Phyllis Diller
Born: 1917-07-17 in Lima, Ohio, USA
Died: 2012-08-20
Known For: Acting
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)
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
- Carol Channing: Larger Than Life as Self
2011
- How to Live Forever as Self
- Looking for Lenny as Self
- Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television as Self
2010
- I Am Comic as Self
2009
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson as (archive footage)
2007
- Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face as Self (archive footage)
2006
- The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge as Self
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- Casper's Scare School as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
- Unbeatable Harold as Mrs. Clancy
- Forget About It as Mrs. Hertzberg
2005
- Robot Chicken as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice)
- Robot Chicken's Christmas Special as Mrs. Claus (voice)
- The Aristocrats as Self
2004
- Boston Legal as Self
- Quintuplets as Aunt Sylvia
- Goodnight, We Love You as Self
2003
2002
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Granny Neutron (voice)
- The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self
- Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO as Self
- Life with Bonnie as Phyllis Frost
- The Last Place on Earth as Mrs. Baskin
2001
- The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
- Kiss My Act as Phyllis Diller
2000
- Even Stevens as Coach Korns
- Titus as Grandma Titus
- Everything's Jake as Victoria Pond
1999
- Family Guy as Thelma Griffin (voice)
- Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self
- Yesterday's Tomorrows as Self
- The Nuttiest Nutcracker as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
- Funny Is Money as Self
1998
- The Powerpuff Girls as Mask Scara (voice)
- The Wild Thornberrys as Sam (voice)
- A Bug's Life as Queen (voice)
- Emily of New Moon as Great Aunt Nancy Priest
- The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self (archive footage)
1997
- King of the Hill as Lillian (voice)
- The View as Self
- Cow and Chicken
1996
- Hey Arnold! as Mitzi
- 7th Heaven as Gabrielle
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- The Drew Carey Show as Bebe
- Cybill
- MADtv as Self - Hostess
1994
- The Silence of the Hams as Old Secretary
- The Perfect Man as Mother
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Phyllis Diller
- Boy Meets World as Madame Ouspenskaya
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Herself
- Vicki! as Self
- Wisecracks
- Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue as Phyllis Diller
1991
- Pebble Mill as Self
- The Boneyard as Miss Poopinplatz
1990
- Blossom
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers
- Dream On as Mrs. Barish
- The Nutcracker Prince as Mousequeen (voice)
1989
- Happily Ever After as Mother Nature (voice)
- Dr. Hackenstein as Mrs. Trilling
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Mrs. Frasco
1988
1987
- Full House as Phyllis Diller
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Queen
- How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale as Herself
- Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge as Jonathan's Mother
1986
1985
- 227 as Louanne costello
- Larry King Live as Self
1984
- Tales from the Darkside as Nora Mills
1983
- George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Bob Monkhouse Show
1982
- Wogan as Self
- Madame's Place as Self
- Pink Motel as Margaret
1980
1979
- The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- A Pleasure Doing Business as Mrs. Wildebeest
1978
- Mickey's 50 as Self
- Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic as Self
- Christmas at Walt Disney World as Self
- Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! as Herself
1977
- The Love Boat as Martha Morse
- CHiPs as Wanda
- On Location: Phyllis Diller as himself
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- Joys as Self
- The Gong Show
- Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
1975
- The Jeffersons
- The Sunshine Boys as Self
- The Lion Roars Again as Self
1974
- Dinah! as Self
- Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- Tattletales as Herself
1973
1972
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies as Phyllis Diller (voice)
- Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
- The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
1971
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
- Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
- The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
1970
- Night Gallery as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- Swing Out, Sweet Land as Belva Lockwood
- The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians as Self (voice)
1969
- Love, American Style as Bella
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- The Jim Nabors Hour
- The Adding Machine as Mrs. Zero
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
- Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? as Agatha Knabenshu
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self - Host
- The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Nurse Nellie Krause
- That's Life
- The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
- Jack Benny's Bag as Self
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
- Eight on the Lam as Golda
- Mad Monster Party? as The Monster's Mate (voice)
1966
- Batman as Scrubwoman
- The Pruitts of Southampton as Phyllis Pruitt
- Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Lily
- The Fat Spy as Camille Salamander
1965
- Get Smart as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)
1964
- The Hollywood Palace as Self
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Splendor in the Grass as Texas Guinan
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- The Red Skelton Show as Clara - the Dean's Daughter
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter