Phyllis Diller
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.
Known For
Credits
- 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 · Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television as Herself
- 2011 · How to Live Forever as Self
- 2011 · Looking for Lenny as Self
- 2010 · I Am Comic as Self
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson as (archive footage)
- 2007 · Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face as Self
- 2006 · The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge as Self
- 2006 · Casper's Scare School as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
- 2006 · Forget About It as Mrs. Hertzberg
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Unbeatable Harold as Mrs. Clancy
- 2005 · Robot Chicken's Christmas Special as Mrs. Claus (voice)
- 2005 · The Aristocrats as Self
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Mrs. Dorsey/herself
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Herself/Mrs. Claus/hooker
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Mrs. Claus
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Self
- 2004 · The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Camille Salamander (archive footage)
- 2004 · Quintuplets as
- 2004 · Goodnight, We Love You as Herself
- 2003 · Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as
- 2002 · Life with Bonnie as Phyllis Frost
- 2002 · The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Granny Neutron (voice)
- 2002 · The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self
- 2002 · The Last Place on Earth as Mrs. Baskin
- 2002 · Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO as Self
- 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
- 2000 · Even Stevens as
- 2000 · Titus as
- 1999 · Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self
- 1999 · The Nuttiest Nutcracker as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
- 1999 · Funny Is Money as Self
- 1999 · Yesterday's Tomorrows as Self
- 1999 · Family Guy as Thelma Griffin (voice)
- 1998 · A Bug's Life as Queen (voice)
- 1998 · The Powerpuff Girls as Mask Scara (voice)
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Sam (voice)
- 1998 · Emily of New Moon as
- 1998 · The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Cow and Chicken as
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Lillian (voice)
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Mitzi
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Gabrielle
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Mabel
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self - Hostess
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Bebe
- 1995 · Cybill as
- 1994 · The Perfect Man as Mother
- 1994 · The Silence of the Hams as Old Secretary
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Phyllis Diller
- 1993 · Boy Meets World as
- 1992 · Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue as Phyllis Diller
- 1992 · Vicki! as Self
- 1992 · Wisecracks as
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Herself
- 1991 · Pebble Mill as Self
- 1991 · The Boneyard as Miss Poopinplatz
- 1990 · The Nutcracker Prince as Mousequeen (voice)
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as
- 1990 · Dream On as Mrs. Barish
- 1990 · Blossom as
- 1989 · Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Mrs. Frasco
- 1989 · Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- 1989 · Happily Ever After as Mother Nature (voice)
- 1989 · Dr. Hackenstein as Mrs. Trilling
- 1988 · Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
- 1988 · The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self
- 1987 · How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale as Herself
- 1987 · Full House as Phyllis Diller
- 1987 · Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Queen
- 1987 · Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge as Jonathan's Mother
- 1985 · 227 as Louanne costello
- 1985 · Larry King Live as Self
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Nora Mills
- 1983 · The Bob Monkhouse Show as
- 1983 · George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Herself - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Pink Motel as Margaret
- 1982 · Madame's Place as Self
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1980 · Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters as Self
- 1979 · A Pleasure Doing Business as Mrs. Wildebeest
- 1979 · The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- 1978 · Christmas at Walt Disney World as Self
- 1978 · Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! as Herself
- 1978 · Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic as
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Martha Morse
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Viola Penny
- 1977 · CHiPs as Wanda
- 1977 · On Location: Phyllis Diller as himself
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1976 · Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon as
- 1976 · The Gong Show as
- 1976 · Joys as Self
- 1975 · The Sunshine Boys as Herself
- 1975 · The Sunshine Boys as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1975 · The Lion Roars Again as Self
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · Tattletales as Herself
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1972 · The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
- 1972 · Wait Till Your Father Gets Home as
- 1972 · The New Scooby-Doo Movies as Phyllis Diller (voice)
- 1971 · Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
- 1971 · The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour as
- 1971 · The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1970 · The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians as Self (voice)
- 1970 · Swing Out, Sweet Land as Belva Lockwood
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Bella
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Sally Walker
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Edna
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Daphane Daniels
- 1969 · The Jim Nabors Hour as
- 1969 · The Adding Machine as Mrs. Zero
- 1969 · The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- 1968 · That's Life as
- 1968 · The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self - Host
- 1968 · Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? as Agatha Knabenshu
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Nurse Nellie Krause
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1968 · Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
- 1967 · Eight on the Lam as Golda
- 1967 · Mad Monster Party? as The Monster's Mate (voice)
- 1966 · The Pruitts of Southampton as Phyllis Pruitt
- 1966 · Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Lily
- 1966 · The Fat Spy as Camille Salamander
- 1966 · Batman as Scrubwoman
- 1965 · Get Smart as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Hostess
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · 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
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Self / Greta Gargoyle
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Self / BoBo Van Beacon
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Killer Diller
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Zoo Tour Guide
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948 · Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Comedian