Cloris Leachman
Born: 1926-04-30 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Died: 2021-01-26
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
- Jump, Darling as Margaret
2021
- High Holiday as Nana
- Not to Forget as Donna
- Dear Diary: World's First Pranks as Gran (voice)
2020
- The Croods: A New Age as Gran (voice)
- When We Last Spoke as Itasca
2019
- Being and Nothingness as Ivy
- Mad About You as Mrs. Mandelbaum
2018
- Lez Bomb as Josephine
- I Can Only Imagine as Memaw
- It's Who You Know as Liz
2017
- American Gods as Zorya Vechernyaya
- The Gliksmans as Helen Neuman
2016
- Justice League Action as Granny Goodness (voice)
- The Comedian as May Conner
- To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- Teachers as Memaw
- The Bronx Bull as Lilian Forrester
- Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? as Maxine
- So B. It as Alice Wilinsky
- A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story as Self
2015
- Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse as Miss Fielder
- Unity as Narrator (voice)
- Baby, Baby, Baby as Actress
- The Wedding Ringer as Grandma Palmer
- Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)
- Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
- This Is Happening as Estelle (Grandmother)
2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- Clarence as Cloris (voice)
- Girl Meets World as Mrs. Svorski
- Adult World as Mary Ann
- Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
2013
- The Croods as Gran (voice)
- The Millers as Louise
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- Kirstie as Shirley Kluszewski
2012
- Foodfight! as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
- The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure as Dotty Rounder
- Gambit as Grandma Merle
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Meryl (voice)
- Franklin & Bash as Irina Lottye Kruskal
- The Fields as Gladys
- Obsession: Letters to David Lynch as Self
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Ruth Tennenbaum
- Hot in Cleveland as Peg
- Raising Hope as Maw Maw
- You Again as Helen (uncredited)
- Expecting Mary as Annie
- Top Gear
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Inglourious Basterds ... (Thanks)
- Love Takes Wing as Hattie Clarence
- American Cowslip as Sandy
- Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense as Self
2008
- The Women as Maggie
- New York, I Love You as Mitzie
- Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget as Self
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
- Lake Placid 2 as Sadie
- The Wedding Bells as Edith Fleischman
2006
- Scary Movie 4 as Mrs. Norris
- Mrs. Harris as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- Beerfest as Great Gam Gam
2005
- The Office as Lily Hanaday
- Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- Sky High as Nurse Spex
- The Longest Yard as Lynette
- The Californians as Eileen Boatwright
- Beach Girls as Aunt Aida
- Buzz
2004
- Spanglish as Evelyn Wright
2003
- Two and a Half Men as Norma
- Alex & Emma as Grandmother
- Joan of Arcadia as Aunt Olive
- Bad Santa as Grandma (uncredited)
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- Happy Family as Lois, Peter's Mother
2002
- The Twilight Zone as Agnes Fremont
- Manna from Heaven as Helen
- The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion as Self
2001
- The Animal as Cat Lady (uncredited)
- The Amati Girls as Dolly Amati
- The Ellen Show as Dot Richmond
2000
- Malcolm in the Middle as Ida Welker
- Gen¹³ as Helga (voice)
- Hanging Up as Pat Mozell
1999
- Family Guy as Cloris Leachman (voice)
- The Iron Giant as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
- Twice in a Lifetime
- Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick as Self
- Music of the Heart as Assunta
- Thanks as Grammy Winthrop
- The Titanic Chronicles as (voice)
1998
1997
- Annabelle's Wish as Aunt Agnes (voice)
1996
- Promised Land as Aunt Ethel Mooster
- Never Too Late as Olive
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do America as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
- Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
1995
- Between Love and Honor as Anna Collura
- Now and Then as Grandma Albertson
- Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West as Laura Evans
- Maybe This Time as Beasy
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Ruth
- A Troll in Central Park as Queen Gnorga (voice)
- Storybook Cinema
1993
- The Nanny as Clara Mueller
- Diagnosis: Murder as Sudie
- Intimate Portrait as Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies as Granny
- Double, Double, Toil and Trouble as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
- Miracle Child as Doc Betty
- Spies as Pamela Beale
- Fade to Black as Ruth
- My Boyfriend's Back as Maggie The Zombie Expert
- Without a Kiss Goodbye as Mrs. Samuels
1991
- A Little Piece of Heaven as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
- Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show as Herself
- Walter & Emily as Emily Collins
- In Broad Daylight as Ruth Westerman
- Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas as Self
