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Cloris Leachman
0 FOLLOWERS • 107 CREDITS • APR 30, 1926 - JAN 26, 2021 • 94
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
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Diagnosis: Murder
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General Electric Theater
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Malcolm in the Middle
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The Oscars
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Perry Mason
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RuPaul's Drag Race
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Climax!
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Ironside
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The Virginian
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Twilight Zone
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Dr. Kildare
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Mannix
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Route 66
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Tony Awards
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Gunsmoke
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Wonder Woman
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Night Gallery
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Hot in Cleveland
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Suspense
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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The Defenders
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Bob's Burgers
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Lux Video Theatre
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Lassie
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Run for Your Life
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The Nanny
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Matinee Theater
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Letter to Loretta
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Touched by an Angel
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The Simpsons
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Outlaws
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Dancing with the Stars
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Thriller
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The Office
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Cain's Hundred
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Two and a Half Men
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Hawaii Five-0
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Comedy Central Roasts
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Phineas and Ferb
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Wagon Train
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Promised Land
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Studio One
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Girl Meets World
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The Name of the Game
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Adam-12
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Telephone Time
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Ferris Bueller
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Lancer
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American Gods
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Saints and Sinners
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Laramie
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Johnny Staccato
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
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Cher
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Family Guy
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The Muppet Show
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The Twilight Zone
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Mr. Novak
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Rhoda
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Bad Santa
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The Animal
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Ponyo
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Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
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Sky High
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Castle in the Sky
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Adult World
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Annabelle's Wish
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Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
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Alex & Emma
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Scary Movie 4
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The Bronx Bull
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The Wedding Ringer
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Now and Then
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The Longest Yard
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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WUSA
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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
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Without a Kiss Goodbye
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Beerfest
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Raising Hope
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Backstairs at the White House
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The Ellen Show
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The Croods
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Young Frankenstein
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The Croods: A New Age
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History of the World: Part I
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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The Beverly Hillbillies
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Spanglish
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
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Herbie Goes Bananas
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Willa
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My Little Pony: The Movie
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Daisy Miller
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Thanks
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The Nutt House
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The Philco Television Playhouse
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Miss All-American Beauty
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Walter & Emily
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The Migrants
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The Facts of Life
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Phyllis
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