Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

167

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-06-08

Deathday

2014-09-04 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Joan Alexandra Molinsky
The Queen of the Barbed One-liners

Joan Rivers

Biography

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

6.9%

Iron Man 3

Apr 18, 2013

7.3%

Shrek 2

May 19, 2004

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

5.8%

The Smurfs

Jul 29, 2011

6.8%

Spaceballs

Jun 24, 1987

6.1%

Tower Heist

Nov 2, 2011

6.3%

Look Who's Talking

Oct 12, 1989

6.1%

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Sep 20, 2010

6.2%

First Daughter

Sep 24, 2004

8.0%

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Oct 15, 2000

6.7%

Serial Mom

Apr 13, 1994

7.2%

Nip/Tuck

Jul 22, 2003

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Acting

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

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
2011		Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?

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
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
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
2004		The Soup as Self
2004		Shrek 2 as Joan Rivers (voice)
2004		Dave the Barbarian as Ghost Mom (voice)
2004		Dave the Barbarian as Queen Zonthara (voice)
2004		Best Week Ever

2003		I'm with Her
2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003		Nip/Tuck
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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
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
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
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
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
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
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

1984		The Muppets Take Manhattan as Perfume Saleswoman
1984		An Audience with Joan Rivers
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

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

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1974

Dinah! as Self

1973

Needles and Pins

1972

The Midnight Special as Self

1971		The Electric Company
1971		The Pearl Bailey Show as Self

1970

The Flip Wilson Show as Self

1969

The Jim Nabors Hour

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