Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin (born Mary Jean Tomlin on September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan), is an American actress and comedian. She first became well-known for her character skits on television's Laugh-In, in which she created several indelible characters that have stayed with her and become associated with her throughout her career, including the gum-chewing, wisecracking, snorting telephone operator Ernestine (famous for her lines "One ringy dingy, two ringy dingy" and "A gracious good morning to you ... Have I reached the party to whom I am speaking?") and the bratty five-year-old Edith Ann, rocking in her oversized rocking chair and making rude noises (famous for her line "And that's the truth!").

Selected TV Work

• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969–1973)
• And the Band Played On (1993)
• The Magic School Bus (1994–1998) (voice)
• Murphy Brown (1996–1998)
• The West Wing (2002—)