Phyllis Diller

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-07-17 (95 years old)

Deathday

2012-08-20

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. Dill...

Acting

1968

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

1994

The Silence of the Hams

as Old Secretary

2005

2000

Everything's Jake

as Victoria Pond

1998

A Bug's Life

as Queen (voice)

1961

Splendor in the Grass

as Texas Guinan

1990

The Nutcracker Prince

as Mousequeen (voice)

2010

I Am Comic

as Self

2005

1967

Mad Monster Party?

as The Monster's Mate (voice)

2021

Pat Rocco Dared

as Self (archive footage)

1991

The Boneyard

as Miss Poopinplatz

1987

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

as Jonathan's Mother

1999

1968

1987

1999

The Nuttiest Nutcracker

as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)

1989

Dr. Hackenstein

as Mrs. Trilling

1970

Swing Out, Sweet Land

as Belva Lockwood

1966

The Fat Spy

as Camille Salamander

1982

Pink Motel

as Margaret

1994

1989

Happily Ever After

as Mother Nature (voice)

1969

The Adding Machine

as Mrs. Zero

2002

2006

Unbeatable Harold

as Mrs. Clancy

1967

1975

The Sunshine Boys

as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

as Camille Salamander (archive footage)

2014

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

as Various (voice) (archive sound)

1976

Joys

as Self

2006

Casper's Scare School

as Aunt Spitzy (voice)

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

1970

2006

Forget About It

as Mrs. Hertzberg

1979

A Pleasure Doing Business

as Mrs. Wildebeest

1971

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)

1968

1978

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