
Joan Rivers
June 8, 1933 (91 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014) ,was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating and sharply acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Attack of the Doc! as Self
- 2023 · Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Dark Side of Comedy as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
- 2021 · Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Disclosure as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Love, Sweat and Tears as Self
- 2016 · The Last Laugh as Self
- 2014 · Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? as Grandma Doyle
- 2014 · Women Aren't Funny as Self
- 2014 · The Story of The Swimmer as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · Deal With It as Self
- 2013 · Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
- 2013 · Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Self
- 2013 · Moms Mabley as Self
- 2013 · Iron Man 3 as Joan Rivers
- 2013 · Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- 2013 · The Jeselnik Offensive as Self
- 2012 · Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me as Self
- 2012 · Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Johnny Carson: King of Late Night as Self
- 2011 · Billy on the Street as Self
- 2011 · Bob Ross: The Happy Painter as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Tower Heist as Self
- 2011 · The Smurfs as Party Guest
- 2011 · The Undefeated as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Growing Up Barnard as
- 2011 · Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? as
- 2010 · Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Joan Rivers
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Anka
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Self
- 2010 · Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work as Self
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik as
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2009 · George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2008 · Spaceballs: The Animated Series as Dot Matrix (voice)
- 2008 · We Are Most Amused as Self
- 2008 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2008 · Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack as Herself - Hijacker
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2007 · Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women as Self
- 2007 · Shrink Rap as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits as Self
- 2006 · My Name is Jackie Beat as
- 2006 · Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug as Self
- 2006 · The Story of Light Entertainment as Self
- 2005 · Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium as Self
- 2005 · Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
- 2005 · Nigella as Self
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
- 2004 · Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
- 2004 · Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Self
- 2004 · First Daughter as Joan Rivers
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Live at the Apollo as
- 2004 · The Soup as Self
- 2004 · Shrek 2 as Joan Rivers (voice)
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2004 · Dave the Barbarian as Queen Zonthara (voice)
- 2004 · Dave the Barbarian as Ghost Mom (voice)
- 2003 · I'm with Her as
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Cleavage as Self
- 2002 · Less than Perfect as Louise
- 2002 · Sylvester: Mighty Real as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Fashion Police as Host
- 2002 · The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers as Self
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Joan Rivers
- 2000 · Whispers: An Elephant's Tale as Spike (voice)
- 2000 · Intern as Dolly Bellows
- 1999 · Goosed as Blanche
- 1999 · Knitwits Revisited as Becky
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Knitwits as Becky
- 1996 · Suddenly Susan as Edie
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2 as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
- 1995 · Napoleon as Mother Penguin (voice)
- 1995 · Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Joan (voice)
- 1994 · Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest as
- 1994 · Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as Joan Rivers
- 1994 · Serial Mom as Joan Rivers
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1992 · Lady Boss as Bibi Grant
- 1992 · Joan Rivers: Abroad in London as Self
- 1991 · Public Enemy #2 as Joan Rivers
- 1990 · How to Murder a Millionaire as Irma
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1990 · Comic Relief '90 as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Annie Dubinsky (voice)
- 1989 · Look Who's Talking as Julie (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 · The Joan Rivers Show as Self - Host
- 1988 · Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Joan Rivers
- 1987 · The Dame Edna Experience as Self
- 1987 · Spaceballs as Dot Matrix (voice)
- 1987 · Les Patterson Saves the World as President Rivers (uncredited)
- 1986 · The Late Show as Self - Host
- 1986 · Pee-wee's Playhouse as
- 1986 · WrestleMania II as Ring Announcer
- 1986 · Predicaments as Host
- 1986 · Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as
- 1984 · The Muppets Take Manhattan as Perfume Saleswoman
- 1984 · An Audience with Joan Rivers as
- 1984 · Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas as Self
- 1983 · The Bob Monkhouse Show as Self
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1981 · Lily: Sold Out as Joan Rivers
- 1980 · Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic as
- 1979 · Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip as Self
- 1978 · Rabbit Test as Second Nurse
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1977 · Happy Birthday, Las Vegas as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1973 · Needles and Pins as
- 1972 · The Midnight Special as Self
- 1971 · The Electric Company as
- 1971 · The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1969 · The Jim Nabors Hour as
- 1968 · Here's Lucy as Joan Reynolds
- 1968 · The Swimmer as Joan
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1965 · Hootenanny a Go-Go as Self
- 1964 · Another World as Meredith Dunston
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Hostess
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1951 · Mister Universe as Teenage Girl in Audience
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self