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Phyllis Diller
Actor
Died August 20, 2012 (95 years)
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
Filmography
| 2014 | Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials · as Various (voice) (archive Sound) |
| 2006 | Casper's Scare School · as Aunt Spitzy (voice) |
| 2006 | Forget About It · as Mrs. Hertzberg |
| 2006 | Unbeatable Harold · as Mrs. Clancy |
| 2004 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made · as Camille Salamander (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Quintuplets (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Life with Bonnie (TV Series) · as Phyllis Frost |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (TV Series) · as Granny Neutron (voice) |
| 2002 | The Last Place on Earth · as Mrs. Baskin |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Mrs. Dorsey/herself |
| 2000 | Everything's Jake · as Victoria Pond |
| 2000 | Even Stevens (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Titus (TV Series) |
| 1999 | The Nuttiest Nutcracker · as Sugar Plum Fairy (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Thelma Griffin (voice) |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life · as Queen (voice) |
| 1998 | The Powerpuff Girls (TV Series) · as Mask Scara (voice) |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) · as Sam (voice) |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Cow and Chicken (TV Series) |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Lillian (voice) |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! (TV Series) · as Mitzi |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Gabrielle |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Bebe |
| 1995 | Cybill (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The Silence of the Hams · as Old Secretary |
| 1993 | The Perfect Man · as Mother |
| 1993 | Boy Meets World (TV Series) |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | The Boneyard · as Miss Poopinplatz |
| 1990 | The Nutcracker Prince · as Mousequeen (voice) |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Dream On (TV Series) · as Mrs. Barish |
| 1990 | Blossom (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog · as Mrs. Frasco |
| 1989 | Happily Ever After · as Mother Nature (voice) |
| 1988 | Doctor Hackenstein · as Mrs. Trilling |
| 1987 | Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge · as Jonathan's Mother |
| 1987 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as The White Queen |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) · as Louanne Costello |
| 1983 | Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as Nora Mills |
| 1982 | Pink Motel · as Margaret |
| 1979 | A Pleasure Doing Business · as Mrs. Wildebeest |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Wanda |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Martha Morse |
| 1976 | The Gong Show (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) |
| 1974 | |
| 1972 | Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies (TV Series) · as Phyllis Diller (voice) |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land · as Belva Lockwood |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Pamela (segment "pamela's Voice") |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Edna |
| 1969 | The Adding Machine · as Mrs. Zero |
| 1968 | The Jim Nabors Hour (TV Series) |
| 1968 | That's Life (1968) (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? · as Agatha Knabenshu |
| 1968 | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell · as Nurse Nellie Krause |
| 1967 | Mad Monster Party? · as The Monster's Mate (voice) |
| 1967 | Eight on the Lam · as Golda |
| 1966 | The Pruitts of Southampton (TV Series) · as Phyllis Pruitt |
| 1966 | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! · as Lily |
| 1966 | The Fat Spy · as Camille Salamander |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Scrubwoman |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as Maxwell Smart (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Splendor in the Grass · as Texas Guinan |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Clara - The Dean's Daughter |
| 1934 | Maniac · as Mrs. Buckley |