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Phyllis Diller
Known for: ActingPhyllis 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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A Bug's Life
as Queen (voice) 
Happily Ever After
as Mother Nature (voice) 
Splendor in the Grass
as Texas Guinan 
The Silence of the Hams
as Old Secretary 
The Nutcracker Prince
as Mousequeen (voice) 
Mad Monster Party?
as The Monster's Mate (voice) 
The Sunshine Boys
as Self 
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Lily 
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
as Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice) 
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen 
Eight on the Lam
as Golda 
Forget About It
as Mrs. Hertzberg 
Everything's Jake
as Victoria Pond 
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Phyllis Diller (uncredited) 
The Boneyard
as Miss Poopinplatz 
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
as Self 
Dr. Hackenstein
as Mrs. Trilling 
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage) 
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
as Self (archive footage) 
Looking for Lenny
as Self 
Unbeatable Harold
as Mrs. Clancy