Birthday:
Apr 30, 1926
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Cloris Leachman
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Agnes | 1969 |
| History of the World: Part I | Madame Defarge | 1981 |
| Young Frankenstein | Frau Blücher | 1974 |
| Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein | Frau Blücher (archive footage) | 1996 |
| Spanglish | Evelyn Wright | 2004 |
| The Iron Giant | Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice) | 1999 |
| Daisy Miller | Mrs. Ezra Miller | 1974 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Granny | 1993 |
| Love Takes Wing | Hattie Clarence | 2009 |
| Scavenger Hunt | Mildred Carruthers | 1979 |
| Sky High | Nurse Spex | 2005 |
| Prancer | Mrs. McFarland | 1989 |
| Herbie Goes Bananas | Louise Trends | 1980 |
| The Last Picture Show | Ruth Popper | 1971 |
| High Anxiety | Nurse Charlotte Diesel | 1977 |
| Now and Then | Grandma Albertson | 1995 |
| The Longest Yard | Lynette | 2005 |
| Music of the Heart | Assunta | 1999 |
| Beerfest | Great Gam Gam | 2006 |
| Dillinger | Anna Sage | 1973 |
| Walk Like a Man | Margaret Shand | 1987 |
| A Troll in Central Park | Queen Gnorga (voice) | 1994 |
| The Women | Maggie | 2008 |
| Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion | Self | 2002 |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Bernice Henderson | 1970 |
| The Mouse and His Child | Euterpe (voice) | 1977 |
| Gen¹³ | Helga (voice) | 2000 |
| American Cowslip | Sandy | 2009 |
| Expecting Mary | Annie | 2010 |
| You Again | Helen (uncredited) | 2010 |
| Death Sentence | Susan Davies | 1974 |
| The North Avenue Irregulars | Claire | 1979 |
| Alex & Emma | Grandmother | 2003 |
| Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued | Performer | 1981 |
| Kiss Me Deadly | Christina Bailey | 1955 |
| WUSA | Philomene | 1970 |
| The Croods | Gran (voice) | 2013 |
| Miss All-American Beauty | Agatha Blaine | 1982 |
| Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera | Self | 1977 |
| Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | Self | 1991 |
| Texasville | Ruth Popper | 1990 |
| The Rack | Caroline | 1956 |
| The Californians | Eileen Boatwright | 2005 |
| Hansel and Gretel | Griselda The Witch | 1988 |
| Between Love and Honor | Anna Collura | 1995 |
| Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia | 1993 |
| The Demon Murder Case | Joan Greenway | 1983 |
| Dying Room Only | Jean Mitchell | 1973 |
| Manna from Heaven | Helen | 2002 |
| S.O.S. Titanic | Molly Brown | 1980 |
| Gambit | Grandma Merle | 2012 |
| The Fields | Gladys | 2011 |
| Crazy Mama | Melba | 1975 |
| Charley and the Angel | Nettie Appleby | 1973 |
| Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter | Mary Kovacs | 1984 |
| The People Next Door | Tina Hoffman | 1970 |
| Foolin' Around | Samantha | 1980 |
| The Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure | Dotty Rounder | 2012 |
| Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Ronda | 1973 |
| Haunts of the Very Rich | Ellen Blunt | 1972 |
| It Happened One Christmas | Clara Oddbody | 1977 |
| Buzz | 2005 | |
| In Broad Daylight | Ruth Westerman | 1991 |
| The Chapman Report | Miss Selby | 1962 |
| The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Narrator / The Elder Amy | 1990 |
| Someone I Touched | Laura Hyatt | 1975 |
| Thursday's Game | Lois Ellison | 1974 |
| The Amati Girls | Dolly Amati | 2001 |
| Love Hurts | Ruth Weaver | 1990 |
| The Wedding Ringer | Grandma Palmer | 2015 |
| Suddenly Single | Joanne Hackett | 1971 |
| A Brand New Life | Victoria Douglas | 1973 |
| Without a Kiss Goodbye | Mrs. Samuels | 1993 |
| The Acorn People | Nurse Betty Nelson | 1981 |
| Being and Nothingness | Ivy | 2019 |
| The Migrants | Viola Barlow | 1974 |
| My Little Pony: The Movie | Hydia (voice) | 1986 |
| Lake Placid 2 | Sadie | 2007 |
| Silent Night, Lonely Night | Ginny | 1969 |
| Annabelle's Wish | Aunt Agnes (voice) | 1997 |
| Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists | Mrs. Feyersied (voice) | 2014 |
| Fine Things | Ruth Fine | 1990 |
| Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse | Miss Fielder | 2015 |
| New York, I Love You | Mitzie | 2008 |
| The Muppet Movie | Lord's Secretary | 1979 |
| Foodfight! | Brand X Lunch Lady (voice) | 2012 |
| Going to the Chapel | Mrs. Haldane | 1988 |
| Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget | Self | 2008 |
| The Facts of Life Down Under | Beverly Ann Stickle | 1987 |
| Fade to Black | Ruth | 1993 |
| Everbrook (The Home) | 1970 | |
| So B. It | Alice Wilinsky | 2016 |
| Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
| A Little Piece of Heaven | Edwina 'Ed' McKevin | 1991 |
| Advice to the Lovelorn | Maggie Dale | 1981 |
| This Is Happening | Estelle (Grandmother) | 2015 |
| The Oldest Living Graduate | Maureen | 1980 |
| Hanging Up | Pat Mozell | 2000 |
| Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West | Laura Evans | 1995 |
| Baby, Baby, Baby | Actress | 2015 |
| Sparky's Magic Piano | 1987 | |
| Dixie: Changing Habits | Sister Eugenio | 1983 |
| Adult World | Mary Ann | 2014 |
| The Last Picture Show: A Look Back | Self | 1999 |
| Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? | Maxine | 2016 |
| A Girl Named Sooner | Old Mam Hawes | 1975 |
| Deadly Intentions | Charlotte Raynor | 1985 |
| The Bronx Bull | Lilian Forrester | 2016 |
| The Comedian | May Conner | 2016 |
| Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice) | 1996 |
| Mrs. R's Daughter | Ruth Rendell | 1979 |
| The Little Troll Prince | 1987 | |
| Long Journey Back | Laura Casella | 1978 |
| Scary Movie 4 | Mrs. Norris | 2006 |
| I Can Only Imagine | Memaw | 2018 |
| Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show | Herself | 1991 |
| Shadow Play | Millie Crown | 1986 |
| Mrs. Harris | Pearl "Billie" Schwartz | 2006 |
| Yesterday | Mrs Kramer | 1981 |
| The Croods: A New Age | Gran Crood (voice) | 2020 |
| When We Last Spoke | Itasca | 2020 |
| Lez Bomb | Josephine | 2018 |
| Hitchhike! | Claire Stevens | 1974 |
| Willa | Darla Jean | 1979 |
| The Steagle | Rita Weiss | 1971 |
| Crime Club | Hilary Kelton | 1973 |
| Never Too Late | Olive | 1996 |
| Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense | Self | 2009 |
| Spies | Pamela Beale | 1993 |
| Donald Duck's 50th Birthday | Self | 1984 |
| The Woman Who Willed a Miracle | May Lemke | 1983 |
| Death Scream | Mrs. Singleton | 1975 |
| Love Is Never Silent | Mrs. Anglin | 1985 |
| It's Who You Know | Liz | 2018 |
| My Boyfriend's Back | Maggie The Zombie Expert | 1993 |
| High Holiday | Nana | 2021 |
| Jump, Darling | Margaret | 2022 |
| Enzian: When the Lights Go Up | Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Miracle Child | Doc Betty | 1993 |
| Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? | Self | 1976 |
| Dear Diary: World's First Pranks | Gran (voice) | 2021 |
| Not to Forget | Donna | 2021 |
| A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story | Self | 2016 |
| Of Thee I Sing | Mary Turner | 1972 |
| The Animal | Cat Lady (uncredited) | 2001 |
| The Titanic Chronicles | (voice) | 1999 |
| The Love Boat | Iris Havlicek | 1976 |
| Forgotten Children | Martha Berry | 1952 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Simpsons | Mrs. Glick (voice) | 1989 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1958 | |
| Cain's Hundred | Katie Cortner | 1961 |
| Family Guy | Cloris Leachman (voice) | 1999 |
| Rhoda | 1974 | |
| Phyllis | Phyllis Lindstrom | 1975 |
| Beach Girls | Aunt Aida | 2005 |
| The Facts of Life | Beverly Ann Stickle | 1979 |
| Touched by an Angel | Ruth | 1994 |
| That Girl | 1966 | |
| The Nanny | Clara Mueller | 1993 |
| Malcolm in the Middle | 2000 | |
| Two and a Half Men | Norma | 2003 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Jean Cullen | 1969 |
| The Ellen Show | Dot Richmond | 2001 |
| Thanks | Grammy Winthrop | 1999 |
| Gunsmoke | Flory Tibbs | 1955 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Adams | 1948 |
| General Electric Theater | Leah Beth | 1953 |
| Hawaiian Eye | 1959 | |
| Saints and Sinners | Helen Graham | 1962 |
| Adam-12 | Judy | 1968 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Martha Berry | 1951 |
| Johnny Staccato | 1959 | |
| The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | 1976 |
| The Twilight Zone | Mrs. Fremont | 1959 |
| The Wedding Bells | 2007 | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Susan Stanger | 1955 |
| Maybe This Time | Beasy | 1995 |
| Target: The Corruptors! | 1961 | |
| Outlaws | 1960 | |
| Going My Way | 1962 | |
| Twice in a Lifetime | 1999 | |
| Run for Your Life | Deborah Wilson | 1965 |
| The Virginian | Clara | 1962 |
