Phyllis Diller

Comedian

Birthday July 17, 1917

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Lima, OH

DEATH DATE Aug 20, 2012 (95)

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About

Legendary wild-haired actress and comedienne who is known for her outrageous and self-deprecating sense of humor.

Before Fame

She was a housewife, mother, and advertising copywriter before she got into show business. In the mid-1950's she was featured on an episode of Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life, as a game show contestant.

Trivia

She provided the voice of the Queen in Pixar's animated movie A Bug's Life.

Family Life

She had six children with her on-and-off-again, first husband, Sherwood Anderson Diller. She married her second husband, Warde Donovan, in 1965.

Associated With

She was classmates with Hugh Downs.

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Phyllis Diller Highlights
Phyllis Diller Highlights