16 Facts About Edith Ann

Edith Ann started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s.

Edith Ann starred as Frankie Bergstein on the Netflix series Grace and Frankie, which debuted in 2015 and earned her nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

Edith Ann won her first Emmy Awards in 1974 for writing and producing her own television special, Lily.

Edith Ann is a 1957 graduate of Cass Technical High School.

Edith Ann auditioned for a play, and it sparked her interest in a career in the theatre and she changed her major.

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Edith Ann appeared as three of her minor characters in a 1998 ad campaign for Fidelity Investments that did not include Ernestine or Edith Ann.

Edith Ann published Edith Ann's "autobiography" My Life, co-written with Jane Wagner.

Edith Ann earned a Grammy award that year for Best Comedy Recording.

Tomlin's second album, 1972's And That's The Truth, featuring her character Edith Ann, was nearly as successful, peaking at No 41 on the chart and earning another Grammy nomination.

Edith Ann's 1977 release Lily Tomlin On Stage, was an adaptation of her Broadway show that year.

Edith Ann played Rhonda Johnson, one-half of a middle-aged Midwestern singing duo partnered with Meryl Streep.

Edith Ann's solo show then toured the country and was made into a record album titled On Stage.

Edith Ann guest starred on The X-Files in 1998, in episode 6 of season 6 as a ghost haunting an old mansion.

Edith Ann appeared on the dramatic series The West Wing for four years in the recurring role of presidential secretary Deborah Fiderer.

Edith Ann appeared in the NCIS episode titled "The Penelope Papers", playing Penelope Langston, the grandmother of Agent Timothy McGee.

Edith Ann received her first Emmy nomination in 2015 as a lead actress for the role.