Phyllis Diller
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American actress and comedian, born in 1917. A pioneer of female stand-up comedy, known for her wild hair, cigarette holder, and self-deprecating humor. Appeared in The Fat Spy (1966). She died in 2012.
Acted In
Horror
A vaudeville impersonator is hired by a mad scientist to assist in his experiments, then kills him and takes his place, slowly losing his own mind as he poses as the doctor. Dwain Esper's lurid 1934 exploitation film splices in medical footage and cribbed text from a psychiatry textbook. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Horror
Maniac
1934 - as Mrs. Buckley
Comedy
A 1966 American Z-movie comedy directed by Joseph Cates, starring Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard, Brian Donlevy, and Jayne Mansfield. On a nearly-deserted island off the coast of Florida rumored to hold the Fountain of Youth, a boatload of teenagers arrives for a scavenger hunt. The island's wealthy owner (Donlevy) dispatches his daughter Junior (Mansfield) to remove them, while rotund botanist Irving (Leonard) is sent to spy on the teenagers. Irving's twin brother Herman (also Leonard) and the scheming Camille Salamander (Diller) have their own plans to find the fountain first. The film parodies teenage beach party films rather than spy films, and is featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made. Released to the public domain in the 1990s, it has since been widely distributed on DVD and VHS.
Comedy
The Fat Spy
1966 - as Camille Salamander