Detroit native Lily Tomlin entered the world Sept. 1, 1939, and from childhood she began creating the offbeat characters that would later become her hallmark. She caught the showbiz bug while in college and dropped out to take up performing in coffeehouses and nightclubs.Tomlin's career kicked into high gear in 1970 when she joined the kooky cast of the TV comedy series "Laugh-In," where her daffy characters Ernestine the telephone operator and 5-year-old Edith Ann kept viewers in stitches. Surprisingly, Tomlin made her film debut in a dramatic role in Nashville (1975), for which she snagged an Oscar nomination. Her subsequent movies include 9 to 5 (1980), All of Me (1984), Shadows and Fog (1992) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).
Tomlin returned to television in 1996 as a regular on the sitcom "Murphy Brown" and took on a recurring role in "The West Wing" beginning in 2002.
Tea with MussoliniBased on director Franco Zeffirelli's childhood in 1930s Italy, this film follows a group of Englishwomen living in Italy who believe that fascist leader Benito Mussolini will protect them from war's gathering storm clouds. When a boy's mother dies, Mary (Joan Plowright), Arabella (Judi Dench), Lady... Read More
NashvilleCountless characters, including Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Ned Beatty and Karen Black, get caught up in a political rally that takes over Nashville in director Robert Altman's sprawling satirical masterpiece about politics and country music. The many fine performances in this mosaic include... Read More
Nine to FiveJudy (Jane Fonda), Violet (Lily Tomlin) and Doralee (Dolly Parton) -- fed up with their "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" of a boss (Dabney Coleman) -- entertain fantasies about revenge. But fantasy turns into reality when the women think they've inadvertently poisoned Mr. Hart's... Read More
The Magic School Bus: Human Body"The Magic School Bus" takes a thrilling tour of our insides on a one-of-a-kind field trip through the human body. Ms. Frizzle leads the way through this compilation of three episodes of the PBS animated program. In "For Lunch," the class journeys through Arnold's digestive system. The students take... Read More
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The Pink Panther 2 (2009) | PG | |
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The Walker (2007) | R | |
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The Ant Bully (2006) | PG | |
A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | PG-13 | |
The Last Guy on Earth (2006) | NR | |
Goodnight, We Love You (2004) | NR | |
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Superstar in a Housedress (2004) | NR | |
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Peter Allen: The Boy from Oz (2004) | NR | |
Helen's War (2003) | NR | |
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Orange County (2002) | PG-13 | |
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The Kid (2000) | PG | |
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Get Bruce! (1999) | R | |
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) | PG-13 | |
Flirting with Disaster (1996) | R | |
Getting Away with Murder (1996) | R | |
Blue in the Face (1995) | R | |
The Celluloid Closet (1995) | R | |
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) | PG | |
R | ||
And the Band Played On (1993) | R | |
Shadows and Fog (1992) | PG-13 | |
Big Business (1988) | PG | |
All of Me (1984) | PG | |
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The Late Show (1977) | PG | |
Nashville (1975) | R | |
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) | NR | |
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