Cloris Leachman
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With a career spanning more than seven decades, Cloris Leachman (Des Moines, Iowa, 1926-2021) was one of the most awarded performers in television history, with eight Emmy Awards. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the drama 'The Last Picture Show' (1971) and became unforgettable as the meddling Phyllis in 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and its spin-off. In film she displayed overflowing comic talent as the Frau Blücher of Mel Brooks's 'Young Frankenstein'. Leachman moved masterfully between drama and the raunchiest comedy, always with an audacity and vitality that defied age.
Cloris Leachman
90 Movies
76 Series
With a career spanning more than seven decades, Cloris Leachman (Des Moines, Iowa, 1926-2021) was one of the most awarded performers in television history, with eight Emmy Awards. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the drama 'The Last Picture Show' (1971) and became unforgettable as the meddling Phyllis in 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and its spin-off. In film she displayed overflowing comic talent as the Frau Blücher of Mel Brooks's 'Young Frankenstein'. Leachman moved masterfully between drama and the raunchiest comedy, always with an audacity and vitality that defied age.
Movies
Plays Gran (voice)
The Croods
2013
Plays Miss Fielder
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015
Plays Mrs. Norris
Scary Movie 4
2006
Plays Gran (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
2020
Plays Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
The Iron Giant
1999
Plays Lynette
The Longest Yard
2005
Plays Nurse Spex
Sky High
2005
Plays Grandma Palmer
The Wedding Ringer
2015
Plays Frau Blücher
Young Frankenstein
1974
Plays Mitzie
New York, I Love You
2008
Plays Granny
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
Plays Ruth Popper
The Last Picture Show
1971
Plays Evelyn Wright
Spanglish
2004
Plays Great Gam Gam
Beerfest
2006
Plays Maggie
The Women
2008
Plays Grandma Albertson
Now and Then
1995
Plays Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
Foodfight!
2012
Plays Memaw
I Can Only Imagine
2018
Plays Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
Plays Lord's Secretary
The Muppet Movie
1979
Plays Hydia (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
Plays Mary Ann
Adult World
2014
Plays Louise Trends
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
Plays Grandma Merle
Gambit
2012
Plays Queen Gnorga (voice)
A Troll in Central Park
1994
Plays Christina Bailey
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
Plays Mrs. McFarland
Prancer
1989
Plays Pat Mozell
Hanging Up
2000
Plays Madame Defarge
History of the World: Part I
1981
Plays Sadie
Lake Placid 2
2007
Plays Nurse Charlotte Diesel
High Anxiety
1977
Plays Griselda the Witch
Hansel and Gretel
1988
Plays Assunta
Music of the Heart
1999
Plays Grandmother
Alex & Emma
2003
Plays Bernice Henderson
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
Plays Actress
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015
Plays Anna Sage
Dillinger
1973
Plays May Conner
The Comedian
2016
Plays Miss Selby
The Chapman Report
1962
Plays Maggie The Zombie Expert
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
Plays Maxine
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
2016
Plays Alice Wilinsky
So B. It
2016
Plays Mildred Carruthers
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Plays Ronda
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
Plays Ruth Popper
Texasville
1990
Plays Aunt Agnes (voice)
Annabelle's Wish
1997
Plays Hattie Clarence
Love Takes Wing
2009
Plays Margaret Shand
Walk Like a Man
1987
Plays Ruth Weaver
Love Hurts
1990
Plays Samantha
Foolin' Around
1980
TV Shows
Plays Maw Maw
Raising Hope
2010
Plays Phyllis Lindstrom
Phyllis
1975
Plays Beverly Ann Stickle
The Facts of Life
1979
Plays Phyllis Lindstrom
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Plays Emily Collins
Walter & Emily
1991
Plays Ida Welker
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Plays Grammy Winthrop
Thanks
1999
Plays Ms. Frick
The Nutt House
1989
Plays Ruth
Touched by an Angel
1994
Plays Rhoda Kirsh
Dr. Kildare
1961
Plays Mrs. Jaffray
Backstairs at the White House
1979
Plays Zorya Vechernyaya
American Gods
2017
Plays Granny Goodness (voice)
Justice League Action
2016
Plays Angel Day
Lancer
1968
Plays Dorothy Hummer
Mr. Novak
1963
Plays Ruth Martin
Lassie
1954
Plays Mrs. Glick (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
Plays Katie Cortner
Cain's Hundred
1961
Plays Cloris Leachman (voice)
Family Guy
1999
Plays Clara Mueller
The Nanny
1993
Plays Norma
Two and a Half Men
2003
Plays Jean Cullen
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Plays Flory Tibbs
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Mrs. Adams
Studio One
1948
Plays Leah Beth
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Helen Graham
Saints and Sinners
1962
Plays Judy
Adam-12
1968
Plays Martha Berry
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Mrs. Fremont
The Twilight Zone
1959
Plays Edith Fleischman
The Wedding Bells
2007
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Jump, Darling
Margaret
2022
Film
Not to Forget
Donna
2021
Film
High Holiday
Nana
2021
Film
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Gran (voice)
2021
Film
The Croods: A New Age
Gran (voice)
2020
Film
When We Last Spoke
Itasca
2020
Film
Mad About You
Mrs. Mandelbaum · 1 episode
2019–
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Being and Nothingness
Ivy
2019
Film
Lez Bomb
Josephine
2018
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cloris Leachman still alive?
Cloris Leachman passed away on January 26, 2021 at age 94.
What are the most famous roles of Cloris Leachman?
Cloris Leachman is best known for roles in The Croods, The Iron Giant, The Croods: A New Age.
How many movies has Cloris Leachman been in?
Over a 69-year career (since 1952), Cloris Leachman has appeared in 89 movies and 75 TV shows.
What was Cloris Leachman's first movie?
The career of Cloris Leachman began with Forgotten Children (1952).
What is Cloris Leachman's most recent movie or series?
Cloris Leachman's most recent release is Jump, Darling, which premiered on March 3, 2022.
What TV shows has Cloris Leachman appeared in?
On television, Cloris Leachman has appeared in The Simpsons, The Office, Family Guy, Malcolm in the Middle.
Cloris Leachman
1926-04-30 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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.