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Cloris Leachman

  • Born April 30, 1926
  • Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  • Died Jan. 27, 2021, aged 94

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 …

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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.

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Mrs. Glick (voice)

Movie

Gran (voice)

Movie

Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

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Lily Hanaday

Series

Cloris Leachman (voice)

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Ida Welker

Movie

Gran (voice)

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Norma

Movie

Lynette

Movie

Mrs. Norris

Movie

Frau Blücher

Movie

Agnes

Movie

Nurse Spex

Movie

Grandma (uncredited)

Movie

Miss Fielder

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Ruth Tennenbaum

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Zorya Vechernyaya

Movie

Grandma Palmer

Movie

Evelyn Wright

Movie

Cat Lady (uncredited)

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Clara Mueller

Movie

Helen (uncredited)

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Meryl (voice)

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Mrs. Fremont

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Mrs. Feyersied (voice) / Doof's Mom (voice)

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Madame Defarge

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Ruth Popper

Movie

Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)

Movie

Grandma Merle

Movie

Lord's Secretary

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Mrs. Svorski

Movie

Great Gam Gam

Movie

Mitzie

Movie

Granny

Movie

Memaw

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Queen Hippolyta

Movie

Grandma Albertson

Movie

Christina Bailey

Movie

Nurse Charlotte Diesel

Movie

Mary Ann

Movie

Maggie

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Cloris (voice)

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Maw Maw

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Susan Stanger / Mary Templeton / Caroline Hardy

Movie

Sadie

Movie

Louise Trends

Movie

Assunta

Movie

Grandmother

Movie

Pat Mozell

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Karen Cooper

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Ruth

Movie

May Conner

Movie

Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)

Movie

Queen Gnorga (voice)

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Gloria Shine

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Peg

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Sudie

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Agnes Fremont

Movie

Anna Sage

Series

Flory Tibbs / Boni

Movie

Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia

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Mrs. Fulton

Movie

Mrs. McFarland

Movie

Aunt Agnes (voice)

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Beverly Ann Stickle

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Irina Lottye Kruskal

Movie

Maggie The Zombie Expert

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Granny Goodness (voice)

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Phyllis Lindstrom

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Aunt Olive

Movie

Hydia (voice)

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Ruth Martin

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Molly Strong

Movie

Griselda the Witch

Movie

Ruth Popper

Movie

Josephine

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Barker's Ex-Wife

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Series

Louise

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Judy

Movie

Hattie Clarence

Movie

Molly Brown

Movie

Mildred Carruthers

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Memaw

Movie

Dotty Rounder

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Ann Barchester

Movie

Mrs. Ezra Miller

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Series

Clara

Movie

Narrator (voice)

Movie

Actress

Movie

Helga (voice)

Movie

Gladys

Movie

Philomene

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Loretta

Series
Movie

Caroline

Movie

Margaret Shand

Movie

Bernice Henderson

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Eve Winters / Connie Wingate

Movie

Melba

Movie

Queen Sirena (voice)

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Jean Cullen

Movie

Pearl "Billie" Schwartz

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Lydia Manning

Movie

Miss Selby

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Iris

Series

Beatrice Stafford

Series

Rhoda Kirsh

Movie

Jean Mitchell

Movie

Lilian Forrester

Movie

Claire

Movie

Tina Hoffman

Series
Movie

Joan Greenway

Movie

Sandy

Movie

Nettie Appleby

Movie

Gran (voice)

Movie

Maxine

Movie

Alice Wilinsky

Movie
Movie

Susan Davies

Movie

Ruth Fine

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Rita Wallace

Movie

Euterpe (voice)

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Mrs. Adams

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Dot Richmond

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Vera Walker

Series

Mrs. Sullivan / Anne Colt

Movie

Ellen Blunt

Movie

Clara Oddbody

Movie

Margaret

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Margaret Sou / Ruth Shaw

Movie

Narrator / The Elder Amy

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Charlotte Raynor

Movie

Eileen Boatwright

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Angela Simms

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Martha Jessop

Series
Movie

Donna

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Series
Series

Grandma

Movie

Ruth Westerman

Series
Movie

Ruth Weaver

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Mrs. Mandelbaum

Series

Phyllis Lindstrom

Movie

Laura Hyatt

Series

Bess Dischinger

Movie

Annie

Series

Martha Berry / Mrs. Anglin

Movie

Viola Barlow

Series

Jenny Blanchard / Marianne Dashwood / Patricia

Movie

Old Mam Hawes

Movie

Mrs. Singleton

Series

Lois, Peter's Mother

Series

Ella / Ruth Harron

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Dottie

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Series

Aunt Ethel Mooster

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Deborah Wilson

Series
Movie

Samantha

Series

Leah Beth / Miriam Raskin

Movie

Nana

Series

Shirley Kluszewski

Series

Angel Day

Movie

Millie Crown

Movie

Lois Ellison

Series

Mrs. Jaffray

Series
Series

Irma

Movie

Rita Weiss

Series

Ruth Harper / Miss Storey

Series

Katie Cortner

Series
Movie

Sister Eugenio

Movie

Ruth

Movie

Ronda

Movie

Claire Stevens

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Beasy

Movie

Olive

Series
Series
Series

Ms. Frick

Movie

Itasca

Movie

Mrs. Samuels

Movie

Edwina 'Ed' McKevin

Movie

Mrs. Haldane

Series

Louise Lockhart

Movie

Mrs. Anglin

Series

Dorothy Hummer

Series
Movie

Ginny

Series
Movie

Nurse Betty Nelson

Movie

Dolly Amati

Movie

Beverly Ann Stickle

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Elsie Condon

Movie

Estelle (Grandmother)

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Aunt Aida

Movie

Mary Kovacs

Movie

Laura Casella

Movie

Doc Betty

Movie

Agatha Blaine

Movie

Ruth Rendell

Movie

Mary Turner

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Helen Graham

Movie

Joanne Hackett

Series

Grammy Winthrop

Movie

(voice)

Movie

May Lemke

Movie

Darla Jean

Movie

Mrs Kramer

Movie

Victoria Douglas

Movie

Maggie Dale

Movie

Anna Collura

Movie

Hilary Kelton

Movie

Liz

Movie

Helen

Movie
Movie

Pamela Beale

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Movie

Iris Havlicek

Movie

Maureen

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Edith Fleischman

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Emily Collins

Movie

Ivy

Movie
Movie
Movie

Martha Berry

Movie

Performer

Movie

Helen Neuman

Movie

Thanks

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Self - Special Guest Star

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Self - Guest Judge

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Self - Contestant

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Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self (archive footage)

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Self - Panelist

Movie

Frau Blücher (archive footage)

Movie

Self

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Self

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Self

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Self

Movie

Self (archive footage)

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Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)

Movie

Herself

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Self

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Self

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Self

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Self (archive footage)

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Self

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