“All my life, I've always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.”

—  Lily Tomlin

As "Chrissy"
Contributions of Jane Wagner, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)

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American actress, comedian, writer, and producer 1939

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