Phyllis Diller
Born July 17, 1917 (Age: 108)
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Lima, Ohio, USA
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phyllis Diller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Phyllis Diller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
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as Self
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Age: 94
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
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as Self
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Age: 94
How to Live Forever
2011
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as Self
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Age: 93
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
2006
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as Self
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Age: 89
The Last Place on Earth
2002
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as Mrs. Baskin
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Age: 84
No Image
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
2002
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as Self
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Age: 84
Funny Is Money
1999
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as Self
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Age: 82
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
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as Self
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Age: 82
A Bug's Life
1998
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as Queen (voice)
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Age: 81
Happily Ever After
1989
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as Mother Nature (voice)
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Age: 71
Mickey's 50
1978
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as Self
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Age: 61
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
1978
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as Self
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Age: 60
The Adding Machine
1969
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as Mrs. Zero
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Age: 52
No Image
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
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as Self
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Age: 51
Splendor in the Grass
1961
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as Texas Guinan
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Age: 44