RATINGS: Cast & Crew

DOB: September 1, 1939


Academy Awards:

Best Supporting Actress Nomination
"Nashville" (1975); lost to Lee Grant ("Shampoo")

Emmy Awards: Wins - Best Variety Program ("Lily: Sold Out," 1981); Best Variety Writing ("The Paul Simon Special," 1978); Best Variety Writing ("The Lily Tomlin Special," 1976); Best Variety Writing ("Lily," 1973)

Best Variety Special Nominations
"The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" (1993); lost to "Bob Hope: The First 90 Years"
"The Lily Tomlin Special" (1976); lost to "Gypsy in My Soul"
"Lily" (1975); lost to "An Evening with John Denver"

Best Variety Performer Nominations
"Growing Up Funny" (1994); lost to Tracey Ullman ("Tracey Takes on New York")
"The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" (1993); lost to Dana Carvey ("Saturday Night Live")
"Live and in Person" (1984); lost to Cloris Leachman ("Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary")
"Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" (1972); lost to Harvey Korman ("The Carol Burnett Show")

Best Variety Special Writing Nomination
"Lily" (1975); lost to "Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now"

Best Information Special Nomination
"The Celluloid Closet" (1996); lost to "Survivors of the Holocaust"

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress Nomination
"And the Band Played On" (1994); lost to Cicely Tyson ("Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All")

Best Drama Guest Actress Nominations
"Damages" (2010); lost to Ann-Margret ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")
"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1996); lost to Amanda Plummer ("The Outer Limits")

Tony Awards: Win - Best Actress in a Play ("Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," 1986)

Best Revival of a Play Nomination
"Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" (2001); lost to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

Grammy Awards: Win - Best Comedy Recording ("This is a Recording," 1971)

Golden Globes: Win - Best Film Ensemble ("Short Cuts," 1994)

Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress Nominations
"All of Me" (1985); lost to Kathleen Turner ("Romancing the Stone")
"The Late Show" (1978); lost to Diane Keaton ("Annie Hall") and Marsha Mason ("The Goodbye Girl")

Best Film Supporting Actress Nomination
"Nashville" (1976); lost to Brenda Vaccaro ("Once is Not Enough")

Best Film Actress Debut Nomination
"Nashville" (1976); lost to Marilyn Hassett ("The Other Side of the Mountain")

Best TV Supporting Actress Nomination
"Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" (1972); lost to Sue Ane Langdon ("Arnie")

SAG Awards:

Best TV Drama Ensemble Nominations
"The West Wing" (2005); lost to "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation"
"The West Wing" (2003); lost to "Six Feet Under"

Best TV Drama Actress Nomination
"The West Wing" (2003); lost to Edie Falco ("The Sopranos")