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.
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
290
Gender
Female
Birthday
1926-04-30 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Acting
2022
Jump, Darling as Margaret2021
High Holiday as Nana2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks as Gran (voice)2021
Not to Forget as Donna2020
The Croods: A New Age as Gran (voice)2020
When We Last Spoke as Itasca2019
Being and Nothingness as Ivy2019
Mad About You as Mrs. Mandelbaum2018
I Can Only Imagine as Memaw2018
Lez Bomb as Josephine2018
It's Who You Know as Liz2017
American Gods as Zorya Vechernyaya2017
American Gods as Zorya Vechernyaya, the Evening Star2017
The Gliksmans as Helen Neuman2016
Justice League Action as Granny Goodness (voice)2016
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist2016
Teachers as Memaw2016
The Comedian as May Conner2016
The Bronx Bull as Lilian Forrester2016
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? as Maxine2016
So B. It as Alice Wilinsky2016
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story as Self2015
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse as Miss Fielder2015
The Wedding Ringer as Grandma Palmer2015
This Is Happening as Estelle (Grandmother)2015
Baby, Baby, Baby as Actress2015
Unity as Narrator (voice)2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self2014
Clarence as Cloris (voice)2014
Girl Meets World as Mrs. Svorski2014
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)2014
Adult World as Mary Ann2013
The Croods as Gran (voice)2013
The Millers as Louise2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)2013
Kirstie as Shirley Kluszewski2012
Foodfight! as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure as Dotty Rounder2012
Gambit as Grandma Merle2011
Bob's Burgers as Meryl (voice)2011
Franklin & Bash as Irina Lottye Kruskal2011
The Fields as Gladys2011
Obsession: Letters to David Lynch as Self2010
Hawaii Five-0 as Ruth Tennenbaum2010
Hot in Cleveland as Peg2010
Raising Hope as Maw Maw2010
You Again as Helen (uncredited)2010
Expecting Mary as Annie2010
Top Gear as Not available2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge2009
American Cowslip as Sandy2009
Love Takes Wing as Hattie Clarence2009
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense as Self2008
New York, I Love You as Mitzie2008
The Women as Maggie2008
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget as Self2007
Phineas and Ferb as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)2007
Phineas and Ferb as Doof's Mom (voice)2007
Lake Placid 2 as Sadie2007
The Wedding Bells as Edith Fleischman2006
Scary Movie 4 as Mrs. Norris2006
Beerfest as Great Gam Gam2006
The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest2006
Mrs. Harris as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz2005
The Office as Lily Hanaday2005
Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant2005
The Longest Yard as Lynette2005
The Californians as Eileen Boatwright2005
Sky High as Nurse Spex2005
Beach Girls as Aunt Aida2005
Buzz as Not available2004
Spanglish as Evelyn Wright2003
Two and a Half Men as Norma2003
Joan of Arcadia as Aunt Olive2003
Bad Santa as Granny2003
Comedy Central Roasts as Self2003
Happy Family as Lois, Peter's Mother2003
Alex & Emma as Grandmother2002
The Twilight Zone as Agnes Fremont2002
Manna from Heaven as Helen2002
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion as Self2001
The Animal as Cat Lady (uncredited)2001
The Ellen Show as Dot Richmond2001
The Amati Girls as Dolly Amati2000
Malcolm in the Middle as Ida Welker2000
Gen¹³ as Helga (voice)2000
Hanging Up as Pat Mozell1999
Family Guy as Cloris Leachman (voice)1999
The Iron Giant as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)1999
Twice in a Lifetime as Not available1999
Music of the Heart as Assunta1999
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back as Self1999
Thanks as Grammy Winthrop1999
The Titanic Chronicles as (voice)1998
Skip Chasers as Not available1997
Annabelle's Wish as Aunt Agnes (voice)1996
Promised Land as Aunt Ethel Mooster1996
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)1996
Never Too Late as Olive1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher (archive footage)1995
Now and Then as Grandma Albertson1995
Maybe This Time as Beasy1995
Between Love and Honor as Anna Collura1995
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West as Laura Evans1994
Touched by an Angel as Ruth1994
A Troll in Central Park as Queen Gnorga (voice)1994
Storybook Cinema as Not available1993
The Nanny as Clara Mueller1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Sudie1993
Intimate Portrait as Self1993
The Beverly Hillbillies as Granny1993
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia1993
Fade to Black as Ruth1993
Miracle Child as Doc Betty1993
My Boyfriend's Back as Maggie The Zombie Expert1993
Spies as Pamela Beale1993
Without a Kiss Goodbye as Mrs. Samuels1991
A Little Piece of Heaven as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin1991
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show as Herself1991
Walter & Emily as Emily Collins1991
In Broad Daylight as Ruth Westerman1990
Love Hurts as Ruth Weaver1990
Ferris Bueller as Grandma1990
Fine Things as Ruth Fine1990
The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Narrator / The Elder Amy1990
Texasville as Ruth Popper1989
The Simpsons as Mrs. Glick (voice)1989
Prancer as Mrs. McFarland1989
The Nutt House as Ms. Frick1988
Going to the Chapel as Mrs. Haldane1988
Hansel and Gretel as Griselda the Witch1987
Walk Like a Man as Margaret Shand1987
The Facts of Life Down Under as Beverly Ann Stickle1987
The Little Troll Prince as Not available1987
Sparky's Magic Piano as Not available1986
Shadow Play as Millie Crown1986
My Little Pony: The Movie as Hydia (voice)1985
Love Is Never Silent as Mrs. Anglin1985
