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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.

Birth Name

Joan Alexandra Molinsky

Born

Thursday, 08 June 1933

Died

Thursday, 04 September 2014

Links

Instagram

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up	Self (archive footage) / Self	2022
Framing Agnes	Self	2022
Listening to Kenny G	Self	2021
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed	Self	2021
Gossip	Self	2021
Live at Mister Kelly's	Self	2021
The Story of Late Night	Self	2021
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures	Self	2021
Worn Stories	Self - Host, The Joan Rivers Show	2021
Kid 90	Self	2021

(see additional filmography)

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up	Self (archive footage) / Self	2022
Framing Agnes	Self	2022
Listening to Kenny G	Self	2021
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed	Self	2021
Gossip	Self	2021
Live at Mister Kelly's	Self	2021
The Story of Late Night	Self	2021
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures	Self	2021
Worn Stories	Self - Host, The Joan Rivers Show	2021
Kid 90	Self	2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It	Self (archive footage)	2021
The Comedy Store	Self	2020
Challenger: The Final Flight	Self - Comedian	2020
This Is Paris	Self	2020
Disclosure	Self	2020
Beastie Boys Story	Self	2020
Best of the Comedy Central Roast		2019
The Very Very Best of the 70s	(archive footage)	2019
Jeremy Vine	Self	2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind	Self	2018
Whitney	Self	2018
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives	Self	2017
The Nineties	Self	2017
The Last Laugh	Self	2017
The History of Comedy	Self	2017
Whitney: Can I Be Me	Self	2017
American Anarchist	Self	2016
Love, Sweat and Tears	Herself / Self	2016
Joan Rivers: Exit Laughing	Self	2016
The Eighties	Self - The Late Show	2016
Strange Inheritance	Self	2015
Genesis: Together and Apart	Self	2014
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?	Grandma Doyle / Grandma	2014
Women Aren't Funny	Herself / Self	2014
HuffPost Live Conversations	Self - Guest	2014
Unsung Hollywood	Self	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Guest	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self - Guest	2014
Autopsy: The Last Hours of	Self	2014
The Drunken Peasants	Self	2014
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall	Self	2013
The Sixties	Herself - episode of The Ed Sullivan Show	2013
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley	Self	2013
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Kris	Self - Co-Host	2013
Deal with It	Herself	2013
When Comedy Went to School	Self	2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's	Herself / Self	2013
Iron Man 3	Herself / Joan Rivers	2013
Henry Hugglemonster	(voice)	2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women	Herself / Self	2013
In Bed with Joan	Self - Host	2013
Makers: Women Who Make America	Self - Comedian	2013
The Jeselnik Offensive	Self - Guest	2013
The Broadway.com Show	Self	2013
Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me	Self	2012
Katie	Self - Guest	2012
Steve Harvey	Self	2012
Larry King Now	Herself - Guest	2012
GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling	Self	2012
Celebrity Wife Swap	Self	2012
Billy on the Street	Self	2011
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter	Herself (archive footage) / Self	2011
Tower Heist	Self	2011
The Chew	Herself	2011
Anderson Live	Self	2011
The Smurfs	Party Guest	2011
The Undefeated	Self / Self (archive footage)	2011
Big Morning Buzz Live	Self	2011
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo	Self	2011
Choccywoccydoodah	Self	2011
Growing Up Barnard	Self	2011
Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?	Self	2011
Miss Representation	Self	2011
16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Self - Presenter	2011
Show People with Paul Wontorek	Self	2010
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	Self	2010
The Talk	Self - Guest	2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	Self	2010
