Phyllis Diller
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-07-17
Day of Death
2012-08-20 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Lima, Ohio, USA
Phyllis Diller
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2021)
Pat Rocco Dared
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
(2012)
(2011)
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Herself
(2011)
Looking for Lenny
as Self
(2011)
How to Live Forever
as Self
(2010)
I Am Comic
as Self
(2009)
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
as (archive footage)
(2007)
(2006)
Casper's Scare School
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
(2006)
Unbeatable Harold
as Mrs. Clancy
(2006)
Forget About It
as Mrs. Hertzberg
(2006)
(2005)
The Aristocrats
as Self
(2005)
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
(2004)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Camille Salamander (archive footage)
(2004)
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self
(2003)
(2002)
(2002)
The Last Place on Earth
as Mrs. Baskin
(2002)
(2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
Everything's Jake
as Victoria Pond
(1999)
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
(1999)
Funny Is Money
as Self
(1999)
Yesterday's Tomorrows
as Self
(1999)
(1998)
A Bug's Life
as Queen (voice)
(1998)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
The Silence of the Hams
as Old Secretary
(1994)
The Perfect Man
as Mother
(1992)
(1992)
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Phyllis Diller
(1991)
The Boneyard
as Miss Poopinplatz
(1990)
The Nutcracker Prince
as Mousequeen (voice)
(1989)
Happily Ever After
as Mother Nature (voice)
(1989)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self
(1989)
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Mrs. Frasco
(1989)
Dr. Hackenstein
as Mrs. Trilling
(1988)
(1987)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
(1987)
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
as Jonathan's Mother
(1987)
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
as Herself
(1983)
(1982)
Pink Motel
as Margaret
(1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
(1979)
A Pleasure Doing Business
as Mrs. Wildebeest
(1978)
Mickey's 50
as Self
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
as Herself
(1977)
On Location: Phyllis Diller
as himself
(1976)
Joys
as Self
(1975)
The Sunshine Boys
as Self
(1975)
The Sunshine Boys
as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
(1975)
The Lion Roars Again
as Self
(1971)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
(1970)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Belva Lockwood
(1970)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
as Self (voice)
(1969)
The Adding Machine
as Mrs. Zero
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Nurse Nellie Krause
(1968)
Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
(1968)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
(1968)
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
as Agatha Knabenshu
(1967)
Eight on the Lam
as Golda
(1967)
Mad Monster Party?
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
(1966)
The Fat Spy
as Camille Salamander
(1966)
(1961)
Splendor in the Grass
as Texas Guinan