Joan Rivers
Birthday
1933/06/08
Day of death
2014/09/04 (81 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also know as
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, The Queen of the Barbed One-liners
Biography
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers, 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.
Acting
(1987) Spaceballs
as Dot Matrix (voice)
(1978) Rabbit Test
as Second Nurse
(1984) The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Perfume Saleswoman
(2004) Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as Self
(2010) Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
as Self
(1991) Public Enemy #2
as Joan Rivers
(2021) Live at Mister Kelly's
as Self
(2005) Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium
as Self
(1986) Predicaments
as Host
(1989) Look Who's Talking
as Julie (voice) (uncredited)
(2021) Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
(2000) Intern
as Dolly Bellows
(2012) Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
as Self
(2023) Attack of the Doc!
as Self
(2013) Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
as Self
(2021) Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Moms Mabley
as Self
(2012) Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me
as Self
(2016) The Last Laugh
as Self
(2022) The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
as Self (archive footage)
(1988) Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Joan Rivers
(1979) Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self
(1994) Serial Mom
as Joan Rivers
(1951) Mister Universe
as Teenage Girl in Audience
(1984) An Audience with Joan Rivers
as ---
(2020) Disclosure
as Self (archive footage)
(1977) Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
as ---
(1999) Goosed
as Blanche
(1994) Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
as Joan Rivers
(1965) Hootenanny a Go-Go
as Self
(1987) Les Patterson Saves the World
as President Rivers (uncredited)
(2020) Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
as ---
(2013) Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
(1990) Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1988) Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as Self
(2014) Women Aren't Funny
as Self
(2007) Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
as Self
(1990) How to Murder a Millionaire
as Irma
(2001) E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers
as Self
(2013) Why We Laugh: Funny Women
as Self
(2006) My Name is Jackie Beat
as ---
(2008) We Are Most Amused
as Self
(2009) Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
as Self
(1984) Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas
as Self
(1981) Lily: Sold Out
as Joan Rivers
(2002) Sylvester: Mighty Real
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
(2012) Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
(2013) Iron Man 3
as Joan Rivers
(2017) Love, Sweat and Tears
as Self
(2004) Shrek 2
as Joan Rivers (voice)
(2011) The Smurfs
as Party Guest
(2007) Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
(2014) Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
as Grandma Doyle
(2011) The Undefeated
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Growing Up Barnard
as ---
(2006) Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug
as Self
(1992) Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
as Self
(2011) Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) Cleavage
as Self
(1968) The Swimmer
as Joan
(2005) John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self
(2006) The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
as Self
(2009) George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
as Self
(2004) First Daughter
as Joan Rivers
(1995) Napoleon
as Mother Penguin (voice)
(1997) Knitwits
as Becky
(1999) Knitwits Revisited
as Becky
(2002) The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
(1986) WrestleMania II
as Ring Announcer
(2014) The Story of The Swimmer
as Self
(2000) Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
as Spike (voice)
(2010) Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Comic Relief '90
as Self
(2024) Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) Less than Perfect
as Louise
(2004) Live at the Apollo
as ---
(1989) The Simpsons
as Annie Dubinsky (voice)
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
(2004) Best Week Ever
as ---
(1968) Here's Lucy
as Joan Reynolds
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as ---
(2005) Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as ---
(1952) Today
as Self
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(2003) Nip/Tuck
as ---
(2005) 8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
(1985) The Golden Girls
as ---
(2003) I'm with Her
as ---
(1986) Pee-wee's Playhouse
as ---
(1971) The Electric Company
as ---
(1964) Another World
as Meredith Dunston
(2004) Boston Legal
as Self
(1969) The Jim Nabors Hour
as ---
(2008) Spaceballs: The Animated Series
as Dot Matrix (voice)
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(2007) The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
(1973) Needles and Pins
as ---
(1998) So Graham Norton
as Self - Guest
(2002) V Graham Norton
as Self
(2001) Good Day Live
as Self
(2006) The Story of Light Entertainment
as Self
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self
(1989) The Joan Rivers Show
as Self - Host
(2004) The Soup
as ---
(2011) Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
as ---
(2023) Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
as ---
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
(1972) The Midnight Special
as Self
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(1987) The Dame Edna Experience
as Self
(2000) Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Joan Rivers
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(2002) Fashion Police
as Host
(2005) Nigella
as Self
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(1978) An Audience with...
as Self
(2004) Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1971) The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
(1986) The Late Show
as Self - Host
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(2022) Dark Side of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(2008) Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
(1992) Lady Boss
as Bibi Grant
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as ---
(2013) Deal With It
as Self
(2007) Shrink Rap
as Self
(2004) Dave the Barbarian
as Queen Zonthara (voice)
(2004) Dave the Barbarian
as Ghost Mom (voice)
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
(1981) Entertainment Tonight
as Self
(2013) The Jeselnik Offensive
as Self
(2011) Billy on the Street
as Self
(2009) Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
as ---
(2002) Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2010) Hot in Cleveland
as Anka
(2010) Hot in Cleveland
as Self
(2008) Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
as Herself - Hijacker
(2009) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(1996) Suddenly Susan
as Edie
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self
(1983) The Bob Monkhouse Show
as Self
(2024) Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
(1998) Hollywood Squares
as ---