Cloris Leachman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 30, 1926
- Died
- January 27, 2021
- Birthplace
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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
Jump, Darling 2022
as Margaret
Not to Forget 2021
as Donna
High Holiday 2021
as Nana
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks 2021
as Gran (voice)
The Croods: A New Age 2020
as Gran (voice)
When We Last Spoke 2020
as Itasca
Being and Nothingness 2019
as Ivy
Lez Bomb 2018
as Josephine
It's Who You Know 2018
as Liz
I Can Only Imagine 2018
as Memaw
The Gliksmans 2017
as Helen Neuman
The Comedian 2016
as May Conner
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? 2016
as Maxine
The Bronx Bull 2016
as Lilian Forrester
So B. It 2016
as Alice Wilinsky
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story 2016
as Self
- Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Baby, Baby, Baby 2015
as Actress
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 2015
as Miss Fielder
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 2015
as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
This Is Happening 2015
as Estelle (Grandmother)
Unity 2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Wedding Ringer 2015
as Grandma Palmer
Adult World 2014
as Mary Ann
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Croods 2013
as Gran (voice)
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure 2012
as Dotty Rounder
Foodfight! 2012
as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
Gambit 2012
as Grandma Merle
The Fields 2011
as Gladys
- Obsession: Letters to David Lynch
Obsession: Letters to David Lynch 2011
as Self
Expecting Mary 2010
as Annie
You Again 2010
as Helen (uncredited)
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense 2009
as Self
Inglourious Basterds 2009
Thanks
American Cowslip 2009
as Sandy
Love Takes Wing 2009
as Hattie Clarence
The Women 2008
as Maggie
New York, I Love You 2008
as Mitzie
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget 2008
as Self
Lake Placid 2 2007
as Sadie
Beerfest 2006
as Great Gam Gam
Scary Movie 4 2006
as Mrs. Norris
The Californians 2005
as Eileen Boatwright
Mrs. Harris 2005
as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
Sky High 2005
as Nurse Spex
The Longest Yard 2005
as Lynette
James Dean: Forever Young 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Buzz 2005
Actor
Spanglish 2004
as Evelyn Wright
Bad Santa 2003
as Grandma (uncredited)
Alex & Emma 2003
as Grandmother
Manna from Heaven 2002
as Helen
- The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion 2002
as Self
The Animal 2001
as Cat Lady (uncredited)
The Amati Girls 2001
as Dolly Amati
Hanging Up 2000
as Pat Mozell
Music of the Heart 1999
as Assunta
The Iron Giant 1999
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back 1999
as Self
The Titanic Chronicles 1999
as (voice)
Gen¹³ 1998
as Helga (voice)
Skip Chasers 1998
Actor
Annabelle's Wish 1997
as Aunt Agnes (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 1996
as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
Never Too Late 1996
as Olive
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein 1996
as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Now and Then 1995
as Grandma Albertson
- Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West 1995
as Laura Evans
Between Love and Honor 1995
as Anna Collura
A Troll in Central Park 1994
as Queen Gnorga (voice)
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 1993
as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
The Beverly Hillbillies 1993
as Granny
My Boyfriend's Back 1993
as Maggie The Zombie Expert
Miracle Child 1993
as Doc Betty
Without a Kiss Goodbye 1993
as Mrs. Samuels
Spies 1993
as Pamela Beale
Fade to Black 1993
as Ruth
A Little Piece of Heaven 1991
as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
Picture This 1991
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show 1991
as Herself
In Broad Daylight 1991
as Ruth Westerman
The Giant of Thunder Mountain 1990
as Narrator / The Elder Amy
Fine Things 1990
as Ruth Fine
Texasville 1990
as Ruth Popper
Love Hurts 1990
as Ruth Weaver
Prancer 1989
as Mrs. McFarland
Hansel and Gretel 1988
as Griselda the Witch
Going to the Chapel 1988
as Mrs. Haldane
The Little Troll Prince 1987
as Queen Sirena (voice)
Walk Like a Man 1987
as Margaret Shand
The Facts of Life Down Under 1987
as Beverly Ann Stickle
Sparky's Magic Piano 1987
Actor
Shadow Play 1986
as Millie Crown
My Little Pony: The Movie 1986
as Hydia (voice)
Love Is Never Silent 1985
as Mrs. Anglin
Deadly Intentions 1985
as Charlotte Raynor
Breakfast with Les and Bess 1985
Actor
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday 1984
as Self
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter 1984
as Mary Kovacs
The Demon Murder Case 1983
as Joan Greenway
Dixie: Changing Habits 1983
as Sister Eugenio
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle 1983
as May Lemke
Miss All-American Beauty 1982
as Agatha Blaine
Advice to the Lovelorn 1981
as Maggie Dale
History of the World: Part I 1981
as Madame Defarge
The Acorn People 1981
as Nurse Betty Nelson
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued 1981
as Performer
Foolin' Around 1980
as Samantha
Herbie Goes Bananas 1980
as Louise Trends
The Oldest Living Graduate 1980
as Maureen
Yesterday 1980
as Mrs Kramer
S.O.S. Titanic 1980
as Molly Brown
Scavenger Hunt 1979
as Mildred Carruthers
Mrs. R's Daughter 1979
as Ruth Rendell
The Muppet Movie 1979
as Lord's Secretary
Willa 1979
as Darla Jean
The North Avenue Irregulars 1979
as Claire
Long Journey Back 1978
as Laura Casella
High Anxiety 1977
as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
It Happened One Christmas 1977
as Clara Oddbody
- Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera 1977
as Self
The Mouse and His Child 1977
as Euterpe (voice)
The Love Boat 1976
as Iris Havlicek
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? 1976
as Self
Death Scream 1975
as Mrs. Singleton
A Girl Named Sooner 1975
as Old Mam Hawes
Crazy Mama 1975
as Melba
Someone I Touched 1975
as Laura Hyatt
Young Frankenstein 1974
as Frau Blücher
Death Sentence 1974
as Susan Davies
Daisy Miller 1974
as Mrs. Ezra Miller
Thursday's Game 1974
as Lois Ellison
Hitchhike! 1974
as Claire Stevens
The Migrants 1974
as Viola Barlow
Dying Room Only 1973
as Jean Mitchell
Happy Mother's Day, Love George 1973
as Ronda
Dillinger 1973
as Anna Sage
Charley and the Angel 1973
as Nettie Appleby
Crime Club 1973
as Hilary Kelton
A Brand New Life 1973
as Victoria Douglas
Of Thee I Sing 1972
as Mary Turner
Haunts of the Very Rich 1972
as Ellen Blunt
Suddenly Single 1971
as Joanne Hackett
The Last Picture Show 1971
as Ruth Popper
The Steagle 1971
as Rita Weiss
The People Next Door 1970
as Tina Hoffman
WUSA 1970
as Philomene
Lovers and Other Strangers 1970
as Bernice Henderson
Silent Night, Lonely Night 1969
as Ginny
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
as Agnes
The Chapman Report 1962
as Miss Selby
The Rack 1956
as Caroline
- Life of Vernon Hathaway
Life of Vernon Hathaway 1955
as Irma
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
as Christina Bailey
Forgotten Children 1952
as Martha Berry
Credits from TMDB.