Phyllis Diller

Personal Info

Birthday

July 17, 1917

Day of Death

2012-08-20

(95 years old)

Place of Birth

Lima, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Phyllis Driver

Phyllis Diller

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.

Known For

Family Guy

King of the Hill

The Love Boat

Batman

Robot Chicken

Diagnosis: Murder

The Powerpuff Girls

Hey Arnold!

Filmography

2021
Pat Rocco Dared
as Self (archive footage)
2017
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
2012
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
as Self
2011
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Self
How to Live Forever
as Self
Looking for Lenny
as Self
2010
I Am Comic
as Self
2009
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
as (archive footage)
2007
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
as Self
2006
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
as Self
Casper's Scare School
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
Forget About It
as Mrs. Hertzberg
Unbeatable Harold
as Mrs. Clancy
2005
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
The Aristocrats
as Self
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Camille Salamander (archive footage)
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self
2003
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self
2002
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
as Self
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self
The Last Place on Earth
as Mrs. Baskin
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Everything's Jake
as Victoria Pond
1999
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
as Self
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
Funny Is Money
as Self
Yesterday's Tomorrows
as Self
1998
A Bug's Life
as Queen (voice)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self (archive footage)
1994
The Perfect Man
as Mother
The Silence of the Hams
as Old Secretary
1992
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Phyllis Diller
1991
The Boneyard
as Miss Poopinplatz
1990
The Nutcracker Prince
as Mousequeen (voice)
1989
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Mrs. Frasco
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self
Happily Ever After
as Mother Nature (voice)
Dr. Hackenstein
as Mrs. Trilling
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
1987
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
as Herself
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
as Jonathan's Mother
1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self
1982
Pink Motel
as Margaret
1979
A Pleasure Doing Business
as Mrs. Wildebeest
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1978
Christmas at Walt Disney World
as Self
Mickey's 50
as Self
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
as Herself
1977
On Location: Phyllis Diller
as himself
1976
Joys
as Self
1975
The Sunshine Boys
as Self
The Lion Roars Again
as Self
1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
as Self (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Belva Lockwood
1969
The Adding Machine
as Mrs. Zero
1968
Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
as Agatha Knabenshu
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Nurse Nellie Krause
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
1967
Eight on the Lam
as Golda
Mad Monster Party?
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Lily
The Fat Spy
as Camille Salamander
1961
Splendor in the Grass
as Texas Guinan