Phyllis Diller

Acting

Born Jul 17, 1917

From Lima, Ohio, USA

Died Aug 20, 2012

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.

Phyllis Diller

Known For

A Bug's Life

The Movie Orgy

Splendor in the Grass

Joys

Happily Ever After

The Nutcracker Prince

Mad Monster Party?

I Am Comic

The Sunshine Boys

The Aristocrats

Filmography — Acting

A Bug's Life

The Movie Orgy

Splendor in the Grass

Joys

Happily Ever After

The Nutcracker Prince

Mad Monster Party?

I Am Comic

The Sunshine Boys

The Aristocrats

The Muppets Go Hollywood

The Silence of the Hams

Mickey's 50

The Debtors

The Lion Roars Again

Casper's Scare School

The Fat Spy

The Boneyard

Forget About It

This Is Bob Hope...

The Nuttiest Nutcracker

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

Pink Motel

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

The Adding Machine

Goodnight, We Love You

Funny Is Money

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Eight on the Lam

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Robot Chicken's Christmas Special

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Unbeatable Harold

Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic

Kiss My Act

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

Yesterday's Tomorrows

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

The Last Place on Earth

Wisecracks

How to Live Forever

Dr. Hackenstein

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face

Jack Benny's Bag

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?

Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

A Pleasure Doing Business

The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge

Looking for Lenny

Everything's Jake

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO