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