Deadly Intentions as Charlotte Raynor1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter as Mary Kovacs1984
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle as May Lemke1983
The Demon Murder Case as Joan Greenway1983
Dixie: Changing Habits as Sister Eugenio1982
Miss All-American Beauty as Agatha Blaine1981
History of the World: Part I as Madame Defarge1981
The Acorn People as Nurse Betty Nelson1981
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued as Performer1981
Advice to the Lovelorn as Maggie Dale1980
Foolin' Around as Samantha1980
S.O.S. Titanic as Molly Brown1980
Herbie Goes Bananas as Louise Trends1980
The Oldest Living Graduate as Maureen1980
Yesterday as Mrs Kramer1979
The Facts of Life as Beverly Ann Stickle1979
Scavenger Hunt as Mildred Carruthers1979
The Muppet Movie as Lord's Secretary1979
Willa as Darla Jean1979
Backstairs at the White House as Mrs. Jaffray1979
The North Avenue Irregulars as Claire1979
Mrs. R's Daughter as Ruth Rendell1978
Long Journey Back as Laura Casella1977
The Love Boat as Karen Cooper1977
High Anxiety as Nurse Charlotte Diesel1977
The Mouse and His Child as Euterpe (voice)1977
It Happened One Christmas as Clara Oddbody1977
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera as Self1976
The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star1976
The Love Boat as Iris Havlicek1976
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? as Self1975
Wonder Woman as Queen Hippolyta1975
Cher as Self1975
Death Scream as Mrs. Singleton1975
Phyllis as Phyllis Lindstrom1975
Someone I Touched as Laura Hyatt1975
A Girl Named Sooner as Old Mam Hawes1975
Crazy Mama as Melba1974
Dinah! as Self1974
Dinah! as Not available1974
Rhoda as Not available1974
The Migrants as Viola Barlow1974
Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher1974
Daisy Miller as Mrs. Ezra Miller1974
Hitchhike! as Claire Stevens1974
Death Sentence as Susan Davies1974
Thursday's Game as Lois Ellison1973
Crime Club as Hilary Kelton1973
Dillinger as Anna Sage1973
Happy Mother's Day, Love George as Ronda1973
Charley and the Angel as Nettie Appleby1973
Dying Room Only as Jean Mitchell1973
A Brand New Life as Victoria Douglas1973
The Bobby Darin Show as Not available1972
The Sixth Sense as Not available1972
Of Thee I Sing as Mary Turner1972
Haunts of the Very Rich as Ellen Blunt1971
The Steagle as Rita Weiss1971
Suddenly Single as Joanne Hackett1971
The Last Picture Show as Ruth Popper1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Phyllis Lindstrom1970
Night Gallery as Mrs. Fulton1970
Lovers and Other Strangers as Bernice Henderson1970
WUSA as Philomene1970
The People Next Door as Tina Hoffman1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Jean Cullen1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Agnes1969
Silent Night, Lonely Night as Ginny1968
Adam-12 as Judy1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest1968
The Name of the Game as Vera Walker1968
Lancer as Angel Day1967
Mannix as Barker's Ex-Wife1967
Ironside as Molly Strong1967
Judd for the Defense as Not available1967
Judd for the Defense as Louise Lockhart1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett as Not available1966
That Girl as Not available1965
Run for Your Life as Deborah Wilson1963
Mr. Novak as Dorothy Hummer1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1962
The Virginian as Clara1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self1962
Stoney Burke as Not available1962
Going My Way as Not available1962
The Chapman Report as Miss Selby1962
Saints and Sinners as Helen Graham1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1961
Dr. Kildare as Rhoda Kirsh1961
The Defenders as Angela Simms1961
Cain's Hundred as Katie Cortner1961
Target: The Corruptors! as Not available1961
The New Breed as Elsie Condon1960
Route 66 as Lydia Manning1960
Thriller as Beatrice Stafford1960
Outlaws as Not available1959
The Twilight Zone as Mrs. Fremont1959
Laramie as Not available1959
Hawaiian Eye as Not available1959
One Step Beyond as Rita Wallace1959
Johnny Staccato as Not available1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Ann Barchester1958
The Donna Reed Show as Not available1958
77 Sunset Strip as Not available1958
77 Sunset Strip as Eve Winters1958
77 Sunset Strip as Connie Wingate1957
Perry Mason as Gloria Shine1957
Wagon Train as Loretta1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Martha Jessop1956
The Rack as Caroline1956
Telephone Time as Not available1955
Matinee Theater as Not available1955
Gunsmoke as Flory Tibbs1955
Gunsmoke as Boni1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Susan Stanger1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mary Templeton1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Caroline Hardy1955
Screen Director's Playhouse as Irma1955
Kiss Me Deadly as Christina Bailey1954
Lassie as Ruth Martin1954
Climax! as Mrs. Sullivan1954
Climax! as Anne Colt1953
The Oscars as Self1953
Letter to Loretta as Ella1953
Letter to Loretta as Ruth Harron1953
General Electric Theater as Leah Beth1953
General Electric Theater as Miriam Raskin1952
Forgotten Children as Martha Berry1951
Tales of Tomorrow as Not available1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Martha Berry1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Anglin1950
Lux Video Theatre as Dottie1949
Suspense as Not available1949
Suspense as Margaret Sou1949
Suspense as Ruth Shaw1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Jenny Blanchard1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Marianne Dashwood1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Not available1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Patricia1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self1948
Studio One as Mrs. Adams1948
Studio One as Not available1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - PresenterCrew
2009
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