Phyllis Diller
Known for Acting · 161 credits
- Born
- 1917-07-17
- Died
- 2012-08-20
- Place of birth
- Lima, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Phyllis Driver
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
TV Shows (87)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Hostess
Family Guy
1999
as Thelma Griffin (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Hostess
The View
1997
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Lillian (voice)
The Love Boat
1977
as Martha Morse / Viola Penny
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Powerpuff Girls
1998
as Mask Scara (voice)
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Clara / Greta Gargoyle / BoBo Van Beacon / Killer Diller
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Herself
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002
as Granny Neutron (voice)
Robot Chicken
2005
as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice) / Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Boston Legal
2004
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Nip/Tuck
2003
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Phyllis Diller
Love, American Style
1969
as Bella / Sally Walker / Edna / Daphane Daniels
Full House
1987
as Phyllis Diller
Get Smart
1965
as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Bebe
Batman
1966
as Scrubwoman
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
Cow and Chicken
1997
as Red's Mom / Cop (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Arli$$
1996
as Phyllis Diller
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Nora Mills
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Boy Meets World
1993
as Madame Ouspenskaya
Blossom
1990
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self / Zoo Tour Guide
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Sam (voice)
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Mitzi
The Jeffersons
1975
7th Heaven
1996
as Gabrielle / Mabel
Cybill
1995
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Night Gallery
1970
as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self / Self (uncredited)
Vicki!
1992
as Self / Self - Guest
227
1985
as Louanne costello
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Dream On
1990
as Mrs. Barish
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
I Am Weasel
1997
as Red's Mother (voice)
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Even Stevens
2000
as Coach Korns
Madame's Place
1982
as Self
CHiPs
1977
as Wanda
Titus
2000
as Grandma Titus
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
Movies (74)
A Bug's Life
1998
as Queen (voice)
Dr. Hackenstein
1989
as Mrs. Trilling
Splendor in the Grass
1961
as Texas Guinan
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
The Nutcracker Prince
1990
as Mousequeen (voice)
Casper's Scare School
2006
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
Goodnight, We Love You
2004
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Happily Ever After
1989
as Mother Nature (voice)
The Silence of the Hams
1994
as Old Secretary
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
1999
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
as Self
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
as Self
Wisecracks
1992
Mad Monster Party?
1967
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Sunshine Boys
1975
as Self / Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
The Debtors
1999
Joys
1976
as Self
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self
Eight on the Lam
1967
as Golda
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
Everything's Jake
2000
as Victoria Pond
Funny Is Money
1999
as Self
Looking for Lenny
2011
as Self
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989
as Self
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002
as Self
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
as Self
Unbeatable Harold
2006
as Mrs. Clancy
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
as Nurse Nellie Krause
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
I Am Comic
2010
as Self
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1987
as Jonathan's Mother
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Belva Lockwood
Forget About It
2006
as Mrs. Hertzberg
Pat Rocco Dared
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Phyllis Diller
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
The Boneyard
1991
as Miss Poopinplatz
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
1978
as Herself
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self (uncredited)
The Last Place on Earth
2002
as Mrs. Baskin
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
as Self
How to Live Forever
2011
as Self
Kiss My Act
2001
as Phyllis Diller
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
1978
as Self
The Fat Spy
1966
as Camille Salamander
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1987
as The White Queen
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
The Adding Machine
1969
as Mrs. Zero
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
as Self (voice)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
as Self
On Location: Phyllis Diller
1977
as himself
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003
as Self
A Pleasure Doing Business
1979
as Mrs. Wildebeest
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
as Mrs. Frasco
Pink Motel
1982
as Margaret
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Lily
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999
as Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Perfect Man
1994
as Mother
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
2005
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
Christmas at Walt Disney World
1978
as Self
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
2002
as Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
2009
as (archive footage)
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968
as Agatha Knabenshu
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
2006
as Self
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
1987
as Herself
About 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 o… With 161 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, Phyllis Diller has appeared in 74 films and 87 TV shows.
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- A Bug's Life (1998) — as Queen (voice)
- Dr. Hackenstein (1989) — as Mrs. Trilling
- Splendor in the Grass (1961) — as Texas Guinan
- The Movie Orgy (1968) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Nutcracker Prince (1990) — as Mousequeen (voice)
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