| Lancer | Angel Day | 1968 |
| Thriller | Beatrice Stafford | 1960 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Dottie | 1950 |
| Climax! | Mrs. Sullivan | 1954 |
| One Step Beyond | Rita Wallace | 1959 |
| Judd for the Defense | 1967 | |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1958 | |
| Matinee Theater | 1955 | |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Jenny Blanchard | 1948 |
| The Sixth Sense | 1972 | |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Ann Barchester | 1958 |
| Laramie | 1959 | |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | 1967 | |
| Mr. Novak | Dorothy Hummer | 1963 |
| The New Breed | Elsie Condon | 1961 |
| Suspense | 1949 | |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Martha Jessop | 1956 |
| The Nutt House | 1989 | |
| The Nutt House | Mrs. Frick | 1989 |
| Tales of Tomorrow | 1951 | |
| Stoney Burke | 1962 | |
| Dr. Kildare | Rhoda Kirsh | 1961 |
| Telephone Time | 1956 | |
| Storybook Cinema | 1994 | |
| The Defenders | Angela Simms | 1961 |
| Lassie | Ruth Martin | 1954 |
| Walter & Emily | Emily Collins | 1991 |
| Letter to Loretta | Ella | 1953 |
| Cher | Self | 1975 |
| Raising Hope | Maw Maw | 2010 |
| The Twilight Zone | Agnes Fremont | 2002 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Phyllis Lindstrom | 1970 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Ruth Tennenbaum | 2010 |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Sudie | 1993 |
| Night Gallery | Mrs. Fulton | 1970 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | 1961 |
| Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Top Gear | 2010 | |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Eve Winters | 1958 |
| Gunsmoke | Boni | 1955 |
| Letter to Loretta | Ruth Harron | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Miriam Raskin | 1953 |
| Perry Mason | Gloria Shine | 1957 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005 |
| American Gods | Zorya Vechernyaya | 2017 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Bob's Burgers | Meryl (voice) | 2011 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
| The Name of the Game | Vera Walker | 1968 |
| Promised Land | Aunt Ethel Mooster | 1996 |
| Phineas and Ferb | Mrs. Feyersied (voice) | 2007 |
| Phineas and Ferb | Doof's Mom (voice) | 2007 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mary Templeton | 1955 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Anglin | 1951 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Caroline Hardy | 1955 |
| Studio One | 1948 | |
| Franklin & Bash | Irina Lottye Kruskal | 2011 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961 |
| Ferris Bueller | Grandma | 1990 |
| Climax! | Anne Colt | 1954 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Connie Wingate | 1958 |
| Route 66 | Lydia Manning | 1960 |
| Clarence | Cloris (voice) | 2014 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 2016 |
| Suspense | Margaret Sou | 1949 |
| Suspense | Ruth Shaw | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Marianne Dashwood | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Patricia | 1948 |
| Judd for the Defense | Louise Lockhart | 1967 |
| Screen Director's Playhouse | Irma | 1955 |
| Comedy Central Roasts | Self | 2003 |
| Wagon Train | Loretta | 1957 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| Hot in Cleveland | Peg | 2010 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1956 |
| Girl Meets World | Mrs. Svorski | 2014 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge | 2009 |
| Kirstie | Shirley Kluszewski | 2013 |
| Backstairs at the White House | Mrs. Jaffray | 1979 |
| Mad About You | Mrs. Mandelbaum | 2019 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| The Oscars | Self | 1953 |
| Ironside | Molly Strong | 1967 |
| The Office | Lily Hanaday | 2005 |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Ida Welker | 2000 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 1944 |
| Happy Family | Lois, Peter's Mother | 2003 |
| American Gods | Zorya Vechernyaya, the Evening Star | 2017 |
| Justice League Action | Granny Goodness (voice) | 2016 |
| Wonder Woman | Queen Hippolyta | 1975 |
| The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self | 2014 |
| The Love Boat | Karen Cooper | 1977 |
| Mannix | Barker's Ex-Wife | 1967 |
| The Bobby Darin Show | 1973 |
