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Lily Tomlin

1939 - Today

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Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin started her career in stand-up comedy and sketch comedy before transitioning her career to acting across stage and screen. In a career spanning over fifty years, Tomlin has received numerous accolades, including seven Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, two Tony Awards, and a nomination for an Academy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lily Tomlin has received more than 13,129,167 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Lily Tomlin is the 1,538th most popular actor (down from 1,014th in 2019), the 2,584th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,837th in 2019) and the 721st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lily Tomlin ranks 1,538 out of 13,578. Before her are Terry Crews, Charles Napier, Paul Wegener, Bonnie Bedelia, Kelly Bishop, and Joan Cusack. After her are Graham Greene, Florence Lawrence, Roscoe Arbuckle, Miguel Ferrer, Ben Johnson, and John Glover.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Lily Tomlin ranks 142. Before her are Hércules Brito Ruas, Enrico Albertosi, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, John Sculley, Norman Davies, and Sal Mineo. After her are Jane Alexander, Adelardo Rodríguez, Maria Bueno, Grace Slick, Rosie Reyes, and Leo Brouwer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lily Tomlin ranks 2,584 out of 20,380. Before her are Terry Crews (1968), Charles Napier (1936), Bonnie Bedelia (1948), Kelly Bishop (1944), Wally Schirra (1923), and Joan Cusack (1962). After her are Pat Metheny (1954), Lewis Hine (1874), Robert Gates (1943), Roscoe Arbuckle (1887), Herbert Blumer (1900), and Erle Stanley Gardner (1889).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lily Tomlin ranks 721. Before her are Sal Mineo (1939), Terry Crews (1968), Charles Napier (1936), Bonnie Bedelia (1948), Kelly Bishop (1944), and Joan Cusack (1962). After her are Roscoe Arbuckle (1887), Miguel Ferrer (1955), Ben Johnson (1918), John Glover (1944), Alicia Rhett (1915), and Jennifer Coolidge (1961).

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Television and Movie Roles

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Aunt May (voice)
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 implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
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Grandma
Elle
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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The Kid
Janet
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's help, Russ is able to reconcile the person he used to dream of being with the man he's actually become.
Jul 7o 20006.719 / 10