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Joan Rivers
Born · June 8, 1933
Died · September 4, 2014 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2024
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
6.6
2023
Attack of the Doc!
Self
5.4
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.2
2023
Dark Side of Comedy
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
8.1
2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Self (archive footage)
6.1
2022
Live at Mister Kelly's
Self
0.0
2021
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2021
Disclosure
Self (archive footage)
7.9
2020
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2020
Love, Sweat and Tears
Self
8.0
2017
The Last Laugh
Self
6.9
2016
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
Grandma Doyle
5.7
2014
Women Aren't Funny
Self
5.1
2014
The Story of The Swimmer
Self
0.0
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
5.8
2014
Deal With It
Self · (2 episodes)
0.0
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
8.2
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Self
6.1
2013
Moms Mabley
Self
6.7
2013
Iron Man 3
Joan Rivers
6.9
2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Self
7.2
2013
The Jeselnik Offensive
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2013
Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me
Self
6.4
2012
Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2012
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Self
7.6
2012
Billy on the Street
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2011
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2011
The Smurfs
Party Guest
5.8
2011
The Undefeated
Self (archive footage)
2.1
2011
Growing Up Barnard
0.0
2011
Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
(26 episodes)
0.0
2011
Hot in Cleveland
Anka · (1 episode)
7.4
2010
Hot in Cleveland
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2010
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Self
6.9
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
2009
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
Self
6.7
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
5.0
2009
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
(1 episode)
0.0
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2009
George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Self
7.6
2009
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
Dot Matrix (voice) · (14 episodes)
4.1
2008
We Are Most Amused
Self
7.2
2008
Celebrity Family Feud
Self · (1 episode)
9.3
2008
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
Herself - Hijacker · (1 episode)
0.0
2008
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
6.8
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.7
2007
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
Self
0.0
2007
Shrink Rap
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (5 episodes)
7.2
2007
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
6.0
2006
My Name is Jackie Beat
0.0
2006
Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug
Self
0.0
2006
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2006
Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium
Self
0.0
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self · (2 episodes)
5.0
2005
Nigella
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self · (3 episodes)
7.1
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self
6.0
2005
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Self
2.0
2004
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
6.2
2004
Boston Legal
Self · (1 episode)
7.9
2004
First Daughter
Joan Rivers
6.1
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
6.1
2004
Live at the Apollo
(1 episode)
7.1
2004
The Soup
(2 episodes)
6.0
2004
Shrek 2
Joan Rivers (voice)
7.3
2004
Best Week Ever
(1 episode)
6.3
2004
Dave the Barbarian
Ghost Mom (voice) · (1 episode)
7.5
2004
Dave the Barbarian
Queen Zonthara (voice) · (3 episodes)
7.5
2004
I'm with Her
(2 episodes)
6.6
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Nip/Tuck
(2 episodes)
7.2
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(2 episodes)
5.5
2003
Cleavage
Self
6.5
2002
Less than Perfect
Louise · (1 episode)
6.9
2002
Sylvester: Mighty Real
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
(3 episodes)
6.0
2002
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2002
Fashion Police
Host · (28 episodes)
3.3
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Self
10.0
2002
Good Day Live
Self · (2 episodes)
3.0
2001
E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers
Self
6.0
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Joan Rivers · (1 episode)
8.0
2000
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Spike (voice)
5.5
2000
Intern
Dolly Bellows
3.2
2000
Goosed
Blanche
3.7
1999
Knitwits Revisited
Becky
0.0
1999
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.3
1998
The View
Self · (13 episodes)
4.4
1997
Knitwits
Becky
0.0
1997
Suddenly Susan
Edie · (3 episodes)
5.7
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
(3 episodes)
8.0
1996
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
0.0
1996
Napoleon
Mother Penguin (voice)
6.1
1995
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
0.0
1994
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
Joan Rivers
7.0
1994
Serial Mom
Joan Rivers
6.8
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
4.5
1993
Lady Boss
Bibi Grant · (2 episodes)
0.0
1992
Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
Self
0.0
1992
Public Enemy #2
Joan Rivers
0.0
1991
How to Murder a Millionaire
Irma
10.0
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
4.0
1990
Comic Relief '90
Self
0.0
1990
The Simpsons
Annie Dubinsky (voice) · (2 episodes)
8.0
1989
Look Who's Talking
Julie (voice) (uncredited)
6.3
1989
The Joan Rivers Show
Self - Host · (1 episode)
0.0
1989
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Self
7.4
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
5.2
1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Joan Rivers
0.0
1988
The Dame Edna Experience
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1987
Spaceballs
Dot Matrix (voice)
6.8
1987
Les Patterson Saves the World
President Rivers (uncredited)
4.8
1987
The Late Show
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.0
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
(1 episode)
7.2
1986
WrestleMania II
Ring Announcer
6.4
1986
Predicaments
Host
0.0
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
9.0
1986
The Golden Girls
(1 episode)
7.5
1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Perfume Saleswoman
6.5
1984
An Audience with Joan Rivers
7.0
1984
Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas
Self
8.0
1984
The Bob Monkhouse Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1983
Wogan
Self · (2 episodes)
4.5
1982
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
3.7
1981
Lily: Sold Out
Joan Rivers
6.5
1981
Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
(1 episode)
7.0
1980
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Self
0.0
1979
Rabbit Test
Second Nurse
4.2
1978
An Audience with...
Self · (2 episodes)
5.3
1978
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
7.0
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1974
Needles and Pins
(1 episode)
5.0
1973
The Midnight Special
Self · (1 episode)
7.6
1972
The Electric Company
(780 episodes)
6.9
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (2 episodes)
4.8
1970
The Jim Nabors Hour
(1 episode)
0.0
1969
Here's Lucy
Joan Reynolds · (1 episode)
6.9
1968
The Swimmer
Joan
7.4
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
6.7
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · (2 episodes)
7.5
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters · (1 episode)
7.5
1967
Hootenanny a Go-Go
Self
0.0
1965
Another World
Meredith Dunston · (9 episodes)
5.2
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · (22 episodes)
7.4
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (11 episodes)
7.4
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (3 episodes)
5.1
1961
Kraft Music Hall
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
1958
Today
Self · (4 episodes)
5.5
1952
Mister Universe
Teenage Girl in Audience
5.0
1951
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (9 episodes)
6.6
1948