Lily Tomlin

Mary Jean Lily Tomlin is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer and producer. Tomlin began her career as a standup comedian, and performing OffBroadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was performing as a cast member on the variety show Rowan amp Martins LaughIn from 1970 until 1973. She currently stars on the Netflix series Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein. Her performance as Frankie garnered her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2015.

Tomlin was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Lillie Mae , a housewife and nurses aide, and Guy Tomlin , a factory worker. She has a brother, Richard Tomlin. Tomlins parents were Southern Baptists who moved to Detroit from Paducah, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. She is a 1957 graduate of Cass Technical High School. Tomlin attended Wayne State University and originally studied Biology. She auditioned for a play, and it sparked her interest in a career in the theatre and she changed her major. After college, Tomlin began doing standup comedy in nightclubs in Detroit and later in New York City. She continued studying acting at the HB Studio. Her first television appearance was on The Merv Griffin Show in 1965.

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