Louie	Joan Rivers	2010
Hot in Cleveland	Anka, Herself	2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy	Self / (archival footage)	2010
The Battle for Late Night	Self	2010
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work	Herself / Self	2010
Red Carpet Report	Self	2009
The Jay Leno Show	Self	2009
The Dr. Oz Show	Self (archive footage), Self	2009
How'd You Get So Rich?	Self - Host	2009
2009 World Series of Poker	Self	2009
Drop Dead Diva	Herself	2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Herself - Guest	2009
What's the Name of the Dame?	Self	2009
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America	Self - Comedienne	2009
Every Little Step	Self	2008
Celebrity Ghost Stories	Herself	2008
Spaceballs: The Animated Series	Dot Matrix	2008
The Doctors	Herself	2008
Z Rock	Self	2008
The Cho Show	Self	2008
Celebrity Family Feud	Self	2008
The Wendy Williams Show	Self - Guest	2008
Pioneers of Television	Self	2008
11th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: George Carlin	Self	2008
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Self / Himself	2007
Chelsea Lately	Herself - Host of 'Fashion Police'	2007
Tori & Dean: Inn Love	Herself	2007
100 Greatest Stand-Ups	Self	2007
The Graham Norton Show	Self - Guest, Self	2007
Rachael Ray	Self - Guest	2006
Tom Green's House Tonight	Herself (voice)	2006
An Audience with Joan Rivers	Herself / Self	2006
The Colbert Report	Herself - Guest, Herself	2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List	Self	2005
Nigella	Self	2005
8 Out of 10 Cats	Self	2005
Spaceballs: The Documentary	Self	2005
Project Runway	Self - Guest Judge	2004
Fashion News Live	Herself	2004
The Paul O'Grady Show	Herself - Guest	2004
Boston Legal	Self	2004
First Daughter	Joan Rivers	2004
The Tony Danza Show	Self - Guest	2004
Live at the Apollo	Self - Host, Self	2004
The Soup	Self	2004
ALF's Hit Talk Show	Self	2004
The Graham Norton Effect	Self - Guest	2004
Shrek 2	Joan Rivers (voice) / Joan Rivers	2004
Dave the Barbarian	Queen Zonthara, Queen Zonthara / Ghost Mom	2004
The Apprentice	Herself - Comedienne, Herself - Boardroom Advisor, Herself (archive footage), Herself - Guest Boardroom Advisor, Herself, Herself (credit only), Herself - Finalist	2004
Shootout	Self	2003
I'm with Her	Joan Rivers, Self	2003
Nip/Tuck	Self	2003
Last Comic Standing	Self - Lynn's Mentor	2003
100 Years of Hope and Humor	Self	2003
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!	Self	2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Herself, Herself - Guest	2003
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks	Shirley the Sheep	2003
Cleavage	Self	2002
Less than Perfect	Louise	2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Self	2002
V Graham Norton	Self - Guest	2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'	Self	2002
Fashion Police	Self - Host, Host	2002
When I Was a Girl	Self	2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	Self - Guest	2001
The Human Face	Self	2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Joan Rivers	2000
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale	Spike (voice) / Spike	2000
Intern	Dolly Bellows	2000
Goosed	Blanche / Mom	1999
Loose Women	Herself	1999
The Hollywood Fashion Machine	Self	1999
So Graham Norton	Self - Guest	1998
E! Mysteries & Scandals	Self	1998
The View	Herself, Herself - Phone Interview (voice), Herself (archive footage)	1997
Theater Talk	Self - Guest	1996
Suddenly Susan	Edie	1996
Arthur	Bubbe, Bubby, Bubbe / Camel	1996
Shopping for Fitness	Self	1996
The Daily Show	Self - Guest	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Herself	1996
Man of the Year	Self	1995
Napoleon	Mother Penguin / Mother Penguin (voice)	1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Joan	1995
Extra with Billy Bush	Self (archive footage)	1994
The 48th Annual Tony Awards	Self - Nominee	1994
Tears and Laughter: the Joan and Melissa Rivers Story	Joan Rivers	1994
Serial Mom	Joan Rivers	1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Herself	1993
