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Cloris Leachman

30th April 1926 Des Moines, Iowa, USA Acting

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.

155 Movies 115 TV Shows 270 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Unity poster
Unity 12th August 2015 as Narrator (voice)
Foodfight! poster
Foodfight! 15th June 2012 as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
Gambit poster
Gambit 25th April 2012 as Grandma Merle
You Again poster
You Again 23rd September 2010 as Helen (uncredited)
Bad Santa poster
Bad Santa 26th November 2003 as Grandma (uncredited)
Gen¹³ poster
Gen¹³ 30th October 2000 as Helga (voice)
Spies poster
Spies 7th March 1993 as Pamela Beale
Prancer poster
Prancer 17th November 1989 as Mrs. McFarland
Willa poster
Willa 17th March 1979 as Darla Jean
WUSA poster
WUSA 19th August 1970 as Philomene
Kirstie poster
Kirstie 4th December 2013 as Shirley Kluszewski
Thanks poster
Thanks 2nd August 1999 as Grammy Winthrop
Family Guy poster
Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Cloris Leachman (voice)
Phyllis poster
Phyllis 8th September 1975 as Phyllis Lindstrom
Cher poster
Cher 16th February 1975 as Self
Lancer poster
Lancer 24th September 1968 as Angel Day
Mannix poster
Mannix 16th September 1967 as Barker's Ex-Wife
Thriller poster
Thriller 13th September 1960 as Beatrice Stafford
Lassie poster
Lassie 12th September 1954 as Ruth Martin