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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-04-30 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Cloris Leachman

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.

Known For

Acting

2022

Jump, Darling as Margaret

2021

High Holiday as Nana
Not to Forget as Donna

2020

The Croods: A New Age as Gran Crood (voice)

2019

Mad About You as Mrs. Mandelbaum

2018

Lez Bomb as Josephine

2017

American Gods as Zorya Vechernyaya
American Gods as Zorya Vechernyaya, the Evening Star

2016

So B. It as Alice Wilinsky
The Bronx Bull as Lilian Forrester
The Comedian as May Conner
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
Justice League Action as Granny Goodness (voice)

2015

The Wedding Ringer as Grandma Palmer
Unity as Narrator (voice)
This Is Happening as Estelle (Grandmother)
Baby, Baby, Baby as Actress
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)

2014

Adult World as Mary Ann
Clarence as Cloris (voice)
Girl Meets World as Mrs. Svorski

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
The Croods as Gran (voice)
Kirstie as Shirley Kluszewski

2012

Gambit as Grandma Merle
Foodfight! as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)

2011

The Fields as Gladys
Bob's Burgers as Meryl (voice)
Franklin & Bash as Irina Lottye Kruskal

2010

You Again as Helen (uncredited)
Raising Hope as Maw Maw
Hawaii Five-0 as Ruth Tennenbaum

2009

Love Takes Wing as Hattie Clarence
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge

2008

The Women as Maggie

2007

Lake Placid 2 as Sadie
Phineas and Ferb as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
Phineas and Ferb as Doof's Mom (voice)

2006

Beerfest as Great Gam Gam
Scary Movie 4 as Mrs. Norris
Mrs. Harris as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest

2005

Sky High as Nurse Spex
The Longest Yard as Lynette
The Californians as Eileen Boatwright
Beach Girls as Aunt Aida
Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
The Office as Lily Hanaday

2004

Spanglish as Evelyn Wright

2003

Alex & Emma as Grandmother
Bad Santa as Granny
Happy Family as Lois, Peter's Mother

2002

The Twilight Zone as Agnes Fremont

2001

The Amati Girls as Dolly Amati
The Animal as Cat Lady (uncredited)
The Ellen Show as Dot Richmond

2000

Gen¹³ as Helga (voice)
Hanging Up as Pat Mozell
Malcolm in the Middle as Ida Welker

1999

The Iron Giant as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
Family Guy as Cloris Leachman (voice)
Thanks as Grammy Winthrop

1998

1997

Annabelle's Wish as Aunt Agnes (voice)

1996

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America as Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice)
Promised Land as Aunt Ethel Mooster

1995

Now and Then as Grandma Albertson
Between Love and Honor as Anna Collura

1994

A Troll in Central Park as Queen Gnorga (voice)

1993

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
Without a Kiss Goodbye as Mrs. Samuels
Spies as Pamela Beale
My Boyfriend's Back as Maggie The Zombie Expert
Miracle Child as Doc Betty
The Nanny as Clara Mueller

1991

In Broad Daylight as Ruth Westerman
A Little Piece of Heaven as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
Walter & Emily as Emily Collins

1990

Texasville as Ruth Popper
The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Narrator / The Elder Amy
Love Hurts as Ruth Weaver
Fine Things as Ruth Fine
Ferris Bueller as Grandma

1989

Prancer as Mrs. McFarland
The Simpsons as Mrs. Glick (voice)
The Nutt House as Mrs. Frick

1988

Hansel and Gretel as Griselda The Witch
Going to the Chapel as Mrs. Haldane

1987

Walk Like a Man as Margaret Shand
The Facts of Life Down Under as Beverly Ann Stickle

1986

My Little Pony: The Movie as Hydia (voice)
Shadow Play as Millie Crown

1985

Deadly Intentions as Charlotte Raynor
Love Is Never Silent as Mrs. Anglin

1984

1983

The Demon Murder Case as Joan Greenway
Dixie: Changing Habits as Sister Eugenio

1982

Miss All-American Beauty as Agatha Blaine

1981

The Acorn People as Nurse Betty Nelson
Advice to the Lovelorn as Maggie Dale
Yesterday as Mrs Kramer

1980

Herbie Goes Bananas as Louise Trends
S.O.S. Titanic as Molly Brown
Foolin' Around as Samantha

1979

Scavenger Hunt as Mildred Carruthers
The Muppet Movie as Lord's Secretary
Mrs. R's Daughter as Ruth Rendell
Willa as Darla Jean
The Facts of Life as Beverly Ann Stickle

1978

Long Journey Back as Laura Casella

1977

High Anxiety as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
The Mouse and His Child as Euterpe (voice)
It Happened One Christmas as Clara Oddbody
The Love Boat as Karen Cooper

1976

The Love Boat as Iris Havlicek
The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star

1975

Crazy Mama as Melba
Someone I Touched as Laura Hyatt
A Girl Named Sooner as Old Mam Hawes
Death Scream as Mrs. Singleton
Phyllis as Phyllis Lindstrom
Cher as Self
Wonder Woman as Queen Hippolyta

1974

Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher
Daisy Miller as Mrs. Ezra Miller
Death Sentence as Susan Davies
Thursday's Game as Lois Ellison
The Migrants as Viola Barlow
Hitchhike! as Claire Stevens
Dinah! as Self

1973

Dillinger as Anna Sage
Dying Room Only as Jean Mitchell
Charley and the Angel as Nettie Appleby
A Brand New Life as Victoria Douglas
Crime Club as Hilary Kelton

1972

Of Thee I Sing as Mary Turner

1971

The Last Picture Show as Ruth Popper
Suddenly Single as Joanne Hackett
The Steagle as Rita Weiss

1970

Lovers and Other Strangers as Bernice Henderson
WUSA as Philomene
The People Next Door as Tina Hoffman
The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Phyllis Lindstrom
Night Gallery as Mrs. Fulton

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D. as Jean Cullen

1968

Adam-12 as Judy
Lancer as Angel Day
The Name of the Game as Vera Walker
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1967

Judd for the Defense as Louise Lockhart
Ironside as Molly Strong
Mannix as Barker's Ex-Wife

1966

1965

Run for Your Life as Deborah Wilson

1963

Mr. Novak as Dorothy Hummer

1962

The Chapman Report as Miss Selby
Saints and Sinners as Helen Graham
The Virginian as Clara

1961

Cain's Hundred as Katie Cortner
The New Breed as Elsie Condon
Dr. Kildare as Rhoda Kirsh
The Defenders as Angela Simms
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

1960

Thriller as Beatrice Stafford
Route 66 as Lydia Manning

1959

The Twilight Zone as Mrs. Fremont
One Step Beyond as Rita Wallace

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Ann Barchester
77 Sunset Strip as Eve Winters
77 Sunset Strip as Connie Wingate

1957

Perry Mason as Gloria Shine
Wagon Train as Loretta

1956

The Rack as Caroline
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

1955

Kiss Me Deadly as Christina Bailey
Gunsmoke as Flory Tibbs
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Susan Stanger
Gunsmoke as Boni
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mary Templeton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Caroline Hardy

1954

Climax! as Mrs. Sullivan
Lassie as Ruth Martin
Climax! as Anne Colt

1953

Letter to Loretta as Ruth Harron
General Electric Theater as Miriam Raskin
The Oscars as Self

1952

Forgotten Children as Martha Berry

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Martha Berry
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Anglin

1950

1949

Suspense as Margaret Sou
Suspense as Ruth Shaw

1948

Studio One as Mrs. Adams
The Philco Television Playhouse as Marianne Dashwood

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter

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Crew

2009