Acting

Cloris Leachman

Born 1926-04-30 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died 2021-01-27

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.

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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 (voice)
2020
When We Last Spoke
as Itasca
2020
Mad About You
as Mrs. Mandelbaum
2019
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 Gliksmans
as Helen Neuman
2017
American Gods
as Zorya Vechernyaya
2017
Justice League Action
as Granny Goodness (voice)
2016
The Comedian
as May Conner
2016
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
as Maxine
2016
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2016
The Bronx Bull
as Lilian Forrester
2016
So B. It
as Alice Wilinsky
2016
Teachers
as Memaw
2016
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
as Self
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 (archive footage)
2015
This Is Happening
as Estelle (Grandmother)
2015
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
The Wedding Ringer
as Grandma Palmer
2015
Girl Meets World
as Mrs. Svorski
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Guest
2014
Clarence
as Cloris (voice)
2014
Adult World
as Mary Ann
2014
Kirstie
as Shirley Kluszewski
2013
The Millers
as Louise
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Croods
as Gran (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
Franklin & Bash
as Irina Lottye Kruskal
2011
Bob's Burgers
as Meryl (voice)
2011
Obsession: Letters to David Lynch
as Self
2011
Top Gear
2010
Expecting Mary
as Annie
2010
You Again
as Helen (uncredited)
2010
Raising Hope
as Maw Maw
2010
Hawaii Five-0
as Ruth Tennenbaum
2010
Hot in Cleveland
as Peg
2010
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
as Self
2009
Inglourious Basterds
Thanks
2009
American Cowslip
as Sandy
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Love Takes Wing
as Hattie Clarence
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Women
as Maggie
2008
New York, I Love You
as Mitzie
2008
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
as Self
2008
Phineas and Ferb
as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
2007
Phineas and Ferb
as Doof's Mom (voice)
2007
Lake Placid 2
as Sadie
2007
The Wedding Bells
as Edith Fleischman
2007
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
Beerfest
as Great Gam Gam
2006
Scary Movie 4
as Mrs. Norris
2006
The Californians
as Eileen Boatwright
2005
Mrs. Harris
as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
2005
Beach Girls
as Aunt Aida
2005
Sky High
as Nurse Spex
2005
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005
The Longest Yard
as Lynette
2005
James Dean: Forever Young
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Buzz
2005
The Office
as Lily Hanaday
2005
Spanglish
as Evelyn Wright
2004
Bad Santa
as Grandma (uncredited)
2003
Joan of Arcadia
as Aunt Olive
2003
Two and a Half Men
as Norma
2003
Happy Family
as Lois, Peter's Mother
2003
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2003