Phyllis Ada Diller (July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, voice artist, author, painter and musician. She was the first female stand-up comedian to earn mainstream recognition.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- Splendor in the Grass (1961) as Texas Guinan
- Mad Monster Party? (1967) as the Monster's Mate (voice)
- The Sunshine Boys (1975) as Herself
- The Nutcracker Prince (1990) as the Mouse Queen (voice)
- Happily Ever After (1993) as Mother Nature (voice)
- The Silence of the Hams (1994) as Old Secretary
- A Bug's Life (1998) as the Queen (voice)
- Kiss My Act (2001) as Herself
- The Aristocrats (2005) as Herself
Television roles
- Batman (1966) as Scrubwoman (episode "The Minstrel's Shakedown")
- Love, American Style (1969) as Various (4 episodes)
- Get Smart (1969) as Maxwell Smart (episode "Pheasant Under Glass")
- Night Gallery (1971) as Pamela (episode "Pamela's Voice")
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972) as Herself (voice, episode "A Good Medium Is Rare")
- Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1973) as Herself (voice, episode "The Lady Detective")
- CHiPs (1978) as Wanda (episode "Crack-Up")
- The Love Boat (1979/82) as Viola Penny/Martha Morse (2 episodes)
- The Jeffersons (1985) as Herself (episode "You'll Never Get Rich")
- Tales from the Darkside (1985) as Nora Mills (episode "The Trouble with Mary Jane")
- Full House (1988) as Herself (episode "But Seriously, Folks")
- 227 (1990) as Louanne Costello (episode "The Class of '90)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1991) as Dr. Jane Goodair (voice, episode "Smog Hog")
- Dream On (1993) as Mrs. Barish (episode "Oral Sex, Lies, and Videotape")
- Blossom (1993–94) as Mrs. Peterson (4 episodes)
- Boy Meets World (1994) as Madame Ouspenkaya (episode "Who's Afraid of Cory Wolf?")
- Cybill (1995) as Herself (episode "Romancing the Crone")
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1996/2012) as Gladys Pope (18 episodes)
- Animaniacs (1998) as Suzy Squirrel (voice, segment "The Sunshine Squirrels")
- Diagnosis: Murder (1998) as Herself (episode "Talked to Death")
- King of the Hill (1999) as Lilian (voice, episode "Escape from Party Island")
- I Am Weasel (1999) as Red's Mother (voice, episode "I Am Artiste")
- The Wild Thornberrys (1999) as Samantha (voice, episode "Two's Company")
- Hey Arnold! (1999) as Mitzi (voice, episode "Grandpa's Sister")
- 7th Heaven (1999) as Mabel (episode "Nobody Knows")
- The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999) as the Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
- Arli$$ (2001) as Herself (episode "As Others See Us")
- Titus (2001–02) as Grandma Titus (2 episodes)
- The Drew Carey Show (2002) as Bebe (episode "Look Mom, One Hand!")
- Even Stevens (2002) as Coach Korns (episode "Snow Job")
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2002/04) as Grandma Neutron (voice, 2 episodes)
- Life With Bonnie (2003) as Phyllis Frost (episode "It's a Wonderful Job")
- The Powerpuff Girls (2004) as Mask Scara (voice, episode "A Made-Up Story")
- Robot Chicken (2005–06) as Herself/Various (voice, 4 episodes)
- Casper's Scare School (2006) as Aunt Spitzy (voice)
- Family Guy (2006–07) as Thelma Griffin (voice, 3 episodes)
- Boston Legal (2007) as Herself (episode, "Brotherly Love")
Tropes appearing in her work:
- Self-Deprecation: She often made fun of her appearance and how different it was from the traditional female show-business personality.
- Signature Laugh: Had a cackling one, which stemmed from a cover for nervousness.
- Signature Style: Her laugh, and her typical stage getup, which was wild blonde hair, a colorful short dress, gloves, long cigarette holder, and high-heeled boots.
