Joan Rivers

Acting•Born June 8, 1933•Died September 4, 2014 (age 81)•Brooklyn, New York, USA

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

Filmography

2024

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2023

The Super Models

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2023

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Commitment to Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2022

Dark Side of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

2022

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2021

Live at Mister Kelly's

as Self

Movie

2021

Parkinson at 50

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2021

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2020

Disclosure

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2020

Beastie Boys Story

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2017

Love, Sweat and Tears

as Self

Movie

2017

Mansfield 66/67

Movie

2016

The Last Laugh

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2014

Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?

as Grandma Doyle

Movie

2014

Women Aren't Funny

as Self

Movie

2014

The Story of The Swimmer

as Self

Movie

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2013

Deal With It

as Self

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self

Movie

2013

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

as Self

Movie

2013

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

as Self

Movie

2013

Iron Man 3

as Joan Rivers

Movie

2013

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

as Self

Movie

2013

The Jeselnik Offensive

as Self

2012

Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me

as Self

Movie

2012

Vanilla Ice Archive

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2012

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

as Self

Movie

2011

Billy on the Street

as Self

2011

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2011

Tower Heist

as Self

Movie

2011

The Smurfs

as Party Guest

Movie

2011

The Undefeated

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2011

Growing Up Barnard

Movie

2011

Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?

2010

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

as Joan Rivers

Movie

2010

Hot in Cleveland

as Anka

2010

Hot in Cleveland

as Self

2010

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

as Self

Movie

2009

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

2009

Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers

as Self

Movie

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

Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

as Self - Comedienne

2008

Spaceballs: The Animated Series

as Dot Matrix (voice)

2008

We Are Most Amused

as Self

Movie

2008

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self

2008

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

as Herself - Hijacker

2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

as Self

Movie

2007

Say Yes to the Dress

as Self

2007

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

2007

Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

as Self

Movie

2007

Shrink Rap

as Self

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2006

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

as Self

2006

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

as Self

Movie

2006

My Name is Jackie Beat

Movie

2006

Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug

as Self

Movie

2006

The Story of Light Entertainment

as Self

2006

Another Audience with Joan Rivers

as Self

Movie

2005

Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium

as Self

Movie

2005

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

as Self

2005

Nigella

as Self

2005

8 Out of 10 Cats

as Self

2005

Spaceballs: The Documentary

as Self

Movie

2005

John Candy: Comic Spirit

as Self

Movie

2004

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

as Self

Movie

2004

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

2004

Boston Legal

as Self

2004

First Daughter

as Joan Rivers

Movie

2004

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2004

Joan Rivers Live at the Apollo

as Self

Movie

2004

Live at the Apollo

2004

Live at the Apollo

as Self

2004

The Soup

as Self

2004

Shrek 2

as Joan Rivers (voice)

Movie

2004

Best Week Ever

2004

Dave the Barbarian

as Queen Zonthara (voice)

2004

Dave the Barbarian

as Ghost Mom (voice)

2003

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

as Self

Movie

2003

I'm with Her

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003

Nip/Tuck

as Self

2003

Nip/Tuck

as Joan Rivers

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2002

Cleavage

as Self

Movie

2002

Less than Perfect

as Louise

2002

Sylvester: Mighty Real

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

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

Movie

2001

Good Day Live

as Self

2001

E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers

as Self

Movie

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Joan Rivers

2000

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

as Spike (voice)

Movie

2000

Intern

as Dolly Bellows

Movie

1999

Goosed

as Blanche

Movie

1999

Knitwits Revisited

as Becky (voice)

Movie

1998

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998

So Graham Norton

as Self - Guest

1997

The View

as Self

1997

Knitwits

as Becky (voice)

Movie

1996

Arthur

as Bubby (voice)

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)

Movie

1995

Napoleon

as Mother Penguin (voice)

Movie

1995

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

as Joan (voice)

1994

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

as Self

Movie

1994

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

as Joan Rivers

Movie

1994

Serial Mom

as Joan Rivers

Movie

1994

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

as Self - Presenter

1993

Intimate Portrait

as Self

1992

Lady Boss

as Bibi Grant

1992

Joan Rivers: Abroad in London

as Self

Movie

1992

Rosa Does Joan

as Herself

Movie

1991

Public Enemy #2

as Joan Rivers

Movie

1990

How to Murder a Millionaire

as Irma

Movie

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Movie

1990

Comic Relief '90

as Self

Movie

1990

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years

as Self

Movie

1989

The Simpsons

as Annie Dubinsky (voice)

1989

Look Who's Talking

as Julie (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1989

The Joan Rivers Show

as Self - Host

1988

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

as Self

Movie

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

as Joan Rivers

Movie

1987

The Dame Edna Experience

as Self

1987

Spaceballs

as Dot Matrix (voice)

Movie

1987

Les Patterson Saves the World

as President Rivers (uncredited)

Movie

1986

The Late Show

as Self - Host

1986

WrestleMania II

as Ring Announcer

Movie

1986

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

as Self

Movie

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Perfume Saleswoman

Movie

1984

An Audience with Joan Rivers

Movie

1984

Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas

as Self

Movie

1983

The Bob Monkhouse Show

as Self

1982

Wogan

as Self

1981

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

1981

Lily: Sold Out

as Joan Rivers

Movie

1980

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

1979

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

as Self

Movie

1978

Rabbit Test

as Second Nurse

Movie

1978

An Audience with...

as Self

1977

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Movie

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

as Letterman Narrator (voice)

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

Movie

1968

Frost on Sunday

as Self – Guest

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

Movie

1964

Another World

as Meredith Dunston

1963

Miss USA

as Self - Commentator

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

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess

1958

Kraft Music Hall

as Self

1952

Today

as Self

1951

Mister Universe

as Teenage Girl in Audience

Movie

1949

The Emmy Awards

as Self

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

—

Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayJune 8, 1933

Day of DeathSeptember 4, 2014

Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA

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