Birthname: Phyllis Ada Driver
Sign | Cancer |
Born | Jul 17, 1917 Lima, OH |
Died | Aug 20, 2012 Brentwood, CA |
Age | Died at 95 |
Phyllis Diller | |
Job | Stand-up comedian, actress, voice artist, comedienne |
Years active | 1952-2012 |
Top Roles | Texas Guinan, Nurse Nellie Krause, Lily, Golda, Adult Rebecca |
Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction, Romance, War, Crime |
Top Topics | Screwball Comedy, Romance (Drama), Ranchers |
Top Collaborators | Bob Hope, George Burns, Mickey Rooney, Charles Durning |
Shares birthday with | James Cagney, Stanley Ridges, Barbara O'Neil see more.. |
Phyllis Diller Overview:
Legendary actress, Phyllis Diller, was born Phyllis Ada Driver on Jul 17, 1917 in Lima, OH. Diller died at the age of 95 on Aug 20, 2012 in Brentwood, CA .
MINI BIO:
Explosive American comedian who followed success on television with a few appearances in films that found it hard to contain her firework style in the framework of a plot. She returned to television and to the nightclub work which had first brought her success. Began her career at 38 after bringing up a family of five. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. Diller was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Phyllis Diller BlogHub Articles:
In Memoriam: Phyllis Diller (1917-2012)
By Will McKinley on Aug 20, 2012 From Cinematically InsanePhyllis Diller was a pioneer in the art of stand-up comedy. Beginning on radio in the early 1950s and moving to clubs mid-decade, Diller played rooms that had literally never featured a female unless she was taking off her clothes. Diller’s act was riddled with self-deprecation, but the sheer ... Read full article
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Phyllis Diller Quotes:
Herman:
Ah, but your eyes, they're so beautiful. Where did you get those eyes?
Camille: They came with the head.
[Uttering a line harkening back to Phyllis and Bob's previous movie together]
Golda: Boy, have YOU got a wrong number.
Francesca: [thinking] I can make the doctor's secrets mine before he bestows them on that Felix Flanken. And I can use Dracula to help me.
The Monster's Mate: Baby, Francesca is up to something with that Dracula. They both bear watching. Besides, it's her own fault for thinking so loud.
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Camille: They came with the head.
[Uttering a line harkening back to Phyllis and Bob's previous movie together]
Golda: Boy, have YOU got a wrong number.
Francesca: [thinking] I can make the doctor's secrets mine before he bestows them on that Felix Flanken. And I can use Dracula to help me.
The Monster's Mate: Baby, Francesca is up to something with that Dracula. They both bear watching. Besides, it's her own fault for thinking so loud.
read more quotes from Phyllis Diller...