Cloris Leachman
- Acting
- April 30, 1926 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- January 27, 2021
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
Filmography
- Jump, Darling · Margaret
- Not to Forget · Donna
- High Holiday · Nana
- Dear Diary: World's First Pranks · Gran (Voice)
- The Croods: A New Age · Gran (Voice)
- When We Last Spoke · Itasca
- Mad About You · Mrs. Mandelbaum
- Being and Nothingness · Ivy
- Lez Bomb · Josephine
- It's Who You Know · Liz
- I Can Only Imagine · Memaw
- The Gliksmans · Helen Neuman
- American Gods · Zorya Vechernyaya
- Justice League Action · Granny Goodness (Voice)
- The Comedian · May Conner
- Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? · Maxine
- To Tell the Truth · Self
- The Bronx Bull · Lilian Forrester
- So B. It · Alice Wilinsky
- Teachers · Memaw
- A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story · Self
- Enzian: When the Lights Go Up · Self
- Baby, Baby, Baby · Actress
- Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse · Miss Fielder
- Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration · Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
- This Is Happening · Estelle (Grandmother)
- Unity · Narrator (Voice)
- The Wedding Ringer · Grandma Palmer
- Girl Meets World · Mrs. Svorski
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · Self
- Clarence · Cloris (Voice)
- Adult World · Mary Ann
- Kirstie · Shirley Kluszewski
- The Millers · Louise
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise · Self
- The Croods · Gran (Voice)
- The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure · Dotty Rounder
- Foodfight! · Brand X Lunch Lady (Voice)
- Gambit · Grandma Merle
- The Fields · Gladys
- Franklin & Bash · Irina Lottye Kruskal
- Bob's Burgers · Meryl (Voice)
- Obsession: Letters to David Lynch · Self
- Top Gear
- Expecting Mary · Annie
- You Again · Helen (uncredited)
- Raising Hope · Maw Maw
- Hawaii Five-0 · Ruth Tennenbaum
- Hot in Cleveland · Peg
- Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense · Self
- Inglourious Basterds · Thanks
- American Cowslip · Sandy
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Love Takes Wing · Hattie Clarence
- RuPaul's Drag Race · Self
- The Women · Maggie
- New York, I Love You · Mitzie
- Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget · Self
- Phineas and Ferb · Mrs. Feyersied (Voice), Doof's Mom (Voice)
- Lake Placid 2 · Sadie
- The Wedding Bells · Edith Fleischman
- The Megan Mullally Show · Self
- Beerfest · Great Gam Gam
- Scary Movie 4 · Mrs. Norris
- The Californians · Eileen Boatwright
- Mrs. Harris · Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
- Beach Girls · Aunt Aida
- Sky High · Nurse Spex
- Dancing with the Stars · Self
- The Longest Yard · Lynette
- James Dean: Forever Young · Self
- Buzz
- The Office · Lily Hanaday
- Spanglish · Evelyn Wright
- Bad Santa · Grandma (uncredited)
- Joan of Arcadia · Aunt Olive
- Two and a Half Men · Norma
- Happy Family · Lois, Peter's Mother
- Comedy Central Roasts · Self
- Alex & Emma · Grandmother