Cloris Leachman
Known for acting · Born 30 April 1926 · Died 27 January 2021 · aged 94 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
272 credits
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
Raising Hope
2010
The Croods
2013
The Iron Giant
1999
The Croods: A New Age
2020
The Facts of Life
1979
Young Frankenstein
1974
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
High Anxiety
1977
Spanglish
2004
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
History of the World: Part I
1981
Acting (271)
2022Jump, DarlingMargaretFilm
2021Dear Diary: World's First PranksGran (voice)Film
2021Not to ForgetDonnaFilm
2021High HolidayNanaFilm
2020The Croods: A New AgeGran (voice)Film
2020When We Last SpokeItascaFilm
2019Mad About YouMrs. MandelbaumSeries
2019Being and NothingnessIvyFilm
2018I Can Only ImagineMemawFilm
2018Lez BombJosephineFilm
2018It's Who You KnowLizFilm
2017American GodsZorya Vechernyaya · 3 episodesSeries
2017The GliksmansHelen NeumanFilm
2016The ComedianMay ConnerFilm
2016Justice League ActionGranny Goodness (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2016TeachersMemawSeries
2016The Bronx BullLilian ForresterFilm
2016So B. ItAlice WilinskyFilm
2016Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?MaxineFilm
2016To Tell the TruthSelf - PanelistSeries
2016A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ StorySelfFilm
2015Scouts Guide to the Zombie ApocalypseMiss FielderFilm
2015The Wedding RingerGrandma PalmerFilm
2015UnityNarrator (voice)Film
2015Baby, Baby, BabyActressFilm
2015This Is HappeningEstelle (Grandmother)Film
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationSelf / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)Film
2015Enzian: When the Lights Go UpSelf (archive footage)Film
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf - GuestSeries
2014Girl Meets WorldMrs. SvorskiSeries
2014Adult WorldMary AnnFilm
2014ClarenceCloris (voice)Series
2013The CroodsGran (voice)Film
2013The MillersLouiseSeries
2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf (archive footage)Film
2013KirstieShirley KluszewskiSeries
2012GambitGrandma MerleFilm
2012Foodfight!Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)Film
2012The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon AdventureDotty RounderFilm
2011Bob's BurgersMeryl (voice)Series
2011Franklin & BashIrina Lottye KruskalSeries
2011The FieldsGladysFilm
2011Obsession: Letters to David LynchSelfFilm
2010Hawaii Five-0Ruth TennenbaumSeries
2010You AgainHelen (uncredited)Film
2010Raising HopeMaw Maw · 86 episodesSeries
2010Hot in ClevelandPegSeries
2010Top GearSeries
2010Expecting MaryAnnieFilm
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - GuestSeries
2009Love Takes WingHattie ClarenceFilm
2009American CowslipSandyFilm
2009Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of SuspenseSelfFilm
2008New York, I Love YouMitzieFilm
2008The WomenMaggieFilm
2008Comedy Central Roast of Bob SagetSelfFilm
2007Phineas and FerbMrs. Feyersied (voice), Doof's Mom (voice)Series
2007Lake Placid 2SadieFilm
2007The Wedding BellsEdith FleischmanSeries
2006Scary Movie 4Mrs. NorrisFilm
2006BeerfestGreat Gam GamFilm
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2005The OfficeLily HanadaySeries
2005The Longest YardLynetteFilm
2005Sky HighNurse SpexFilm
2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 13 episodesSeries
2005Mrs. HarrisPearl "Billie" SchwartzFilm
2005The CaliforniansEileen BoatwrightFilm
2005James Dean: Forever YoungSelf (archive footage)Film
2005Beach GirlsAunt Aida · 6 episodesSeries
2005BuzzFilm
2004SpanglishEvelyn WrightFilm
2003Two and a Half MenNormaSeries
2003Bad SantaGrandma (uncredited)Film
2003Alex & EmmaGrandmotherFilm
2003Joan of ArcadiaAunt OliveSeries
2003Happy FamilyLois, Peter's MotherSeries
2003Comedy Central RoastsSelfSeries
2002The Twilight ZoneAgnes FremontSeries
2002The Mary Tyler Moore ReunionSelfFilm
2002Manna from HeavenHelenFilm
2001The AnimalCat Lady (uncredited)Film
2001The Ellen ShowDot Richmond · 13 episodesSeries
