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
| Birth Location | Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926-04-30 |
| Died | 2021-01-26 |
Movies
Jump, Darling
as Margaret
2022
Not to Forget
as Donna
2021
High Holiday
as Nana
2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
as Gran (voice)
2021
The Croods: A New Age
as Gran Crood (voice)
2020
When We Last Spoke
as Itasca
2020
Being and Nothingness
as Ivy
2019
Lez Bomb
as Josephine
2018
It's Who You Know
as Liz
2018
I Can Only Imagine
as Memaw
2018
The Comedian
as May Conner
2016
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
as Maxine
2016
The Bronx Bull
as Lilian Forrester
2016
So B. It
as Alice Wilinsky
2016
2016
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Baby, Baby, Baby
as Actress
2015
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
as Miss Fielder
2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom
2015
This Is Happening
as Estelle (Grandmother)
2015
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
The Wedding Ringer
as Grandma Palmer
2015
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
2014
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Adult World
as Mary Ann
2013
The Croods
as Gran Crood (voice)
2013
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
as Dotty Rounder
2012
Foodfight!
as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
2012
Gambit
as Grandma Merle
2012
The Fields
as Gladys
2011
Expecting Mary
as Annie
2010
You Again
as Helen (uncredited)
2010
2009
American Cowslip
as Sandy
2009
Love Takes Wing
as Hattie Clarence
2009
The Women
as Maggie
2008
New York, I Love You
as Mitzie
2008
2008
Lake Placid 2
as Sadie
2007
Beerfest
as Great Gam Gam
2006
Scary Movie 4
as Mrs. Norris
2006
Mrs. Harris
as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
2006
The Californians
as Eileen Boatwright
2005
Sky High
as Nurse Spex
2005
The Longest Yard
as Lynette
2005
2005
Spanglish
as Evelyn Wright
2004
Bad Santa
as Grandma (uncredited)
2003
Alex & Emma
as Grandmother
2003
Manna from Heaven
as Helen
2002
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
as Self
2002
The Animal
as Cat Lady (uncredited)
2001
The Amati Girls
as Dolly Amati
2001
Gen 13
as Helga (voice)
2000
Hanging Up
as Pat Mozell
2000
Music of the Heart
as Assunta
1999
The Iron Giant
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
1999
1999
Annabelle's Wish
as Aunt Agnes (voice)
1997
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice)
1996
Never Too Late
as Olive
1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
1996
Now and Then
as Grandma Albertson
1995
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
as Laura Evans
1995
Between Love and Honor
as Anna Collura
1995
A Troll in Central Park
as Queen Gnorga (voice)
1994
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Granny
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
Fade to Black
as Ruth
1993
A Little Piece of Heaven
as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
1991
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
as Herself
1991
In Broad Daylight
as Ruth Westerman
1991
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
Prancer
as Mrs. McFarland
1989
Hansel and Gretel
as Griselda The Witch
1988
Going to the Chapel
as Mrs. Haldane
1988
Walk Like a Man
as Margaret Shand
1987
The Facts of Life Down Under
as Beverly Ann Stickle
1987
1987
Shadow Play
as Millie Crown
1986
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Hydia (voice)
1986
Love Is Never Silent
as Mrs. Anglin
1985
Deadly Intentions
as Charlotte Raynor
1985
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
as Self
1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Mary Kovacs
1984
The Demon Murder Case
as Joan Greenway
1983
Dixie: Changing Habits
as Sister Eugenio
1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
as May Lemke
1983
Miss All-American Beauty
as Agatha Blaine
1982
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Maggie Dale
1981
History of the World: Part I
as Madame Defarge
1981
The Acorn People
as Nurse Betty Nelson
1981
Yesterday
as Mrs Kramer
1981
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
as Performer
1981
Foolin' Around
as Samantha
1980
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Louise Trends
1980
The Oldest Living Graduate
as Maureen
1980
S.O.S. Titanic
as Molly Brown
1980
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 North Avenue Irregulars
as Claire
1979
Long Journey Back
as Laura Casella
1978
High Anxiety
as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
1977
It Happened One Christmas
as Clara Oddbody
1977
1977
The Mouse and His Child
as Euterpe (voice)
1977
Telly...Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self
1976
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
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
Dying Room Only
as Jean Mitchell
1973
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
as Ronda
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
1973
Of Thee I Sing
as Mary Turner
1972
Haunts of the Very Rich
as Ellen Blunt
1972
Suddenly Single
as Joanne Hackett
1971
The Last Picture Show
as Ruth Popper
1971
The Steagle
as Rita Weiss
1971
The People Next Door
as Tina Hoffman
1970
WUSA
as Philomene
1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Bernice Henderson
1970
Silent Night, Lonely Night
as Ginny
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Agnes
1969
The Chapman Report
as Miss Selby
1962
The Rack
as Caroline
1956
Kiss Me Deadly
as Christina Bailey
1955
Movies
Inglourious Basterds
Thanks
2009
