Sharon Stone is ready to take on her first biopic: Portraying late pal Phyllis Diller. Stone told Insider while promoting her ...

“You know, she didn't hit it big until she was 49,” the Basic Instinct star said of Diller. “She lived in a trailer park with ...

A-List, 67, Actress Is 'Desperate' to Play Phyllis Diller in Movie originally appeared on Parade. Sharon Stone revealed that ...

Sharon Stone recently expressed her eagerness to portray Phyllis Diller in a biopic, ahead of the release of her new film, ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Phyllis Diller, who died on Monday at age 95, went from housewife to comedian in the 1950s, eventually becoming a star and trailblazer for other female comics.

Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle, died Monday morning in Los Angeles at age 95.

Comedians and entertainers have been paying tribute to Phyllis Diller, who has died at the age of 95. A selection of tributes from the showbiz world follow below: Ellen DeGeneres: "We lost a ...

View full size Associated Press Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at age 95 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/File) ...

– “Phyllis Diller was a friend of mine. 1 time she came over with a 70 year old guy. Told me she was “Robbing the cradle”. RIP” – Tweeted Dylan McDermott. – “A true original has died.

Diller, whose career began in 1952 with her show, "Phyllis Dillis, the Homely Friendmaker," was 95. She was propelled to greater fame after co-starring with Bob Hope in 23 television specials and ...

Phyllis Diller was awkward looking (enhanced by her own doing) and she talked about it. She was a terrible cook in an era when Home Ec for girls was more important than Phys Ed, and she talked ...