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Phyllis Ada Diller was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician and visual artist, noted for her eccentric stage persona, characterized by her self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh.

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entertainment · American comedian and actress (1917–2012) · actor · comedian · voice actor · stage actor · television actor · film actor · stand-up comedian · also Phyllis Diller, Phyllis Driver, Phyllis Ada Diller, Diller

Born 17 July 1917 · Died 20 August 2012 · Q230512

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s how they felt. You see, everybody felt that if I divorced Fang my career was over. Aren
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They had no idea what I was. It was like—
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2026· 3 entries

Aug 17, 2026Documented record87% confidence

“s how they felt. You see, everybody felt that if I divorced Fang my career was over. Aren”

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record76% confidence

“They had no idea what I was. It was like—”

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Jul 17, 2026Documented record75% confidence

Public attention spiked: 11,796 Wikipedia readers in one day, 11.7× the usual 1,004, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: Portrayal Turner sp

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2025· 2 entries

Aug 10, 2025Documented record69% confidence

Deadline.com: Sharon Stone Is “Trying” To Make Phyllis Diller Biopic: “I’m Desperate To Play Her”

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Aug 1, 2025Documented record69% confidence

Moviefone: The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968) - Where to Watch

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2021· 1 entry

2021Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Ginger Minj portrayed Diller in the Snatch Game of Love on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

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2014· 1 entry

May 12, 2014Documented record69% confidence

KCRW: Phyllis Diller in Her Own Words

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2012· 6 entries

Aug 20, 2012Documented record69% confidence

Time: The Inevitable Phyllis Diller-Apple Anecdote

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Aug 20, 2012Documented record69% confidence

Time: Remembering Phyllis Diller: Stand-Up Comedy Pioneer

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Aug 20, 2012Documented record69% confidence

6abc News: Comedian Phyllis Diller dies at the age of 95

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Aug 20, 2012Documented record69% confidence

NBC Washington: Phyllis Diller Dead at 95

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Aug 20, 2012Documented record86% confidence

Died 2012-08-20.

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May 15, 2012Documented record70% confidence

Diller conducted her final interview accepting the "Lifetime Achievement" award from her hometown of Lima, Ohio, as part of a panel of comedians

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2011· 1 entry

2011Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Appeared in an episode of her friend Roseanne Barr's reality show Roseanne's Nuts

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2007· 2 entries

Jul 11, 2007Documented record66% confidence

USA Today reported that she had fractured her back and had to cancel an appearance on The Tonight Show, during which she had planned to celebrate her 90th birthday

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Jan 24, 2007Documented record70% confidence

Diller appeared on The Tonight Show and performed stand-up before chatting with Jay Leno

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2005· 1 entry

2005Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was featured as one of many contemporary comics in the documentary The Aristocrats

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2003· 2 entries

2003Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

After hearing of the donation of Archie Bunker's chair to the Smithsonian Institution, Diller opened her doors to the National Museum of American History

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2003Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

At age 86, she held the first of several "art parties", selling her artwork along with her stage clothes and costume jewelry

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2002· 1 entry

Jan 30, 2002Documented record69% confidence

insider.si.edu: Dress worn by Phyllis Diller

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2000· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2000Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Lucy Award (2000).

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1999· 2 entries

1999Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Her heart stopped during a hospital stay

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1999Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Diller was played by Karri Turner in the JAG episode "Ghosts of Christmas Past" which took place Christmas Eve 1969

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1998· 1 entry

1998Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Diller provided the voice of the Queen in A Bug's Life

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1981· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1981Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Ohio Women's Hall of Fame (1981).

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1981Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Published The Joys of Aging & How to Avoid Them

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1978· 1 entry

1978Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Hosted a Showtime comedy special which featured Robin Tyler, who became the first out lesbian on U

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1971· 1 entry

1971Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

That she had had a facelift because "I got sick and tired of having the dog drag me out to the yard and bury me

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1968· 1 entry

1968Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Titled The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

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1966· 2 entries

1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

With his USO troupe near the height of the Vietnam War

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1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

And releasing more throughout the decade, Diller's books on domestic life featured her self-deprecating humor

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1959· 1 entry

1959Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And throughout the 1960s, she released multiple comedy albums, including the titles Wet Toe in a Hot Socket

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1955· 1 entry

Mar 7, 1955Documented record66% confidence

At the North Beach, San Francisco basement club, The Purple Onion, she made her professional stand-up debut

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1952· 1 entry

1952Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Diller began working in broadcasting at KROW radio in Oakland, California

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1945· 1 entry

1945Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Sherwood Diller was transferred to Naval Air Station Alameda Alameda, California, where he was an inspector

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1939· 1 entry

1939Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Met Sherwood Diller, the brother of a classmate at Bluffton, and they eloped, marrying in Bluffton on November 4, 1939

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1917· 2 entries

Jul 17, 1917Documented record66% confidence

The only child of Perry Marcus Driver, an insurance agent, and Frances Ada (née Romshe)

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Jul 17, 1917Documented record86% confidence

Born 1917-07-17.

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