Cloris Leachman
Known for Acting · 270 credits
- Born
- 1926-04-30
- Died
- 2021-01-26
- Place of birth
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- کلوریس لیچمن
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
TV Shows (115)
The Simpsons
1989
as Mrs. Glick (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Cloris Leachman (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Ruth Tennenbaum
The Office
2005
as Lily Hanaday
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Norma
Perry Mason
1957
as Gloria Shine
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Meryl (voice)
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Ida Welker
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Mrs. Feyersied (voice) / Doof's Mom (voice)
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Sudie
Lassie
1954
as Ruth Martin
The Love Boat
1977
as Karen Cooper
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Mannix
1967
as Barker's Ex-Wife
Wagon Train
1957
as Loretta
The Nanny
1993
as Clara Mueller
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Ironside
1967
as Molly Strong
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self - Guest
Adam-12
1968
as Judy
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Climax!
1954
as Mrs. Sullivan / Anne Colt
Matinee Theater
1955
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Jenny Blanchard / Marianne Dashwood / Patricia
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mrs. Fremont
The Virginian
1962
as Clara
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Peg
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ruth
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Rhoda Kirsh
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Martha Jessop
The Facts of Life
1979
as Beverly Ann Stickle
Studio One
1948
as Mrs. Adams
Clarence
2014
as Cloris (voice)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Run for Your Life
1965
as Deborah Wilson
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Phyllis Lindstrom
Route 66
1960
as Lydia Manning
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Ann Barchester
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Defenders
1961
as Angela Simms
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Irina Lottye Kruskal
The Name of the Game
1968
as Vera Walker
Raising Hope
2010
as Maw Maw
Night Gallery
1970
as Mrs. Fulton
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Jean Cullen
Gunsmoke
1955
as Flory Tibbs / Boni
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Eve Winters / Connie Wingate
American Gods
2017
as Zorya Vechernyaya
That Girl
1966
Thriller
1960
as Beatrice Stafford
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Agnes Fremont
One Step Beyond
1959
as Rita Wallace
Movies (155)
Scary Movie 4
2006
as Mrs. Norris
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015
as Miss Fielder
The Croods
2013
as Gran (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
2020
as Gran (voice)
The Longest Yard
2005
as Lynette
The Iron Giant
1999
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Agnes
Sky High
2005
as Nurse Spex
New York, I Love You
2008
as Mitzie
Young Frankenstein
1974
as Frau Blücher
Bad Santa
2003
as Grandma (uncredited)
The Wedding Ringer
2015
as Grandma Palmer
Now and Then
1995
as Grandma Albertson
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Granny
Beerfest
2006
as Great Gam Gam
I Can Only Imagine
2018
as Memaw
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Animal
2001
as Cat Lady (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Lord's Secretary
Spanglish
2004
as Evelyn Wright
Gambit
2012
as Grandma Merle
You Again
2010
as Helen (uncredited)
The Last Picture Show
1971
as Ruth Popper
Lake Placid 2
2007
as Sadie
The Women
2008
as Maggie
Dillinger
1973
as Anna Sage
High Anxiety
1977
as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
as Louise Trends
Alex & Emma
2003
as Grandmother
Gen¹³
2000
as Helga (voice)
The Comedian
2016
as May Conner
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
Hanging Up
2000
as Pat Mozell
Death Sentence
1974
as Susan Davies
Music of the Heart
1999
as Assunta
Hansel and Gretel
1988
as Griselda the Witch
Adult World
2014
as Mary Ann
Deadly Intentions
1985
as Charlotte Raynor
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015
as Actress
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Madame Defarge
Death Scream
1975
as Mrs. Singleton
Foodfight!
2012
as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
The Little Troll Prince
1987
as Queen Sirena (voice)
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
as Christina Bailey
The Fields
2011
as Gladys
The Rack
1956
as Caroline
Miracle Child
1993
as Doc Betty
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Mildred Carruthers
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Maggie The Zombie Expert
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993
as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
Manna from Heaven
2002
as Helen
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
as Hydia (voice)
WUSA
1970
as Philomene
A Troll in Central Park
1994
as Queen Gnorga (voice)
Prancer
1989
as Mrs. McFarland
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
2012
as Dotty Rounder
Annabelle's Wish
1997
as Aunt Agnes (voice)
Expecting Mary
2010
as Annie
Spies
1993
as Pamela Beale
Crazy Mama
1975
as Melba
Buzz
2005
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
as Molly Brown
Mrs. Harris
2006
as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
Charley and the Angel
1973
as Nettie Appleby
Someone I Touched
1975
as Laura Hyatt
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996
as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Texasville
1990
as Ruth Popper
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
2014
as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
The Bronx Bull
2016
as Lilian Forrester
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021
as Gran (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
2008
as Self
Foolin' Around
1980
as Samantha
Lez Bomb
2018
as Josephine
Dying Room Only
1973
as Jean Mitchell
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
1999
as Self
Daisy Miller
1974
as Mrs. Ezra Miller
Fine Things
1990
as Ruth Fine
American Cowslip
2009
as Sandy
Walk Like a Man
1987
as Margaret Shand
Willa
1979
as Darla Jean
Mrs. R's Daughter
1979
as Ruth Rendell
The Acorn People
1981
as Nurse Betty Nelson
Love Takes Wing
2009
as Hattie Clarence
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
2016
as Maxine
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984
as Self
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
as Bernice Henderson
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984
as Mary Kovacs
The Migrants
1974
as Viola Barlow
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Maggie Dale
Going to the Chapel
1988
as Mrs. Haldane
Hitchhike!
1974
as Claire Stevens
The Oldest Living Graduate
1980
as Maureen
The Chapman Report
1962
as Miss Selby
When We Last Spoke
2020
as Itasca
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Claire
Picture This
1991
as Self
Yesterday
1980
as Mrs Kramer
This Is Happening
2015
as Estelle (Grandmother)
In Broad Daylight
1991
as Ruth Westerman
Love Hurts
1990
as Ruth Weaver
Sparky's Magic Piano
1987
It Happened One Christmas
1977
as Clara Oddbody
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
2002
as Self
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983
as May Lemke
The Mouse and His Child
1977
as Euterpe (voice)
Shadow Play
1986
as Millie Crown
Jump, Darling
2022
as Margaret
The People Next Door
1970
as Tina Hoffman
The Facts of Life Down Under
1987
as Beverly Ann Stickle
Thursday's Game
1974
as Lois Ellison
The Californians
2005
as Eileen Boatwright
Without a Kiss Goodbye
1993
as Mrs. Samuels
The Steagle
1971
as Rita Weiss
Never Too Late
1996
as Olive
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
as Ellen Blunt
Fade to Black
1993
as Ruth
The Demon Murder Case
1983
as Joan Greenway
Skip Chasers
1998
About Cloris Leachman
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 Th… With 270 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Cloris Leachman has appeared in 155 films and 115 TV shows.
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- Scary Movie 4 (2006) — as Mrs. Norris
- Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) — as Miss Fielder
- The Croods (2013) — as Gran (voice)
- The Croods: A New Age (2020) — as Gran (voice)
- The Longest Yard (2005) — as Lynette
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