Phyllis Diller

Actor Jul 17 (died age 95) Lima, Ohio, USA 1944–2024 (80 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

A Bug's Life

Queen (voice)

Film

Splendor in the Grass

Texas Guinan

Film

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Self

Film

The Sunshine Boys

Self

Film

The Aristocrats

Self

Film

Mad Monster Party?

The Monster's Mate (voice)

Film

The Nutcracker Prince

Mousequeen (voice)

Film

The Silence of the Hams

Old Secretary

Filmography

Acting (160)

Movies (72)

Pat Rocco Dared

2021

as Self (archive footage)

1.0

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

2014

as Various (voice) (archive sound)

8.3

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

as Self

Looking for Lenny

as Self

How to Live Forever

as Self

Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

2011

as Self

I Am Comic

2010

as Self

6.3

Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson

2009

as (archive footage)

8.3

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face

2007

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Casper's Scare School

2006

as Aunt Spitzy (voice)

Unbeatable Harold

as Mrs. Clancy

Forget About It

as Mrs. Hertzberg

The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge

2006

as Self

The Aristocrats

2005

as Self

6.0

Robot Chicken's Christmas Special

2005

as Mrs. Claus (voice)

Goodnight, We Love You

2004

as Self

6.5

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

2003

as Self

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

2002

as Self

10.0

The Last Place on Earth

2002

as Mrs. Baskin

5.0

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

2002

as Self

Kiss My Act

2001

as Phyllis Diller

5.5

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

2001

as Self (archive footage)

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

2001

as Self (archive footage)

Everything's Jake

2000

as Victoria Pond

The Nuttiest Nutcracker

1999

as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)

4.4

Yesterday's Tomorrows

1999

as Self

10.0

Funny Is Money

1999

as Self

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

1999

as Self

A Bug's Life

1998

as Queen (voice)

7.0

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

The Perfect Man

1994

as Mother

The Silence of the Hams

1994

as Old Secretary

4.8

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

1992

as Phyllis Diller

Wisecracks

The Boneyard

as Miss Poopinplatz

The Nutcracker Prince

1990

as Mousequeen (voice)

6.4

Happily Ever After

1989

as Mother Nature (voice)

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

as Self

Dr. Hackenstein

as Mrs. Trilling

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

1989

as Mrs. Frasco

3.8

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

1988

as Self

6.0

How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale

1987

as Herself

5.0

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

1987

as Jonathan's Mother

1.0

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1987

as The White Queen

5.8

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986

as Self

6.0

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

as Self

Pink Motel

as Margaret

A Pleasure Doing Business

1979

as Mrs. Wildebeest

1.0

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Self

6.2

Christmas at Walt Disney World

1978

as Self

Mickey's 50

1978

as Self

Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!

1978

as Herself

Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic

1978

as Self

On Location: Phyllis Diller

1977

as himself

Joys

1976

as Self

4.0

The Lion Roars Again

1975

as Self

The Sunshine Boys

1975

as Self

6.8

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)

4.3

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

as Belva Lockwood

6.0

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

as Self (voice)

The Adding Machine

as Mrs. Zero

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

as Self

2.0

Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?

1968

as Agatha Knabenshu

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

1968

as Nurse Nellie Krause

6.1

Jack Benny's Bag

1968

as Self

Eight on the Lam

1967

as Golda

4.9

Mad Monster Party?

1967

as The Monster's Mate (voice)

6.6

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

1966

as Lily

5.2

The Fat Spy

1966

as Camille Salamander

2.5

Splendor in the Grass

1961

as Texas Guinan

7.5

Television (88)

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

as Self

7.3

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

Robot Chicken

as Mrs. Claus

Boston Legal

as Self

Quintuplets

as Aunt Sylvia

Nip/Tuck

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

2002

as Granny Neutron (voice)

Life with Bonnie

as Phyllis Frost

Even Stevens

as Coach Korns

Titus

as Grandma Titus

Family Guy

as Thelma Griffin (voice)

7.4

The Powerpuff Girls

1998

as Mask Scara (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

as Sam (voice)

Emily of New Moon

as Great Aunt Nancy Priest

The View

as Self

King of the Hill

as Lillian (voice)

Cow and Chicken

Hey Arnold!

as Mitzi

Arli$$

7th Heaven

as Mabel

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self

3.9

E! True Hollywood Story

The Drew Carey Show

as Bebe

Cybill

MADtv

as Self - Hostess

Diagnosis: Murder

as Phyllis Diller

Boy Meets World

as Madame Ouspenskaya

8.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Herself

Vicki!

as Self

Pebble Mill

as Self

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Blossom

Dream On

as Mrs. Barish

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self

Full House

as Phyllis Diller

227

as Louanne costello

Larry King Live

as Self

Tales from the Darkside

1984

as Nora Mills

7.2

Reading Rainbow

1983

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.4

The Bob Monkhouse Show

Wogan

as Self

Madame's Place

as Self

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

as Self

The Love Boat

as Viola Penny

CHiPs

as Wanda

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

8.0

The Gong Show

1976

6.0

Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon

The Jeffersons

Dinah!

as Self

Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self

Tattletales

as Herself

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

as Self

5.4

The Bobby Darin Show

1973

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972

as Phyllis Diller (voice)

7.7

The Julie Andrews Hour

1972

as Self

6.0

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

1972

5.7

The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies - The Lost Episodes

1972

as Phyllis Diller

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971

6.5

The Pearl Bailey Show

1971

as Self

Night Gallery

1970

as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

Love, American Style

as Daphane Daniels

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

The Jim Nabors Hour

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

That's Life

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

1968

as Self - Host

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

Batman

as Scrubwoman

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966

as Phyllis Pruitt

5.3

Get Smart

1965

as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)

7.9

The Hollywood Palace

1964

as Self

4.5

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

as Self

5.7

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self - Guest Hostess

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess

Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

The Red Skelton Show

as Clara - the Dean's Daughter

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

6.8

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter