Lily Tomlin

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Summary

Lily Tomlin is an actor, comedian, and writer known for Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, 9 to 5, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, and Grace and Frankie. Her comedy and stage work often address women’s roles, gender inequality, class, and social conventions. Tomlin has described herself as a feminist, spoken in support of LGBTQ rights, and said she was active in early AIDS campaigns; with Jane Wagner, she founded the Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. She married Wagner in 2013 and has publicly identified as gay.