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