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Cloris Leachman
Known for acting
Born April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Died January 27, 2021
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.
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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.
Movies and TV shows
The SimpsonsTV · 1989
Family GuyTV · 1999
The OfficeTV · 2005
Hawaii Five-0TV · 2010
Two and a Half MenTV · 2003
The Love BoatTV · 1977
Phineas and FerbTV · 2007
Dancing with the StarsTV · 2005
Bob's BurgersTV · 2011
Diagnosis: MurderTV · 1993
RuPaul's Drag RaceTV · 2009
Perry MasonTV · 1957
Malcolm in the MiddleTV · 2000
LassieTV · 1954
The NannyTV · 1993
IronsideTV · 1967
Wagon TrainTV · 1957
Matinee TheaterTV · 1955
MannixTV · 1967
American PlayhouseTV · 1982
The VirginianTV · 1962
Adam-12TV · 1968
The Twilight ZoneTV · 1959
ClarenceTV · 2014
Touched by an AngelTV · 1994
Hot in ClevelandTV · 2010
Dr. KildareTV · 1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV · 1956
Climax!TV · 1954
Studio OneTV · 1948
Intimate PortraitTV · 1993
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV · 1948
Raising HopeTV · 2010
The Donna Reed ShowTV · 1958
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowTV · 1970
The Facts of LifeTV · 1979
American GodsTV · 2017
Route 66TV · 1960
The DefendersTV · 1961
Marcus Welby, M.D.TV · 1969
Inglourious BasterdsMovie · 2009
Franklin & BashTV · 2011
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV · 1958
SpanglishMovie · 2004
One Step BeyondTV · 1959
Dinah!TV · 1974
Girl Meets WorldTV · 2014
SuspenseTV · 1949
The Name of the GameTV · 1968
The OscarsTV · 1953
Night GalleryTV · 1970
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV · 1955
Run for Your LifeTV · 1965
RhodaTV · 1974
The Twilight ZoneTV · 2002
That GirlTV · 1966
The Croods: A New AgeMovie · 2020
Justice League ActionTV · 2016
GunsmokeTV · 1955
77 Sunset StripTV · 1958
ThrillerTV · 1960
Hawaiian EyeTV · 1959
Joan of ArcadiaTV · 2003
To Tell the TruthTV · 2016
LaramieTV · 1959
The CroodsMovie · 2013
The Muppet ShowTV · 1976
Wonder WomanTV · 1975
Judd, for the DefenseTV · 1967
Mr. NovakTV · 1963
LancerTV · 1968
Promised LandTV · 1996
Twice in a LifetimeTV · 1999
Telephone TimeTV · 1956
The Guns of Will SonnettTV · 1967
The MillersTV · 2013
The Iron GiantMovie · 1999
OutlawsTV · 1960
TeachersTV · 2016
Stoney BurkeTV · 1962
Scouts Guide to the Zombie ApocalypseMovie · 2015
Tales of TomorrowTV · 1951
Scary Movie 4Movie · 2006
Lux Video TheatreTV · 1950
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidMovie · 1969
The New BreedTV · 1961
Screen Director's PlayhouseTV · 1955
Comedy Central RoastsTV · 2003
Sky HighMovie · 2005
The Longest YardMovie · 2005
Cain's HundredTV · 1961
Johnny StaccatoTV · 1959
You AgainMovie · 2010
Target: The Corruptors!TV · 1961
The Sixth SenseTV · 1972
Top GearTV · 2010
Going My WayTV · 1962
Happy FamilyTV · 2003
The Wedding RingerMovie · 2015
The Muppet MovieMovie · 1979
The AnimalMovie · 2001
Mad About YouTV · 2019
CherTV · 1975
Letter to LorettaTV · 1953
Ferris BuellerTV · 1990
Young FrankensteinMovie · 1974
Bad SantaMovie · 2003
The Beverly HillbilliesMovie · 1993
The Last Picture ShowMovie · 1971
Maybe This TimeTV · 1995
New York, I Love YouMovie · 2008
The Ellen ShowTV · 2001
I Can Only ImagineMovie · 2018
PhyllisTV · 1975
Saints and SinnersTV · 1962
Hanging UpMovie · 2000
Now and ThenMovie · 1995
Foodfight!Movie · 2012
Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951
KirstieTV · 2013