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American actress (born )

Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, )^[1] 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. She was also awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in ^[2]

Tomlin started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the s. Her breakout role was on the variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from until Her signature role, which was written by her then partner (now wife) Jane Wagner, was in the show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, which opened on Broadway in and earned Tomlin the Tony Awar