Phyllis Diller
34 movies · 45 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 17, 1917
- Died
- Aug 20, 2012 (age 95)
- Place of birth
- Lima, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Phyllis Driver
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.
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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
Phyllis Diller: movies and TV shows
Acting (79)
- 2014 Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
- 2009 Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
as (archive footage)
- 2006 Casper's Scare School
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
- 2006 Forget About It
as Mrs. Hertzberg
- 2006 Unbeatable Harold
as Mrs. Clancy
- 2005 Robot Chicken · TV
as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice) / Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 The Last Place on Earth
as Mrs. Baskin
- 2001 Kiss My Act
as Phyllis Diller
- 2000 Everything's Jake
as Victoria Pond
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999 The Nuttiest Nutcracker
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998 A Bug's Life
as Queen (voice)
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994 The Perfect Man
as Mother
- 1994 The Silence of the Hams
as Old Secretary
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992 Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Phyllis Diller
- 1992
- 1991 The Boneyard
as Miss Poopinplatz
- 1990 The Nutcracker Prince
as Mousequeen (voice)
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989 Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Mrs. Frasco
- 1989 Happily Ever After
as Mother Nature (voice)
- 1989 Dr. Hackenstein
as Mrs. Trilling
- 1987
- 1987 Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
as Jonathan's Mother
- 1987 Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
- 1985
- 1984
- 1982 Pink Motel
as Margaret
- 1979 A Pleasure Doing Business
as Mrs. Wildebeest
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Belva Lockwood
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 The Adding Machine
as Mrs. Zero
- 1968
- 1968 Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
as Agatha Knabenshu
- 1968 The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Nurse Nellie Krause
- 1967 Eight on the Lam
as Golda
- 1967 Mad Monster Party?
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
- 1966
- 1966 Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Lily
- 1966 The Fat Spy
as Camille Salamander
- 1966
- 1965
- 1961 Splendor in the Grass
as Texas Guinan
Talk shows and appearances (83)
- 2024 Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
1 episode
- 2021
- 2017
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
1 episode
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006 The Megan Mullally Show
1 episode
- 2005
- 2004 Boston Legal
1 episode
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1995 MADtv
2 episodes
- 1992 Vicki!
2 episodes
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1991 Pebble Mill
1 episode
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1 episode
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985 Larry King Live
1 episode
- 1983 The Bob Monkhouse Show
1 episode
- 1983
- 1983 Reading Rainbow
1 episode
- 1982 Madame's Place
1 episode
- 1982 Wogan
1 episode
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976 The Muppet Show
1 episode
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn
1 episode
- 1974 Dinah!
6 episodes
- 1974 Tattletales
11 episodes
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
6 episodes
- 1972 The Julie Andrews Hour
1 episode
- 1971 The Pearl Bailey Show
1 episode
- 1970 The Flip Wilson Show
1 episode
- 1970
- 1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1 episode
- 1968
- 1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
12 episodes
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
8 episodes
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show
1 episode
- 1966 Hollywood Squares
5 episodes
- 1964 The Hollywood Palace
4 episodes
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
4 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
34 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
6 episodes
- 1958 Kraft Music Hall
1 episode
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
4 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
4 episodes
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show
17 episodes
- 1950 What's My Line?
2 episodes
- 1948 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
3 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode