The Claudia Foundation's Evening with 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 can be seen next in Steve Martin's "Pink Panther, 2."