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
Movies
- Butch Cassidy and the S...
1969
- History of the World: P...
1981
- Young Frankenstein
1974
- Making Frankensense of ...
1996
- Spanglish
2004
- The Iron Giant
1999
- Daisy Miller
1974
- The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
- Love Takes Wing
2009
- Scavenger Hunt
1979
- Sky High
2005
- Prancer
1989
- Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
- The Last Picture Show
1971
- High Anxiety
1977
- Now and Then
1995
- The Longest Yard
2005
- Music of the Heart
1999
- Beerfest
2006
- Dillinger
1973
- Walk Like a Man
1987
- A Troll in Central Park
1994
- The Women
2008
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
- The Mary Tyler Moore Re...
2002
- Lovers and Other Strang...
1970
- The Mouse and His Child
1977
- Gen¹³
2000
- American Cowslip
2009
- Expecting Mary
2010
- You Again
2010
- Death Sentence
1974
- The North Avenue Irregu...
1979
- Alex & Emma
2003
- Perfectly Frank: Frank ...
1981
- Kiss Me Deadly
1955
- WUSA
1970
- The Croods
2013
- Miss All-American Beauty
1982
- Yabba Dabba Doo! The Ha...
1977
- Picture This: The Times...
1991
- Texasville
1990
- The Rack
1956
- The Californians
2005
- Hansel and Gretel
1988
- Between Love and Honor
1995
- Double, Double, Toil an...
1993
- The Demon Murder Case
1983
- Dying Room Only
1973
- Manna from Heaven
2002
- S.O.S. Titanic
1980
- Gambit
2012
- The Fields
2011
- Crazy Mama
1975
- Charley and the Angel
1973
- Ernie Kovacs: Between t...
1984
- The People Next Door
1970
- Foolin' Around
1980
- The Oogieloves in the B...
2012
- Happy Mother's Day, Lov...
1973
- Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
- It Happened One Christm...
1977
- Buzz
2005
- In Broad Daylight
1991
- The Chapman Report
1962
- The Giant of Thunder Mo...
1990
- Someone I Touched
1975
- Thursday's Game
1974
- The Amati Girls
2001
- Love Hurts
1990
- The Wedding Ringer
2015
- Suddenly Single
1971
- A Brand New Life
1973
- Without a Kiss Goodbye
1993
- The Acorn People
1981
- Being and Nothingness
2019
- The Migrants
1974
- My Little Pony: The Mov...
1986
- Lake Placid 2
2007
- Silent Night, Lonely Ni...
1969
- Annabelle's Wish
1997
- Phineas and Ferb: Night...
2014
- Fine Things
1990
- Scouts Guide to the Zom...
2015
- New York, I Love You
2008
- The Muppet Movie
1979
- Foodfight!
2012
- Going to the Chapel
1988
- Comedy Central Roast of...
2008
- The Facts of Life Down ...
1987
- Fade to Black
1993
- Everbrook (The Home)
- So B. It
2016
- Unity
2015
- A Little Piece of Heaven
1991
- Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
- This Is Happening
2015
- The Oldest Living Gradu...
1980
- Hanging Up
2000
- Nobody's Girls: Five Wo...
1995
- Baby, Baby, Baby
2015
- Sparky's Magic Piano
1987
- Dixie: Changing Habits
1983
- Adult World
2014
- The Last Picture Show: ...
1999
- Is That a Gun in Your P...
2016
- A Girl Named Sooner
1975
- Deadly Intentions
1985
- The Bronx Bull
2016
- The Comedian
2016
- Mary Tyler Moore: A Cel...
2015
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do...
1996
- Mrs. R's Daughter
1979
- The Little Troll Prince
1987
- Long Journey Back
1978
- Scary Movie 4
2006
- I Can Only Imagine
2018
- Mary Tyler Moore: The 2...
1991
- Shadow Play
1986
- Mrs. Harris
2006
- Yesterday
1981
- The Croods: A New Age
2020
- When We Last Spoke
2020
- Lez Bomb
2018
- Hitchhike!
1974
- Willa
1979
- The Steagle
1971
- Crime Club
1973
- Never Too Late
1996
- Hitchcock and Mel: Spoo...
2009
- Spies
1993
- Donald Duck's 50th Birt...
1984
- The Woman Who Willed a ...
1983
- Death Scream
1975
- Love Is Never Silent
1985
- It's Who You Know
2018
- My Boyfriend's Back
1993
- High Holiday
2021
- Jump, Darling
2022
- Enzian: When the Lights...
