Cloris Leachman
Acting
Born: April 30, 1926 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Died: January 27, 2021 (aged 94)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Inglourious Basterds
2009
The Simpsons
1989
The Croods
2013
The Iron Giant
1999
The Office
2005
Family Guy
1999
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
The Croods: A New Age
2020
The Longest Yard
2005
Two and a Half Men
2003
Scary Movie 4
2006
Young Frankenstein
1974
Photos (5)
Movies (139)
The Croods
Gran (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
Gran (voice)
The Iron Giant
Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Miss Fielder
Scary Movie 4
Mrs. Norris
The Longest Yard
Lynette
Sky High
Nurse Spex
The Wedding Ringer
Grandma Palmer
Young Frankenstein
Frau Blücher
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Agnes
The Animal
Cat Lady (uncredited)
New York, I Love You
Mitzie
The Muppet Movie
Lord's Secretary
The Beverly Hillbillies
Granny
Bad Santa
Grandma (uncredited)
You Again
Helen (uncredited)
Spanglish
Evelyn Wright
The Last Picture Show
Ruth Popper
High Anxiety
Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Gambit
Grandma Merle
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
Now and Then
Grandma Albertson
I Can Only Imagine
Memaw
Herbie Goes Bananas
Louise Trends
Beerfest
Great Gam Gam
Adult World
Mary Ann
The Women
Maggie
Hansel and Gretel
Griselda the Witch
A Troll in Central Park
Queen Gnorga (voice)
Kiss Me Deadly
Christina Bailey
Hanging Up
Pat Mozell
Foodfight!
Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
The Comedian
May Conner
Dillinger
Anna Sage
Lake Placid 2
Sadie
My Little Pony: The Movie
Hydia (voice)
Music of the Heart
Assunta
WUSA
Philomene
The Californians
Eileen Boatwright
History of the World: Part I
Madame Defarge
Alex & Emma
Grandmother
S.O.S. Titanic
Molly Brown
Jump, Darling
Margaret
Crazy Mama
Melba
Scavenger Hunt
Mildred Carruthers
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Prancer
Mrs. McFarland
Love Takes Wing
Hattie Clarence
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Dotty Rounder
Annabelle's Wish
Aunt Agnes (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
Baby, Baby, Baby
Actress
The Chapman Report
Miss Selby
Foolin' Around
Samantha
Lovers and Other Strangers
Bernice Henderson
My Boyfriend's Back
Maggie The Zombie Expert
Daisy Miller
Mrs. Ezra Miller
The Love Boat
Iris Havlicek
The North Avenue Irregulars
Claire
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
Lez Bomb
Josephine
The Migrants
Viola Barlow
Texasville
Ruth Popper
The Rack
Caroline
Spies
Pamela Beale
Skip Chasers
1998
Dying Room Only
Jean Mitchell
Gen¹³
Helga (voice)
Thursday's Game
Lois Ellison
Walk Like a Man
Margaret Shand
Manna from Heaven
Helen
The Amati Girls
Dolly Amati
A Little Piece of Heaven
Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
Love Hurts
Ruth Weaver
Charley and the Angel
Nettie Appleby
It Happened One Christmas
Clara Oddbody
So B. It
Alice Wilinsky
Mrs. Harris
Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
Hitchhike!
Claire Stevens
The People Next Door
Tina Hoffman
Love Is Never Silent
Mrs. Anglin
Sparky's Magic Piano
1987
Expecting Mary
Annie
Death Sentence
Susan Davies
Death Scream
Mrs. Singleton
The Bronx Bull
Lilian Forrester
Someone I Touched
Laura Hyatt
Willa
Darla Jean
A Girl Named Sooner
Old Mam Hawes
The Fields
Gladys
High Holiday
Nana
The Mouse and His Child
Euterpe (voice)
American Cowslip
Sandy
Shadow Play
Millie Crown
Fine Things
Ruth Fine
Not to Forget
Donna
The Steagle
Rita Weiss
Crime Club
Hilary Kelton
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Gran (voice)
Dixie: Changing Habits
Sister Eugenio
Mrs. R's Daughter
Ruth Rendell
Of Thee I Sing
Mary Turner
Yesterday
Mrs Kramer
The Gliksmans
Helen Neuman
Never Too Late
Olive
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Ginny
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Narrator / The Elder Amy
The Demon Murder Case
Joan Greenway
The Facts of Life Down Under
Beverly Ann Stickle
Going to the Chapel
Mrs. Haldane
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Mary Kovacs
The Little Troll Prince
Queen Sirena (voice)
This Is Happening
Estelle (Grandmother)
Between Love and Honor
Anna Collura
The Oldest Living Graduate
Maureen
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
May Lemke
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Ronda
Buzz
2005
Deadly Intentions
Charlotte Raynor
The Titanic Chronicles
(voice)
Advice to the Lovelorn
Maggie Dale
Haunts of the Very Rich
Ellen Blunt
Being and Nothingness
Ivy
In Broad Daylight
Ruth Westerman
Without a Kiss Goodbye
Mrs. Samuels
It's Who You Know
Liz
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Fade to Black
Ruth
Suddenly Single
Joanne Hackett
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Maxine
Miracle Child
Doc Betty
The Acorn People
Nurse Betty Nelson
Long Journey Back
Laura Casella
When We Last Spoke
Itasca
Forgotten Children
Martha Berry
A Brand New Life
Victoria Douglas
Breakfast with Les and Bess
1985
Miss All-American Beauty
Agatha Blaine
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
Performer
TV Shows (112)
The Simpsons
Mrs. Glick (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Cloris Leachman (voice) · 1 eps
The Office
