Phyllis Diller

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

171

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-07-17

Day of death

2012-08-20 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Lima, Ohio, USA

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. 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

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Nip/Tuck

    Nip/Tuck

  • The View

    The View

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • The Powerpuff Girls

    The Powerpuff Girls

  • Full House

    Full House

  • Hey Arnold!

    Hey Arnold!

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • Cow and Chicken

    Cow and Chicken

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

    The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Boy Meets World

    Boy Meets World

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Cybill

    Cybill

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

  • Blossom

    Blossom

  • A Bug's Life

    A Bug's Life

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • Even Stevens

    Even Stevens

  • 227

    227

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The New Scooby-Doo Movies

    The New Scooby-Doo Movies

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Titus

    Titus

  • Life with Bonnie

    Life with Bonnie

  • Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

    The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

  • Eight on the Lam

    Eight on the Lam

  • Splendor in the Grass

    Splendor in the Grass

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

    Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Casper's Scare School

    Casper's Scare School

  • The Nutcracker Prince

    The Nutcracker Prince

  • Quintuplets

    Quintuplets

  • The Adding Machine

    The Adding Machine

  • The Perfect Man

    The Perfect Man

  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

    All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

  • Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic

    Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic

  • The Jim Nabors Hour

    The Jim Nabors Hour

  • Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

    Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

  • Unbeatable Harold

    Unbeatable Harold

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

    Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

  • Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

  • The Julie Andrews Hour

    The Julie Andrews Hour

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Pink Motel

    Pink Motel

  • Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

    Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Happily Ever After

    Happily Ever After

  • The Last Place on Earth

    The Last Place on Earth

  • The Silence of the Hams

    The Silence of the Hams

  • Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face

    Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face

  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

  • The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

    The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

  • Mad Monster Party?

    Mad Monster Party?

  • Emily of New Moon

    Emily of New Moon

  • Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?

    Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?

  • Larry King Live

    Larry King Live

  • The Pruitts of Southampton

    The Pruitts of Southampton

  • The Nuttiest Nutcracker

    The Nuttiest Nutcracker

  • Dr. Hackenstein

    Dr. Hackenstein

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

    Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

  • Mickey's 50

    Mickey's 50

  • Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

    Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

  • The Pearl Bailey Show

    The Pearl Bailey Show

  • That's Life

    That's Life

  • Hanna-Barbera's 50th

    Hanna-Barbera's 50th

  • Swing Out, Sweet Land

    Swing Out, Sweet Land

  • The Aristocrats

    The Aristocrats

  • I Am Comic

    I Am Comic

  • The Fat Spy

    The Fat Spy

  • The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge

    The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge

  • The Bobby Darin Show

    The Bobby Darin Show

  • Tattletales

    Tattletales

  • The Gong Show

    The Gong Show

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

    The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

    The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

  • Yesterday's Tomorrows

    Yesterday's Tomorrows

  • Robot Chicken's Christmas Special

    Robot Chicken's Christmas Special

  • Joys

    Joys

  • Forget About It

    Forget About It

  • Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

    Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

  • The Bob Monkhouse Show

    The Bob Monkhouse Show

  • The Boneyard

    The Boneyard

  • The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

    The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

  • The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

    The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

  • The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

    George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

  • Goodnight, We Love You

    Goodnight, We Love You

  • Wisecracks

    Wisecracks

  • Looking for Lenny

    Looking for Lenny

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Everything's Jake

    Everything's Jake

  • A Pleasure Doing Business

    A Pleasure Doing Business

  • On Location: Phyllis Diller

    On Location: Phyllis Diller

  • Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

    Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

  • Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

    Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

  • Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon

    Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon

  • Pat Rocco Dared

    Pat Rocco Dared

  • Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

    Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies

    Rowan & Martin at the Movies

  • Jack Benny's Bag

    Jack Benny's Bag

  • The Lion Roars Again

    The Lion Roars Again

  • Funny Is Money

    Funny Is Money

  • Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

    Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

  • Christmas at Walt Disney World

    Christmas at Walt Disney World

  • Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

    Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

  • Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson

    Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson

  • How to Live Forever

    How to Live Forever

  • Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

    Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

  • The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

    The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

  • Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!

    Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!

  • How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale

    How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale