Phyllis Diller

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Phyllis Ada Diller was an American actress and comedienne, best known for her eccentric stage persona, her self-deprecating humor, her wild hair and clothes, and her exaggerated, cackling laugh.

Birth Name

Phyllis Ada Driver

Born

Tuesday, 17 July 1917

Died

Monday, 20 August 2012

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Pat Rocco Dared	Self / Self (archive footage)	2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory	Self	2021
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!	Self	2020
The Very Very Best of the 70s	(archive footage)	2019
The History of Comedy	Self	2017
Garage Sale Documentary	Phyllis Diller	2013
Sunset Strip	Self	2012
Roseanne's Nuts	Self	2011
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work	Self	2010
When the World Breaks	Self	2010

(see additional filmography)

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Pat Rocco Dared	Self / Self (archive footage)	2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory	Self	2021
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!	Self	2020
The Very Very Best of the 70s	(archive footage)	2019
The History of Comedy	Self	2017
Garage Sale Documentary	Phyllis Diller	2013
Sunset Strip	Self	2012
Roseanne's Nuts	Self	2011
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work	Self	2010
When the World Breaks	Self	2010
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America	Self - Comedian, Self	2009
Pioneers of Television	Self	2008
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face	Self / Herself	2007
Casper's Scare School	Aunt Spitzy / Aunt Spitzy (voice)	2006
Forget About It	Mrs. Hertzberg	2006
The Megan Mullally Show	Self	2006
Who Killed the Electric Car?	Self	2006
Unbeatable Harold	Mrs. Clancy	2006
The Aristocrats	Self	2005
Game Show Moments Gone Bananas	Self	2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Herself	2005
Boston Legal	Self	2004
TV Land's Top Ten	Self	2004
Quintuplets	Aunt Sylvia	2004
Motocross Kids	Louise	2004
The Real Roseanne Show	Self	2003
Last Comic Standing	Self - Celebrity Talent Scout, Self	2003
100 Years of Hope and Humor	Self	2003
Star Dates	Self	2002
Life with Bonnie	Phyllis Frost	2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius	Grandma Neutron, Granny Neutron	2002
The Last Place on Earth	Mrs. Baskin	2002
The Test	Self - Panelist	2001
Kiss My Act	Self	2001
Robot Chicken	Mrs. Claus / Self / Hooker, Mrs. Claus, Mrs. Dorsey / Self	2001
Everything's Jake	Victoria Pond	2000
Even Stevens	Coach Korns	2000
Titus	Grandma Titus	2000
Let Me in, I Hear Laughter	Self	2000
Pajama Party	Self - Guest Cameo, Self	2000
Family Guy	Thelma Griffin	1999
The Wild Thornberrys	Sam	1998
E! Mysteries & Scandals	Self	1998
Emily of New Moon	Great Aunt Nancy Priest	1998
I Am Weasel	Red's Mother	1997
Cow and Chicken	Red's Mom / Cop	1997
King of the Hill	Lillian	1997
Hey Arnold!	Mitzi	1996
7th Heaven	Gabrielle, Mabel	1996
Arli$$	Phyllis Diller	1996
The Daily Show	Self	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Herself	1996
MADtv	Self - Hostess	1995
The Drew Carey Show	Bebe	1995
Cybill	Self	1995
The Powerpuff Girls	Mask Scara	1994
The Silence of the Hams	Old Secretary	1994
Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories	Self	1993
Diagnosis Murder	Phyllis Diller	1993
Boy Meets World	Madame Ouspenskaya	1993
Animaniacs	Suzy Squirrel	1993
Vicki!	Self	1992
The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2	Self	1991
The Chuck Woolery Show	Self	1991
One on One with John Tesh	Self	1991
The Boneyard	Miss Poopinplatz	1991
Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Dr. Jane Goodair	1990
Blossom	Mrs. Peterson, Self	1990
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog	Mrs. Frasco	1989
A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera	Self	1989
Doctor Hackenstein	Mrs. Trilling	1989
The Pat Sajak Show	Self	1989
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards	Self - Presenter	1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC	Self	1988
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	Self	1988
Bob Hope's USO Christmas from the Persian Gulf: Around the World in Eight Days	Self	1988
Blackout	Self	1988
D.C. Follies	Phyllis Diller	1987
Biography	Self	1987
Full House	Phyllis Diller	1987
Alice Through the Looking Glass	The White Queen	1987
The New Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist	1986
American Masters	Self	1986
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan	Self	1985
227	Louanne Costello	1985
Night Heat	Mrs. Malik	1985
Super Password	Self - Celebrity Contestant, Herself - Celebrity Contestant	1984
Hot Potato	Self	1984
Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes	Self	1984
Tales from the Darkside	Nora Mills	1983
Breakaway	Self	1983
Reading Rainbow	Herself (voice)	1983
Happy Birthday, Bob!	Self	1983
Pink Motel	Margaret	1982
Tom Cottle: Up Close	Self	1982
Madame's Place	Self	1982
The Regis Philbin Show	Self	1981
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters	Self	1980
The Toni Tennille Show	Self	1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood	Self / Herself	1979
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Betty White	Self - Comedian	1978
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: George Burns	Self	1978
The Jim Nabors Show	Self	1978
CHiPs	Wanda	1977
Sha Na Na	Self	1977
The Paul Ryan Show	Self	1977
The Muppet Show	Self - Special Guest Star	1976
The Diahann Carroll Show	Self	1976
Dinah and Her New Best Friends	Self	1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television	Self	1975
The Bobby Vinton Show	Self	1975
Match Game PM	Self - Panelist	1975
Uncle Croc's Block	Witchy Goo-Goo	1975
Sammy and Company	Self	1975
The Jeffersons	Phyllis Diller	1975
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Telly Savalas	Self	1974
Dinah!	Self	1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn	Self	1974
Tattletales	Self	1974
The Shape of Things		1973
The Bobby Darin Show	Self	1973
The Vin Scully Show	Self	1973
Jack Paar Tonite	Self	1973
The Julie Andrews Hour	Self	1972
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home	Detective Phyllis Dexter	1972
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman	Herself	1972
The David Steinberg Show	Self	1972
The Mouse Factory	Self	1972
Mooch	Phyllis Diller	1971
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour	Self	1971
Parkinson	Self	1971
The Pearl Bailey Show	Self	1971
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special	Self	1970
Flip	Self	1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land	Belva A. Lockwood	1970
Night Gallery	Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")	1969
Love, American Style	Bella (segment "Love and the Heist"), Daphane Daniels (segment "Love and the Phonies"), Edna (segment "Love and the Vacation"), Sally Walker (segment "Love and the Comedienne")	1969
It's Your Bet	Self	1969
The Andy Williams Show	Self	1969
The David Frost Show	Self	1969
You're Putting Me On	Self	1969
This Is Tom Jones	Self	1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour	Self	1969
The Jim Nabors Hour	Self	1968
The Good Guys	Lilli Resphighi	1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show	Self, Self - Host, Self - Hostess	1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell	Nurse Nellie Krause	1968
The Carol Burnett Show	Self	1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Guest Performer	1967
Personality	Self	1967
Eight on the Lam	Golda	1967
The Joey Bishop Show	Self	1967
The Milton Berle Show	Self	1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!	Lily	1966
The Fat Spy	Camille Salamander	1966
Your Choice for the Film Awards	Self - Co-Host	1966
Batman	Scrubwoman	1966
Get Smart	Maxwell Smart	1965
The Dean Martin Show	Self	1965
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)	Self - Panelist	1965
Gypsy	Self	1965
That Regis Philbin Show	Self	1964
What's This Song?	Self	1964
Get the Message	Self	1964
The Hollywood Palace	Self - Hostess, Self	1964
Picture This	Self	1963
The Match Game	Self - Team Captain	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Herself - Guest, Herself, Herself - Guest Hostess	1962
The Merv Griffin Show	Herself	1962
Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine	Self - Guest Comedienne	1962
The Jack Paar Program	Self, Self - Guest	1962
The Andy Williams Show	Self	1962
The Tonight Show	Self - Comedienne	1962
The Mike Douglas Show	Herself - Co-Hostess, Herself - Comedienne, Herself - Co-Host, Self - Co-Hostess, Herself, Herself - Actress	1961
Splendor in the Grass	Texas Guinan	1961
The Kraft Music Hall	Self - Hostess	1958
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	Herself	1957
This Is Your Life	Self	1955
The Bob Hope Show	Herself, Self	1950
The Red Skelton Hour	BoBo Van Beacon, Clara Appleby, Herself, Killer Diller	1951
What's My Line?	Herself - Mystery Guest	1950
The Ed Sullivan Show	Herself - Comedian, Herself	1948
You Bet Your Life	Self - Nightclub Performer	1950