Phyllis Diller
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ic...
Known For
Filmography
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Pat Rocco Dared
2021
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
as Self
How to Live Forever
2011
as Self
Looking for Lenny
2011
as Self
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
as Self
I Am Comic
2010
as Self
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
2009
as (archive footage)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
2006
as Self
Unbeatable Harold
2006
as Mrs. Clancy
Casper's Scare School
2006
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
Forget About It
2006
as Mrs. Hertzberg
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
Robot Chicken
2005
as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice)
Robot Chicken
2005
as Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice)
Goodnight, We Love You
2004
as Self
Quintuplets
2004
as Aunt Sylvia
Boston Legal
2004
as Self
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003
as Self
Nip/Tuck
2003
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
2002
as Self
The Last Place on Earth
2002
as Mrs. Baskin
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002
as Self
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002
as Granny Neutron (voice)
Life with Bonnie
2002
as Phyllis Frost
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Kiss My Act
2001
as Phyllis Diller
Everything's Jake
2000
as Victoria Pond
Titus
2000
as Grandma Titus
Even Stevens
2000
as Coach Korns
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
as Self
Funny Is Money
1999
as Self
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
1999
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999
as Self
The Debtors
1999
Family Guy
1999
as Thelma Griffin (voice)
A Bug's Life
1998
as Queen (voice)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Powerpuff Girls
1998
as Mask Scara (voice)
Emily of New Moon
1998
as Great Aunt Nancy Priest
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Sam (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
as Lillian (voice)
The View
1997
as Self
Cow and Chicken
1997
as Red's Mom / Cop (voice)
I Am Weasel
1997
as Red's Mother (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
7th Heaven
1996
as Gabrielle
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Mitzi
7th Heaven
1996
as Mabel
Arli$$
1996
as Phyllis Diller
Cybill
1995
MADtv
1995
as Self
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Bebe
The Silence of the Hams
1994
as Old Secretary
The Perfect Man
1994
as Mother
Boy Meets World
1993
as Madame Ouspenskaya
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Phyllis Diller
Animaniacs
1993
as Suzy Squirrel (voice)
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Phyllis Diller
Wisecracks
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Herself
Vicki!
1992
as Self
Vicki!
1992
as Self - Guest
The Boneyard
1991
as Miss Poopinplatz
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
The Nutcracker Prince
1990
as Mousequeen (voice)
Blossom
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Dream On
1990
as Mrs. Barish
Dr. Hackenstein
1989
as Mrs. Trilling
Happily Ever After
1989
as Mother Nature (voice)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989
as Self
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
as Mrs. Frasco
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
as Self
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1987
as Jonathan's Mother
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1987
as The White Queen
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
1987
as Herself
Full House
1987
as Phyllis Diller
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self (uncredited)
Larry King Live
1985
as Self
227
1985
as Louanne costello
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Nora Mills
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
The Bob Monkhouse Show
1983
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Pink Motel
1982
as Margaret
Wogan
1982
as Self
Madame's Place
1982
as Self
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
A Pleasure Doing Business
1979
as Mrs. Wildebeest
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self (uncredited)
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
1978
as Self
Christmas at Walt Disney World
1978
as Self
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
1978
as Herself
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
On Location: Phyllis Diller
1977
as himself
CHiPs
1977
as Wanda
The Love Boat
1977
as Martha Morse
The Love Boat
1977
as Viola Penny
Joys
1976
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Gong Show
1976
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
1976
The Sunshine Boys
1975
as Self
The Sunshine Boys
1975
as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
The Jeffersons
1975
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Tattletales
1974
as Herself
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
as Phyllis Diller (voice)
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Belva Lockwood
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
as Self (voice)
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
Night Gallery
1970
as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")
The Adding Machine
1969
as Mrs. Zero
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
Love, American Style
1969
as Bella
Love, American Style
1969
as Sally Walker
Love, American Style
1969
as Edna
Love, American Style
1969
as Daphane Daniels
Love, American Style
1969
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
as Nurse Nellie Krause
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968
as Agatha Knabenshu
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
as Self - Host
That's Life
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Mad Monster Party?
1967
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
Eight on the Lam
1967
as Golda
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Lily
The Fat Spy
1966
as Camille Salamander
Batman
1966
as Scrubwoman
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
as Phyllis Pruitt
Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self
Get Smart
1965
as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self - Guest Hostess
Splendor in the Grass
1961
as Texas Guinan
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Hostess
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Clara
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Greta Gargoyle
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as BoBo Van Beacon
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Killer Diller
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Zoo Tour Guide
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter