Phyllis Diller

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Phyllis Diller

Born 17 July 1917 Died 20 August 2012, aged 95 Lima, Ohio, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
32age in their first credit on record (1950)
64years on screen and counting
7credits in 1969, their busiest year
93dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials poster Age: 97

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

2014
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Casper's Scare School poster Age: 89

Casper's Scare School

2006
as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
Forget About It poster Age: 89

Forget About It

2006
as Mrs. Hertzberg
Unbeatable Harold poster Age: 88

Unbeatable Harold

2006
as Mrs. Clancy
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special poster Age: 88

Robot Chicken's Christmas Special

2005
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
The Last Place on Earth poster Age: 84

The Last Place on Earth

2002
as Mrs. Baskin
Kiss My Act poster Age: 83

Kiss My Act

2001
as Phyllis Diller
Everything's Jake poster Age: 83

Everything's Jake

2000
as Victoria Pond
The Nuttiest Nutcracker poster Age: 82

The Nuttiest Nutcracker

1999
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
The Debtors poster Age: 82

The Debtors

1999
A Bug's Life poster Age: 81

A Bug's Life

1998
as Queen (voice)
No poster
Age: 76

The Perfect Man

1994
as Mother
The Silence of the Hams poster Age: 76

The Silence of the Hams

1994
as Old Secretary
No poster
Age: 75

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

1992
as Phyllis Diller
Wisecracks poster Age: 74

Wisecracks

1992
The Boneyard poster Age: 73

The Boneyard

1991
as Miss Poopinplatz
The Nutcracker Prince poster Age: 73

The Nutcracker Prince

1990
as Mousequeen (voice)
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog poster Age: 72

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

1989
as Mrs. Frasco
Happily Ever After poster Age: 71

Happily Ever After

1989
as Mother Nature (voice)
Dr. Hackenstein poster Age: 71

Dr. Hackenstein

1989
as Mrs. Trilling
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge poster Age: 69

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

1987
as Jonathan's Mother
Alice Through the Looking Glass poster Age: 69

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1987
as The White Queen
Pink Motel poster Age: 65

Pink Motel

1982
as Margaret
No poster
Age: 62

A Pleasure Doing Business

1979
as Mrs. Wildebeest
The Sunshine Boys poster Age: 58

The Sunshine Boys

1975
as Performer on Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood poster Age: 54

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
Swing Out, Sweet Land poster Age: 52

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970
as Belva Lockwood
The Adding Machine poster Age: 52

The Adding Machine

1969
as Mrs. Zero
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? poster Age: 50

Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?

1968
as Agatha Knabenshu
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell poster Age: 50

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

1968
as Nurse Nellie Krause
Eight on the Lam poster Age: 49

Eight on the Lam

1967
as Golda
Mad Monster Party? poster Age: 49

Mad Monster Party?

1967
as The Monster's Mate (voice)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! poster Age: 48

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

1966
as Lily
The Fat Spy poster Age: 48

The Fat Spy

1966
as Camille Salamander
Splendor in the Grass poster Age: 44

Splendor in the Grass

1961
as Texas Guinan
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TV credits

Newest first
Robot Chicken poster Age: 87

Robot Chicken

2005
as Phillys Diller / Mrs. Claus / Hooker (voice)
Robot Chicken poster Age: 87

Robot Chicken

2005
as Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice)
Quintuplets poster Age: 86

Quintuplets

2004
as Aunt Sylvia
Nip/Tuck poster Age: 86

Nip/Tuck

2003
Life with Bonnie poster Age: 85

Life with Bonnie

2002
as Phyllis Frost
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius poster Age: 85

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

2002
as Granny Neutron (voice)
Even Stevens poster Age: 82

Even Stevens

2000
as Coach Korns
Titus poster Age: 82

Titus

2000
as Grandma Titus
Family Guy poster Age: 81

Family Guy

1999
as Thelma Griffin (voice)
The Powerpuff Girls poster Age: 81

The Powerpuff Girls

1998
as Mask Scara (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys poster Age: 81

The Wild Thornberrys

1998
as Sam (voice)
Emily of New Moon poster Age: 80

Emily of New Moon

1998
as Great Aunt Nancy Priest
Cow and Chicken poster Age: 80

Cow and Chicken

1997
as Red's Mom / Cop (voice)
I Am Weasel poster Age: 80

I Am Weasel

1997
as Red's Mother (voice)
King of the Hill poster Age: 79

King of the Hill

1997
as Lillian (voice)
Hey Arnold! poster Age: 79

Hey Arnold!

1996
as Mitzi
7th Heaven poster Age: 79

7th Heaven

1996
as Gabrielle
7th Heaven poster Age: 79

7th Heaven

1996
as Mabel
E! True Hollywood Story poster Age: 79

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
Arli$$ poster Age: 79

Arli$$

1996
as Phyllis Diller
The Drew Carey Show poster Age: 78

The Drew Carey Show

1995
as Bebe
Cybill poster Age: 77

Cybill

1995
Diagnosis: Murder poster Age: 76

Diagnosis: Murder

1993
as Phyllis Diller
Boy Meets World poster Age: 76

Boy Meets World

1993
as Madame Ouspenskaya
Captain Planet and the Planeteers poster Age: 73

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990
Dream On poster Age: 72

Dream On

1990
as Mrs. Barish
Blossom poster Age: 72

Blossom

1990
Full House poster Age: 70

Full House

1987
as Phyllis Diller
227 poster Age: 68

227

1985
as Louanne costello
Tales from the Darkside poster Age: 67

Tales from the Darkside

1984
as Nora Mills
No poster
Age: 66

The Bob Monkhouse Show

1983
The Love Boat poster Age: 60

The Love Boat

1977
as Martha Morse
The Love Boat poster Age: 60

The Love Boat

1977
as Viola Penny
CHiPs poster Age: 60

CHiPs

1977
as Wanda
No poster
Age: 59

Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon

1976
The Gong Show poster Age: 58

The Gong Show

1976
The Jeffersons poster Age: 57

The Jeffersons

1975
The Bobby Darin Show poster Age: 55

The Bobby Darin Show

1973
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies - The Lost Episodes poster Age: 55

The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies - The Lost Episodes

1972
as Phyllis Diller
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home poster Age: 55

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies poster Age: 55

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972
as Phyllis Diller (voice)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour poster Age: 54

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971
Night Gallery poster Age: 53

Night Gallery

1970
as Pamela (segment "Pamela's Voice")
Love, American Style poster Age: 52

Love, American Style

1969
as Bella
Love, American Style poster Age: 52

Love, American Style

1969
as Daphane Daniels
Love, American Style poster Age: 52

Love, American Style

1969
as Sally Walker
Love, American Style poster Age: 52

Love, American Style

1969
as Edna
Love, American Style poster Age: 52

Love, American Style

1969
No poster
Age: 52

The Jim Nabors Hour

1969
No poster
Age: 51

That's Life

1968
The Pruitts of Southampton poster Age: 49

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966
as Phyllis Pruitt
Batman poster Age: 48

Batman

1966
as Scrubwoman
Get Smart poster Age: 48

Get Smart

1965
as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 34

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Greta Gargoyle
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 34

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as BoBo Van Beacon
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 34

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Killer Diller
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 34

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Clara
The Bob Hope Show poster Age: 32

The Bob Hope Show

1950
as Zoo Tour Guide
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