Phyllis Diller
Birthday
1917/07/17
Day of death
2012/08/20 (95 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Lima, Ohio, USA
Also know 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 ic...Read more
Acting
(1968) The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) The Silence of the Hams
as Old Secretary
(2005) Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
(2000) Everything's Jake
as Victoria Pond
(1998) A Bug's Life
as Queen (voice)
(1961) Splendor in the Grass
as Texas Guinan
(1990) The Nutcracker Prince
as Mousequeen (voice)
(2010) I Am Comic
as Self
(2005) The Aristocrats
as Self
(2011) How to Live Forever
as Self
(1966) Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Lily
(1967) Mad Monster Party?
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
(2021) Pat Rocco Dared
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Looking for Lenny
as Self
(2007) Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
as Self
(1991) The Boneyard
as Miss Poopinplatz
(1987) Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
as Jonathan's Mother
(1999) Yesterday's Tomorrows
as Self
(1999) Funny Is Money
as Self
(1968) The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Nurse Nellie Krause
(1988) Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
(2004) Goodnight, We Love You
as Self
(2009) Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
as (archive footage)
(1977) On Location: Phyllis Diller
as himself
(1987) Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
(1999) The Nuttiest Nutcracker
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
(1978) Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
as ---
(1989) Dr. Hackenstein
as Mrs. Trilling
(1970) Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Belva Lockwood
(1966) The Fat Spy
as Camille Salamander
(1975) The Sunshine Boys
as Self
(2006) The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
as Self
(1982) Pink Motel
as Margaret
(1994) The Perfect Man
as Mother
(1978) Christmas at Walt Disney World
as Self
(1989) Happily Ever After
as Mother Nature (voice)
(2003) Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self
(1987) How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
as Herself
(2012) Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
as Self
(1999) Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
as Self
(1969) The Adding Machine
as Mrs. Zero
(2002) Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self
(2002) The Last Place on Earth
as Mrs. Baskin
(2006) Unbeatable Harold
as Mrs. Clancy
(1989) Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self
(2011) Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Herself
(1967) Eight on the Lam
as Golda
(1975) The Sunshine Boys
as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
(2004) The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Camille Salamander (archive footage)
(1983) George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self
(1968) Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
(2014) Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
(1989) Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Mrs. Frasco
(1992) Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Phyllis Diller
(1976) Joys
as Self
(1992) Wisecracks
as ---
(2006) Casper's Scare School
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
(2017) This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
(1978) Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
as Herself
(1968) Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
as Agatha Knabenshu
(1970) The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
as Self (voice)
(2002) The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
as Self
(2006) Forget About It
as Mrs. Hertzberg
(1979) A Pleasure Doing Business
as Mrs. Wildebeest
(1971) Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
(2001) The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
(1998) The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self (archive footage)
(1979) The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
(1975) The Lion Roars Again
as Self
(1968) Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
(2000) Titus
as ---
(1977) CHiPs
as Wanda
(1984) Tales from the Darkside
as Nora Mills
(1985) Larry King Live
as Self
(1998) The Powerpuff Girls
as Mask Scara (voice)
(1999) Family Guy
as Thelma Griffin (voice)
(1971) The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
as ---
(1966) Batman
as Scrubwoman
(1997) King of the Hill
as Lillian (voice)
(2002) The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Granny Neutron (voice)
(1993) Boy Meets World
as ---
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self
(2004) Quintuplets
as ---
(2000) Even Stevens
as ---
(1995) Cybill
as ---
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(2003) Nip/Tuck
as ---
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Herself
(1997) Cow and Chicken
as ---
(1987) Full House
as Phyllis Diller
(1990) Blossom
as ---
(1996) 7th Heaven
as Gabrielle
(1976) The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
(1995) MADtv
as Self - Hostess
(2004) Boston Legal
as Self
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Host
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
(1976) The Gong Show
as ---
(1983) The Bob Monkhouse Show
as ---
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1969) The Jim Nabors Hour
as ---
(1998) Emily of New Moon
as ---
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(1966) The Pruitts of Southampton
as Phyllis Pruitt
(1970) Night Gallery
as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")
(1991) Pebble Mill
as Self
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(1976) Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
as ---
(1968) The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self - Host
(1993) Diagnosis: Murder
as Phyllis Diller
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1980) Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
(1974) Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1998) The Wild Thornberrys
as Sam (voice)
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1972) The New Scooby-Doo Movies
as Phyllis Diller (voice)
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1969) The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Greta Gargoyle
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self / BoBo Van Beacon
(1995) The Drew Carey Show
as Bebe
(1977) The Love Boat
as Martha Morse
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Clara - the Dean's Daughter
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Killer Diller
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Hostess
(1969) Love, American Style
as Daphane Daniels
(1969) Love, American Style
as Bella
(1969) Love, American Style
as Edna
(1969) Love, American Style
as Sally Walker
(1968) That's Life
as ---
(1965) Get Smart
as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1988) The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Zoo Tour Guide
(1971) The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
(1983) Reading Rainbow
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1990) Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as ---
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1972) The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
(1974) Tattletales
as Herself
(1985) 227
as Louanne costello
(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
(2005) Robot Chicken
as Mrs. Claus
(2005) Robot Chicken
as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice)
(2002) Life with Bonnie
as Phyllis Frost
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
(1996) Hey Arnold!
as Mitzi
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Self
(1977) The Love Boat
as Viola Penny
(1990) Dream On
as Mrs. Barish
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1996) 7th Heaven
as Mabel
(1948) Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
as Self
(1982) Madame's Place
as Self
(1992) Vicki!
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1972) Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
as ---
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
(2006) The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
(2024) Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
(1969) Love, American Style
as ---
(1973) The Bobby Darin Show
as ---
(2005) Robot Chicken
as Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice)