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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Jump, Darling
Character:Margaret
Release Date:03/03/2022
Not to Forget
Character:Donna
Release Date:26/11/2021
High Holiday
Character:Nana
Release Date:01/11/2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Character:Gran (voice)
Release Date:09/02/2021
The Croods: A New Age
Character:Gran (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2020
When We Last Spoke
Character:Itasca
Release Date:27/10/2020
Being and Nothingness
Character:Ivy
Release Date:20/06/2019
Lez Bomb
Character:Josephine
Release Date:09/11/2018
It's Who You Know
Character:Liz
Release Date:21/10/2018
I Can Only Imagine
Character:Memaw
Release Date:14/02/2018
The Gliksmans
Character:Helen Neuman
Release Date:03/11/2017
The Comedian
Character:May Conner
Release Date:09/12/2016
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Character:Maxine
Release Date:16/09/2016
The Bronx Bull
Character:Lilian Forrester
Release Date:13/06/2016
So B. It
Character:Alice Wilinsky
Release Date:07/06/2016
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
Character:Self
Release Date:06/01/2016
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/12/2015
Baby, Baby, Baby
Character:Actress
Release Date:30/10/2015
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Character:Miss Fielder
Release Date:23/10/2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Character:Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2015
This Is Happening
Character:Estelle (Grandmother)
Release Date:02/10/2015
Unity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2015
The Wedding Ringer
Character:Grandma Palmer
Release Date:16/01/2015
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Character:Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
Release Date:04/10/2014
Adult World
Character:Mary Ann
Release Date:14/02/2014
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/05/2013
The Croods
Character:Gran (voice)
Release Date:15/03/2013
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Character:Dotty Rounder
Release Date:29/08/2012
Foodfight!
Character:Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
Release Date:15/06/2012
Gambit
Character:Grandma Merle
Release Date:25/04/2012
The Fields
Character:Gladys
Release Date:23/09/2011
Obsession: Letters to David Lynch
Character:Self
Release Date:08/01/2011
Expecting Mary
Character:Annie
Release Date:12/11/2010
You Again
Character:Helen (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/2010
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/2009
American Cowslip
Character:Sandy
Release Date:24/07/2009
Love Takes Wing
Character:Hattie Clarence
Release Date:04/04/2009
The Women
Character:Maggie
Release Date:12/09/2008
New York, I Love You
Character:Mitzie
Release Date:06/09/2008
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Character:Self
Release Date:17/08/2008
Lake Placid 2
Character:Sadie
Release Date:28/04/2007
Beerfest
Character:Great Gam Gam
Release Date:25/08/2006
Scary Movie 4
Character:Mrs. Norris
Release Date:12/04/2006
Mrs. Harris
Character:Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
Release Date:25/02/2006
The Californians
Character:Eileen Boatwright
Release Date:21/10/2005
Sky High
Character:Nurse Spex
Release Date:29/07/2005
The Longest Yard
Character:Lynette
Release Date:27/05/2005
Buzz
Character:
Release Date:05/04/2005
Spanglish
Character:Evelyn Wright
Release Date:17/12/2004
Bad Santa
Character:Grandma (uncredited)
Release Date:26/11/2003
Alex & Emma
Character:Grandmother
Release Date:20/06/2003
Manna from Heaven
Character:Helen
Release Date:14/09/2002
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
Character:Self
Release Date:13/05/2002
The Animal
Character:Cat Lady (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/2001
The Amati Girls
Character:Dolly Amati
Release Date:09/01/2001
Gen¹³
Character:Helga (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2000
Hanging Up
Character:Pat Mozell
Release Date:16/02/2000
Music of the Heart
Character:Assunta
Release Date:29/10/1999
The Iron Giant
Character:Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
Release Date:06/08/1999
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/1999
The Titanic Chronicles
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1999
Skip Chasers
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1998
Annabelle's Wish
Character:Aunt Agnes (voice)
Release Date:21/10/1997
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Character:Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
Release Date:20/12/1996
Never Too Late
Character:Olive
Release Date:26/08/1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Character:Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1996
