Cloris Leachman

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-04-30 (95 years old)

Deathday

2021-01-26

Place of Birth

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Cloris Leachman

Biography

Cloris Leachman 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 1...

Acting

1981

1974

Young Frankenstein

as Frau Blücher

1996

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

as Frau Blücher (archive footage)

2004

Spanglish

as Evelyn Wright

1999

The Iron Giant

as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

1974

Daisy Miller

as Mrs. Ezra Miller

2009

Love Takes Wing

as Hattie Clarence

1979

Scavenger Hunt

as Mildred Carruthers

2005

Sky High

as Nurse Spex

1989

Prancer

as Mrs. McFarland

1980

Herbie Goes Bananas

as Louise Trends

1971

The Last Picture Show

as Ruth Popper

1977

High Anxiety

as Nurse Charlotte Diesel

1995

Now and Then

as Grandma Albertson

2005

1999

2006

Beerfest

as Great Gam Gam

1973

Dillinger

as Anna Sage

1987

Walk Like a Man

as Margaret Shand

1994

A Troll in Central Park

as Queen Gnorga (voice)

2008

The Women

as Maggie

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)

1970

Lovers and Other Strangers

as Bernice Henderson

1977

The Mouse and His Child

as Euterpe (voice)

2000

Gen¹³

as Helga (voice)

2009

2010

2010

You Again

as Helen (uncredited)

1974

Death Sentence

as Susan Davies

2003

Alex & Emma

as Grandmother

1955

Kiss Me Deadly

as Christina Bailey

1970

WUSA

as Philomene

2013

The Croods

as Gran (voice)

1982

Miss All-American Beauty

as Agatha Blaine

1990

Texasville

as Ruth Popper

1956

The Rack

as Caroline

2005

The Californians

as Eileen Boatwright

1988

Hansel and Gretel

as Griselda the Witch

1995

Between Love and Honor

as Anna Collura

1993

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia

1983

The Demon Murder Case

as Joan Greenway

2002

1973

Dying Room Only

as Jean Mitchell

1980

S.O.S. Titanic

as Molly Brown

2012

Gambit

as Grandma Merle

2011

The Fields

as Gladys

1975

Crazy Mama

as Melba

1973

Charley and the Angel

as Nettie Appleby

1970

The People Next Door

as Tina Hoffman

1980

Foolin' Around

as Samantha

1972

1977

2005

1991

In Broad Daylight

as Ruth Westerman

1962

The Chapman Report

as Miss Selby

1990

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

as Narrator / The Elder Amy

1975

Someone I Touched

as Laura Hyatt

1974

Thursday's Game

as Lois Ellison

2001

The Amati Girls

as Dolly Amati

1990

Love Hurts

as Ruth Weaver

2015

The Wedding Ringer

as Grandma Palmer

1971

Suddenly Single

as Joanne Hackett

1973

A Brand New Life

as Victoria Douglas

1993

Without a Kiss Goodbye

as Mrs. Samuels

1981

The Acorn People

as Nurse Betty Nelson

1974

The Migrants

as Viola Barlow

1986

2007

1997

Annabelle's Wish

as Aunt Agnes (voice)

1990

Fine Things

as Ruth Fine

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Lord's Secretary

2012

Foodfight!

as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)

1988

Going to the Chapel

as Mrs. Haldane

1987

The Facts of Life Down Under

as Beverly Ann Stickle

1993

2016

So B. It

as Alice Wilinsky

2015

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

1991

A Little Piece of Heaven

as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin

1981

2015

This Is Happening

as Estelle (Grandmother)

2000

Hanging Up

as Pat Mozell

2015

1983

Dixie: Changing Habits

as Sister Eugenio

2014

Adult World

as Mary Ann

1975

A Girl Named Sooner

as Old Mam Hawes

1985

Deadly Intentions

as Charlotte Raynor

2016

The Bronx Bull

as Lilian Forrester

2016

The Comedian

as May Conner

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)

1996

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

as Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice)

1979

Mrs. R's Daughter

as Ruth Rendell

1978

Long Journey Back

as Laura Casella

2006

Scary Movie 4

as Mrs. Norris

2018

1986

Shadow Play

as Millie Crown

2006

Mrs. Harris

as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz

1981

Yesterday

as Mrs Kramer

2020

The Croods: A New Age

as Gran (voice)

2020

2018

Lez Bomb

as Josephine

1974

Hitchhike!

as Claire Stevens

1979

Willa

as Darla Jean

1971

The Steagle

as Rita Weiss

1973

Crime Club

as Hilary Kelton

1996

1993

Spies

as Pamela Beale

1975

Death Scream

as Mrs. Singleton

1985

Love Is Never Silent

as Mrs. Anglin

1993

My Boyfriend's Back

as Maggie The Zombie Expert

2021

2022

Jump, Darling

as Margaret

2015

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

as Self (archive footage)

1993

Miracle Child

as Doc Betty

2021

1972

Of Thee I Sing

as Mary Turner

2001

The Animal

as Cat Lady (uncredited)

1976

The Love Boat

as Iris Havlicek

1952

Forgotten Children

as Martha Berry

2003

Bad Santa

as Granny

2017

The Gliksmans

as Helen Neuman

Production

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