Archive · 5 Aug 2025
Sharon Stone Wants to Play Phyllis Diller in Biopic
Sharon Stone really wants to play Phyllis Diller in a movie about her life!
Stone and Diller were good friends, and Diller even taught Stone her famous laugh.
Diller didn't become famous until she was older, around 49.
Before that, she lived in a trailer with her family and practiced comedy in a laundromat.
She first appeared on the 'Tonight Show' in 1958.
Now, Stone wants to show Diller's life in a film.
Sharon Stone expresses strong desire to portray Phyllis Diller in a biopic.
Stone and Diller shared a close friendship.
Diller, who passed away in 2012, taught Stone her distinctive laugh.
Stone mentioned Diller's late-in-life success and humble beginnings.
Diller achieved breakthrough on Jack Paar's Tonight Show in 1958.
- Who
- Sharon Stone and Phyllis Diller.
- What
- Sharon Stone wants to star in a biopic about Phyllis Diller.
- When
- The interview was conducted recently, and the article was published on August 5.
- Where
- The interview was with Insider.
- Why
- Stone wants to honor her friend and portray her life on screen.
- Subject
- Sharon Stone
- Subject's Wish
- To play Phyllis Diller in a biopic
- Friendship
- Stone and Diller were close friends
- Diller's Death
- August 20, 2012
- Diller's Breakthrough
- Appeared on Jack Paar's Tonight Show in 1958