The filmography of Joan Rivers includes over 25 feature films, numerous television and documentary series, seven filmed comedy specials, game shows, and other media. She began her career as a stand-up comedian, and had a years-long tenure as a host and regular guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson from 1965 to 1986.
Rivers's first major film was Rabbit Test (1978), which she had a small part in and also co-wrote and directed. She would later supply the voice of Dot Matrix, the robot in Mel Brooks's Spaceballs (1986), and have a cameo as herself in John Waters's cult comedy-horror film Serial Mom (1994). In 1995, she provided a voice role in the Australian children's film Napoleon , and later appeared as herself in Shrek 2 (2004) and First Daughter (2004). From 2010 until her death in 2014, Rivers hosted the series Fashion Police , a panel series profiling and critiquing the red carpet attire of celebrities.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1951 | Mister Universe | Teenage Girl in Audience | Cameo; uncredited | [1] |
1965 | Hootenanny a Go-Go aka Once Upon a Coffee House | Herself | As folk singing trio "Jim, Jake and Joan" | [2] |
1968 | The Swimmer | Joan | Cameo | [3] |
1978 | Rabbit Test | Second nurse | Cameo, director and writer | [3] |
1981 | Uncle Scam [4] | Herself | ||
1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Perfume Saleswoman | Cameo | [3] |
1987 | Les Patterson Saves the World | President Rivers | Uncredited | |
1987 | Spaceballs | Dot Matrix | Voice | [3] |
1989 | Look Who's Talking | Julie | Voice; credited under pseudonym of "Baby Guess" | [3] |
1993 | Public Enemy #2 | Herself | Cameo | [5] |
1994 | Serial Mom | Herself | Cameo | [5] |
1995 | Napoleon | Mother Penguin | Voice | [5] |
1997 | KnitWits | Becky | Voice | |
1999 | Goosed | Mom / Blanche | [5] | |
2000 | The Intern | Dolly Bellows | [5] | |
2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale [5] | Spike | Voice | |
2002 | Hip! Edgy! Quirky! | Floressa | ||
2004 | Shrek 2 | Herself | Voice | [5] |
2004 | First Daughter | Herself | Cameo | |
2009 | The Hipsters | Floressa Malone | ||
2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Herself | Cameo; uncredited | |
2011 | The Smurfs | Party Guest | ||
2011 | Tower Heist | Herself | Uncredited | [6] |
2011 | Growing Up Barnard | Herself | Short film | |
2011 | TMI with Joan Rivers | Herself | Funny or Die short | |
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Herself | Cameo | |
2014 | Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | Grandma Doyle | (Final film role) |
Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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1990 | The World of Jewish Humor | Rex Bloomstein | Television special | [7] |
1994 | Stonewall 25: Voices of Pride and Protest | John Scagliotti | Documentary | [8] |
2002 | The Making and Meaning of We Are Family | Danny Schechter | Television special | [9] |
2005 | Spaceballs: The Documentary | Mel Brooks | Behind-the-scenes documentary | |
2005 | John Candy: Comic Spirit | Mel Brooks | Behind-the-scenes documentary | |
2007 | Making Trouble | Rachel Talbot | Documentary | |
2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | John Landis | Documentary special, HBO | |
2008 | Every Little Step | Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern | Television special | |
2009 | What's the Name of the Dame? | Allan Neuwirth | Documentary | |
2010 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg | Documentary feature | |
2013 | Why We Laugh: Funny Women | Bernard Gourley | Documentary | |
2013 | Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You | Whoopi Goldberg | Documentary | |
2013 | Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | Matthew Miele | Documentary | |
2014 | Women Aren't Funny | Bonnie McFarlane | Documentary | |
2014 | The Story of The Swimmer | Chris Innis | Behind-the-scenes documentary | |
2014 | Where the Sun Kisses the Ocean | Rainbeau Mars | Poetry. | |
2016 | Love, Sweat and Tears | Scott Jacobs | Documentary | |
2016 | Joan Rivers: Enter Laughing | Dan Karlock | Documentary |
Year | Title | Episodes/Role | Network |
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1984 2006 | An Audience with... | Joan Rivers | ITV |
2004 | Just for Laughs | 21 March 2004 / Performer | RTÉ |
2004 2007 | Jack Dee Live at the Apollo | Pilot / Featured Performer Season 3, Episode 5 / Guest Host | BBC One |
Year | Title | Episode | Network |
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1993 | Intimate Portrait | "Joan Rivers" (Available on VHS) | Lifetime |
