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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Filmography
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self 94
TV Shows 91
Movies 74
Voice 7
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023)
Pat Rocco Dared (2021)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials (2014)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)
Roseanne's Nuts (2011)
How to Live Forever (2011)
Looking for Lenny (2011)
I Am Comic (2010)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson (2009)
Pioneers of Television (2008)
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face (2007)
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge (2006)
Casper's Scare School (2006)
Forget About It (2006)
The Megan Mullally Show (2006)
Unbeatable Harold (2006)
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special (2005)
The Aristocrats (2005)
Robot Chicken (2005)
Boston Legal (2004)
Quintuplets (2004)
Goodnight, We Love You (2004)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer (2003)
Nip/Tuck (2003)
Life with Bonnie (2002)
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo (2002)
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO (2002)
The Last Place on Earth (2002)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001)
Kiss My Act (2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1 (2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2 (2001)
Everything's Jake (2000)
Even Stevens (2000)
Titus (2000)
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)
The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)
Funny Is Money (1999)
Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
A Bug's Life (1998)
The Powerpuff Girls (1998)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
Emily of New Moon (1998)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)
Cow and Chicken (1997)
The View (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
7th Heaven (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
MADtv (1995)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Cybill (1995)
The Perfect Man (1994)
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
Boy Meets World (1993)
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue (1992)
Vicki! (1992)
Wisecracks (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Pebble Mill (1991)
The Boneyard (1991)
The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
The Horror Hall of Fame (1990)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
Dream On (1990)
Blossom (1990)
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1989)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th (1989)
Happily Ever After (1989)
Dr. Hackenstein (1989)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale (1987)
Full House (1987)
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge (1987)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987)
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)
The New Hollywood Squares (1986)
227 (1985)
Larry King Live (1985)
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
The Bob Monkhouse Show (1983)
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983)
Pink Motel (1982)
Madame's Place (1982)
Wogan (1982)
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980)
A Pleasure Doing Business (1979)
Mindreaders (1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Christmas at Walt Disney World (1978)
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! (1978)
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic (1978)
The Love Boat (1977)
CHiPs (1977)
On Location: Phyllis Diller (1977)
The Great Balloon Race (1977)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon (1976)
The Gong Show (1976)
Joys (1976)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
The Jeffersons (1975)
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
Tony Orlando and Dawn (1974)
Dinah! (1974)
Tattletales (1974)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)
The Julie Andrews Hour (1972)
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
The Pearl Bailey Show (1971)
Night Gallery (1970)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970)
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
Love, American Style (1969)
The Jim Nabors Hour (1969)
The Adding Machine (1969)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
That's Life (1968)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968)
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
Rowan & Martin At the Movies (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Eight on the Lam (1967)
Mad Monster Party? (1967)
The Pruitts of Southampton (1966)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
The Fat Spy (1966)
Batman (1966)
Get Smart (1965)
What's This Song? (1964)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
The Oscars (1953)
Art Linkletter's House Party (1952)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Uncle Croc's Block
Garage Sale Documentary
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1917-07-17
Deathday2012-08-20 (95 years old)
Birth NamePhyllis Ada Driver
Birth PlaceLima, United States of America
Religionatheism
RelationshipsWarde Donovan (1965-10-07 - 1975-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPhyllis Driver
AwardsOhio Women's Hall of Fame, San Diego International Film Festival, Golden Apple Award, Laurel Awards, American Comedy Awards, Lucy Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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