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Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller

ActingBorn July 17, 1917Died August 20, 2012 (age 95)Lima, Ohio, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

2024
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2021
Pat Rocco Dared

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2017
This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

as Various (voice) (archive sound)

Movie
2011Movie
2011Movie
2010
I Am Comic

as Self

Movie
2007Movie
2006
Casper's Scare School

as Aunt Spitzy (voice)

Movie
2006
Forget About It

as Mrs. Hertzberg

Movie
2006TV
2006
Unbeatable Harold

as Mrs. Clancy

Movie
2005Movie
2005Movie
2005
Robot Chicken

as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice)

TV
2005
Robot Chicken

as Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice)

TV
2004TV
2004
Quintuplets

as Aunt Sylvia

TV
2004Movie
2003TV
2002
Life with Bonnie

as Phyllis Frost

TV
2002TV
2002Movie
2001
Kiss My Act

as Phyllis Diller

Movie
2000
Everything's Jake

as Victoria Pond

Movie
2000
Even Stevens

as Coach Korns

TV
2000
Titus

as Grandma Titus

TV
1999
The Nuttiest Nutcracker

as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)

Movie
1999Movie
1999Movie
1999Movie
1999
Family Guy

as Thelma Griffin (voice)

TV
1998
A Bug's Life

as Queen (voice)

Movie
1998
The Powerpuff Girls

as Mask Scara (voice)

TV
1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Sam (voice)

TV
1998
Emily of New Moon

as Great Aunt Nancy Priest

TV
1998Movie
1997
Cow and Chicken

as Red's Mom / Cop (voice)

TV
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
I Am Weasel

as Red's Mother (voice)

TV
1997
King of the Hill

as Lillian (voice)

TV
1996
Hey Arnold!

as Mitzi

TV
1996
7th Heaven

as Gabrielle

TV
1996
7th Heaven

as Mabel

TV
1996
Arli$$

as Phyllis Diller

TV
1995
MADtv

as Self - Hostess

TV
1995TV
1995TV
1994Movie
1994
The Silence of the Hams

as Old Secretary

Movie
1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Phyllis Diller

TV
1993
Boy Meets World

as Madame Ouspenskaya

TV
1992Movie
1992
Vicki!

as Self

TV
1992
Vicki!

as Self - Guest

TV
1992Movie
1991TV
1991
The Boneyard

as Miss Poopinplatz

Movie
1990
The Nutcracker Prince

as Mousequeen (voice)

Movie
1990
Dream On

as Mrs. Barish

TV
1990TV
1989Movie
1989Movie
1989
Happily Ever After

as Mother Nature (voice)

Movie
1989
Dr. Hackenstein

as Mrs. Trilling

Movie
1987
Full House

as Phyllis Diller

TV
1987
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

as Jonathan's Mother

Movie
1987Movie
1986Movie
1985
227

as Louanne costello

TV
1985TV
1984TV
1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1982
Pink Motel

as Margaret

Movie
1982TV
1982
Wogan

as Self

TV
1979
A Pleasure Doing Business

as Mrs. Wildebeest

Movie
1979Movie
1978Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Martha Morse

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Viola Penny

TV
1977
CHiPs

as Wanda

TV
1977Movie
1976
The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

TV
1976
Joys

as Self

Movie
1975Movie
1975
The Sunshine Boys

as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)

Movie
1975Movie
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1974
Tattletales

as Herself

TV
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as Phyllis Diller (voice)

TV
1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)

Movie
1970
Night Gallery

as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")

TV
1970Movie
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land

as Belva Lockwood

Movie
1969TV
1969
Love, American Style

as Sally Walker

TV
1969
Love, American Style

as Daphane Daniels

TV
1969
The Adding Machine

as Mrs. Zero

Movie
1968Movie
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1968Movie
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1967Movie
1967
Mad Monster Party?

as The Monster's Mate (voice)

Movie
1966TV
1966
The Fat Spy

as Camille Salamander

Movie
1966
Batman

as Scrubwoman

TV
1965
Get Smart

as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)

TV
1962TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess

TV
1961
Splendor in the Grass

as Texas Guinan

Movie
1958
Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1951TV
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Greta Gargoyle

TV
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as BoBo Van Beacon

TV
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Killer Diller

TV
1950TV
1950
The Bob Hope Show

as Zoo Tour Guide

TV
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 17, 1917
Day of DeathAugust 20, 2012
Place of BirthLima, Ohio, USA
Popularity1.3