Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin is a super-talented lady who makes people laugh! She's an actress, a comedian, and even a writer. Imagine someone who can be funny on TV, on stage, and in movies – that’s Lily!

She started telling jokes and doing funny skits a long, long time ago, even before your parents were born. She's won so many awards, it's like collecting shiny trophies for being awesome at making people giggle. She's like a superhero of comedy!

Lily started out telling jokes all by herself, like when you tell your friends a funny story. Then, she got famous on a TV show called Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. She played lots of different silly characters!

One of her most famous characters was written by her partner, Jane. Lily even won a special award for a play where she played many different people. She also made a funny album of jokes that won a Grammy Award, which is a big deal for music and comedy!

Did you know Lily was in a movie called Nashville? It was so good that she was even nominated for an Oscar, which is like the biggest award for movies! She's been in lots of other movies too, like ones with her friend Jane Fonda.

They were in a movie called 9 to 5, about working in an office. Lily also used her voice to play Ms. Frizzle in The Magic School Bus, the show where kids go on amazing adventures to learn about science!

Lily Tomlin is special because she can play so many different kinds of characters. She can be super funny, or she can be kind and wise. She's been on TV shows for a very long time, like Grace and Frankie, where she played a funny grandma.

She also was on The West Wing, a show about the President. Lily shows us that it’s important to be yourself and to share your talents with the world. She makes us laugh and sometimes even think about important things!