Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

  • Birthday: 1926-04-30
  • Deathday: 2021-01-26
  • Place of birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Biography

Cloris Leachman (April 30, 1926 – January 26, 2021) was an American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over seven decades. She won various accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and, along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, most awarded actress in Emmy history. In addition, she won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Leachman's breakthrough role was the nosy and cunning landlady Phyllis Lindstrom in the landmark CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–75), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1974 and 1975; its spin-off, Phyllis (1975–77), earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy.

Filmography

Herbie Goes Bananas

1980

As Louise Trends

Death Sentence

1974

As Susan Davies

Dying Room Only

1973

As Jean Mitchell

Crazy Mama

1975

As Melba

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990

As Narrator / The Elder Amy

Someone I Touched

1975

As Laura Hyatt

The Amati Girls

2001

As Dolly Amati

A Brand New Life

1973

As Victoria Douglas

The Migrants

1974

As Viola Barlow

The Facts of Life Down Under

1987

As Beverly Ann Stickle

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981

As Maggie Dale

Mrs. R's Daughter

1979

As Ruth Rendell

When We Last Spoke

2020

As Itasca

Hitchhike!

1974

As Claire Stevens

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015

As Self (archive footage)

Music of the Heart

1999

As Assunta

The Mouse and His Child

1977

As Euterpe (voice)

American Cowslip

2009

As Sandy

Miss All-American Beauty

1982

As Agatha Blaine

Manna from Heaven

2002

As Helen

S.O.S. Titanic

1980

As Molly Brown

The Fields

2011

As Gladys

Charley and the Angel

1973

As Nettie Appleby

Foolin' Around

1980

As Samantha

Haunts of the Very Rich

1972

As Ellen Blunt

In Broad Daylight

1991

As Ruth Westerman

The Acorn People

1981

As Nurse Betty Nelson

Fine Things

1990

As Ruth Fine

A Little Piece of Heaven

1991

As Edwina 'Ed' McKevin

Dixie: Changing Habits

1983

As Sister Eugenio

Long Journey Back

1978

As Laura Casella

Shadow Play

1986

As Millie Crown

The Steagle

1971

As Rita Weiss

Jump, Darling

2022

As Margaret

Miracle Child

1993

As Doc Betty

Of Thee I Sing

1972

As Mary Turner

Daisy Miller

1974

As Mrs. Ezra Miller

High Anxiety

1977

As Nurse Charlotte Diesel

Walk Like a Man

1987

As Margaret Shand

Hansel and Gretel

1988

As Griselda The Witch

The Demon Murder Case

1983

As Joan Greenway

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

1993

As Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia

My Little Pony: The Movie

1986

As Hydia (voice)

Going to the Chapel

1988

As Mrs. Haldane

Deadly Intentions

1985

As Charlotte Raynor

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

As Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice)

I Can Only Imagine

2018

As Memaw

Mrs. Harris

2006

As Pearl "Billie" Schwartz

Willa

1979

As Darla Jean

Love Is Never Silent

1985

As Mrs. Anglin

High Holiday

2021

As Nana

Spanglish

2004

As Evelyn Wright

The Last Picture Show

1971

As Ruth Popper

Dillinger

1973

As Anna Sage

A Troll in Central Park

1994

As Queen Gnorga (voice)

Expecting Mary

2010

As Annie

The Californians

2005

As Eileen Boatwright

The People Next Door

1970

As Tina Hoffman

Buzz

2005

As

It Happened One Christmas

1977

As Clara Oddbody

Thursday's Game

1974

As Lois Ellison

Fade to Black

1993

As Ruth

Never Too Late

1996

As Olive

Not to Forget

2021

As Donna

History of the World: Part I

1981

As Madame Defarge

Young Frankenstein

1974

As Frau Blücher

Love Takes Wing

2009

As Hattie Clarence

Scavenger Hunt

1979

As Mildred Carruthers

Prancer

1989

As Mrs. McFarland

The Croods

2013

As Gran Crood (voice)

Texasville

1990

As Ruth Popper

Love Hurts

1990

As Ruth Weaver

This Is Happening

2015

As Estelle (Grandmother)

A Girl Named Sooner

1975

As Old Mam Hawes

The Croods: A New Age

2020

As Gran Crood (voice)

It's Who You Know

2018

As Liz

The Iron Giant

1999

As Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

Beerfest

2006

As Great Gam Gam

Gambit

2012

As Grandma Merle

Crime Club

1973

As Hilary Kelton

The Women

2008

As Maggie

Gen 13

2000

As Helga (voice)

The Rack

1956

As Caroline

Suddenly Single

1971

As Joanne Hackett

Without a Kiss Goodbye

1993

As Mrs. Samuels

Baby, Baby, Baby

2015

As Actress

So B. It

2016

As Alice Wilinsky

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

As Christina Bailey

WUSA

1970

As Philomene

The Comedian

2016

As May Conner

Spies

1993

As Pamela Beale

Between Love and Honor

1995

As Anna Collura

The Longest Yard

2005

As Lynette

Lake Placid 2

2007

As Sadie

Yesterday

1981

As Mrs Kramer

Death Scream

1975

As Mrs. Singleton

Hanging Up

2000

As Pat Mozell

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996

As Frau Blücher (archive footage)

Now and Then

1995

As Grandma Albertson

The Wedding Ringer

2015

As Grandma Palmer

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

As Bernice Henderson

The Bronx Bull

2016

As Lilian Forrester

The Chapman Report

1962

As Miss Selby

Scary Movie 4

2006

As Mrs. Norris

Lez Bomb

2018

As Josephine

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

As Maggie The Zombie Expert

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

As Self (archive footage)

Alex & Emma

2003

As Grandmother

Foodfight!

2012

As Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)

Annabelle's Wish

1997

As Aunt Agnes (voice)

The Muppet Movie

1979

As Lord's Secretary

Unity

2015

As Narrator (voice)

Adult World

2013

As Mary Ann

Sky High

2005

As Nurse Spex

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

As Self / Phyllis Lindstrom

New York, I Love You

2008

As Mitzie

The Animal

2001

As Cat Lady (uncredited)

Bad Santa

2003

As Grandma (uncredited)

You Again

2010

As Helen (uncredited)

Production

Inglourious Basterds

2009

As Thanks

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