2015
- Miracle Child
1993
- Telly... Who Loves Ya, ...
1976
- Dear Diary: World's Fir...
2021
- Not to Forget
2021
- A Wig and a Prayer: The...
2016
- Of Thee I Sing
1972
- The Animal
2001
- The Titanic Chronicles
1999
- The Love Boat
1976
- Forgotten Children
1952
- Obsession: Letters to D...
2011
- Bad Santa
2003
- Skip Chasers
1998
TV Shows
- The Simpsons
1989
- 77 Sunset Strip
1958
- Cain's Hundred
1961
- Family Guy
1999
- Rhoda
1974
- Phyllis
1975
- Beach Girls
2005
- The Facts of Life
1979
- Touched by an Angel
1994
- That Girl
1966
- The Nanny
1993
- Malcolm in the Middle
2000
- Two and a Half Men
2003
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
- The Ellen Show
2001
- Thanks
1999
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Studio One
1948
- General Electric Theater
1953
- Saints and Sinners
1962
- Hawaiian Eye
1959
- Adam-12
1968
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
- Johnny Staccato
1959
- The Muppet Show
1976
- The Twilight Zone
1959
- The Wedding Bells
2007
- Alfred Hitchcock Presen...
1955
- Maybe This Time
1995
- Going My Way
1962
- Outlaws
1960
- Target: The Corruptors!
1961
- Twice in a Lifetime
1999
- Run for Your Life
1965
- The Virginian
1962
- Lancer
1968
- Thriller
1960
- Lux Video Theatre
1950
- Climax!
1954
- One Step Beyond
1959
- Judd for the Defense
1967
- The Donna Reed Show
1958
- Matinee Theater
1955
- The Philco Television P...
1948
- The Sixth Sense
1972
- Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
- Laramie
1959
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
- Mr. Novak
1963
- The New Breed
1961
- Suspense
1949
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey...
1956
- The Nutt House
1989
- The Nutt House
1989
- Tales of Tomorrow
1951
- Stoney Burke
1962
- Dr. Kildare
1961
- Telephone Time
1956
- Storybook Cinema
1994
- The Defenders
1961
- Lassie
1954
- Walter & Emily
1991
- Letter to Loretta
1953
- Cher
1975
- Raising Hope
2010
- The Twilight Zone
2002
- The Mary Tyler Moore Sh...
1970
- Hawaii Five-0
2010
- Diagnosis: Murder
1993
- Night Gallery
1970
- Intimate Portrait
1993
- The Mike Douglas Show
1961
- Dinah!
1974
- Top Gear
2010
- 77 Sunset Strip
1958
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Letter to Loretta
1953
- General Electric Theater
1953
- Perry Mason
1957
- Dancing with the Stars
2005
- American Gods
2017
- The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
- Bob's Burgers
2011
- The Tonight Show Starri...
1962
- The Name of the Game
1968
- Promised Land
1996
- Phineas and Ferb
2007
- Phineas and Ferb
2007
- Alfred Hitchcock Presen...
1955
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
- Alfred Hitchcock Presen...
1955
- Studio One
1948
- Franklin & Bash
2011
- The Mike Douglas Show
1961
- Ferris Bueller
1990
- Climax!
1954
- 77 Sunset Strip
1958
- Route 66
1960
- Clarence
2014
- To Tell the Truth
2016
- Suspense
1949
- Suspense
1949
- The Philco Television P...
1948
- The Philco Television P...
1948
- The Philco Television P...
1948
- Judd for the Defense
1967
- Screen Director's Playh...
1955
- Comedy Central Roasts
2003
- Wagon Train
1957
- The Dick Cavett Show
1968
- Hot in Cleveland
2010
- Tony Awards
1956
- Girl Meets World
2014
- RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
- Kirstie
2013
- Backstairs at the White...
1979
- Mad About You
2019
- Watch What Happens Live...
2009
- The Oscars
1953
- Ironside
1967
- The Office
2005
- Malcolm in the Middle
2000
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Happy Family
2003
- American Gods
2017
- Justice League Action
2016
- Wonder Woman
1975
- The Megan Mullally Show
2006
- Last Week Tonight with ...
2014
- The Love Boat
1977
- Mannix
1967
- The Bobby Darin Show
1973
- Dinah!
1974
- The Merv Griffin Show
1962