Phyllis Diller
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-07-17
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.
Also Known For
The Movie Orgy
Jan 01, 1968
The Silence of the Hams
Mar 11, 1994
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
Dec 22, 2005
Everything's Jake
Sep 25, 2000
A Bug's Life
Nov 25, 1998
Splendor in the Grass
Oct 10, 1961
The Nutcracker Prince
Nov 21, 1990
I Am Comic
Jan 10, 2010
The Aristocrats
Jul 29, 2005
How to Live Forever
May 13, 2011
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Jun 08, 1966
Mad Monster Party?
Mar 08, 1967
Pat Rocco Dared
Dec 02, 2021
Looking for Lenny
Jan 01, 2011
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
Jan 30, 2007
The Boneyard
Jun 12, 1991
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Jan 01, 1987
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Aug 09, 1999
Funny Is Money
Oct 01, 1999
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
May 08, 1968
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
May 16, 1988
Goodnight, We Love You
Jan 01, 2004
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
Sep 22, 2009
On Location: Phyllis Diller
Mar 11, 1977
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Jan 01, 1987
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Oct 19, 1999
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
May 03, 1978
Dr. Hackenstein
Jan 25, 1989
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Jan 01, 1970
The Fat Spy
May 11, 1966
The Sunshine Boys
Nov 06, 1975
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
Dec 10, 2006
Pink Motel
Oct 31, 1982
The Perfect Man
May 13, 1994
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Dec 10, 1978
Happily Ever After
Jun 30, 1989
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Aug 22, 2003
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
Oct 20, 1987
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Jan 20, 2012
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Oct 26, 1999
The Adding Machine
Sep 23, 1969
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
Jan 01, 2002
The Last Place on Earth
Jan 01, 2002
Unbeatable Harold
Jan 01, 2006
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Jul 17, 1989
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Dec 12, 2011
Eight on the Lam
Apr 26, 1967
The Sunshine Boys
Nov 06, 1975
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Sep 19, 1983
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Jan 01, 1968
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Nov 18, 2014
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Dec 29, 1989
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Dec 05, 1992
Joys
Mar 05, 1976
Wisecracks
Jun 05, 1992
Casper's Scare School
Oct 20, 2006
This Is Bob Hope...
Dec 29, 2017
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
Jun 20, 1978
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
Jul 14, 1968
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Apr 07, 1970
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Mar 23, 2002
Forget About It
Oct 14, 2006
A Pleasure Doing Business
Aug 31, 1979
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Dec 31, 1971
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Feb 22, 2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Feb 22, 2001
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Jan 01, 1998
The Muppets Go Hollywood
May 16, 1979
The Lion Roars Again
Jan 01, 1975
Jack Benny's Bag
Nov 16, 1968
Mickey's 50
Nov 19, 1978
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Nov 30, 1986
Kiss My Act
Apr 23, 2001
Titus
Mar 20, 2000
CHiPs
Sep 15, 1977
Tales from the Darkside
Sep 30, 1984
Larry King Live
Jun 03, 1985
The Powerpuff Girls
Nov 18, 1998
Family Guy
Jan 31, 1999
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Aug 01, 1971
Batman
Jan 12, 1966
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Jul 20, 2002
Boy Meets World
Sep 24, 1993
The Jeffersons
Jan 18, 1975
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Quintuplets
Jun 16, 2004
Cybill
Jan 02, 1995
E! True Hollywood Story
Aug 21, 1996
Even Stevens
Jun 17, 2000
The Merv Griffin Show
Oct 01, 1962
Nip/Tuck
Jul 22, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
Cow and Chicken
Sep 16, 1997
Full House
Sep 22, 1987
Blossom
Jul 05, 1990
7th Heaven
Aug 26, 1996
The Muppet Show
Sep 05, 1976
MADtv
Oct 14, 1995
Boston Legal
Oct 03, 2004
The Hollywood Palace
Jan 04, 1964
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Jan 22, 1968
The Gong Show
Jun 14, 1976
The Bob Monkhouse Show
Oct 24, 1983
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
The Jim Nabors Hour
Sep 25, 1969
Emily of New Moon
Jan 04, 1998
The Flip Wilson Show
Sep 17, 1970
The Pruitts of Southampton
Sep 06, 1966
Night Gallery
Dec 16, 1970
Pebble Mill
Oct 14, 1991
Wogan
May 04, 1982
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
Aug 25, 1976
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Sep 15, 1968
Diagnosis: Murder
Oct 29, 1993
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Nov 18, 1980
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Dec 04, 1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Sep 14, 1973
The Wild Thornberrys
Sep 01, 1998
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Sep 09, 1972
Dinah!
Oct 21, 1974
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Jan 22, 1969
The Red Skelton Show
Sep 30, 1951
The Drew Carey Show
Sep 13, 1995
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
The Red Skelton Show
Sep 30, 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Sep 30, 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Sep 30, 1951
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Love, American Style
Sep 29, 1969
Love, American Style
Sep 29, 1969
Love, American Style
Sep 29, 1969
Love, American Style
Sep 29, 1969
That's Life
Sep 24, 1968
Get Smart
Sep 18, 1965
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
The Bob Hope Show
Apr 09, 1950
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Mar 30, 1988
The Bob Hope Show
Apr 09, 1950
The Pearl Bailey Show
Jan 23, 1971
Reading Rainbow
Jun 06, 1983
What's My Line?
Feb 02, 1950
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Sep 15, 1990
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Jul 29, 1957
The Julie Andrews Hour
Sep 13, 1972
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Jun 10, 1996
Tattletales
Feb 18, 1974
227
Sep 14, 1985
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Oct 03, 2009
Robot Chicken
Feb 20, 2005
Life with Bonnie
Sep 17, 2002
The Carol Burnett Show
Sep 11, 1967
Hey Arnold!
Oct 07, 1996
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
Dream On
Jul 08, 1990
The Dick Cavett Show
Jun 06, 1968
7th Heaven
Aug 26, 1996
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nov 25, 1948
Madame's Place
Sep 20, 1982
Vicki!
Aug 31, 1992
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
Sep 12, 1972
Kraft Music Hall
Oct 08, 1958
The Megan Mullally Show
Sep 18, 2006
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Nov 20, 2024
Love, American Style
Sep 29, 1969
The Bobby Darin Show
Jan 19, 1973
Robot Chicken
Feb 20, 2005
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944