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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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
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
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
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
The Aristocrats
Robot Chicken
Boston Legal
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Quintuplets
Goodnight, We Love You
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Nip/Tuck
Life with Bonnie
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
The Last Place on Earth
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1
Everything's Jake
Even Stevens
Titus
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Funny Is Money
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Family Guy
A Bug's Life
The Powerpuff Girls
The Wild Thornberrys
Emily of New Moon
Cow and Chicken
The View
King of the Hill
Hey Arnold!
7th Heaven
E! True Hollywood Story
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
MADtv
The Drew Carey Show
Cybill
The Silence of the Hams
Diagnosis: Murder
Boy Meets World
Wisecracks
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Boneyard
The Nutcracker Prince
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Dream On
Blossom
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Happily Ever After
Dr. Hackenstein
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
Full House
227
Larry King Live
Tales from the Darkside
Reading Rainbow
Pink Motel
Madame's Place
Wogan
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
The Love Boat
CHiPs
The Muppet Show
The Gong Show
Joys
The Sunshine Boys
The Jeffersons
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Dinah!
Tattletales
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Julie Andrews Hour
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Night Gallery
The Flip Wilson Show
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Love, American Style
The Adding Machine
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
The Dick Cavett Show
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
The Movie Orgy
The Carol Burnett Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Eight on the Lam
Mad Monster Party?
The Pruitts of Southampton
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
The Fat Spy
Batman
Get Smart
The Hollywood Palace
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Splendor in the Grass
Kraft Music Hall
The Oscars
The Red Skelton Show
The Bob Hope Show
What's My Line?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Ed Sullivan Show