Phyllis Diller
Acting
- Born:
- 1917-07-17
- Died:
- 2012-08-20
- 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. 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
Pat Rocco Dared
This Is Bob Hope...
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
How to Live Forever
Looking for Lenny
I Am Comic
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
Casper's Scare School
Forget About It
The Megan Mullally Show
Unbeatable Harold
The Aristocrats
Robot Chicken
Boston Legal
Quintuplets
Goodnight, We Love You
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Nip/Tuck
Life with Bonnie
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
The Last Place on Earth
Kiss My Act
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Everything's Jake
Even Stevens
Titus
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Funny Is Money
The Debtors
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Family Guy
A Bug's Life
The Powerpuff Girls
The Wild Thornberrys
Emily of New Moon
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Cow and Chicken
The View
I Am Weasel
King of the Hill
Hey Arnold!
7th Heaven
E! True Hollywood Story
Arli$$
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
MADtv
The Drew Carey Show
Cybill
The Perfect Man
The Silence of the Hams
Diagnosis: Murder
Boy Meets World
Animaniacs
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Vicki!
Wisecracks
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Pebble Mill
The Boneyard
The Nutcracker Prince
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Dream On
Blossom
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Happily Ever After
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Dr. Hackenstein
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
Full House
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Alice Through the Looking Glass
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
227
Larry King Live
Tales from the Darkside
The Bob Monkhouse Show
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Reading Rainbow
Pink Motel
Madame's Place
Wogan
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
A Pleasure Doing Business
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Mickey's 50
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
The Love Boat
CHiPs
On Location: Phyllis Diller
The Muppet Show
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
The Gong Show
Joys
The Sunshine Boys
The Jeffersons
The Lion Roars Again
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Dinah!
Tattletales
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Bobby Darin Show
The Julie Andrews Hour
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Pearl Bailey Show
Night Gallery
The Flip Wilson Show
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Love, American Style
The Jim Nabors Hour
The Adding Machine
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Jack Benny's Bag
That's Life
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
The Dick Cavett Show
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Movie Orgy
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
The Carol Burnett Show
Eight on the Lam
Mad Monster Party?
Hollywood Squares
The Pruitts of Southampton
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
The Fat Spy
Batman
Get Smart
The Hollywood Palace
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Splendor in the Grass
Kraft Music Hall
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Oscars
The Red Skelton Show
The Bob Hope Show
What's My Line?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Ed Sullivan Show
Golden Globe Awards