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Lily Tomlin
Birth at
1 September 1939
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Lily Tomlin was born on September 1, 1939 in Detroit. Lily's father worked in a factory, and her mother worked as a nurse. Lily graduated from technical high school in 1957, after which she entered the Detroit Wayne State University. In her student years, she became interested in theater, trying herself in different genres and starting the audience with her sparkling humor and comic improvisations. Having received a diploma of higher education, the girl began to think about a professional acting
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Lily Tomlin was born on September 1, 1939 in Detroit. Lily's father worked in a factory, and her mother worked as a nurse. Lily graduated from technical high school in 1957, after which she entered the Detroit Wayne State University. In her student years, she became interested in theater, trying herself in different genres and starting the audience with her sparkling humor and comic improvisations.
Having received a diploma of higher education, the girl began to think about a professional acting career. At first, she performed with comedy numbers in taverns in Detroit and New York.
In 1965, the audience first saw Lily Tomlin on television, where she performed in the “Merv Griffin Show”. And four years later, she was invited to the series “Sesame Street”. In 1975, the film Nashville was released, where the actress played a small supporting role. But the image of Lini Reese was conveyed so vividly and expressively that Lily noticed and appreciated her play.
Lily’s work in the film “From Nine to Five” was successful. In a duet with Bette Midler in 1988, Lily Tomlin played in the film Big Business, and this role was also appreciated. Then followed by the pictures “Baby”, “Hackers of hearts”, “Country of eccentrics”, “My second self”, “Short editing”,
"Escort for ladies" and "Sweet Baby Jesus."
Lily has repeatedly acted in cinema not only as an actress, but also as a screenwriter and producer. She has many awards. Among them are Tony Awards, Grammy Awards. She was also nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
