Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Date of Birth:

Apr 30, 1926

Place of Birth:

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:

So B. It So B. It

2016

Unity Unity

2015

Foodfight! Foodfight!

2012

Hanging Up Hanging Up

2000

Yesterday Yesterday

1981

The Animal The Animal

2001

Crime Club Crime Club

1973

Willa Willa

1979

Hitchhike! Hitchhike!

1974

Lez Bomb Lez Bomb

2018

Spies Spies

1993

Gen 13 Gen 13

2000

The Women The Women

2008

Beerfest Beerfest

2006

Dillinger Dillinger

1973

You Again You Again

2010

WUSA WUSA

1970

The Croods The Croods

2013

Spanglish Spanglish

2004

Bad Santa Bad Santa

2003

Prancer Prancer

1989

Sky High Sky High

2005

Texasville Texasville

1990

The Rack The Rack

1956

Love Hurts Love Hurts

1990

Buzz Buzz

2005

Gambit Gambit

2012

The Fields The Fields

2011

Crazy Mama Crazy Mama

1975

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