Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin is one of the best-loved women in America. Maybe she has enemies, but try to find one. She's an all-American natural. Born in Detroit, she has won -- over a 40-year career -- two Tonys, two Peabodys, six Emmys, a Grammy, the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards, plus the Mark Twain Prize for American humor. Her 70's characters for TV's "Laugh-in" include: the irascible, prune-faced telephone operator Ernestine; the precocious sandbox philosopher, six-year-old Edith Ann, in an oversized rocking chair; and the Tasteful Lady, imperious and upper-class, who never fails to puncture her own pretense.
Her one-woman Broadway performance in Jane Wagner's "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" became a classic. She has made 18 films and was nominated for an Oscar for her debut in Robert Altman's "Nashville." She will be seen next in Steve Martin's, "Pink Panther, 2." Lily lives in Los Angeles with her partner, writer Jane Wagner, another one of the wOws!
What Makes Me Mad:
- The way chickens are raised, and the lies told about it -- 'cage free' just means they're in a huge warehouse full of chickens
The First Thing I Do in the Morning Is:
- Multitask immediately
- Take my bioidentical synthroid thyroid pills
I Use:
- Rubber gloves to do the dishes
- Rite Aid generic brand baby shampoo to bathe in
I Like the Feeling Of:
- Tickle Salon
I Don't Care What They Say:
- Growing old gracefully is for the birds
- I don't think vinegar and newspaper cleans windows
I Love(d) Reading:
I'm no friend to good literature
- Heidi
- Living with Dead People
- Jackie Collins
My Foods:
- Lettuce sanwiches with miracle whip on white bread
- Lemon icebox pudding cake
Dead to Me:
- Fur Coats
- Those poor lobsters in tanks in restaurants
My Shoes:
-
White Doc Marten boots in size 10 from the Neiman Marcus store in Beverly Hills
What Makes Me Sweat:
- Public humiliation. But it's also the only thing that makes me exercise
My Drinks:
- A "Happy Coke" with some vodka or rum or something in it
- Swiss hot chocolate at the dry cleaners
- Macchiatos





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