2001The Amati GirlsDolly AmatiFilm
2000Malcolm in the MiddleIda Welker · 11 episodesSeries
2000Hanging UpPat MozellFilm
1999The Iron GiantMrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)Film
1999Family GuyCloris Leachman (voice)Series
1999Music of the HeartAssuntaFilm
1999The Last Picture Show: A Look BackSelfFilm
1999Twice in a LifetimeRuth Harper / Miss StoreySeries
1999The Titanic Chronicles(voice)Film
1999ThanksGrammy Winthrop · 6 episodesSeries
1998Gen¹³Helga (voice)Film
1998Skip ChasersFilm
1997Annabelle's WishAunt Agnes (voice)Film
1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaOld Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)Film
1996Making Frankensense of Young FrankensteinFrau Blücher (archive footage)Film
1996Promised LandAunt Ethel MoosterSeries
1996Never Too LateOliveFilm
1995Now and ThenGrandma AlbertsonFilm
1995Maybe This TimeBeasySeries
1995Between Love and HonorAnna ColluraFilm
1995Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the WestLaura EvansFilm
1994Touched by an AngelRuth · 4 episodesSeries
1994A Troll in Central ParkQueen Gnorga (voice)Film
1994Storybook Cinema · 9 episodesSeries
1993The NannyClara MuellerSeries
1993The Beverly HillbilliesGrannyFilm
1993Diagnosis: MurderSudieSeries
1993Double, Double, Toil and TroubleAunt Agatha / Aunt SofiaFilm
1993My Boyfriend's BackMaggie The Zombie ExpertFilm
1993Intimate PortraitSelfSeries
1993Without a Kiss GoodbyeMrs. SamuelsFilm
1993Fade to BlackRuthFilm
1993Miracle ChildDoc BettyFilm
1993SpiesPamela BealeFilm
1991In Broad DaylightRuth WestermanFilm
1991A Little Piece of HeavenEdwina 'Ed' McKevinFilm
1991Picture ThisSelfFilm
1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary ShowHerselfFilm
1991Walter & EmilyEmily Collins · 13 episodesSeries
1990TexasvilleRuth PopperFilm
1990Fine ThingsRuth FineFilm
1990The Giant of Thunder MountainNarrator / The Elder AmyFilm
1990Love HurtsRuth WeaverFilm
1990Ferris BuellerGrandmaSeries
1989The SimpsonsMrs. Glick (voice)Series
1989PrancerMrs. McFarlandFilm
1989The Nutt HouseMs. Frick · 5 episodesSeries
1988Hansel and GretelGriselda the WitchFilm
1988Going to the ChapelMrs. HaldaneFilm
1987Walk Like a ManMargaret ShandFilm
1987The Little Troll PrinceQueen Sirena (voice)Film
1987Sparky's Magic PianoFilm
1987The Facts of Life Down UnderBeverly Ann StickleFilm
1986My Little Pony: The MovieHydia (voice)Film
1986Shadow PlayMillie CrownFilm
1985Deadly IntentionsCharlotte RaynorFilm
1985Love Is Never SilentMrs. AnglinFilm
1985Breakfast with Les and BessFilm
1984Donald Duck's 50th BirthdaySelfFilm
1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterMary KovacsFilm
1983The Demon Murder CaseJoan GreenwayFilm
1983Dixie: Changing HabitsSister EugenioFilm
1983The Woman Who Willed a MiracleMay LemkeFilm
1982American PlayhouseBess DischingerSeries
1982Miss All-American BeautyAgatha BlaineFilm
1981History of the World: Part IMadame DefargeFilm
1981The Acorn PeopleNurse Betty NelsonFilm
1981Advice to the LovelornMaggie DaleFilm
1981Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser RevuedPerformerFilm
1980Herbie Goes BananasLouise TrendsFilm
1980S.O.S. TitanicMolly BrownFilm
1980Foolin' AroundSamanthaFilm
1980YesterdayMrs KramerFilm
1980The Oldest Living GraduateMaureenFilm
1979The Muppet MovieLord's SecretaryFilm
1979The Facts of LifeBeverly Ann Stickle · 48 episodesSeries
1979Scavenger HuntMildred CarruthersFilm
1979The North Avenue IrregularsClaireFilm
1979Backstairs at the White HouseMrs. Jaffray · 4 episodesSeries
1979Mrs. R's DaughterRuth RendellFilm
1979WillaDarla JeanFilm
1978Long Journey BackLaura CasellaFilm
1977High AnxietyNurse Charlotte DieselFilm
1977The Love BoatKaren CooperSeries
1977The Mouse and His ChildEuterpe (voice)Film
1977It Happened One ChristmasClara OddbodyFilm
1977Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-BarberaSelfFilm
1976The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest StarSeries
1976Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?SelfFilm
1976The Love BoatIris HavlicekFilm
1975Wonder WomanQueen HippolytaSeries
