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Cloris Leachman
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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; …
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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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Jump, Darling
as Margaret
Not to Forget
as Donna
High Holiday
as Nana
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
as Gran (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
as Gran (voice)
When We Last Spoke
as Itasca
Being and Nothingness
as Ivy
Lez Bomb
as Josephine
It's Who You Know
as Liz
I Can Only Imagine
as Memaw
The Gliksmans
as Helen Neuman
The Comedian
as May Conner
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
as Maxine
The Bronx Bull
as Lilian Forrester
So B. It
as Alice Wilinsky
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
as Self
No Poster
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
Baby, Baby, Baby
as Actress
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
as Miss Fielder
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
This Is Happening
as Estelle (Grandmother)
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
The Wedding Ringer
as Grandma Palmer
Adult World
as Mary Ann
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
The Croods
as Gran (voice)
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
as Dotty Rounder
Foodfight!
as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
Gambit
as Grandma Merle
The Fields
as Gladys
No Poster
Obsession: Letters to David Lynch
as Self
Expecting Mary
as Annie
You Again
as Helen (uncredited)
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
as Self
American Cowslip
as Sandy
Love Takes Wing
as Hattie Clarence
The Women
as Maggie
New York, I Love You
as Mitzie
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
as Self
Lake Placid 2
as Sadie
Beerfest
as Great Gam Gam
Scary Movie 4
as Mrs. Norris
The Californians
as Eileen Boatwright
Mrs. Harris
as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
Sky High
as Nurse Spex
The Longest Yard
as Lynette
James Dean: Forever Young
as Self (archive footage)
Buzz
Spanglish
as Evelyn Wright
Bad Santa
as Grandma (uncredited)
Alex & Emma
as Grandmother
Manna from Heaven
as Helen
No Poster
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
as Self
The Animal
as Cat Lady (uncredited)
The Amati Girls
as Dolly Amati
Hanging Up
as Pat Mozell
Music of the Heart
as Assunta
The Iron Giant
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
as Self
The Titanic Chronicles
as (voice)
Gen¹³
as Helga (voice)
Skip Chasers
Annabelle's Wish
as Aunt Agnes (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
Never Too Late
as Olive
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Now and Then
as Grandma Albertson
No Poster
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
as Laura Evans
Between Love and Honor
as Anna Collura
A Troll in Central Park
as Queen Gnorga (voice)
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Granny
My Boyfriend's Back
as Maggie The Zombie Expert
Miracle Child
as Doc Betty
Without a Kiss Goodbye
as Mrs. Samuels
Spies
as Pamela Beale
Fade to Black
as Ruth
A Little Piece of Heaven
as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
Picture This
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
as Herself
In Broad Daylight
as Ruth Westerman
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Narrator / The Elder Amy
Fine Things
as Ruth Fine
Texasville
as Ruth Popper
Love Hurts
as Ruth Weaver
Prancer
as Mrs. McFarland
Hansel and Gretel
as Griselda the Witch
Going to the Chapel
as Mrs. Haldane
The Little Troll Prince
as Queen Sirena (voice)
Walk Like a Man
as Margaret Shand
The Facts of Life Down Under
as Beverly Ann Stickle
Sparky's Magic Piano
Shadow Play
as Millie Crown
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Hydia (voice)
Love Is Never Silent
as Mrs. Anglin
Deadly Intentions
as Charlotte Raynor
Breakfast with Les and Bess
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
as Self
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Mary Kovacs
The Demon Murder Case
as Joan Greenway
Dixie: Changing Habits
as Sister Eugenio
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
as May Lemke
Miss All-American Beauty
as Agatha Blaine
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Maggie Dale
History of the World: Part I
as Madame Defarge
The Acorn People
as Nurse Betty Nelson
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
as Performer
Foolin' Around
as Samantha
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Louise Trends
The Oldest Living Graduate
as Maureen
Yesterday
as Mrs Kramer
S.O.S. Titanic
as Molly Brown
Scavenger Hunt
as Mildred Carruthers
Mrs. R's Daughter
as Ruth Rendell
The Muppet Movie
as Lord's Secretary
Willa
as Darla Jean
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Claire
Long Journey Back
as Laura Casella
High Anxiety
as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
It Happened One Christmas
as Clara Oddbody
No Poster
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
as Self
The Mouse and His Child
as Euterpe (voice)
The Love Boat
as Iris Havlicek
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self
Death Scream
as Mrs. Singleton
A Girl Named Sooner
as Old Mam Hawes
Crazy Mama
as Melba
Someone I Touched
as Laura Hyatt
Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher
Death Sentence
as Susan Davies
Daisy Miller
as Mrs. Ezra Miller
Thursday's Game
as Lois Ellison
Hitchhike!
as Claire Stevens
The Migrants
as Viola Barlow
Dying Room Only
as Jean Mitchell
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
as Ronda
Dillinger
as Anna Sage
Charley and the Angel
as Nettie Appleby
Crime Club
as Hilary Kelton
A Brand New Life
as Victoria Douglas
Of Thee I Sing
as Mary Turner
Haunts of the Very Rich
as Ellen Blunt
Suddenly Single
as Joanne Hackett
The Last Picture Show
as Ruth Popper
The Steagle
as Rita Weiss
The People Next Door
as Tina Hoffman
WUSA
as Philomene
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Bernice Henderson
Silent Night, Lonely Night
as Ginny
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Agnes
The Chapman Report
as Miss Selby
The Rack
as Caroline
No Poster
Life of Vernon Hathaway
as Irma
No Poster
Premonition
as Susan Stranger
Kiss Me Deadly
as Christina Bailey
Forgotten Children
as Martha Berry