Personal Info
Phyllis Driver
Phyllis Diller
Acting
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 icon. She was also one of the first celebrities to openly champion plastic surgery, for which she was …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Pat Rocco Dared
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
as Self
Looking for Lenny
as Self
How to Live Forever
as Self
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Self
I Am Comic
as Self
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
as (archive footage)
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self · 1 ep.
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Robot Chicken
as Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice) · 1 ep.
Boston Legal
as Self · 1 ep.
Quintuplets
as Aunt Sylvia · 1 ep.
Nip/Tuck
1 ep.
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Granny Neutron (voice) · 2 ep.
Life with Bonnie
as Phyllis Frost · 1 ep.
Even Stevens
as Coach Korns · 1 ep.
