Joan Rivers

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

Dot Matrix (voice)

Spaceballs

Second Nurse

Rabbit Test

Perfume Saleswoman

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Self

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Self

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Joan Rivers

Public Enemy #2

Self

Live at Mister Kelly's

Self

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

Host

Predicaments

Julie (voice) (uncredited)

Look Who's Talking

Self (archive footage)

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

Self (archive footage)

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Dolly Bellows

Intern

Self

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

Self

Attack of the Doc!

Self

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Self (archive footage)

Parkinson at 50

Self

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

Self

Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me

Self

The Last Laugh

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Self (archive footage)

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

Self

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

Joan Rivers

Serial Mom

Teenage Girl in Audience

Mister Universe

An Audience with Joan Rivers

Self (archive footage)

Disclosure

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Blanche

Goosed

Joan Rivers

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

Self

Hootenanny a Go-Go

President Rivers (uncredited)

Les Patterson Saves the World

Self (archive footage)

Beastie Boys Story

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

Self

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Self

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Self

Women Aren't Funny

Self

Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

Irma

How to Murder a Millionaire

Self

E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers

Self

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

My Name is Jackie Beat

Self

We Are Most Amused

Self

Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers

Self

Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas

Joan Rivers

Lily: Sold Out

Self (archive footage)

Sylvester: Mighty Real

Self

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Self (archive footage)

Vanilla Ice Archive

Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)

The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2

Joan Rivers

Iron Man 3

Self

Love, Sweat and Tears

Joan Rivers (voice)

Shrek 2

Party Guest

The Smurfs

Self

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Grandma Doyle

Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?

Self (archive footage)

The Undefeated

Growing Up Barnard

Self

Joan Rivers: Abroad in London

Self

Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug

Self (archive footage)

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

Self

Cleavage

Joan

The Swimmer

Self

John Candy: Comic Spirit

Self

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

Joan Rivers

First Daughter

Mother Penguin (voice)

Napoleon

Becky

Knitwits Revisited

Becky

Knitwits

Self

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

Ring Announcer

WrestleMania II

Self

The Story of The Swimmer

Spike (voice)

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

Self

Comic Relief '90

Self (archive footage)

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Joan Rivers

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Self

Tower Heist

Self (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special

Self

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

Self

Another Audience with Joan Rivers

Self

Joan Rivers Live at the Apollo

Self

WrestleMania 2

Self

Spaceballs: The Documentary

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-06-08

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Joan Alexandra Molinsky