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Phyllis Diller
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,
Born July 17, 1917† August 20, 2012 Lima, Ohio, USA1 movie on MoviHero
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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. …
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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.
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- 2021Pat Rocco DaredSelf (archive footage)
- 2017This Is Bob Hope...Self (archive footage)
- 2014Robot Chicken: Christmas SpecialsVarious (voice) (archive sound)
- 2012Carol Channing: Larger Than LifeSelf
- 2011Ruth Lyons: First Lady of TelevisionSelf
- 2011How to Live ForeverSelf
- 2011Looking for LennySelf
- 2010I Am ComicSelf
- 2009Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson(archive footage)
- 2007Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty FaceSelf (archive footage)
- 2006The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The EdgeSelf
- 2006Casper's Scare SchoolAunt Spitzy (voice)
- 2006Forget About ItMrs. Hertzberg
- 2006Unbeatable HaroldMrs. Clancy
- 2005The AristocratsSelf
- 2004Goodnight, We Love YouSelf
- 2003Biography: Bob Hope: America's EntertainerSelf
- 2002The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in StereoSelf
- 2002Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USOSelf
- 2002The Last Place on EarthMrs. Baskin
- 2001Kiss My ActPhyllis Diller
- 2001The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1Self (archive footage)
- 2001The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2Self (archive footage)
- 2000Everything's JakeVictoria Pond
- 1999Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars ClubSelf
- 1999The Nuttiest NutcrackerSugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
- 1999Funny Is MoneySelf
- 1999The DebtorsActor
- 1999Yesterday's TomorrowsSelf
- 1998The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf (archive footage)
- 1994The Perfect ManMother
- 1994The Silence of the HamsOld Secretary
- 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & BluePhyllis Diller
- 1992WisecracksActor
- 1991The BoneyardMiss Poopinplatz
- 1990The Nutcracker PrinceMousequeen (voice)
- 1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogMrs. Frasco
- 1989Hanna-Barbera's 50thSelf
- 1989Happily Ever AfterMother Nature (voice)
- 1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefSelf
- 1989Dr. HackensteinMrs. Trilling
- 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCSelf
- 1987How to Have a Moneymaking Garage SaleHerself
- 1987Alice Through the Looking GlassThe White Queen
- 1987Jonathan Winters: On the LedgeJonathan's Mother
- 1986All Star Party for Clint EastwoodSelf (uncredited)
- 1983George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show BusinessSelf
- 1982Pink MotelMargaret
- 1979A Pleasure Doing BusinessMrs. Wildebeest
- 1979The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf (uncredited)
- 1978Christmas at Walt Disney WorldSelf
- 1978Mickey's 50Self
- 1978Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!Herself
- 1978Rock 'n' Roll Sports ClassicSelf
- 1977On Location: Phyllis Dillerhimself
- 1976Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled SpectacularSelf
- 1976JoysSelf
- 1975The Sunshine BoysSelf, Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
- 1975The Lion Roars AgainSelf
- 1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodPhyllis Diller (uncredited)
- 1970The Mad, Mad, Mad ComediansSelf (voice)
- 1970Swing Out, Sweet LandBelva Lockwood
- 1969The Adding MachineMrs. Zero
- 1968Jack Benny's BagSelf
- 1968Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?Agatha Knabenshu
- 1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'FarrellNurse Nellie Krause
- 1968Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf
- 1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
- 1967Eight on the LamGolda
- 1967Mad Monster Party?The Monster's Mate (voice)
- 1966Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!Lily
- 1966The Fat SpyCamille Salamander
- 1961Splendor in the GrassTexas Guinan
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