Biography | "Vincent Price" | A&E | |
1997 | "Fabulous World of Fabergé" | ||
1998 | "Roddy McDowall: Hollywood's Best Friend" | ||
1999 | The Hollywood Fashion Machine | "Hollywood Rocks" | American Movie Classics |
Heroes of Comedy | "Barry Humphries" | Channel 4 | |
2000 | Intimate Portrait | "Judy Collins" | Lifetime |
Biography | "Phyllis Diller" | A&E | |
The Talk Show Story | 2 Part Series | BBC | |
E! Mysteries and Scandals | Hedy Lamarr | E! | |
2001 | Vincent Price | ||
The Human Face | "Beauty" | BBC | |
E! True Hollywood Story | Joan Rivers Parody aired April 1 | E! | |
2002 | Heroes of Black Comedy | "Whoopi Goldberg" | Channel 4/Comedy Central |
"Richard Pryor" | |||
Hollywood Greats | "Burt Lancaster" | BBC | |
E! News Live | "September 20th" | E! | |
Biography | "Bio's 15 Sexiest" | A&E | |
The South Bank Show | "Joan Rivers" | Bravo!/ITV | |
2003 | E! True Hollywood Story | "Richard Pryor" | E! |
"Hollywood Squares" | |||
Heroes of Jewish Comedy | 5 episodes | Channel 4/Comedy Central | |
When I Was a Girl | "Singers" | We TV | |
2005 | Favouritism | "Julian Clary's Showbiz Hissy Fits" | Channel 4 |
2006 | Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy | 3 Part Series / Full Interview | BBC |
The Story of Light Entertainment | 3 episodes | ||
Dawn French's More Girls Who Do Comedy | 1 episode | ||
2007 | E! True Hollywood Story | "Kathy Griffin" | E! |
2012 | E! True Hollywood Story | "Joan and Melissa Rivers" | E! |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1973 | The Girl Most Likely To... | Writer of story/teleplay | ABC Movie of the Week starring Stockard Channing | [11] |
1977 | Husbands and Wives | Writer | Spin-off TV series followed | |
1985 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Host / Writer | Showtime sketch comedy | |
1990 | How to Murder a Millionaire | Irma | Starred with Morgan Fairchild | |
1992 | Lady Boss | Bibi Grant | Based on book by Jackie Collins | |
1994 | Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story | Herself | Biographical teleplay about her and daughter Melissa Rivers | |
1999 | KnitWits Revisited | Becky (voice) | Animated |
Year | Title | Role/Notes |
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1978 | Bernard Manning in Las Vegas | Cameo (UK) |
1981 | Lily: Sold Out | Cameo (CBS) |
1984 | Johnny Carson Presents the Tonight Show Comedians | Performer (also featuring Bill Cosby, Steve Martin and Steven Wright) |
Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas | Cameo (Showtime) | |
1990 | Comic Relief IV | Performer (Comic Relief, Inc. HBO charity benefit) |
1992 | Joan Rivers: Abroad In London | Star–Writer–Producer (Showtime) |
1994 | The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Barbara Walters | Roaster (Roast of the legend) |
2002 | Just for Laughs | Performer (stand-up festival doc with many comedians) |
2006 | Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug | Star–Writer (with comic Jeremy Blaine and publicist Jordan Roberts) |
2012 | Joan Rivers: Don't Start With Me | Star–Writer–Producer (Showtime) |
Year | Title | Notes | Network |
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2002 | Cleavage | Narrated by Carmen Electra | A&E |
2003 | 100 Greatest Sexy Moments | Narrated by Anna Chancellor | Channel 4 |
The 100 Greatest Musicals | Presenter Denise van Outen | ||
2004 | Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy | Directed by Emma Cahusac | |
CMT: 40 Greatest Done Me Wrong Songs | Writer | CMT | |
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Quote | BBC/RTÉ | |
2005 | The Comedians' Comedian | Presenter Jimmy Carr | Channel 4 |
Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches | Narrator Tom Baker | ||
50 Questions of Political Incorrectness | Presenter Clive Anderson | Sky UK | |
2006 | The 50 Greatest Comedy Films | Narrator Stephen Fry | Channel 4 |
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits | DVD 2007 | PBS | |
2013 | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Interviewee [5] | HBO |
Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
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1966 | The Sammy Davis Jr. Show | Guest - Comedienne | 1 |
The Hollywood Palace | 1 | ||
1966–70 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Guest–Comedienne | 18 |
1968 | The Kraft Music Hall | Guest–Comedienne | 3 |
Operation: Entertainment | 1 | ||
1970–75 | The Carol Burnett Show | 3 | |
1971 | The Jim Nabors Hour | 1 | |
The Pearl Bailey Show | 1 | ||
1971–73 | The Flip Wilson Show | 3 | |
1972 | Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co. | 1 | |
