Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller (born Phyllis Ada Driver on July 17, 1917, in Lima, Ohio) is an American comedian who is generally considered one of the pioneers of female stand-up comedy. The stage character she created was a wild-haired, oddly-dressed housewife who was ugly but didn't realize it, and made jokes about a husband named "Fang" while smoking from a long cigarette holder. She is also well known for her distinctive, cackling laugh, one of the best-recognized in comedy.

Filmography

• Splendor in the Grass (1961)
• The Fat Spy (1965)
• Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
• Mad Monster Party (1967) (voice)
• Eight on the Lam (1967)
• Silent Treatment (1968)
• Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968) (short subject)
• The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
• Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968)
• The Adding Machine (1969)
• Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
• The Lion Roars Again (1975) (short subject)
• The Sunshine Boys (1975) (Cameo)
• A Pleasure Doing Business (1979)
• Pink Motel (1982)
• Doctor Hackenstein (1988)
• Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1990)
• The Nutcracker Prince (1990) (voice)
• Wisecracks (1991) (documentary)
• The Boneyard (1991)
• The Perfect Man (1993)
• Happily Ever After (1993) (voice)
• The Silence of the Hams (1994)
• A Bug's Life (1998) (voice)
• The Debtors (1999)
• Everything's Jake (2000)
• The Last Place on Earth (2002)
• Hip! Edgy! Quirky! (2002)
• Bitter Jester (2003) (documentary)
• Motocross Kids (2004)
• West from North Goes South (2004)
• Goodnight, We Love You (2004) (documentary)
• Forget About It (2005)
• The Aristocrats (2005) (documentary)
• Unbeatable Harold (2005) (currently in post-production)