Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 17, 1917
Died
Aug 20, 2012
Place of Birth
Lima, Ohio, USA
Credits
161 titles
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phyllis Diller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage)
Pat Rocco Dared
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various (voice) (archive sound)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Self
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Self
How to Live Forever
Self
Looking for Lenny
Self
I Am Comic
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
(archive footage)
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
Self (archive footage)
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
Self
Casper's Scare School
Aunt Spitzy (voice)
Forget About It
Mrs. Hertzberg
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
Unbeatable Harold
Mrs. Clancy
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
Mrs. Claus (voice)
The Aristocrats
Self
Robot Chicken
Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice)
Boston Legal
Self
Quintuplets
Aunt Sylvia
Goodnight, We Love You
Self
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self
Nip/Tuck
Life with Bonnie
Phyllis Frost
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Granny Neutron (voice)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Self
The Last Place on Earth
Mrs. Baskin
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
Self
Kiss My Act
Phyllis Diller
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Everything's Jake
Victoria Pond
Even Stevens
Coach Korns
Titus
Grandma Titus
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Self
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
Funny Is Money
Self
The Debtors
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Self
Family Guy
Thelma Griffin (voice)
A Bug's Life
Queen (voice)
The Powerpuff Girls
Mask Scara (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
Sam (voice)
Emily of New Moon
Great Aunt Nancy Priest
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self (archive footage)
Cow and Chicken
Red's Mom / Cop (voice)
The View
Self
I Am Weasel
Red's Mother (voice)