1972–76 | The Electric Company | Narrator (voice; The Adventures of Letterman segment) | 60 |
1973 | Stand Up and Cheer | Guest–Comedienne | 1 |
The Helen Reddy Show | 1 | ||
1975 | Sammy and Company | 1 | |
1978 | The Jim Nabors Show | 1 | |
1979 | Bonkers! | 1 | |
1983 | Saturday Night Live | Host–Writer | 1 |
On Stage America | Guest–Comedienne | 1 | |
Live ... And in Person | 1 | ||
1983–86 | The Bob Monkhouse Show | 2 | |
1989–92 | Sesame Street | Narrator (voice; The Adventures of Letterman segment) | 3 |
1990–91 | Shalom Sesame | Microphone (voice) Herself | "Chanukah" "The Aleph-Bet Telethon" |
1991 | Square One Television | Herself | 1 |
Year | Title | Role/Notes |
---|---|---|
1973 | The Shape of Things | Variety special featuring Phyllis Diller, Brenda Vaccaro, Valerie Harper, Lynn Redgrave and directed by Lee Grant. |
1977 | Happy Birthday, Las Vegas | Variety special hosted by Don Meredith and Cindy Williams, featuring Rodney Dangerfield, Redd Foxx and David Brenner. |
1978 | ABC Presents Tomorrow's Stars | Talent contest hosted by John Ritter, featuring Charles Nelson Reilly, Norm Crosby and Dick Van Patten. |
Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee | Historical variety special hosted by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Raquel Welch, featuring Woody Allen, Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando and Bette Davis. | |
1979 | The 3rd Annual People's Command Performance | Variety special featuring Chubby Checker, Lainie Kazan, Jerry Lewis, Vincent Price and Rod Stewart. |
1980 | Circus of the Stars #5 | Circus-acts variety special featuring Lloyd Bridges, Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson and Valerie Perrine. |
1985 | Moving Image Salutes Sidney Lumet | An honor celebrating the film director. |
1986 | George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special | Celebration of the legendary comedian. |
WrestleMania 2 | Second Pay-per-view WWF WrestleMania event. | |
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Unveiling of new peacock logo featuring Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, Ted Danson, The Monkees, Betty White and The Cosby Show kids. | |
1988 | Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special [5] | Herself |
1989 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | |
1990 | Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years | Bugs Bunny celebration special. |
Night of 100 Stars III | Performer, charity benefit for the Actors Fund of America. | |
1992 | Alistair Cooke Salute | A tribute hosted by Peter Ustinov, airing shortly after Cooke's last appearance as the 22-year host of "Masterpiece Theatre." |
1995 | The Beatles: All Together Now | Celebrities recall their earliest and fondest memories of the Beatles. Premiere of Free as a Bird music video to promote The Beatles Anthology. |
1996 | The Royal Variety Performance | Annual Royal Variety Charity benefit. |
Disney's Most Unlikely Heroes | Hosted by Roy E. Disney. | |
1997 | 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary | Herself |
2002 | Stars: An Oscar's Party | |
2003 | 100 Years of Hope and Humor | Birthday celebration of the comedy legend. |
2004 | The Best of 'So Graham Norton' | DVD Special |
Bob Monkhouse: A BAFTA Tribute | Celebration of Britain's King of Comedy | |
2005 | The Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles | Live broadcast coverage of the event |
2014 | Howard Stern Birthday Bash | Sirius XM Special |
Year | Title | Role/Notes |
---|---|---|
1976 | The Second Annual Comedy Awards | Attendee |
1983 | The 35th Primetime Emmy Awards | Hostess & Presenter |
1984 | The 26th Annual Grammy Awards | Nominee – Best Comedy Album |
1986 | The 38th Primetime Emmy Awards | Presenter |
1987 | The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
1990 | The 44th Tony Awards | Presenter: Best Scenic, Costume & Lighting Design |
The Horror Hall of Fame | Herself / Skit | |
1992 | The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards | Nominee – Funniest Female Performer in a Television Special |
1994 | The 48th Tony Awards | Nominee – Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
1995–2004 | E! Live from the Red Carpet | Hostess |
1998 | The 50th Primetime Emmy Awards | Attendee |
1999 | The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards | |
2005 | Joan & Melissa: Live at the Golden Globes | Hostess for the TV Guide Channel Red carpet events |
Joan & Melissa: Live at the Grammys | ||
Joan & Melissa: Live at the Academy Awards | ||
Joan & Melissa: Live at the CMA Awards | ||
2006 | Joan & Melissa: Live at the Academy Awards | |
