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Name
Phyllis Diller

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1917-07-17

Deathday
2012-08-20 (95 years old)

Place of Birth
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.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1968 The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
1994 The Silence of the Hams as Old Secretary
2000 Everything's Jake as Victoria Pond
1998 A Bug's Life as Queen (voice)
1961 Splendor in the Grass as Texas Guinan
1990 The Nutcracker Prince as Mousequeen (voice)
2010 I Am Comic as Self
2005 The Aristocrats as Self
2011 How to Live Forever as Self
1966 Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Lily
1967 Mad Monster Party? as The Monster's Mate (voice)
2021 Pat Rocco Dared as Self (archive footage)
2011 Looking for Lenny as Self
2007 Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face as Self (archive footage)
1991 The Boneyard as Miss Poopinplatz
1987 Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge as Jonathan's Mother
1999 Yesterday's Tomorrows as Self
1999 Funny Is Money as Self
1968 The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Nurse Nellie Krause
1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
2004 Goodnight, We Love You as Self
2009 Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson as (archive footage)
1977 On Location: Phyllis Diller as himself
1987 Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Queen
1999 The Nuttiest Nutcracker as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
1978 Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic as Self
1989 Dr. Hackenstein as Mrs. Trilling
1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land as Belva Lockwood
1966 The Fat Spy as Camille Salamander
1975 The Sunshine Boys as Self
2006 The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge as Self
1982 Pink Motel as Margaret
1994 The Perfect Man as Mother
1978 Christmas at Walt Disney World as Self
1989 Happily Ever After as Mother Nature (voice)
2003 Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self
1987 How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale as Herself
2012 Carol Channing: Larger Than Life as Self
1999 Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self
1969 The Adding Machine as Mrs. Zero
2002 Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO as Self
2002 The Last Place on Earth as Mrs. Baskin
2006 Unbeatable Harold as Mrs. Clancy
1989 Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
2011 Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television as Self
1967 Eight on the Lam as Golda
1975 The Sunshine Boys as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
1983 George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
1968 Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
2014 Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials as Various (voice) (archive sound)
1989 Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Mrs. Frasco
1992 Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue as Phyllis Diller
1976 Joys as Self
1992 Wisecracks
2006 Casper's Scare School as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
2017 This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
1978 Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! as Herself
1968 Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? as Agatha Knabenshu
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians as Self (voice)
2002 The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self
2006 Forget About It as Mrs. Hertzberg
1979 A Pleasure Doing Business as Mrs. Wildebeest
1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
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)
1998 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self (archive footage)
1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
1975 The Lion Roars Again as Self
1968 Jack Benny's Bag as Self
1978 Mickey's 50 as Self
1986 All Star Party for Clint Eastwood as Self (uncredited)
2001 Kiss My Act as Phyllis Diller
1999 The Debtors
1989 Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief as Self

