Cloris Leachman

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1926-04-30

Deathday 2021-01-26 (94 years old)

Place of Birth Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Cloris Leachman

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

Actor

2022
Jump, Darling

as Margaret

2021
Not to Forget

as Donna

2021
High Holiday

as Nana

2020
The Croods: A New Age

as Gran Crood (voice)

2020
2019
Mad About You

as Mrs. Mandelbaum

2018
Lez Bomb

as Josephine

2018
2017
American Gods

as Zorya Vechernyaya

2017
American Gods

as Zorya Vechernyaya, the Evening Star

2016
The Comedian

as May Conner

2016
The Bronx Bull

as Lilian Forrester

2016
So B. It

as Alice Wilinsky

2016
Justice League Action

as Granny Goodness (voice)

2016
To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Baby, Baby, Baby

as Actress

2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)

2015
This Is Happening

as Estelle (Grandmother)

2015
Unity

as Narrator (voice)

2015
The Wedding Ringer

as Grandma Palmer

2014
Girl Meets World

as Mrs. Svorski

2014
Clarence

as Cloris (voice)

2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Adult World

as Mary Ann

2013
The Croods

as Gran (voice)

2013
Kirstie

as Shirley Kluszewski

2012
Foodfight!

as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)

2012
Gambit

as Grandma Merle

2011
The Fields

as Gladys

2011
Franklin & Bash

as Irina Lottye Kruskal

2011
Bob's Burgers

as Meryl (voice)

2010
2010
You Again

as Helen (uncredited)

2010
Raising Hope

as Maw Maw

2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Ruth Tennenbaum

2010
2009
2009
Love Takes Wing

as Hattie Clarence

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Judge

2008
The Women

as Maggie

2008
2007
Lake Placid 2

as Sadie

2007
Phineas and Ferb

as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)

2007
Phineas and Ferb

as Doof's Mom (voice)

2006
Beerfest

as Great Gam Gam

2006
Scary Movie 4

as Mrs. Norris

2006
Mrs. Harris

as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz

2006
The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

2005
The Californians

as Eileen Boatwright

2005
Sky High

as Nurse Spex

2005
The Longest Yard

as Lynette

2005
2005
Beach Girls

as Aunt Aida

2005
Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

2005
The Office

as Lily Hanaday

2004
Spanglish

as Evelyn Wright

2003
Bad Santa

as Grandma (uncredited)

2003
Alex & Emma

as Grandmother

2003
2003
Happy Family

as Lois, Peter's Mother

2002
2002
The Twilight Zone

as Agnes Fremont

2001
The Animal

as Cat Lady (uncredited)

2001
The Amati Girls

as Dolly Amati

2001
The Ellen Show

as Dot Richmond

2000
Gen¹³

as Helga (voice)

2000
Hanging Up

as Pat Mozell

2000
Malcolm in the Middle

as Ida Welker

1999
1999
The Iron Giant

as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

1999
1999
Thanks

as Grammy Winthrop

1999
Family Guy

as Cloris Leachman (voice)

1997
Annabelle's Wish

as Aunt Agnes (voice)

1996
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

as Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice)

1996
1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

as Frau Blücher (archive footage)

1996
Promised Land

as Aunt Ethel Mooster

1995
Now and Then

as Grandma Albertson

1995
Between Love and Honor

as Anna Collura

1995
1994
A Troll in Central Park

as Queen Gnorga (voice)

1993
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia

1993
My Boyfriend's Back

as Maggie The Zombie Expert

1993
Miracle Child

as Doc Betty

1993
Without a Kiss Goodbye

as Mrs. Samuels

1993
Spies

as Pamela Beale

1993
1993
1993
The Nanny

as Clara Mueller

1993
1991
A Little Piece of Heaven

as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin

1991
In Broad Daylight

as Ruth Westerman

1991
Walter & Emily

as Emily Collins

1990
The Giant of Thunder Mountain

as Narrator / The Elder Amy

1990
Fine Things

as Ruth Fine

1990
Texasville

as Ruth Popper

1990
Love Hurts

as Ruth Weaver

1990
Ferris Bueller

as Grandma

1989
Prancer

as Mrs. McFarland

1989
The Simpsons

as Mrs. Glick (voice)

1989
The Nutt House

as Mrs. Frick

1988
Hansel and Gretel

as Griselda The Witch

1988
Going to the Chapel

as Mrs. Haldane

1987
Walk Like a Man

as Margaret Shand

1987
The Facts of Life Down Under

as Beverly Ann Stickle

1986
Shadow Play

as Millie Crown

1986
My Little Pony: The Movie

as Hydia (voice)

