harvey Fierstein, Marga Gomez, and Lypsinka performed a one-night only benefit for the making of the film The Celluloid Closet, both directed by Rob Epstein a ...

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The Player (1992)

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one? ...

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Shadows and Fog (1991)

With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer. ...

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The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1991)

The filmed version of the one-woman stage show written by Jane Wagner and starring Lily Tomlin, which won the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience. The film stays true to the original stage performance. For her efforts on film and stage, Tomli ...

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Free to Be... a Family (1988)

Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who befriend each other over a satellite connection and find common ground. The Muppets and several celebrities make a cameo. ...

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Big Business (1988)

In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes th ...

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Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)

An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, including new animation done by Disney. ...

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Lily Tomlin (1987)

Backstage record of how Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner and their associates put together "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," Miss Tomlin's one-woman Broadway play. ...

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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)

For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have gathered together in one place to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary and honor the one who brought them t ...

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Waiting Tables (1986)

Interviews with people whom Gloria Steinem calls "pink collar" workers--those who wait tables. ...

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All of Me (1984)

Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb, to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's body instea ...

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Lily for President? (1982)

Comedian Lily Tomlin stars in this comical farce which deals with her experiences running for the office of President of the United States. ...

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The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)

In this one-hour special taped between March 9-17, 1981, Lily Tomlin and Dudley Moore join the Muppets in a tribute to film classics. Kermit the Frog hosts the program, which begins with an all-cast rendition of "Hey a Movie!" from The Great Muppet Caper. ...

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Lily: Sold Out (1981)

After taking her successful Broadway show to Las Vegas, Lily Tomlin is faced with a tough decision: soften her act for mass appeal, or keep her material the way she originally intended? ...

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The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)

After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and captures the attention of a group of people who want to take over the world ...

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Nine to Five (1980)

Frank Hart is a pig. He takes advantage of the women who work with him in the grossest manner. When his three assistants manage to trap him in his own house, they assume control of his department, and productivity leaps, but just how long can they keep Har ...

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Appearing Nitely (1979)

Lily Tomlin's Tony Award-winning show "Appearing Nitely" features a repertoire of over 20 zany characters--from Edith Ann and Ernestine to Crystal "the terrible tumbleweed." Tomlin was the first woman to appear solo in a Broadway show with her premiere at ...

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Moment by Moment (1978)

Trisha Rawlings, a Beverly Hills socialite suffering from loneliness following the separation from her womanizing husband, develops a May–December romance with a young drifter named Strip. ...

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The Paul Simon Special (1977)

Paul Simon just wants to perform his songs although an arrogant director keeps on interrupting him with crazy ideas. ...

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The Late Show (1977)

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat. ...

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TVTV Looks at the Oscars (1976)

Made in 1976, TVTV's close-up look at Hollywood's annual awards ritual mixes irreverent documentary with deadpan comedy. TVTV's cameras go behind the scenes to follow major Hollywood figures (including Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Lee Grant, Jack Nic ...

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Nashville (1975)

The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

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Flip Wilson... Of Course (1974)

Flip Wilson's stand-up special. ...

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Juke and Opal (1973)

"WINTER, 1973. Late afternoon: the entr'acte between dusk and darkness, when the people who conduct their business in the street -- numbers runners in gray chesterfields, out-of-work barmaids playing the dozens, adolescents cultivating their cigarette jone ...

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Lily (1973)

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Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972)

An aspiring actress from Kansas comes to New York and meets a host of zany characters. ...

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Movies Made By Lily Tomlin (8)

Radium Girls (2020)

Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health. ...

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I Am Richard Pryor (2019)

The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor. ...

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An Apology to Elephants (2013)

Elephants are among the most majestic and intelligent creatures on Earth--but for hundreds of years, they have suffered at the hands of humans. Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this documentary short traces our long history with elephants and explores the many pro ...

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Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) (1996)

Drama engulfs the household of Edith Ann and her family during the holidays. ...

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Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (1994)

Edith Ann is NOT your average 6-year-old. She sees the world unlike any other child her age. Created by the multi-talented Lilly Tomlin, Edith Ann does her best to do the right thing at the right time. The fun happens when she does the WRONG thing and then ...

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Lily: Sold Out (1981)

After taking her successful Broadway show to Las Vegas, Lily Tomlin is faced with a tough decision: soften her act for mass appeal, or keep her material the way she originally intended? ...

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The Paul Simon Special (1977)

Paul Simon just wants to perform his songs although an arrogant director keeps on interrupting him with crazy ideas. ...

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Lily (1973)

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