Lily Tomlin
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing Off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1969 until 1973. She currently stars as Frankie Bergstein on the Netflix series Grace and Frankie, which debuted in 2015 and has earned her nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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| Full name at birth | Mary Jean Tomlin
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| Claim to fame | Laugh-In, Murphy Brown, The West Wing
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| Date of birth | 1 September 1939
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| Place of birth | Detroit, MI, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Comedian, Writer, Singer, Producer and Voice Artist
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| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Net worth | $15,000,000 USD
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| High school | Cass Technical High School
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| University | Wayne State University
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| Talent agency | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (LA))
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![Lily Tomlin - Interview Magazine Cover [United States] (May 1988)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/g/y/gy6yh087wm3e0ew.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Measurements: 34C-25-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
- With Meryl Streep presented Robert Altman with his honorary Oscar on March 5th, 2006 at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony.
- Has won two Tony Awards: in 1977, a special Award, and in 1986, the Best Actress (Play) Award for her one-woman show, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," a performance recreated in the film version of the same title, The Search for Signs of Inteligent Life in the Universe (1991).
- Won the Kennedy Center's prestigious Mark Twain Prize for Humor in 2003.
- Won a Grammy Award for the comedy album "This is a Recording" in 1971 and won Tony Awards in 1977 and 1986.
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