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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 wi…
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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.
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Phyllis Diller's Filmography
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Pat Rocco Dared
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
as Self
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Self
How to Live Forever
as Self
Looking for Lenny
as Self
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)
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
as Self
Casper's Scare School
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
Forget About It
as Mrs. Hertzberg
Unbeatable Harold
as Mrs. Clancy
The Aristocrats
as Self
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
as Self
The Last Place on Earth
as Mrs. Baskin
No Poster
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self
Kiss My Act
as Phyllis Diller
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
Everything's Jake
as Victoria Pond
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
as Self
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
Funny Is Money
as Self
The Debtors
Yesterday's Tomorrows
as Self
A Bug's Life
as Queen (voice)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
The Perfect Man
as Mother
The Silence of the Hams
as Old Secretary
No Poster
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Phyllis Diller
Wisecracks
The Boneyard
as Miss Poopinplatz
The Nutcracker Prince
as Mousequeen (voice)
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Mrs. Frasco
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self
Happily Ever After
as Mother Nature (voice)
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
as Self
Dr. Hackenstein
as Mrs. Trilling
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
as Herself
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
as Jonathan's Mother
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
No Poster
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self (uncredited)
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self
Pink Motel
as Margaret
No Poster
A Pleasure Doing Business
as Mrs. Wildebeest
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Christmas at Walt Disney World
as Self
Mickey's 50
as Self
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
as Herself
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
as Self
No Poster
On Location: Phyllis Diller
as himself
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
as Self
Joys
as Self
The Sunshine Boys
as Self
The Sunshine Boys
as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
No Poster
The Lion Roars Again
as Self
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
as Self (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Belva Lockwood
The Adding Machine
as Mrs. Zero
Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
as Agatha Knabenshu
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Nurse Nellie Krause
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
Eight on the Lam
as Golda
Mad Monster Party?
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Lily
The Fat Spy
as Camille Salamander
Splendor in the Grass
as Texas Guinan