1990
- Fine Things as Ruth Fine
- Love Hurts as Ruth Weaver
- The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Narrator / The Elder Amy
- Ferris Bueller as Grandma
- Texasville as Ruth Popper
1989
- The Simpsons as Mrs. Glick (voice)
- Prancer as Mrs. McFarland
- The Nutt House as Ms. Frick
1988
- Going to the Chapel as Mrs. Haldane
- Hansel and Gretel as Griselda the Witch
1987
- The Facts of Life Down Under as Beverly Ann Stickle
- Walk Like a Man as Margaret Shand
- Sparky's Magic Piano
- The Little Troll Prince
1986
- My Little Pony: The Movie as Hydia (voice)
- Shadow Play as Millie Crown
1985
- Love Is Never Silent as Mrs. Anglin
- Deadly Intentions as Charlotte Raynor
1984
- Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self
- Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter as Mary Kovacs
1983
- The Woman Who Willed a Miracle as May Lemke
- The Demon Murder Case as Joan Greenway
- Dixie: Changing Habits as Sister Eugenio
1982
- Miss All-American Beauty as Agatha Blaine
1981
- History of the World: Part I as Madame Defarge
- Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued as Performer
- Advice to the Lovelorn as Maggie Dale
- The Acorn People as Nurse Betty Nelson
1980
- S.O.S. Titanic as Molly Brown
- Herbie Goes Bananas as Louise Trends
- Foolin' Around as Samantha
- The Oldest Living Graduate as Maureen
- Yesterday as Mrs Kramer
1979
- The Facts of Life as Beverly Ann Stickle
- Willa as Darla Jean
- Scavenger Hunt as Mildred Carruthers
- The Muppet Movie as Lord's Secretary
- The North Avenue Irregulars as Claire
- Backstairs at the White House as Mrs. Jaffray
- Mrs. R's Daughter as Ruth Rendell
1978
- Long Journey Back as Laura Casella
1977
- The Love Boat as Karen Cooper
- High Anxiety as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
- The Mouse and His Child as Euterpe (voice)
- It Happened One Christmas as Clara Oddbody
- Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera as Self
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- The Love Boat as Iris Havlicek
- Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? as Self
1975
- Wonder Woman as Queen Hippolyta
- Death Scream as Mrs. Singleton
- Crazy Mama as Melba
- A Girl Named Sooner as Old Mam Hawes
- Cher as Self
- Phyllis as Phyllis Lindstrom
- Someone I Touched as Laura Hyatt
1974
- Dinah! as Self
- Rhoda
- Daisy Miller as Mrs. Ezra Miller
- Hitchhike! as Claire Stevens
- Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher
- Death Sentence as Susan Davies
- The Migrants as Viola Barlow
- Thursday's Game as Lois Ellison
1973
- Dillinger as Anna Sage
- Charley and the Angel as Nettie Appleby
- Crime Club as Hilary Kelton
- A Brand New Life as Victoria Douglas
- Happy Mother's Day, Love George as Ronda
- Dying Room Only as Jean Mitchell
- The Bobby Darin Show
1972
- The Sixth Sense
- Haunts of the Very Rich as Ellen Blunt
- Of Thee I Sing as Mary Turner
1971
- Suddenly Single as Joanne Hackett
- The Last Picture Show as Ruth Popper
- The Steagle as Rita Weiss
1970
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Phyllis Lindstrom
- Night Gallery as Mrs. Fulton
- WUSA as Philomene
- Lovers and Other Strangers as Bernice Henderson
- The People Next Door as Tina Hoffman
1969
- Marcus Welby, M.D. as Jean Cullen
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Agnes
- Silent Night, Lonely Night as Ginny
1968
- Adam-12 as Judy
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Name of the Game as Vera Walker
- Lancer as Angel Day
1967
- Ironside as Molly Strong
- Mannix as Barker's Ex-Wife
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
- Judd for the Defense
1966
1965
- Run for Your Life as Deborah Wilson
1963
- Mr. Novak as Dorothy Hummer
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Virginian as Clara
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Stoney Burke
- Going My Way
- Saints and Sinners as Helen Graham
- The Chapman Report as Miss Selby
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- Dr. Kildare as Rhoda Kirsh
- The Defenders as Angela Simms
- Cain's Hundred as Katie Cortner
- The New Breed as Elsie Condon
- Target: The Corruptors!
1959
- The Twilight Zone as Mrs. Fremont
- Hawaiian Eye
- Laramie
- One Step Beyond as Rita Wallace
- Johnny Staccato
1958
- Wanted: Dead or Alive as Ann Barchester
- The Donna Reed Show
- 77 Sunset Strip
1957
- Perry Mason as Gloria Shine
- Wagon Train as Loretta
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Martha Jessop
- The Rack as Caroline
- Telephone Time
1955
- Gunsmoke as Flory Tibbs
- Matinee Theater
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Susan Stanger
- Screen Director's Playhouse as Irma
- Kiss Me Deadly as Christina Bailey
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- Letter to Loretta as Ella
- General Electric Theater as Leah Beth
1952
- Forgotten Children as Martha Berry
1951
- Tales of Tomorrow
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Martha Berry
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Dottie
1949
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse as Jenny Blanchard
- Studio One as Mrs. Adams
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee