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.
Agnes
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Madame Defarge
History of the World: Part I
Frau Blücher
Young Frankenstein
Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Evelyn Wright
Spanglish
Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
The Iron Giant
Mrs. Ezra Miller
Daisy Miller
Granny
The Beverly Hillbillies
Hattie Clarence
Love Takes Wing
Mildred Carruthers
Scavenger Hunt
Nurse Spex
Sky High
Mrs. McFarland
Prancer
Louise Trends
Herbie Goes Bananas
Ruth Popper
The Last Picture Show
Nurse Charlotte Diesel
High Anxiety
Grandma Albertson
Now and Then
Lynette
The Longest Yard
Assunta
Music of the Heart
Great Gam Gam
Beerfest
Anna Sage
Dillinger
Margaret Shand
Walk Like a Man
Queen Gnorga (voice)
A Troll in Central Park
Maggie
The Women
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
Bernice Henderson
Lovers and Other Strangers
Euterpe (voice)
The Mouse and His Child
Helga (voice)
Gen¹³
Sandy
American Cowslip
Annie
Expecting Mary
Helen (uncredited)
You Again
Susan Davies
Death Sentence
Claire
The North Avenue Irregulars
Grandmother
Alex & Emma
Performer
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
Christina Bailey
Kiss Me Deadly
Philomene
WUSA
Gran (voice)
The Croods
Agatha Blaine
Miss All-American Beauty
Self
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
Self
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
Ruth Popper
Texasville
Caroline
The Rack
Eileen Boatwright
The Californians
Griselda The Witch
Hansel and Gretel
Anna Collura
Between Love and Honor
Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Joan Greenway
The Demon Murder Case
Helen
Manna from Heaven
Jean Mitchell
Dying Room Only
Molly Brown
S.O.S. Titanic
Grandma Merle
Gambit
Gladys
The Fields
Melba
Crazy Mama
Nettie Appleby
Charley and the Angel
Mary Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Tina Hoffman
The People Next Door
Samantha
Foolin' Around
Dotty Rounder
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Ronda
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Ellen Blunt
Haunts of the Very Rich
Clara Oddbody
It Happened One Christmas
Buzz
Ruth Westerman
In Broad Daylight
Miss Selby
The Chapman Report
Narrator / The Elder Amy
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Laura Hyatt
Someone I Touched
Lois Ellison
Thursday's Game
Dolly Amati
The Amati Girls
Ruth Weaver
Love Hurts
Grandma Palmer
The Wedding Ringer
Joanne Hackett
Suddenly Single
Victoria Douglas
A Brand New Life
Mrs. Samuels
Without a Kiss Goodbye
Nurse Betty Nelson
The Acorn People
Ivy
Being and Nothingness
Viola Barlow
The Migrants
Hydia (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
Sadie
Lake Placid 2
Ginny
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Aunt Agnes (voice)
Annabelle's Wish
Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Ruth Fine
Fine Things
Miss Fielder
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Mitzie
New York, I Love You
Lord's Secretary
The Muppet Movie
Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
Foodfight!
Mrs. Haldane
Going to the Chapel
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Beverly Ann Stickle
The Facts of Life Down Under
Ruth
Fade to Black
Everbrook (The Home)
Alice Wilinsky
So B. It
Narrator (voice)
Unity
Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
A Little Piece of Heaven
Maggie Dale
Advice to the Lovelorn
Estelle (Grandmother)
This Is Happening
Maureen
The Oldest Living Graduate
Pat Mozell
Hanging Up
Laura Evans
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
Actress
Baby, Baby, Baby
Sparky's Magic Piano
Sister Eugenio
Dixie: Changing Habits
Mary Ann
Adult World
Self
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
Maxine
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Old Mam Hawes
A Girl Named Sooner
Charlotte Raynor
Deadly Intentions
Lilian Forrester
The Bronx Bull
May Conner
The Comedian
Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Ruth Rendell
Mrs. R's Daughter
The Little Troll Prince
Laura Casella
Long Journey Back
Mrs. Norris
Scary Movie 4
Memaw
I Can Only Imagine
Herself
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Millie Crown
Shadow Play
Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
Mrs. Harris
Mrs Kramer
Yesterday
Gran Crood (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
Itasca
When We Last Spoke
Josephine
Lez Bomb
Claire Stevens
Hitchhike!
Darla Jean
Willa
Rita Weiss
The Steagle
Hilary Kelton
Crime Club
Olive
Never Too Late
Self
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
Pamela Beale
Spies
Self
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
May Lemke
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Mrs. Singleton
Death Scream
Mrs. Anglin
Love Is Never Silent
Liz
It's Who You Know
Maggie The Zombie Expert
My Boyfriend's Back
Nana
High Holiday
Margaret
Jump, Darling
Self (archive footage)
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Doc Betty
Miracle Child
Self
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Gran (voice)
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Donna
Not to Forget
Self
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
Mary Turner
Of Thee I Sing
Cat Lady (uncredited)
The Animal
(voice)
The Titanic Chronicles
Iris Havlicek
The Love Boat
Martha Berry
Forgotten Children
Self
Obsession: Letters to David Lynch
Granny
Bad Santa
Skip Chasers
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
153
Gender
Female
Birthday
1926-04-30
Place of Birth
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
کلوریس لیچمن