Phyllis Diller
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 July 1917 · Lima, Ohio, USA
- Died
- 20 August 2012
Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh. Diller was one of the first female comics to become a household name in the U.S., credited as an influence by Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres, among others. She had a large gay following and is considered a gay icon. She was also one of the first celebrities to openly champion plastic surgery, for which she was recognized by the cosmetic surgery industry. Diller contributed to more than 40 films, beginning with 1961's Splendor in the Grass. She appeared in many television series, featuring in numerous cameos as well as her own short-lived sitcom and variety show. Some of her credits include Night Gallery, The Muppet Show, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus 11 seasons of The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice-acting roles included the monster's wife in Mad Monster Party, the Queen in A Bug's Life, Granny Neutron in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Thelma Griffin in Family Guy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phyllis Diller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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- 2021Pat Rocco Dared as Self (archive footage)
- 2017This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials as Various (voice) (archive sound)
- 2012Carol Channing: Larger Than Life as Self
- 2011Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television as Self
- 2011How to Live Forever as Self
- 2011Looking for Lenny as Self
- 2010I Am Comic as Self
- 2009Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson as (archive footage)
- 2007Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face as Self (archive footage)
- 2006The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge as Self
- 2006Casper's Scare School as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
- 2006Forget About It as Mrs. Hertzberg
- 2006Unbeatable Harold as Mrs. Clancy
- 2005Robot Chicken's Christmas Special as Mrs. Claus (voice)
- 2005The Aristocrats as Self
- 2004The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Camille Salamander (archive footage)
- 2004Goodnight, We Love You as Self
- 2003Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self
- 2003101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
- 2002The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self
- 2002Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO as Self
- 2002The Last Place on Earth as Mrs. Baskin
- 2001Kiss My Act as Phyllis Diller
- 2001The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 2001The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 2000Everything's Jake as Victoria Pond
- 1999Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self
- 1999The Nuttiest Nutcracker as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
- 1999Funny Is Money as Self
- 1999The Debtors
- 1999Yesterday's Tomorrows as Self
- 1998A Bug's Life as Queen (voice)
- 1998The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self (archive footage)
- 1994The Perfect Man as Mother
- 1994The Silence of the Hams as Old Secretary
- 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue as Phyllis Diller
- 1992Wisecracks
- 1991The Boneyard as Miss Poopinplatz
- 1990The Nutcracker Prince as Mousequeen (voice)
- 1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Mrs. Frasco
- 1989Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- 1989Happily Ever After as Mother Nature (voice)
- 1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief as Self
- 1989Dr. Hackenstein as Mrs. Trilling
- 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
- 1987How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale as Herself
- 1987Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Queen
- 1987Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge as Jonathan's Mother
- 1986All Star Party for Clint Eastwood as Self (uncredited)
- 1983George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
- 1982Pink Motel as Margaret
- 1979A Pleasure Doing Business as Mrs. Wildebeest
- 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 1978Christmas at Walt Disney World as Self
- 1978Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1978Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! as Herself
- 1978Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic as Self
- 1977On Location: Phyllis Diller as himself
- 1976Joys as Self
- 1975The Sunshine Boys as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
- 1975The Lion Roars Again as Self
- 1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
- 1970The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians as Self (voice)
- 1970Swing Out, Sweet Land as Belva Lockwood
- 1969The Adding Machine as Mrs. Zero
- 1968Jack Benny's Bag as Self
- 1968Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? as Agatha Knabenshu
- 1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Nurse Nellie Krause
- 1968Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
- 1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967Eight on the Lam as Golda
- 1967Mad Monster Party? as The Monster's Mate (voice)
- 1966Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Lily
- 1966The Fat Spy as Camille Salamander
- 1961Splendor in the Grass as Texas Guinan