Lily Tomlin It’s been bugging us basically forever. 80 for bradyShe is also going to do it in a big way.
From her team-up with now-wife Jane Wagner and BFFs Jane Fonda in her solo scene saturday night live When Rowan and Martin’s laughtertake a look back at the iconic comedian’s craziest characters and her funniest roles that have made us laugh for over 50 years.
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Lily Tomlin’s funniest character
Edwina Cutwater all of me
Tomlin does the funniest thing in this 1984 comedy, playing a dying heiress who accidentally transfers her soul into the body of a lawyer. Steve Martin.
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Violet Newsted 9-5
Co-starring Tomlin Dolly Parton When Jane Fonda A classic comedy about three female employees who confront their misogynistic boss.
telephone operator ernestine saturday night live
“Is this the party I’m talking about?” Tomlin delivered some of her most memorable comedic one-liners as Ernestine, the nosy telephone operator. saturday night live.
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Rose Shelton and Rose Ratcliffe large company
Tomlin showcased her comedic versatility in this 1988 farce. There she played both women on the set of identical twins who separated at her birth.
Frankie Bergstein grace and frankie
Tomlin reunites with Fonda (and later Parton) in this heartwarming, award-winning Netflix series about two women who form an unlikely bond after their husbands fall in love.
Edith Ann Rowan and Martin’s laughter
Another of Tomlin’s most memorable early characters was Edith Anne, a precocious five-year-old who has an opinion on just about everything. She later voiced the character in the anime series as well.
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Ruin 80 for Brady
Tomlin as Lou Tom Brady super fan, 80 for brady— and her road trip is an on-screen BFF (played by Fonda, Sally Field When Rita Moreno) make this a movie about female friendship, not just football fans.
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Charlotte Cobb orange county
Tomlin played a small but memorable role as an incompetent guidance counselor in this 2002 comedy starring Tomlin. jack black When Colin Hanks.
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Tina Inn Searching for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
one of the many characters she has played Searching for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985), her one-man Broadway show written by her partner, now wife, Jane WagnerTomlin won a Tony Award and other honors.
Mr. Frizzle magic school bus
The voice of a quirky 3rd grader who makes science seem fun. magic school bus (1994–1997) with Tomlin.
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El Inn grandmother
Tomlin’s acerbic grandmother reunites with pregnant granddaughter (Julia Garner) in the poignant 2015 comedy directed by Paul Weitz, grandmother.
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