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Cloris Leachman
AKA: کلوریس لیچمن
Acting
Born: 1926
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
77 Global Credits
🔥 1.7 Popularity
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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.
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
Mad About You
Mrs. Mandelbaum
2019 · US
American Gods
Zorya Vechernyaya
2017 · US
Justice League Action
Granny Goodness (voice)
2016 · US
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016 · US
Teachers
Memaw
2016 · US
Girl Meets World
Mrs. Svorski
2014 · US
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self - Guest
2014 · US
Clarence
Cloris (voice)
2014 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mad About You | 2019 | Mrs. Mandelbaum |
| American Gods | 2017 | Zorya Vechernyaya |
| Justice League Action | 2016 | Granny Goodness (voice) |
| To Tell the Truth | 2016 | Self - Panelist |
| Teachers | 2016 | Memaw |
| Girl Meets World | 2014 | Mrs. Svorski |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | 2014 | Self - Guest |
| Clarence | 2014 | Cloris (voice) |
| The Millers | 2013 | Louise |
| Bob's Burgers | 2011 | Meryl (voice) |
| Top Gear | 2010 | Contributor |
| Raising Hope | 2010 | Maw Maw |
| Hot in Cleveland | 2010 | Peg |
| Phineas and Ferb | 2007 | Mrs. Feyersied (voice) |
| The Wedding Bells | 2007 | Edith Fleischman |
| The Megan Mullally Show | 2006 | Self - Guest |
| Beach Girls | 2005 | Aunt Aida |
| Two and a Half Men | 2003 | Norma |
| Comedy Central Roasts | 2003 | Self |
| The Twilight Zone | 2002 | Agnes Fremont |
| The Ellen Show | 2001 | Dot Richmond |
| Malcolm in the Middle | 2000 | Ida Welker |
| Twice in a Lifetime | 1999 | Ruth Harper / Miss Storey |
| Touched by an Angel | 1994 | Ruth |
| The Nanny | 1993 | Clara Mueller |
| The Simpsons | 1989 | Mrs. Glick (voice) |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | Bess Dischinger |
| The Facts of Life | 1979 | Beverly Ann Stickle |
| The Love Boat | 1977 | Karen Cooper |
| The Muppet Show | 1976 | Self - Special Guest Star |
| Wonder Woman | 1975 | Queen Hippolyta |
| Dinah! | 1974 | Self |
| Rhoda | 1974 | Contributor |
| The Sixth Sense | 1972 | Contributor |
| Night Gallery | 1970 | Mrs. Fulton |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 1970 | Phyllis Lindstrom |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1969 | Jean Cullen |
| Lancer | 1968 | Angel Day |
| Adam-12 | 1968 | Judy |
| The Name of the Game | 1968 | Vera Walker |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1968 | Self - Guest |
| Mannix | 1967 | Barker's Ex-Wife |
| Judd, for the Defense | 1967 | Contributor |
| That Girl | 1966 | Contributor |
| Run for Your Life | 1965 | Deborah Wilson |
| Mr. Novak | 1963 | Dorothy Hummer |
| Stoney Burke | 1962 | Contributor |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1962 | Self |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |
| The Virginian | 1962 | Clara |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self |
| Dr. Kildare | 1961 | Rhoda Kirsh |
| Cain's Hundred | 1961 | Katie Cortner |
| The Defenders | 1961 | Angela Simms |
| Route 66 | 1960 | Lydia Manning |
| Outlaws | 1960 | Contributor |
| Thriller | 1960 | Beatrice Stafford |
| Hawaiian Eye | 1959 | Contributor |
| Laramie | 1959 | Contributor |
| One Step Beyond | 1959 | Rita Wallace |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1958 | Contributor |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1958 | Contributor |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | 1958 | Ann Barchester |
| Wagon Train | 1957 | Loretta |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | 1956 | Martha Jessop |
| Telephone Time | 1956 | Contributor |
| Tony Awards | 1956 | Self - Presenter |
| Matinee Theater | 1955 | Contributor |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1955 | Susan Stanger |
| Gunsmoke | 1955 | Flory Tibbs |
| Lassie | 1954 | Ruth Martin |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self |
| Tales of Tomorrow | 1951 | Contributor |
| Suspense | 1949 | Contributor |
| Studio One | 1948 | Mrs. Adams |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | Marianne Dashwood |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1944 | Self - Nominee |