Cloris Leachman
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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ActingBirthday
April 30, 1926Deathday
January 26, 2021Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
149Place of birth
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Cast credits
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Agnes
Bad Santa
Grandma (uncredited)
History of the World: Part I
Madame Defarge
Spanglish
Evelyn Wright
The Iron Giant
Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
Young Frankenstein
Frau Blücher
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Daisy Miller
Mrs. Ezra Miller
The Beverly Hillbillies
Granny
Love Takes Wing
Hattie Clarence
Sky High
Nurse Spex
Scavenger Hunt
Mildred Carruthers
Prancer
Mrs. McFarland
Herbie Goes Bananas
Louise Trends
The Last Picture Show
Ruth Popper
Now and Then
Grandma Albertson
The Longest Yard
Lynette
Music of the Heart
Assunta
High Anxiety
Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Beerfest
Great Gam Gam
Dillinger
Anna SageCrew credits
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