| Movie | 1987 | Spaceballs | Dot Matrix (voice) | |
| Movie | 1978 | Rabbit Test | Second Nurse | |
| Movie | 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Perfume Saleswoman | |
| Movie | 2004 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Self | |
| Movie | 2010 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | Self | |
| Movie | 1991 | Public Enemy #2 | Joan Rivers | |
| Movie | 2021 | Live at Mister Kelly's | Self | |
| Movie | 2005 | Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium | Self | |
| Movie | 1986 | Predicaments | Host | |
| Movie | 1989 | Look Who's Talking | Julie (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2021 | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2000 | Intern | Dolly Bellows | |
| Movie | 2012 | Johnny Carson: King of Late Night | Self | |
| Movie | 2023 | Attack of the Doc! | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2013 | Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | Self | |
| Movie | 2021 | Parkinson at 50 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2013 | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Self | |
| Movie | 2012 | Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me | Self | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Last Laugh | Self | |
| Movie | 2022 | The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1988 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Joan Rivers | |
| Movie | 1979 | Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip | Self | |
| Movie | 1994 | Serial Mom | Joan Rivers | |
| Movie | 1951 | Mister Universe | Teenage Girl in Audience | |
| Movie | 1984 | An Audience with Joan Rivers | | |
| Movie | 2020 | Disclosure | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1977 | Happy Birthday, Las Vegas | | |
| Movie | 1999 | Goosed | Blanche | |
| Movie | 1994 | Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story | Joan Rivers | |
| Movie | 1965 | Hootenanny a Go-Go | Self | |
| Movie | 1987 | Les Patterson Saves the World | President Rivers (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2020 | Beastie Boys Story | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1994 | Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest | | |
| Movie | 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | |
| Movie | 1988 | Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | Women Aren't Funny | Self | |
| Movie | 2007 | Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | How to Murder a Millionaire | Irma | |
| Movie | 2001 | E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers | Self | |
| Movie | 2013 | Why We Laugh: Funny Women | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | My Name is Jackie Beat | | |
| Movie | 2008 | We Are Most Amused | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers | Self | |
| Movie | 1984 | Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas | Self | |
| Movie | 1981 | Lily: Sold Out | Joan Rivers | |
| Movie | 2002 | Sylvester: Mighty Real | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1986 | Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special | Self | |
| Movie | 2012 | Vanilla Ice Archive | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2 | Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video) | |
| Movie | 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Joan Rivers | |
| Movie | 2017 | Love, Sweat and Tears | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Shrek 2 | Joan Rivers (voice) | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Smurfs | Party Guest | |
| Movie | 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | Grandma Doyle | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Undefeated | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2011 | Growing Up Barnard | | |
| Movie | 2006 | Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug | Self | |
| Movie | 1992 | Joan Rivers: Abroad in London | Self | |
| Movie | 2011 | Bob Ross: The Happy Painter | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2002 | Cleavage | Self | |
| Movie | 1968 | The Swimmer | Joan | |
| Movie | 2005 | John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | First Daughter | Joan Rivers | |
| Movie | 1995 | Napoleon | Mother Penguin (voice) | |
| Movie | 1997 | Knitwits | Becky | |
| Movie | 1999 | Knitwits Revisited | Becky | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' | Self | |
| Movie | 1986 | WrestleMania II | Ring Announcer | |
| Movie | 2014 | The Story of The Swimmer | Self | |
| Movie | 2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Spike (voice) | |
| Movie | 1990 | Comic Relief '90 | Self | |
| Movie | 2024 | Joan Rivers at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Joan Rivers | |
| Movie | 2011 | Tower Heist | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | 100 Greatest Sexy Moments | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | Another Audience with Joan Rivers | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Joan Rivers Live at the Apollo | Self | |
| Movie | 1986 | WrestleMania 2 | Self | |
| Movie | 2005 | Spaceballs: The Documentary | Self | |
| Movie | N/A | Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary | Self (archive footage) | |
| TV Show | 2002 | Less than Perfect | Louise | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Live at the Apollo | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1989 | The Simpsons | Annie Dubinsky (voice) | 2 |
| TV Show | 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Best Week Ever | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1968 | Here's Lucy | Joan Reynolds | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1952 | Today | Self | 4 |
| TV Show | 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | | 3 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 2003 | I'm with Her | | 2 |
| TV Show | 1971 | The Electric Company | | 780 |
| TV Show | 1964 | Another World | Meredith Dunston | 9 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Boston Legal | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1969 | The Jim Nabors Hour | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2008 | Spaceballs: The Animated Series | Dot Matrix (voice) | 14 |
| TV Show | 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1973 | Needles and Pins | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1998 | So Graham Norton | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2002 | V Graham Norton | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Good Day Live | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2006 | The Story of Light Entertainment | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1989 | The Joan Rivers Show | Self - Host | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | The Soup | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? | | 26 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1980 | Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Host | 28 |
| TV Show | 1972 | The Midnight Special | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1987 | The Dame Edna Experience | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Joan Rivers | 1 |
| TV Show | 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 15 |
| TV Show | 2002 | Fashion Police | Host | 28 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Nigella | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 5 |
| TV Show | 1978 | An Audience with... | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Project Runway | Self - Guest Judge | 1 |
| TV Show | 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 9 |
| TV Show | 1971 | The Pearl Bailey Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1986 | The Late Show | Self - Host | 1 |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | 4 |
| TV Show | 2022 | Dark Side of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1982 | Wogan | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1992 | Lady Boss | Bibi Grant | 2 |
| TV Show | 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Deal With It | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Shrink Rap | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Dave the Barbarian | Ghost Mom (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Dave the Barbarian | Queen Zonthara (voice) | 3 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Dinah! | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters | 1 |
| TV Show | 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Jeselnik Offensive | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Billy on the Street | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2002 | Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy | | 3 |
| TV Show | 1997 | The View | Self | 13 |
| TV Show | 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 2 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 4 |
| TV Show | 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Anka | 1 |
| TV Show | 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2008 | Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack | Herself - Hijacker | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | Suddenly Susan | Edie | 3 |
| TV Show | 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1983 | The Bob Monkhouse Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1998 | Hollywood Squares | | 5 |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Hostess | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Joan (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Say Yes to the Dress | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Live at the Apollo | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1963 | Miss USA | Commentator | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Joan Rivers | 1 |