Academy Awards Fashion Wrap with Joan and Melissa | ||
Joan & Melissa: Live at the Emmys | ||
Emmy Awards Fashion Wrap with Joan and Melissa | ||
The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards | Attendee |
Year | Title | Role |
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1960 1965 | Candid Camera | Writer (4 episodes) Herself / "Bait" |
1979 | Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 4 | Bicycle racer |
2003 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself |
2008 | Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack | Celebrity hijacker |
2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Storyteller |
Celebrity Apprentice 2 | Winner | |
2009–2010 | How'd You Get So Rich? | Host (10 episodes) |
2010 | Celebrity Apprentice 3 | Boardroom Advisor |
2011–14 | Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? | Executive producer |
2013 | Celebrity Apprentice 6 | Boardroom advisor |
2015 | Celebrity Apprentice 7 | Boardroom advisor |
Year | Title | Host | Role | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965–68 | The Match Game | Gene Rayburn | Team Captain | 25 |
1967–69 | Personality | Larry Blyden | Contestant | 6 |
1969 | You're Putting Me On | 3 | ||
1970 | The Movie Game | 1 | ||
Concentration | Bob Clayton | 1 | ||
1970–80 | The Hollywood Squares (Daytime version) | Peter Marshall | Panelist | 80 |
1971 | Can You Top This? | Wink Martindale | Contestant | 1 |
1971–81 | The Hollywood Squares (Syndicated version) | Peter Marshall | Panelist | Semi-regular |
1973 | The $10,000 Pyramid | Dick Clark | Celebrity contestant | 1 |
1975 | The Magnificent Marble Machine | Art James | Contestant | 2 |
1987–89 | The New Hollywood Squares | John Davidson | Center square | 66 |
1997 | Noel's House Party | Noel Edmonds | Celebrity contestant | Noel's New York House Party special |
1999–2004 | Hollywood Squares | Tom Bergeron | Panelist | 65 |
2004 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Ant & Dec | Celebrity guest | 1 |
2006–07 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Jimmy Carr | Contestant | 3 |
2008 | Celebrity Family Feud | Al Roker | Ice-T vs. Joan & Melissa Rivers |
Year | Title | Studio | Formats |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | IFC Independent Films | DVD, Blu-ray, Streaming |
Year | Title | Studio | Formats |
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1984 | An Audience with Joan Rivers | Channel 4 | Broadcast, DVD 2006 |
1992 | Abroad In London | Showtime, Paramount Video | Broadcast, VHS 1995 |
2004 | Live At the Apollo | BBC | Broadcast, Streaming |
2005 | (Still A) Live at the London Palladium (Allegedly) | Standing Room Only | DVD, Streaming |
2006 | Another Audience with Joan Rivers | ITV | Broadcast, DVD |
Before Melissa Pulls the Plug | Bravo! | Broadcast, Streaming | |
2012 | Don't Start With Me | Showtime, Entertainment One | Broadcast, DVD/Blu-ray 2013, Streaming |
Year | Title | Studio | Formats |
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1985 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Showtime | Broadcast, VHS |
1996 | Shopping for Fitness | ABC Video | VHS |
2009 | Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers | Comedy Central | Broadcast, Streaming |
2016 | Joan Rivers - Exit Laughing | Gotham Comedy Club |
Year | Show | Role/Credit | Venue |
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1965 | The Game is Up | Material writer | Downstairs at the Upstairs, [13] Off-Broadway |
1972 | Fun City | Jill Fairchild, original play written and performed | Morosco Theatre, [14] Broadway |
1988 | Broadway Bound | Kate, replacement performer | Broadhurst Theatre, [15] Broadway |
1994 | Sally Marr ... and her escorts | Sally Marr, original play written and performed | Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway |
2002–04 | Joan Rivers: Broke and Alone Tour | Herself, original material written and performed | US and UK tour [16] |
2008 | Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress | Geffen Playhouse, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Leicester Square Theatre | |
2012 | Joan Rivers: The Now or Never Tour | UK tour |
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A couple of songs [are] performed by comedy act Jim, Jake & Joan. The Joan is Joan Rivers in her first film role, looking peppy and caffeinated as she brays out counterpoint lines to the more tuneful guys. Their initial number, riffing on the day's news, seems inspired by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's routines, but less funny.
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