Phyllis Diller
Born
July 17, 1917
Died
August 20, 2012 (95 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Lima, Ohio, USA
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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Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2024
Pat Rocco Dared
Self (archive footage)
2021
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various (voice) (archive sound)
2014
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Self
2012
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Herself
2011
How to Live Forever
Self
2011
Looking for Lenny
Self
2011
I Am Comic
Self
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
(archive footage)
2009
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
Self
2007
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
Self
2006
Casper's Scare School
Aunt Spitzy (voice)
2006
Forget About It
Mrs. Hertzberg
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
Unbeatable Harold
Mrs. Clancy
2006
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
Mrs. Claus (voice)
2005
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
Robot Chicken
Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken
Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Boston Legal
Self · (1 episode)
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Camille Salamander (archive footage)
2004
Quintuplets
(1 episode)
2004
Goodnight, We Love You
Self
2004
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self
2003
Nip/Tuck
(1 episode)
2003
Life with Bonnie
Phyllis Frost · (1 episode)
2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Granny Neutron (voice) · (2 episodes)
2002
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Self
2002
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
Self
2002
The Last Place on Earth
Mrs. Baskin
2002
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
2001
Everything's Jake
Victoria Pond
2000
Even Stevens
(1 episode)
2000
Titus
(2 episodes)
2000
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Self
1999
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
1999
Funny Is Money
Self
1999
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Self
1999
Family Guy
Thelma Griffin (voice) · (3 episodes)
1999
A Bug's Life
Queen (voice)
1998
The Powerpuff Girls
Mask Scara (voice) · (1 episode)
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
Sam (voice) · (1 episode)
1998
Emily of New Moon
Great Aunt Nancy Priest · (3 episodes)
1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self (archive footage)
1998
Cow and Chicken
(1 episode)
1997
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
King of the Hill
Lillian (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
Hey Arnold!
Mitzi · (1 episode)
1996
7th Heaven
Gabrielle · (2 episodes)
1996
7th Heaven
Mabel · (1 episode)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
(3 episodes)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
MADtv
Self - Hostess · (1 episode)
1995
The Drew Carey Show
Bebe · (1 episode)
1995
Cybill
(1 episode)
1995
The Perfect Man
Mother
1994
The Silence of the Hams
Old Secretary
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Phyllis Diller · (1 episode)
1993
Boy Meets World
Madame Ouspenskaya · (1 episode)
1993
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Phyllis Diller
1992
Vicki!
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Wisecracks
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Herself · (1 episode)
1992
Pebble Mill
Self · (1 episode)
1991
The Boneyard
Miss Poopinplatz
1991
The Nutcracker Prince
Mousequeen (voice)
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
(1 episode)
1990
Dream On
Mrs. Barish · (1 episode)
1990
Blossom
(4 episodes)
1990
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Mrs. Frasco
1989
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Self
1989
Happily Ever After
Mother Nature (voice)
1989
Dr. Hackenstein
Mrs. Trilling
1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1988
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
Herself
1987
Full House
Phyllis Diller · (1 episode)
1987
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Jonathan's Mother
1987
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White Queen
1987
227
Louanne costello · (1 episode)
1985
Larry King Live
Self · (1 episode)
1985
Tales from the Darkside
Nora Mills · (1 episode)
1984
The Bob Monkhouse Show
(1 episode)
1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
1983
Reading Rainbow
Herself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
Pink Motel
Margaret
1982
Madame's Place
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self · (1 episode)
1980
A Pleasure Doing Business
Mrs. Wildebeest
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
1979
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Self
1978
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
Herself
1978
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
1978
The Love Boat
Martha Morse · (1 episode)
1977
The Love Boat
Viola Penny · (1 episode)
1977
CHiPs
Wanda · (1 episode)
1977
On Location: Phyllis Diller
himself
1977
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · (1 episode)
1976
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
(1 episode)
1976
The Gong Show
(7 episodes)
1976
Joys
Self
1976
The Sunshine Boys
Self
1975
The Sunshine Boys
Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
1975
The Jeffersons
(1 episode)
1975
The Lion Roars Again
Self
1975
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Dinah!
Self · (6 episodes)
1974
Tattletales
Herself · (11 episodes)
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (6 episodes)
1973
The Bobby Darin Show
(1 episode)
1973
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
(1 episode)
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Phyllis Diller (voice) · (1 episode)
1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
(1 episode)
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Night Gallery
Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice") · (1 episode)
1970
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (1 episode)
1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Self (voice)
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Belva Lockwood
1970
Love, American Style
Bella · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
Sally Walker · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
Edna · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
Daphane Daniels · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
(1 episode)
1969
The Jim Nabors Hour
(1 episode)
1969
The Adding Machine
Mrs. Zero
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1969
Jack Benny's Bag
Self
1968
That's Life
(1 episode)
1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self - Host · (12 episodes)
1968
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
Agatha Knabenshu
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Nurse Nellie Krause
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · (8 episodes)
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Self
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1967
Eight on the Lam
Golda
1967
Mad Monster Party?
The Monster's Mate (voice)
1967
The Pruitts of Southampton
Phyllis Pruitt · (30 episodes)
1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Lily
1966
The Fat Spy
Camille Salamander
1966
Batman
Scrubwoman · (1 episode)
1966
Get Smart
Maxwell Smart (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1965
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Host · (4 episodes)
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Self · (1 episode)
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (32 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Hostess · (2 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (5 episodes)
1961
Splendor in the Grass
Texas Guinan
1961
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (4 episodes)
1957
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
The Red Skelton Show
Clara - the Dean's Daughter · (1 episode)
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Self / Greta Gargoyle · (1 episode)
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Self / BoBo Van Beacon · (1 episode)
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Killer Diller · (1 episode)
1951
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (16 episodes)
1950
The Bob Hope Show
Zoo Tour Guide · (1 episode)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (2 episodes)
1950
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Self · (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944