Famous Actor,Writer and Producer Lily Tomlin’s Net worth

Famous Actor,Writer and Producer Lily Tomlin’s Net worth

Updated on February 20, 2023 17:07 PM by Ella Bina

Lily Tomlin is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer with a net worth of $20 million. In a career ning over 40 years, Lily Tomlin has won numerous awards, including a Tony Award for Best Actress, a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, and multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing.

Lily Tomlin first achieved recognition for her performances on the variety show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In." Following this, she made her film debut in Robert Altman's "Nashville," earning an Academy Award nomination. Among Tomlin's other credits are "The Late Show," "9 to 5," "Tea with Mussolini," "Grandma," the Netflix series "Grace and Frankie," and the children's animated series "The Magic School Bus," on which she voiced the character Ms. Frizzle.

Lily Tomlin’s Early Life and Career Beginnings

Lily Tomlin was born Mary Jean Tomlin in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan. Lillie Mae's mother was a nurse's aide and housewife, while her father, Guy, was a factory worker; both were Southern Baptists originally from Paducah, Kentucky. Tomlin has a younger brother, Richard. After graduating from Cass Technical High School, she enrolled at Wayne State University, where she studied biology before switching her major to theatre. After graduation, Tomlin started performing stand-up comedy at nightclubs in Detroit and then in New York City. In 1965, she made her first television appearance on "The Merv Griffin Show," and the next year, she was cast on the short-lived and final iteration of "The Garry Moore Show."

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Lily Tomlin’s "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and Early TV Career

After briefly serving as a host on the ABC series "Music Scene" in 1969, Tomlin had her career breakthrough when she joined the cast of the NBC sketch comedy "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In." She was an instant success on the show, gaining recognition for the many original characters she created. Among her roles were Ernestine, a brash telephone operator; Edith Ann, a precocious girl; Mrs. Earbore, a prim woman; and Lucille the Rubber Freak, a lady addicted to consuming rubber. Tomlin also portrayed the male characters Tommy Velour and Rick, making her one of the first major female comedians to appear in male drag.

Following "Laugh-In," Tomlin co-wrote and starred on the CBS variety show special "Lily," for which she won her first Emmy Award. Throughout the rest of the 70s and 80s, Tomlin often made appearances as herself on various television programs, including "The Carol Burnett Show," "The Electric Company," "Woman Alive!," "Saturday Night Live," and "Pryor's Place." She also received Emmy Awards for three television specials: 1975's "The Lily Tomlin Special," 1977's "The Paul Simon Special," and 1981's "Lily: Sold Out."

Lily Tomlin’s Film Career

Tomlin made her feature film debut in 1975, playing a gospel-singing mother of two deaf children in Robert Altman's musical ensemble drama "Nashville." She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. She continued success in 1977 when she starred alongside Art Carney in the comedy-mystery "The Late Show." In 1980, Tomlin teamed up with Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton to star in the comedy "9 to 5," which became one of the year's highest-grossing films. Following this, she was in the science-fiction comedy "The Incredible Shrinking Woman"; the fantasy comedy "All of Me," costarring Steve Martin; and the comedy "Big Business," with Bette Midler. In 1991, Tomlin starred in the film version of her one-woman stage show, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." Subsequent credits in the 90s included "The Player," the film adaptation of "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Short Cuts," "Blue in the Face," "Getting Away with Murder," "Flirting with Disaster," and "Tea with Mussolini."

In the early 2000s, Tomlin was in the comedies "The Kid," "Orange County," and "I Heart Huckabees." In 2006, she had an acclaimed role opposite Meryl Streep in Robert Altman's final film, "A Prairie Home Companion." Later credits include "The Walker," "The Pink Panther 2," "Admission," and "Grandma." For the latter, Tomlin received a Golden Globe nomination.

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Lily Tomlin’s Personal Life

In 1971, Tomlin met her future wife, writer Jane Wagner. In 2013, after being together for 42 years, they were finally able to marry at a private ceremony in Los Angeles. Tomlin and Wagner have done multiple artistic collaborations over the years; among their projects, they worked together on Tomlin's comedy album "And That's the Truth," and on the documentary film "An Apology to Elephants."

FAQ's 

Q: How is Lily Tomlin related to John Travolta?

A: She Once Had A "Steamy" Onscreen Romance With John Travolta So, it's a bit of a surprise to find out that she once starred in a steamy romance called Moment By Moment. 

Q: Are Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda friends?

A: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin have one of the longest female friendships in Hollywood. 

Q: Who is Lily Tomlin's husband?

A: Lily Tomlin’s husband is Jane Wagner.

Q: What did Lily Tomlin say to Obama?

A: Lily Tomlin said Obama that, “Your fly's open. And, I said I voted for you.”

Q: What car does Lily Tomlin Drive?

A: The car that Elle (Lily Tomlin) and Sage (Julia Garner) drive for much of the movie was a 1955 Dodge Royal that is owned by Lily Tomlin. Tomlin told USA Today that she bought it in 1975 for fifteen hundred dollars.

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