1985
Love Is Never Silent

as Mrs. Anglin

1985
Deadly Intentions

as Charlotte Raynor

1983
The Demon Murder Case

as Joan Greenway

1983
Dixie: Changing Habits

as Sister Eugenio

1982
Miss All-American Beauty

as Agatha Blaine

1981
Advice to the Lovelorn

as Maggie Dale

1981
1981
The Acorn People

as Nurse Betty Nelson

1981
Yesterday

as Mrs Kramer

1980
Foolin' Around

as Samantha

1980
Herbie Goes Bananas

as Louise Trends

1980
S.O.S. Titanic

as Molly Brown

1979
Scavenger Hunt

as Mildred Carruthers

1979
Mrs. R's Daughter

as Ruth Rendell

1979
The Muppet Movie

as Lord's Secretary

1979
Willa

as Darla Jean

1979
The Facts of Life

as Beverly Ann Stickle

1979
1978
Long Journey Back

as Laura Casella

1977
High Anxiety

as Nurse Charlotte Diesel

1977
It Happened One Christmas

as Clara Oddbody

1977
The Mouse and His Child

as Euterpe (voice)

1977
The Love Boat

as Karen Cooper

1976
The Love Boat

as Iris Havlicek

1976
The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

1975
Death Scream

as Mrs. Singleton

1975
A Girl Named Sooner

as Old Mam Hawes

1975
Crazy Mama

as Melba

1975
Someone I Touched

as Laura Hyatt

1975
Wonder Woman

as Queen Hippolyta

1975
Phyllis

as Phyllis Lindstrom

1975
Cher

as Self

1974
Young Frankenstein

as Frau Blücher

1974
Death Sentence

as Susan Davies

1974
Daisy Miller

as Mrs. Ezra Miller

1974
Thursday's Game

as Lois Ellison

1974
Hitchhike!

as Claire Stevens

1974
The Migrants

as Viola Barlow

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1974
1973
Dying Room Only

as Jean Mitchell

1973
Dillinger

as Anna Sage

1973
Charley and the Angel

as Nettie Appleby

1973
Crime Club

as Hilary Kelton

1973
A Brand New Life

as Victoria Douglas

1972
Of Thee I Sing

as Mary Turner

1972
1971
Suddenly Single

as Joanne Hackett

1971
The Last Picture Show

as Ruth Popper

1971
The Steagle

as Rita Weiss

1970
The People Next Door

as Tina Hoffman

1970
WUSA

as Philomene

1970
Lovers and Other Strangers

as Bernice Henderson

1970
Night Gallery

as Mrs. Fulton

1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Phyllis Lindstrom

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Jean Cullen

1968
Lancer

as Angel Day

1968
Adam-12

as Judy

1968
The Name of the Game

as Vera Walker

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
1967
Judd for the Defense

as Louise Lockhart

1967
Ironside

as Molly Strong

1965
Run for Your Life

as Deborah Wilson

1963
Mr. Novak

as Dorothy Hummer

1962
The Chapman Report

as Miss Selby

1962
The Virginian

as Clara

1962
Saints and Sinners

as Helen Graham

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961
The New Breed

as Elsie Condon

1961
Dr. Kildare

as Rhoda Kirsh

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Katie Cortner

1961
The Defenders

as Angela Simms

1960
Route 66

as Lydia Manning

1960
Thriller

as Beatrice Stafford

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Mrs. Fremont

1959
One Step Beyond

as Rita Wallace

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Eve Winters

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Connie Wingate

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Ann Barchester

1957
Perry Mason

as Gloria Shine

1957
Wagon Train

as Loretta

1956
The Rack

as Caroline

1956
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1955
Kiss Me Deadly

as Christina Bailey

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Susan Stanger

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mary Templeton

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Caroline Hardy

1955
Gunsmoke

as Flory Tibbs

1955
Gunsmoke

as Boni

1954
Climax!

as Mrs. Sullivan

1954
Climax!

as Anne Colt

1954
Lassie

as Ruth Martin

1953
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Ruth Harron

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1953
1953
General Electric Theater

as Miriam Raskin

1952
Forgotten Children

as Martha Berry

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Martha Berry

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Anglin

1950
1949
Suspense

as Margaret Sou

1949
Suspense

as Ruth Shaw

1948
Studio One

as Mrs. Adams

1948
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse

as Marianne Dashwood

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Crew

2009