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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Family Guy
1999
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The View
1997
King of the Hill
1997
Nip/Tuck
2003
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
What's My Line?
1950
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Hostess · 1962
Family Guy
as Thelma Griffin (voice) · 1999
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess · 1961
The View
as Self · 1997
King of the Hill
as Lillian (voice) · 1997
Nip/Tuck
· 2003
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest · 1950
Diagnosis: Murder
as Phyllis Diller · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Herself · 1992
The Love Boat
as Martha Morse · 1977
The Love Boat
as Viola Penny · 1977
Robot Chicken
as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice) · 2005
Robot Chicken
as Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice) · 2005
Boston Legal
as Self · 2004
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 1968
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
The Drew Carey Show
as Bebe · 1995
Get Smart
as Maxwell Smart (uncredited) · 1965
Love, American Style
as Bella · 1969
Love, American Style
as Sally Walker · 1969
Love, American Style
as Edna · 1969
Love, American Style
as Daphane Daniels · 1969
Love, American Style
· 1969
The Powerpuff Girls
as Mask Scara (voice) · 1998
Animaniacs
as Suzy Squirrel (voice) · 1993
Batman
as Scrubwoman · 1966
Full House
as Phyllis Diller · 1987
Hey Arnold!
as Mitzi · 1996
Wogan
as Self · 1982
The Red Skelton Show
as Clara · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Greta Gargoyle · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
as BoBo Van Beacon · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Killer Diller · 1951
Cow and Chicken
as Red's Mom / Cop (voice) · 1997
Arli$$
as Phyllis Diller · 1996
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Granny Neutron (voice) · 2002
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self · 1957
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest · 1967
The Wild Thornberrys
as Sam (voice) · 1998
Tales from the Darkside
as Nora Mills · 1984
Boy Meets World
as Madame Ouspenskaya · 1993
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
Dinah!
as Self · 1974
7th Heaven
as Gabrielle · 1996
7th Heaven
as Mabel · 1996
The Bob Hope Show
as Self · 1950
The Bob Hope Show
as Zoo Tour Guide · 1950
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
Night Gallery
as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice") · 1970
The Jeffersons
· 1975
Pebble Mill
as Self · 1991
Cybill
· 1995
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self · 2009
Blossom
· 1990
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1983
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
· 1990
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self · 1970
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) · 1968
I Am Weasel
as Red's Mother (voice) · 1997
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host · 1958
A Bug's Life
as Queen (voice) · 1998
Dream On
as Mrs. Barish · 1990
Even Stevens
as Coach Korns · 2000
Vicki!
as Self · 1992
Vicki!
as Self - Guest · 1992
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star · 1976
227
as Louanne costello · 1985
Hollywood Squares
as Self · 1966
Titus
as Grandma Titus · 2000
Madame's Place
as Self · 1982
CHiPs
as Wanda · 1977
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self · 1969
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
· 1971
Life with Bonnie
as Phyllis Frost · 2002
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self · 1973
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
as Phyllis Diller (voice) · 1972
The Hollywood Palace
as Self · 1964
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Quintuplets
as Aunt Sylvia · 2004
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self · 1974
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self · 1996
The Jim Nabors Hour
· 1969
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
as Self · 1948
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
· 1972
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self · 1980
The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self · 1972
Larry King Live
as Self · 1985
The Pruitts of Southampton
as Phyllis Pruitt · 1966
Tattletales
as Herself · 1974
The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self · 1971
Emily of New Moon
as Great Aunt Nancy Priest · 1998
That's Life
· 1968
E! True Hollywood Story
· 1996
Casper's Scare School
as Aunt Spitzy (voice) · 2006
The Bobby Darin Show
· 1973
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self · 1988
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self - Host · 1968
MADtv
as Self · 1995
The Bob Monkhouse Show
· 1983
The Aristocrats
as Self · 2005
Splendor in the Grass
as Texas Guinan · 1961
The Silence of the Hams
as Old Secretary · 1994
The Nutcracker Prince
as Mousequeen (voice) · 1990
Happily Ever After
as Mother Nature (voice) · 1989
Mad Monster Party?
as The Monster's Mate (voice) · 1967
The Sunshine Boys
as Self · 1975
The Sunshine Boys
as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited) · 1975
The Gong Show
· 1976
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage) · 1968
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Lily · 1966
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Nurse Nellie Krause · 1968
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited) · 1979
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen · 1987
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage) · 2001
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
· 1976
I Am Comic
as Self · 2010
Eight on the Lam
as Golda · 1967
Dr. Hackenstein
as Mrs. Trilling · 1989
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
as Self · 2002
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
as Self (voice) · 1970
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited) · 1971
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage) · 2001
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
as Self · 1989
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self · 1989
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice) · 1999
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self · 1988
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound) · 2014
A Pleasure Doing Business
as Mrs. Wildebeest · 1979
The Last Place on Earth
as Mrs. Baskin · 2002
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
as Jonathan's Mother · 1987
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self · 2004
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Self · 2011
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self (archive footage) · 1998
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Mrs. Frasco · 1989
Wisecracks
· 1992
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Phyllis Diller · 1992
The Lion Roars Again
as Self · 1975
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self (uncredited) · 1986
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
as Herself · 1978
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
as Self · 1978
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self · 1968
Unbeatable Harold
as Mrs. Clancy · 2006
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
as Agatha Knabenshu · 1968
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
as Self · 2012
The Boneyard
as Miss Poopinplatz · 1991
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Belva Lockwood · 1970
Looking for Lenny
as Self · 2011
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self · 1983
The Debtors
· 1999
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
as Self (archive footage) · 2007
Joys
as Self · 1976
Mickey's 50
as Self · 1978
How to Live Forever
as Self · 2011
Forget About It
as Mrs. Hertzberg · 2006
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self · 2002
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
as Self · 1999
Funny Is Money
as Self · 1999
Everything's Jake
as Victoria Pond · 2000
Yesterday's Tomorrows
as Self · 1999
Jack Benny's Bag
as Self · 1968
Christmas at Walt Disney World
as Self · 1978
Kiss My Act
as Phyllis Diller · 2001
The Fat Spy
as Camille Salamander · 1966
The Adding Machine
as Mrs. Zero · 1969
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
as Self · 2006
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self · 2003
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
as (archive footage) · 2009
Pat Rocco Dared
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
On Location: Phyllis Diller
as himself · 1977
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
as Herself · 1987
Pink Motel
as Margaret · 1982
The Perfect Man
as Mother · 1994