1975Crazy MamaMelbaFilm
1975Someone I TouchedLaura HyattFilm
1975PhyllisPhyllis Lindstrom · 48 episodesSeries
1975A Girl Named SoonerOld Mam HawesFilm
1975Death ScreamMrs. SingletonFilm
1975CherSelfSeries
1974Young FrankensteinFrau BlücherFilm
1974Daisy MillerMrs. Ezra MillerFilm
1974Rhoda · 2 episodesSeries
1974Death SentenceSusan DaviesFilm
1974The MigrantsViola BarlowFilm
1974Thursday's GameLois EllisonFilm
1974Hitchhike!Claire StevensFilm
1974Dinah!Self · 2 episodesSeries
1973DillingerAnna SageFilm
1973Dying Room OnlyJean MitchellFilm
1973Charley and the AngelNettie ApplebyFilm
1973Happy Mother's Day, Love GeorgeRondaFilm
1973A Brand New LifeVictoria DouglasFilm
1973Crime ClubHilary KeltonFilm
1973The Bobby Darin ShowSeries
1972Haunts of the Very RichEllen BluntFilm
1972The Sixth SenseSeries
1972Of Thee I SingMary TurnerFilm
1971The Last Picture ShowRuth PopperFilm
1971The SteagleRita WeissFilm
1971Suddenly SingleJoanne HackettFilm
1970Night GalleryMrs. FultonSeries
1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowPhyllis Lindstrom · 45 episodesSeries
1970WUSAPhilomeneFilm
1970Lovers and Other StrangersBernice HendersonFilm
1970The People Next DoorTina HoffmanFilm
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidAgnesFilm
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Jean CullenSeries
1969Silent Night, Lonely NightGinnyFilm
1968Adam-12JudySeries
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1968The Name of the GameVera WalkerSeries
1968LancerAngel Day · 2 episodesSeries
1967IronsideMolly StrongSeries
1967MannixBarker's Ex-WifeSeries
1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries
1967Judd, for the Defense, Louise LockhartSeries
1966That GirlSeries
1965Run for Your LifeDeborah WilsonSeries
1963Mr. NovakDorothy Hummer · 2 episodesSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1962The VirginianClaraSeries
1962The Chapman ReportMiss SelbyFilm
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1962Going My WaySeries
1962Stoney BurkeSeries
1962Saints and SinnersHelen GrahamSeries
1961Dr. KildareRhoda Kirsh · 4 episodesSeries
1961The DefendersAngela SimmsSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host, Self · 2 episodesSeries
1961Cain's HundredKatie CortnerSeries
1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
1961The New BreedElsie CondonSeries
1960ThrillerBeatrice StaffordSeries
1960Route 66Lydia ManningSeries
1960Outlaws · 2 episodesSeries
1959The Twilight ZoneMrs. FremontSeries
1959LaramieSeries
1959One Step BeyondRita WallaceSeries
1959Hawaiian EyeSeries
1959Johnny StaccatoSeries
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveAnn BarchesterSeries
195877 Sunset Strip, Eve Winters, Connie WingateSeries
1958The Donna Reed ShowIrisSeries
1957Perry MasonGloria ShineSeries
1957Wagon TrainLorettaSeries
1956The RackCarolineFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMartha JessopSeries
1956Telephone TimeSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
1955Kiss Me DeadlyChristina BaileyFilm
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSusan Stanger, Mary Templeton, Caroline HardySeries
1955GunsmokeFlory Tibbs, BoniSeries
1955Matinee TheaterSeries
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseIrmaSeries
1955Life of Vernon HathawayIrmaFilm
1954LassieRuth Martin · 2 episodesSeries
1954Climax!Mrs. Sullivan, Anne ColtSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1953Letter to LorettaElla, Ruth HarronSeries
1953General Electric TheaterLeah Beth, Miriam RaskinSeries
1952Forgotten ChildrenMartha BerryFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMartha Berry, Mrs. AnglinSeries
1951Tales of TomorrowSeries
1950Lux Video TheatreDottieSeries
1949Suspense · 4 episodes, Margaret Sou, Ruth ShawSeries
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1948Studio OneMrs. AdamsSeries
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseJenny Blanchard, Marianne Dashwood, PatriciaSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - PresenterSeries
Crew (1)
2009Inglourious BasterdsThanksFilm