Lily Tomlin to Costar as Reba McEntire's Mom in 'Malibu Country' Pilot
Hold on to your cowgirl hats because actress, comic and out lesbian for decades before so many others started to tiptoe out of the celluloid closet, Lily Tomlin, has been cast as country legend Reba McEntire’s mom in the new ABC sitcom pilot Malibu Country. Tomlin, a veteran film actress in Nashville and Nine to Five, also made a name for herself in her one-woman show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, which her life partner Jane Wagner wrote and co-produced. Tomlin’s also been a presence on the small screen since the late sixties appearing in one of the original sketch TV shows Laugh In and moving on to series regular on Murphy Brown and recurring roles on West Wing, Will and Grace and Damages.
Tracy E. Gilchrist
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