2000 Titus ( 2 episodes ) as Grandma Titus
1977 CHiPs ( 1 episode ) as Wanda
1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Nora Mills
1985 Larry King Live ( 1 episode ) as Self
1998 The Powerpuff Girls ( 1 episode ) as Mask Scara (voice)
1999 Family Guy ( 3 episodes ) as Thelma Griffin (voice)
1971 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ( 1 episode )
1966 Batman ( 1 episode ) as Scrubwoman
1997 King of the Hill ( 1 episode ) as Lillian (voice)
2002 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius ( 2 episodes ) as Granny Neutron (voice)
1993 Boy Meets World ( 1 episode ) as Madame Ouspenskaya
1975 The Jeffersons ( 1 episode )
1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2004 Quintuplets ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Sylvia
2000 Even Stevens ( 1 episode ) as Coach Korns
1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 3 episodes )
1995 Cybill ( 1 episode )
1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
2003 Nip/Tuck ( 1 episode )
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Herself
1987 Full House ( 1 episode ) as Phyllis Diller
1990 Blossom ( 4 episodes )
1996 7th Heaven ( 2 episodes ) as Gabrielle
1976 The Muppet Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest Star
1995 MADtv ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2004 Boston Legal ( 1 episode ) as Self
1964 The Hollywood Palace ( 4 episodes ) as Self
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 3 episodes ) as Self
1976 The Gong Show ( 7 episodes )
1983 The Bob Monkhouse Show ( 1 episode )
1969 The Jim Nabors Hour ( 1 episode )
1998 Emily of New Moon ( 3 episodes ) as Great Aunt Nancy Priest
1970 The Flip Wilson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
1966 The Pruitts of Southampton ( 30 episodes ) as Phyllis Pruitt
1991 Pebble Mill ( 1 episode ) as Self
1982 Wogan ( 1 episode ) as Self
1976 Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon ( 1 episode )
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show ( 12 episodes ) as Self - Host
1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Phyllis Diller
1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
1980 Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters ( 1 episode ) as Self
1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn ( 1 episode ) as Self
1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts ( 6 episodes ) as Self
1998 The Wild Thornberrys ( 1 episode ) as Sam (voice)
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 32 episodes ) as Self
1972 The New Scooby-Doo Movies ( 1 episode ) as Phyllis Diller (voice)
1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
1974 Dinah! ( 6 episodes ) as Self
1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Martha Morse
1995 The Drew Carey Show ( 1 episode ) as Bebe
1951 The Red Skelton Show ( 1 episode ) as Clara
1951 The Red Skelton Show ( 1 episode ) as Greta Gargoyle
1951 The Red Skelton Show ( 1 episode ) as BoBo Van Beacon
1951 The Red Skelton Show ( 1 episode ) as Killer Diller
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest Hostess
1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Bella
1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Sally Walker
1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Edna
1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Daphane Daniels
1968 That's Life ( 1 episode )
1965 Get Smart ( 1 episode ) as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
1988 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
1950 The Bob Hope Show ( 16 episodes ) as Self
1950 The Bob Hope Show ( 1 episode ) as Zoo Tour Guide
1971 The Pearl Bailey Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
1983 Reading Rainbow ( 1 episode ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
1950 What's My Line? ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Mystery Guest
1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers ( 1 episode )
1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 4 episodes ) as Self
1972 The Julie Andrews Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
1974 Tattletales ( 11 episodes ) as Herself
1985 227 ( 1 episode ) as Louanne costello
2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories ( 1 episode ) as Self
2005 Robot Chicken ( 1 episode ) as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice)
2002 Life with Bonnie ( 1 episode ) as Phyllis Frost
1967 The Carol Burnett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1996 Hey Arnold! ( 1 episode ) as Mitzi
1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Viola Penny
1990 Dream On ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Barish
1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1996 7th Heaven ( 1 episode ) as Mabel
1948 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ( 1 episode ) as Self
1982 Madame's Place ( 1 episode ) as Self
1992 Vicki! ( 1 episode ) as Self
1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self
1972 Wait Till Your Father Gets Home ( 1 episode )
1958 Kraft Music Hall ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
2006 The Megan Mullally Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2024 Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode )
1973 The Bobby Darin Show ( 1 episode )
2005 Robot Chicken ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice)
1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Co-Hostess
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 5 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
1996 Arli$$ ( 1 episode ) as Phyllis Diller
1970 Night Gallery ( 1 episode ) as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")
1992 Vicki! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1997 Cow and Chicken ( 1 episode ) as Red's Mom / Cop (voice)
1997 I Am Weasel ( 1 episode ) as Red's Mother (voice)
1966 Hollywood Squares ( 5 episodes ) as Self

Name
Phyllis Diller

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1917-07-17

Deathday
2012-08-20 (95 years old)

Place of Birth
Lima, Ohio, USA

Biography

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Known For Acting

Birthday 1917-07-17

Deathday 2012-08-20 (95 years old)

Place of Birth Lima, Ohio, USA

Biography

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Name
Phyllis Diller

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1917-07-17

Deathday
2012-08-20 (95 years old)

Place of Birth
Lima, Ohio, USA