User blog:ARTaylor/Lily Tomlin turns 79

Today marks the seventy-ninth birthday of actress Lily Tomlin. Born Mary Jean Tomlin in 1939, Lily is known as a prolific actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She rose to fame as a cast member on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Her first film role, as Linnea Reese in Nashville, garnered her numerous award nominations including a Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has appeared in films like 9 to 5, All of Me, Flirting with Disaster, and I Heart Huckabees. Her television roles include staring on Murphy Brown, The West Wing, and Grace and Frankie. She has lent her voice to Ms. Frizzle on The Magic School Bus franchise. She is set to appear as Aunt May Parker on the upcoming film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.