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, 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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.98 |
Birthday | 1917-07-17 |
Place of Birth | Lima, Ohio, USA |
Also Known As | Phyllis Driver, |
1968
The Movie Orgy
6.2/9
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1994
The Silence of the Hams
4.9/179
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Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
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2000
Everything's Jake
0/0
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1998
A Bug's Life
6.971/9134
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1961
Splendor in the Grass
7.469/271
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1990
The Nutcracker Prince
6.366/71
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2010
I Am Comic
6.3/16
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2005
The Aristocrats
5.9/162
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2011
How to Live Forever
6/4
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1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
5.1/23
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1967
Mad Monster Party?
6.5/68
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Pat Rocco Dared
1/1
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2011
Looking for Lenny
5/5
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2007
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
8/1
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1991
The Boneyard
5.825/40
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1987
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
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1999
Yesterday's Tomorrows
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1999
Funny Is Money
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1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
5.2/3
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1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6/2
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2004
Goodnight, We Love You
6.5/2
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2009
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
8/2
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1977
On Location: Phyllis Diller
0/0
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1987
Alice Through the Looking Glass
5.6/16
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1999
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
4.364/11
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1978
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
0/0
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1989
Dr. Hackenstein
3.429/7
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1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
5.667/3
John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.
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1966
The Fat Spy
2.7/12
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1975
The Sunshine Boys
6.767/103
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2006
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
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1982
Pink Motel
2/2
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Pink Motel
1994
The Perfect Man
0/0
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1978
Christmas at Walt Disney World
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Holiday special from 1978 featuring various Disney characters.
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1989
Happily Ever After
5.6/49
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2003
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
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1987
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
5/1
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2012
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
7.8/6
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1999
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
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The Adding Machine
5.5/2
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2002
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
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2002
The Last Place on Earth
5/2
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2006
Unbeatable Harold
3/1
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Hanna-Barbera's 50th
9.261/46
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2011
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
0/0
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1967
Eight on the Lam
4.9/10
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1975
The Sunshine Boys
6.767/103
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2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
4.621/29
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1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
8/1
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1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
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2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
8.3/6
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1989
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
4/3
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1992
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
0/0
Carol Leifer stars as Rusty Berman, a 1950's burlesque queen with an outrageous, risque act.
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1976
Joys
4/0
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1992
Wisecracks
8/2
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2006
Casper's Scare School
5.025/60
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2017
This Is Bob Hope...
8/1
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1978
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
0/0
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1968
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
0/0
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1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
6/1
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2002
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
10/41
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2006
Forget About It
5.2/9
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1979
A Pleasure Doing Business
1/1
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1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
5.1/8
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2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
0/0
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2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
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1998
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5/1
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1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
6.3/19
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1975
The Lion Roars Again
0/0
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Jack Benny's Bag
0/0
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