Acting
Phyllis Diller
EN, IT cinema · 74 credits
Born
17 July 1917
Died
20 August 2012 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Lima, Ohio, USA
Also known as Phyllis Driver
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.
Known for
Filmography
Pat Rocco Dared
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
I Am Comic
as Self
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
as (archive footage)
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
as Self (archive footage)
Unbeatable Harold
as Mrs. Clancy
Casper's Scare School
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
Forget About It
as Mrs. Hertzberg
The Aristocrats
as Self
The Last Place on Earth
as Mrs. Baskin
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)
Kiss My Act
as Phyllis Diller
Everything's Jake
as Victoria Pond
Funny Is Money
as Self
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
A Bug's Life
as Queen (voice)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self (archive footage)
The Silence of the Hams
as Old Secretary
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Phyllis Diller
The Boneyard
as Miss Poopinplatz
The Nutcracker Prince
as Mousequeen (voice)
Dr. Hackenstein
as Mrs. Trilling
Happily Ever After
as Mother Nature (voice)
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Mrs. Frasco
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
as Jonathan's Mother
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self (uncredited)
Pink Motel
as Margaret
A Pleasure Doing Business
1979
A Pleasure Doing Business
as Mrs. Wildebeest
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Mickey's 50
as Self
Joys
as Self
The Sunshine Boys
as Self, as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Belva Lockwood
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
as Self (voice)
The Adding Machine
as Mrs. Zero
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Nurse Nellie Krause
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
as Agatha Knabenshu
Mad Monster Party?
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
Eight on the Lam
as Golda
The Fat Spy
as Camille Salamander
Splendor in the Grass
as Texas Guinan