Lily Hanaday · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Ruth Tennenbaum · 1 eps
Bob's Burgers
Meryl (voice) · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Gloria Shine · 1 eps
Two and a Half Men
Norma · 1 eps
The Nanny
Clara Mueller · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Mrs. Feyersied (voice) · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Doof's Mom (voice) · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Karen Cooper · 1 eps
Lassie
Ruth Martin · 2 eps
Ironside
Molly Strong · 1 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
Ida Welker · 11 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Sudie · 1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
Iris · 1 eps
Girl Meets World
Mrs. Svorski · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Bess Dischinger · 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Phyllis Lindstrom · 45 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Peg · 1 eps
The Facts of Life
Beverly Ann Stickle · 48 eps
Mannix
Barker's Ex-Wife · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Loretta · 1 eps
Adam-12
Judy · 1 eps
The Virginian
Clara · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Ruth · 4 eps
The Twilight Zone
Mrs. Fremont · 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
Jenny Blanchard · 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
Marianne Dashwood · 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
Patricia · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Rhoda Kirsh · 4 eps
Teachers
Memaw · 1 eps
Raising Hope
Maw Maw · 86 eps
Clarence
Cloris (voice) · 1 eps
Climax!
Mrs. Sullivan · 1 eps
Climax!
Anne Colt · 1 eps
Franklin & Bash
Irina Lottye Kruskal · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
Studio One
Mrs. Adams · 1 eps
Studio One
1 eps
The Name of the Game
Vera Walker · 1 eps
American Gods
Zorya Vechernyaya · 3 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Jean Cullen · 1 eps
Route 66
Lydia Manning · 1 eps
Thriller
Beatrice Stafford · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Deborah Wilson · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Mrs. Fulton · 1 eps
Joan of Arcadia
Aunt Olive · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Flory Tibbs · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Boni · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Susan Stanger · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mary Templeton · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Caroline Hardy · 1 eps
One Step Beyond
Rita Wallace · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Martha Jessop · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Rhoda
2 eps
The Defenders
Angela Simms · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Ann Barchester · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
1 eps
Dinah!
1 eps
That Girl
1 eps
Justice League Action
Granny Goodness (voice) · 3 eps
The Twilight Zone
Agnes Fremont · 1 eps
Suspense
4 eps
Suspense
Margaret Sou · 1 eps
Suspense
Ruth Shaw · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Eve Winters · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Connie Wingate · 1 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
Louise Lockhart · 1 eps
Laramie
1 eps
Wonder Woman
Queen Hippolyta · 1 eps
Lancer
Angel Day · 2 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1 eps
Twice in a Lifetime
Ruth Harper / Miss Storey · 1 eps
Stoney Burke
1 eps
Mr. Novak
Dorothy Hummer · 2 eps
The Millers
Louise · 1 eps
Outlaws
2 eps
Promised Land
Aunt Ethel Mooster · 1 eps
Top Gear
1 eps
The New Breed
Elsie Condon · 1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Irma · 1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Katie Cortner · 1 eps
Ferris Bueller
Grandma · 1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
1 eps
Mad About You
Mrs. Mandelbaum · 1 eps
The Sixth Sense
1 eps
Phyllis
Phyllis Lindstrom · 48 eps
The Wedding Bells
Edith Fleischman · 1 eps
Johnny Staccato
1 eps
Happy Family
Lois, Peter's Mother · 1 eps
Saints and Sinners
Helen Graham · 1 eps
The Ellen Show
Dot Richmond · 13 eps
Going My Way
1 eps
Maybe This Time
Beasy · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Leah Beth · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Miriam Raskin · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Ella · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Ruth Harron · 1 eps
Kirstie
Shirley Kluszewski · 1 eps
Backstairs at the White House
Mrs. Jaffray · 4 eps
The Bobby Darin Show
1 eps
Walter & Emily
Emily Collins · 13 eps
Thanks
Grammy Winthrop · 6 eps
The Nutt House
Ms. Frick · 5 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Martha Berry · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Anglin · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (31)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant · 13 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 2 eps
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Comedy Central Roasts
Self · 1 eps
Cher
Self · 1 eps
Picture This
Self
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
Self
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
Self
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Herself
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
Self