Phyllis Diller
Acting
- Born:
- 1917-07-17
- Died:
- 2012-08-20
- Place of birth:
- Lima, Ohio, USA
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
Filmography
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Pat Rocco Dared
This Is Bob Hope...
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
How to Live Forever
Looking for Lenny
I Am Comic
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
Casper's Scare School
Forget About It
The Megan Mullally Show
Unbeatable Harold
The Aristocrats
Robot Chicken
Boston Legal
Quintuplets
Goodnight, We Love You
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Nip/Tuck
Last Comic Standing
Life with Bonnie
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
The Last Place on Earth
Kiss My Act
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Everything's Jake
Even Stevens
Titus
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Funny Is Money
The Debtors
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Family Guy
A Bug's Life
The Powerpuff Girls
The Wild Thornberrys
Emily of New Moon
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Cow and Chicken
The View
I Am Weasel
King of the Hill
Hey Arnold!
7th Heaven
E! True Hollywood Story
Arli$$
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
MADtv
The Drew Carey Show
Cybill