Cloris Leachman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 30 April 1926 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Died
- 27 January 2021
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
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- 2022Jump, Darling as Margaret
- 2021Not to Forget as Donna
- 2021High Holiday as Nana
- 2021Dear Diary: World's First Pranks as Gran (voice)
- 2020The Croods: A New Age as Gran (voice)
- 2020When We Last Spoke as Itasca
- 2019Being and Nothingness as Ivy
- 2018Lez Bomb as Josephine
- 2018It's Who You Know as Liz
- 2018I Can Only Imagine as Memaw
- 2017The Gliksmans as Helen Neuman
- 2016The Comedian as May Conner
- 2016Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? as Maxine
- 2016The Bronx Bull as Lilian Forrester
- 2016So B. It as Alice Wilinsky
- 2016A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story as Self
- 2015Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Baby, Baby, Baby as Actress
- 2015Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse as Miss Fielder
- 2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
- 2015This Is Happening as Estelle (Grandmother)
- 2015Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 2015The Wedding Ringer as Grandma Palmer
- 2014Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
- 2014Adult World as Mary Ann
- 2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- 2013The Croods as Gran (voice)
- 2012The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure as Dotty Rounder
- 2012Foodfight! as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
- 2012Gambit as Grandma Merle
- 2011The Fields as Gladys
- 2011Obsession: Letters to David Lynch as Self
- 2010Expecting Mary as Annie
- 2010You Again as Helen (uncredited)
- 2009Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense as Self
- 2009American Cowslip as Sandy
- 2009Love Takes Wing as Hattie Clarence
- 2008The Women as Maggie
- 2008New York, I Love You as Mitzie
- 2008Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget as Self
- 2007Lake Placid 2 as Sadie
- 2006Beerfest as Great Gam Gam
- 2006Scary Movie 4 as Mrs. Norris
- 2005The Californians as Eileen Boatwright
- 2005Mrs. Harris as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
- 2005Sky High as Nurse Spex
- 2005The Longest Yard as Lynette
- 2005James Dean: Forever Young as Self (archive footage)
- 2005Buzz
- 2004Spanglish as Evelyn Wright
- 2003Bad Santa as Grandma (uncredited)
- 2003Alex & Emma as Grandmother
- 2002Manna from Heaven as Helen
- 2002The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion as Self
- 2001The Animal as Cat Lady (uncredited)
- 2001The Amati Girls as Dolly Amati
- 2000Gen¹³ as Helga (voice)
- 2000Hanging Up as Pat Mozell
- 1999Music of the Heart as Assunta
- 1999The Iron Giant as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
- 1999The Last Picture Show: A Look Back as Self
- 1999The Titanic Chronicles as (voice)
- 1998Skip Chasers
- 1997Annabelle's Wish as Aunt Agnes (voice)
- 1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do America as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
- 1996Never Too Late as Olive
- 1996Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
- 1995Now and Then as Grandma Albertson
- 1995Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West as Laura Evans
- 1995Between Love and Honor as Anna Collura
- 1994A Troll in Central Park as Queen Gnorga (voice)
- 1993Double, Double, Toil and Trouble as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
- 1993The Beverly Hillbillies as Granny
- 1993My Boyfriend's Back as Maggie The Zombie Expert
- 1993Miracle Child as Doc Betty
- 1993Without a Kiss Goodbye as Mrs. Samuels
- 1993Spies as Pamela Beale
- 1993Fade to Black as Ruth
- 1991A Little Piece of Heaven as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
- 1991Picture This as Self
- 1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show as Herself
- 1991In Broad Daylight as Ruth Westerman
- 1990The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Narrator / The Elder Amy
- 1990Fine Things as Ruth Fine
- 1990Texasville as Ruth Popper
- 1990Love Hurts as Ruth Weaver
- 1989Prancer as Mrs. McFarland
- 1988Hansel and Gretel as Griselda the Witch
- 1988Going to the Chapel as Mrs. Haldane
- 1987The Little Troll Prince as Queen Sirena (voice)
- 1987Walk Like a Man as Margaret Shand
- 1987The Facts of Life Down Under as Beverly Ann Stickle
- 1987Sparky's Magic Piano
- 1986Shadow Play as Millie Crown
- 1986My Little Pony: The Movie as Hydia (voice)
- 1985Love Is Never Silent as Mrs. Anglin
- 1985Deadly Intentions as Charlotte Raynor
- 1985Breakfast with Les and Bess
- 1984Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self
- 1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter as Mary Kovacs
- 1983The Demon Murder Case as Joan Greenway
- 1983Dixie: Changing Habits as Sister Eugenio
- 1983The Woman Who Willed a Miracle as May Lemke
- 1982Miss All-American Beauty as Agatha Blaine
- 1981Advice to the Lovelorn as Maggie Dale
- 1981History of the World: Part I as Madame Defarge
- 1981The Acorn People as Nurse Betty Nelson
- 1981Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued as Performer
- 1980Foolin' Around as Samantha
- 1980Herbie Goes Bananas as Louise Trends
- 1980The Oldest Living Graduate as Maureen
- 1980Yesterday as Mrs Kramer
- 1980S.O.S. Titanic as Molly Brown
- 1979Scavenger Hunt as Mildred Carruthers
- 1979Mrs. R's Daughter as Ruth Rendell
- 1979The Muppet Movie as Lord's Secretary
- 1979Willa as Darla Jean
- 1979The North Avenue Irregulars as Claire
- 1978Long Journey Back as Laura Casella
- 1977High Anxiety as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
- 1977It Happened One Christmas as Clara Oddbody
- 1977Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera as Self
- 1977The Mouse and His Child as Euterpe (voice)
- 1976The Love Boat as Iris Havlicek
- 1976Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? as Self
- 1975Death Scream as Mrs. Singleton
- 1975A Girl Named Sooner as Old Mam Hawes
- 1975Crazy Mama as Melba
- 1975Someone I Touched as Laura Hyatt
- 1974Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher
- 1974Death Sentence as Susan Davies
- 1974Daisy Miller as Mrs. Ezra Miller
- 1974Thursday's Game as Lois Ellison
- 1974Hitchhike! as Claire Stevens
- 1974The Migrants as Viola Barlow
- 1973Dying Room Only as Jean Mitchell
- 1973Happy Mother's Day, Love George as Ronda
- 1973Dillinger as Anna Sage
- 1973Charley and the Angel as Nettie Appleby
- 1973Crime Club as Hilary Kelton
- 1973A Brand New Life as Victoria Douglas
- 1972Of Thee I Sing as Mary Turner
- 1972Haunts of the Very Rich as Ellen Blunt
- 1971Suddenly Single as Joanne Hackett
- 1971The Last Picture Show as Ruth Popper
- 1971The Steagle as Rita Weiss
- 1970The People Next Door as Tina Hoffman
- 1970WUSA as Philomene
- 1970Lovers and Other Strangers as Bernice Henderson
- 1969Silent Night, Lonely Night as Ginny
- 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Agnes
- 1962The Chapman Report as Miss Selby
- 1956The Rack as Caroline
- 1955Life of Vernon Hathaway as Irma
- 1955Kiss Me Deadly as Christina Bailey
- 1952Forgotten Children as Martha Berry
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- 2009Inglourious Basterds · thanks