Now and Then
Character:Grandma Albertson
Release Date:20/10/1995
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
Character:Laura Evans
Release Date:10/05/1995
Between Love and Honor
Character:Anna Collura
Release Date:14/02/1995
A Troll in Central Park
Character:Queen Gnorga (voice)
Release Date:07/10/1994
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Character:Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
Release Date:30/10/1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:Granny
Release Date:15/10/1993
My Boyfriend's Back
Character:Maggie The Zombie Expert
Release Date:06/08/1993
Miracle Child
Character:Doc Betty
Release Date:06/04/1993
Without a Kiss Goodbye
Character:Mrs. Samuels
Release Date:20/03/1993
Spies
Character:Pamela Beale
Release Date:07/03/1993
Fade to Black
Character:Ruth
Release Date:10/02/1993
A Little Piece of Heaven
Character:Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
Release Date:02/12/1991
Picture This
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/1991
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Character:Herself
Release Date:18/02/1991
In Broad Daylight
Character:Ruth Westerman
Release Date:03/02/1991
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Character:Narrator / The Elder Amy
Release Date:25/12/1990
Fine Things
Character:Ruth Fine
Release Date:15/10/1990
Texasville
Character:Ruth Popper
Release Date:28/09/1990
Love Hurts
Character:Ruth Weaver
Release Date:19/04/1990
Prancer
Character:Mrs. McFarland
Release Date:17/11/1989
Hansel and Gretel
Character:Griselda the Witch
Release Date:10/12/1988
Going to the Chapel
Character:Mrs. Haldane
Release Date:09/10/1988
The Little Troll Prince
Character:
Release Date:27/11/1987
Walk Like a Man
Character:Margaret Shand
Release Date:17/04/1987
The Facts of Life Down Under
Character:Beverly Ann Stickle
Release Date:15/02/1987
Sparky's Magic Piano
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1987
Shadow Play
Character:Millie Crown
Release Date:20/09/1986
My Little Pony: The Movie
Character:Hydia (voice)
Release Date:06/06/1986
Love Is Never Silent
Character:Mrs. Anglin
Release Date:09/12/1985
Deadly Intentions
Character:Charlotte Raynor
Release Date:19/05/1985
Breakfast with Les and Bess
Character:
Release Date:11/03/1985
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Character:Mary Kovacs
Release Date:14/05/1984
The Demon Murder Case
Character:Joan Greenway
Release Date:06/03/1983
Dixie: Changing Habits
Character:Sister Eugenio
Release Date:16/02/1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Character:May Lemke
Release Date:09/02/1983
Miss All-American Beauty
Character:Agatha Blaine
Release Date:27/12/1982
Advice to the Lovelorn
Character:Maggie Dale
Release Date:30/11/1981
History of the World: Part I
Character:Madame Defarge
Release Date:12/06/1981
The Acorn People
Character:Nurse Betty Nelson
Release Date:02/03/1981
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
Character:Performer
Release Date:01/01/1981
Foolin' Around
Character:Samantha
Release Date:17/10/1980
Herbie Goes Bananas
Character:Louise Trends
Release Date:25/06/1980
The Oldest Living Graduate
Character:Maureen
Release Date:07/04/1980
Yesterday
Character:Mrs Kramer
Release Date:28/03/1980
S.O.S. Titanic
Character:Molly Brown
Release Date:29/02/1980
Scavenger Hunt
Character:Mildred Carruthers
Release Date:21/12/1979
Mrs. R's Daughter
Character:Ruth Rendell
Release Date:19/09/1979
The Muppet Movie
Character:Lord's Secretary
Release Date:22/06/1979
Willa
Character:Darla Jean
Release Date:17/03/1979
The North Avenue Irregulars
Character:Claire
Release Date:09/02/1979
Long Journey Back
Character:Laura Casella
Release Date:15/12/1978
High Anxiety
Character:Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Release Date:25/12/1977
It Happened One Christmas
Character:Clara Oddbody
Release Date:11/12/1977
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/1977
The Mouse and His Child
Character:Euterpe (voice)
Release Date:18/11/1977
The Love Boat
Character:Iris Havlicek
Release Date:17/09/1976
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Character:Self
Release Date:18/02/1976
Death Scream
Character:Mrs. Singleton
Release Date:26/09/1975
A Girl Named Sooner
Character:Old Mam Hawes
Release Date:18/06/1975
Crazy Mama
Character:Melba
Release Date:01/06/1975
Someone I Touched
Character:Laura Hyatt
Release Date:26/02/1975
Young Frankenstein
Character:Frau Blücher
Release Date:15/12/1974
Death Sentence
Character:Susan Davies
Release Date:02/10/1974
Daisy Miller
Character:Mrs. Ezra Miller
Release Date:22/05/1974
Thursday's Game
Character:Lois Ellison
Release Date:14/04/1974
Hitchhike!
