![]() It was sweet and funny and cute and loving.I have to admit I willing saw this cinematic car crash in the theatre opening weekend when it first came out because of my adoration of Lily Tomlin. We got our license, set it up with a friend and she married us at her house. Maybe it's not as important to us because we've been together so long and it just seems like a foregone deal. When the opportunity came, I finally said, 'Let's get married.' It's so important to so many people. "We think it's fun-we never planned on getting married. In 2013, after more than 40 years together, Tomlin and her long-time girlfriend Jane Wagner got married. ![]() If you don't win you're sitting there on the hot seat." "It's always a little dicey when you are nominated or have to present (an award). At this weekend's Emmy Awards, she is not favored to win, but will have a great time regardless. "I just attribute it to the way the vibes go," she says. Her current hot streak is one she never expected. ![]() She is constantly stopped in public by people who tell her how much they like it. That the show has reached a broad audience has made Tomlin happy. "Grace gets involved with a tough kid she is mentoring and I get involved with a new boyfriend." "The guys are together and we are two older women trying to make it, sustain our lives and our abilities to not be discounted," she says. Tomlin is not allowed to give much away in terms of plot for the upcoming season, but she does say the women continue on their paths. Neither had any idea it would be such a hit. She and Fonda are filming the second season now. This was a chance to show how older people can be discounted by the culture. "Jane and I just like each other," she says. Getting to work with Fonda 35 years later on "Grace and Frankie," which stars the actresses as women whose husbands come out as gay and decide to be a couple, has been a kick. Tomlin later teamed with Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton for "9 to 5," her most commercial success. "No one would put me in a movie-they thought I was Ernestine." She had just come off of "Laugh-In" and wasn't being considered for film. "Nashville" was her first film-and it netted the actress an Oscar nomination. "I love Bob and miss him so much," she says. One mention of Altman and Tomlin almost purrs in delight. Working with late director Robert Altman on ensemble films such as "Nashville," "Short Cuts" and "A Prairie Home Companion" were career highlights. ![]() Tomlin, who is out herself, is no stranger to ensemble work she got her start on TV's "Laugh-In" and brought to life iconic characters such as telephone operator Ernestine and six-year-old Edith Ann. Everybody who took a part just delivered." "I thought it was terrific that Paul got so many great people in it. One of the aspects she admired was the fact that it was an ensemble piece starring the likes of Sam Elliot, Laverne Cox, and Marcia Gay Harden. "There must be a lot of me in it because it turned out so well," she says. She says she's not the character, but admits there may be parallels. Many people have asked how much of herself is in the often acerbic Elle. "Grandma" premiered at Sundance this year, and buzz began immediately for Tomlin's performance. "We'd talk about things like why Elle was broke," says the actress. They didn't make the movie right away because of conflicting schedules, but they would occasionally get together and go over the script. "At first I thought, 'Oh God, I hope I like it-and I did," says Tomlin, speaking via phone while eating soup and settling in at home after a long week of filming. When shooting on that wrapped, he approached her about a new project he had written with her in mind. Tomlin worked with "Grandma" director Paul Weitz on the film, "Admission," a few years ago. Temporarily broke, Elle is forced to visit various persons from her past to raise the money. When her pregnant granddaughter Sage (Julia Garner) pays a surprise visit, the two have to come up with $600 for an abortion over the course of a day. Opening today in Atlanta, the comedy stars Tomlin as Elle, a lesbian poet who has just broken up with her girlfriend (Judy Greer). Not only is she starring in the popular Netflix comedy, "Grace and Frankie," which earned her an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy, but she is also generating Oscar buzz for her new film, "Grandma." After a prosperous and lauded career in TV, film and theater, she's enjoying, at age 76, perhaps the most prolific period of her life. Lily Tomlin can't rightfully explain it, but she isn't complaining.
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