Joan Rivers

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1933-06-08

Deathday 2014-09-04 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As Joan Alexandra Molinsky, The Queen of the Barbed One-liners

Joan Rivers

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.

Known For

Actor

2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

2023
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as Self (archive footage)

2022
2022
Dark Side of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Parkinson at 50

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Disclosure

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Beastie Boys Story

as Self (archive footage)

2016
2014
2013
Moms Mabley

as Self

2013
Iron Man 3

as Joan Rivers

2013
Deal With It

as Self

2012
Vanilla Ice Archive

as Self (archive footage)

2011
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

as Self (archive footage)

2011
The Smurfs

as Party Guest

2011
The Undefeated

as Self (archive footage)

2010
2010
2010
2008
2008
Spaceballs: The Animated Series

as Dot Matrix (voice)

2008
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

as Herself - Hijacker

2007
Shrink Rap

as Self

2005
Nigella

as Self

2005
2004
First Daughter

as Joan Rivers

2004
Shrek 2

as Joan Rivers (voice)

2004
Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

2004
Boston Legal

as Self

2004
The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2004
Dave the Barbarian

as Ghost Mom (voice)

2004
Dave the Barbarian

as Queen Zonthara (voice)

2002
Cleavage

as Self

2002
Sylvester: Mighty Real

as Self (archive footage)

2002
2002
2002
2001
2000
2000
Intern

as Dolly Bellows

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Joan Rivers

1999
Goosed

as Blanche

1999
1998
So Graham Norton

as Self - Guest

1997
Knitwits

as Becky

1997
The View

as Self

1996
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2

as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)

1996
1995
Napoleon

as Mother Penguin (voice)

1994
Serial Mom

as Joan Rivers

1993
1992
Lady Boss

as Bibi Grant

1991
Public Enemy #2

as Joan Rivers

1990
1989
Look Who's Talking

as Julie (voice) (uncredited)

1989
The Simpsons

as Annie Dubinsky (voice)

1989
The Joan Rivers Show

as Self - Host

1987
Spaceballs

as Dot Matrix (voice)

1987
Les Patterson Saves the World

as President Rivers (uncredited)

1986
WrestleMania II

as Ring Announcer

1986
Predicaments

as Host

1986
The Late Show

as Self - Host

1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Perfume Saleswoman

1982
Wogan

as Self

1981
Lily: Sold Out

as Joan Rivers

1978
Rabbit Test

as Second Nurse

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1968
The Swimmer

as Joan

1968
Here's Lucy

as Joan Reynolds

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

1965
1964
Another World

as Meredith Dunston

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1958
1952
Today

as Self

1951
Mister Universe

as Teenage Girl in Audience

1949
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Comedienne

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Singer

Crew

2011
Tower Heist

as Thanks

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories

as In Memory Of

Director

1978
Rabbit Test

as Director

Producer

2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women

as Executive Producer

Creator