Character:Claire Stevens
Release Date:23/02/1974
The Migrants
Character:Viola Barlow
Release Date:03/02/1974
Dying Room Only
Character:Jean Mitchell
Release Date:18/09/1973
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Character:Ronda
Release Date:17/08/1973
Dillinger
Character:Anna Sage
Release Date:20/07/1973
Charley and the Angel
Character:Nettie Appleby
Release Date:23/03/1973
Crime Club
Character:Hilary Kelton
Release Date:06/03/1973
A Brand New Life
Character:Victoria Douglas
Release Date:20/02/1973
Of Thee I Sing
Character:Mary Turner
Release Date:24/10/1972
Haunts of the Very Rich
Character:Ellen Blunt
Release Date:20/09/1972
Suddenly Single
Character:Joanne Hackett
Release Date:19/10/1971
The Last Picture Show
Character:Ruth Popper
Release Date:03/10/1971
The Steagle
Character:Rita Weiss
Release Date:15/09/1971
The People Next Door
Character:Tina Hoffman
Release Date:26/08/1970
WUSA
Character:Philomene
Release Date:19/08/1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
Character:Bernice Henderson
Release Date:12/08/1970
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Character:Ginny
Release Date:16/12/1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Character:Agnes
Release Date:23/09/1969
The Chapman Report
Character:Miss Selby
Release Date:05/10/1962
The Rack
Character:Caroline
Release Date:02/11/1956
Kiss Me Deadly
Character:Christina Bailey
Release Date:28/04/1955
Forgotten Children
Character:Martha Berry
Release Date:22/06/1952
Television Appearances
Mad About You
Character:Mrs. Mandelbaum
American Gods
Character:Zorya Vechernyaya
Justice League Action
Character:Granny Goodness (voice)
To Tell the Truth
Character:Self - Panelist
Teachers
Character:Memaw
Girl Meets World
Character:Mrs. Svorski
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Self
Clarence
Character:Cloris (voice)
Kirstie
Character:Shirley Kluszewski
The Millers
Character:Louise
Franklin & Bash
Character:Irina Lottye Kruskal
Bob's Burgers
Character:Meryl (voice)
Top Gear
Character:
Raising Hope
Character:Maw Maw
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Ruth Tennenbaum
Hot in Cleveland
Character:Peg
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Phineas and Ferb
Character:Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
Character:Doof's Mom (voice)
The Wedding Bells
Character:Edith Fleischman
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
Beach Girls
Character:Aunt Aida
Dancing with the Stars
Character:Self - Contestant
The Office
Character:Lily Hanaday
Joan of Arcadia
Character:Aunt Olive
Two and a Half Men
Character:Norma
Happy Family
Character:Lois, Peter's Mother
Comedy Central Roasts
Character:Self
The Twilight Zone
Character:Agnes Fremont
The Ellen Show
Character:Dot Richmond
Malcolm in the Middle
Character:Ida Welker
Twice in a Lifetime
Character:Ruth Harper / Miss Storey
Thanks
Character:Grammy Winthrop
Family Guy
Character:Cloris Leachman (voice)
Promised Land
Character:Aunt Ethel Mooster
Maybe This Time
Character:Beasy
Touched by an Angel
Character:Ruth
Storybook Cinema
Character:
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
The Nanny
Character:Clara Mueller
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Sudie
Walter & Emily
Character:Emily Collins
Ferris Bueller
Character:Grandma
The Simpsons
Character:Mrs. Glick (voice)
The Nutt House
Character:Ms. Frick
The Facts of Life
Character:Beverly Ann Stickle
Backstairs at the White House
Character:Mrs. Jaffray
The Love Boat
Character:Karen Cooper
The Muppet Show
Character:Self - Special Guest Star
Wonder Woman
Character:Queen Hippolyta
Phyllis
Character:Phyllis Lindstrom
Cher
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:
Rhoda
Character:
The Bobby Darin Show
Character:
The Sixth Sense
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:Mrs. Fulton
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Character:Phyllis Lindstrom
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Character:Jean Cullen
Lancer
Character:Angel Day
Adam-12
Character:Judy
The Name of the Game
Character:Vera Walker
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Mannix
Character:Barker's Ex-Wife
Judd for the Defense
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:
Judd for the Defense
Character:Louise Lockhart
Ironside
Character:Molly Strong
That Girl
Character:
Run for Your Life
Character:Deborah Wilson
Mr. Novak
Character:Dorothy Hummer
Going My Way
Character:
Stoney Burke
Character:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Virginian
Character:Clara
Saints and Sinners
Character:Helen Graham
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The New Breed
Character:Elsie Condon
Target: The Corruptors!
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Rhoda Kirsh
Cain's Hundred
Character:Katie Cortner
The Defenders
Character:Angela Simms
Route 66
Character:Lydia Manning
Outlaws
Character:
Thriller
Character:Beatrice Stafford
Hawaiian Eye
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:Mrs. Fremont
Laramie
Character:
Johnny Staccato
Character:
One Step Beyond
Character:Rita Wallace
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Eve Winters
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Connie Wingate
The Donna Reed Show
Character:
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Ann Barchester
Perry Mason
Character:Gloria Shine
Wagon Train
Character:Loretta
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Martha Jessop
Telephone Time
Character:
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Matinee Theater
Character:
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Irma
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Susan Stanger
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Mary Templeton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Caroline Hardy
Gunsmoke
Character:Flory Tibbs
Gunsmoke
Character:Boni
Climax!
Character:Mrs. Sullivan
Climax!
Character:Anne Colt
Lassie
Character:Ruth Martin
Letter to Loretta
Character:Ella
Letter to Loretta
Character:Ruth Harron
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Leah Beth
General Electric Theater
Character:Miriam Raskin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Martha Berry
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Mrs. Anglin
Tales of Tomorrow
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Dottie
Suspense
Character:
Suspense
Character:Margaret Sou
Suspense
Character:Ruth Shaw
Studio One
Character:Mrs. Adams
Studio One
Character:
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Jenny Blanchard
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Marianne Dashwood
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Patricia
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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