Late Show with David Letterman	Herself, Herself - Guest	1993
One Nation Under God	Self	1993
WWE Raw	Herself (archive footage)	1993
Madonna: The Name of the Game	Self	1993
The Howard Stern Interview	Self - Guest	1992
Noel's House Party	Self	1991
The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show	Self	1991
The Horror Hall of Fame	Herself / Self	1990
The Howard Stern Show	Self - Guest	1990
The 44th Annual Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	1990
How to Murder a Millionaire	Irma / Irma Summers	1990
The Simpsons	Annie Dubinsky	1989
Look Who's Talking	Julie	1989
The Byron Allen Show	Self - Guest	1989
The Joan Rivers Show	Self - Host	1989
The Arsenio Hall Show	Herself - Guest	1989
Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse	Self	1988
Inside Edition	Self, Self - Author, Diary of a Mad Diva	1988
The Dame Edna Experience	Self - Guest	1987
Spaceballs	Dot Matrix / Dot Matrix (voice)	1987
Les Patterson Saves the World	President Rivers	1987
Biography	Self	1987
Square One Television	Self	1987
Shalom Sesame	Microphone, Self	1987
The Late Show	Self - Host, Herself - Hostess	1986
The New Hollywood Squares	Self - Center Square	1986
American Masters	Self	1986
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration	Self	1986
George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special	Self	1986
America	Self	1985
227	Self	1985
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz	Self	1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan	Perfume Saleswoman	1984
On Stage America	Self	1984
The 26th Annual Grammy Awards	Self	1984
Live... And in Person	Self	1983
Frontline	Herself (archive footage)	1983
Wogan	Herself	1982
The Regis Philbin Show	Self - Guest	1981
Entertainment Tonight	Self	1981
Uncle Scam	Self	1981
Lily: Sold Out	Herself / Self	1981
CBS News Sunday Morning	Self (archive footage)	1979
America 2-Night	Self	1978
Rabbit Test	Second Nurse	1978
The South Bank Show	Herself	1978
The Jim Nabors Show	Self - Guest	1978
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas	Self	1977
Laugh-In	Guest Performer	1977
The Love Boat	Allison Newman	1977
Saturday Night Live	Various / Self - Host	1975
The Magnificent Marble Machine	Self	1975
Sammy and Company	Self - Guest	1975
Dinah!	Self - Guest	1974
The Mac Davis Show	Self	1974
The Shape of Things		1973
The Helen Reddy Show	Self - Guest	1973
The $10,000 Pyramid	Herself - Celebrity Contestant	1973
Hollywood's Talking	Self	1973
The Vin Scully Show	Self - Guest	1973
The Midnight Special	Herself	1972
Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co.	Self	1972
I've Got a Secret	Self - Guest	1972
The Electric Company		1971
Parkinson	Self - Guest	1971
Stand Up and Cheer	Self	1971
The Pearl Bailey Show	Self - Guest	1971
Flip	Self	1970
Can You Top This	Self	1970
Sesame Street	'The Adventures of Letterman' Narrator	1969
The David Frost Show	Self - Guest	1969
You're Putting Me On	Self	1969
The Jim Nabors Hour	Self - Guest	1968
Here's Lucy	Joan Reynolds	1968
The Joan Rivers Show	Self - Host	1968
The Swimmer	Joan	1968
What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest	1968
The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	1968
Operation: Entertainment	Self	1968
The Carol Burnett Show	Self, Self - Guest / Various Characters	1967
Personality	Self	1967
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show	Self - Comedienne	1966
Once Upon a Coffee House	Herself / Self	1965
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)	Self - Panelist	1965
Gypsy	Self	1965
The Hollywood Palace	Self - Comedienne	1964
The Match Game	Self - Team Captain	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Herself - Guest Hostess, Herself - Guest, Herself - Guest Host, Herself, Herself - Guest Hostees, Herself - Comedienne	1962
The Jack Paar Program	Self	1962
The Mike Douglas Show	Herself - Co-Host, Herself - Comedienne, Herself - Actress	1961
The Kraft Music Hall	Self	1958
This Is Your Life	Self	1955
Mister Universe	Teenage Girl in Audience	1951
The Ed Sullivan Show	Herself - Comedienne, Herself - Singer, Herself	1948