Cloris Leachman
Acting
- Born:
- 1926-04-30
- Died:
- 2021-01-27
- Place of birth:
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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
Not to Forget
High Holiday
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
The Croods: A New Age
When We Last Spoke
Mad About You
Being and Nothingness
Lez Bomb
It's Who You Know
I Can Only Imagine
The Gliksmans
American Gods
Justice League Action
The Comedian
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
To Tell the Truth
The Bronx Bull
So B. It
Teachers
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Baby, Baby, Baby
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
This Is Happening
Unity
The Wedding Ringer
Girl Meets World
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Clarence
Adult World
Kirstie
The Millers
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
The Croods
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Foodfight!
Gambit
The Fields
Franklin & Bash
Bob's Burgers
Obsession: Letters to David Lynch
Top Gear
Expecting Mary
You Again
Raising Hope
Hawaii Five-0
Hot in Cleveland
Adventure Time
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
Inglourious Basterds
American Cowslip
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Love Takes Wing
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Women
New York, I Love You
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Phineas and Ferb