Cloris Leachman
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)
When We Last Spoke
as Itasca
Mad About You
as Mrs. Mandelbaum
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
American Gods
as Zorya Vechernyaya
Justice League Action
as Granny Goodness (voice)
The Comedian
as May Conner
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
as Maxine
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
The Bronx Bull
as Lilian Forrester
So B. It
as Alice Wilinsky
Teachers
as Memaw
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
as Self
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
Girl Meets World
as Mrs. Svorski
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Guest
Clarence
as Cloris (voice)
Adult World
as Mary Ann
Kirstie
as Shirley Kluszewski
The Millers
as Louise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
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
Franklin & Bash
as Irina Lottye Kruskal
Bob's Burgers
as Meryl (voice)
Top Gear
as Unknown
Expecting Mary
as Annie
You Again
as Helen (uncredited)
Raising Hope
as Maw Maw
Hawaii Five-0
as Ruth Tennenbaum
Hot in Cleveland
as Peg
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
as Self
American Cowslip
as Sandy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Love Takes Wing
as Hattie Clarence
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
The Women
as Maggie
New York, I Love You
as Mitzie
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
as Self
Phineas and Ferb
as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
as Doof's Mom (voice)
Lake Placid 2
as Sadie
The Wedding Bells
as Edith Fleischman
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
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
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
The Longest Yard
as Lynette
James Dean: Forever Young
as Self (archive footage)
Buzz
as Unknown
The Office
as Lily Hanaday
Spanglish
as Evelyn Wright
Bad Santa
as Grandma (uncredited)
Joan of Arcadia
as Aunt Olive
Two and a Half Men
as Norma
Happy Family
as Lois, Peter's Mother
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
Alex & Emma
as Grandmother
The Twilight Zone
as Agnes Fremont
Manna from Heaven
as Helen
The Ellen Show
as Dot Richmond
The Animal
as Cat Lady (uncredited)
The Amati Girls
as Dolly Amati
Hanging Up
as Pat Mozell
Malcolm in the Middle
as Ida Welker
Music of the Heart
as Assunta
Twice in a Lifetime
as Ruth Harper / Miss Storey
The Iron Giant
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
Thanks
as Grammy Winthrop
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
as Self
Family Guy
as Cloris Leachman (voice)
The Titanic Chronicles
as (voice)
Gen¹³
as Helga (voice)
Skip Chasers
as Unknown
Annabelle's Wish
as Aunt Agnes (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
Promised Land
as Aunt Ethel Mooster
Never Too Late
as Olive
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Now and Then
as Grandma Albertson
Maybe This Time
as Beasy
Between Love and Honor
as Anna Collura
A Troll in Central Park
as Queen Gnorga (voice)
Touched by an Angel
as Ruth
Intimate Portrait
as Self
The Nanny
as Clara Mueller
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
Diagnosis: Murder
as Sudie
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
Walter & Emily
as Emily Collins
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
Ferris Bueller
as Grandma
Love Hurts
as Ruth Weaver
The Simpsons
as Mrs. Glick (voice)
Prancer
as Mrs. McFarland
The Nutt House
as Ms. Frick
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
as Unknown
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
as Unknown
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
American Playhouse
as Bess Dischinger
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 Facts of Life
as Beverly Ann Stickle
The Muppet Movie
as Lord's Secretary
Willa
as Darla Jean
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Claire
Backstairs at the White House
as Mrs. Jaffray
Long Journey Back
as Laura Casella
High Anxiety
as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
It Happened One Christmas
as Clara Oddbody
The Mouse and His Child
as Euterpe (voice)
The Love Boat
as Karen Cooper
The Love Boat
as Iris Havlicek
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self
Death Scream
as Mrs. Singleton
Phyllis
as Phyllis Lindstrom
A Girl Named Sooner
as Old Mam Hawes
Crazy Mama
as Melba
Someone I Touched
as Laura Hyatt
Cher
as Self
Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher
Dinah!
as Self
Dinah!
as Unknown
Death Sentence
as Susan Davies
Rhoda
as Unknown
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
The Bobby Darin Show
as Unknown
Of Thee I Sing
as Mary Turner
Haunts of the Very Rich
as Ellen Blunt
The Sixth Sense
as Unknown
Suddenly Single
as Joanne Hackett
The Last Picture Show
as Ruth Popper
The Steagle
as Rita Weiss
Night Gallery
as Mrs. Fulton
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Phyllis Lindstrom
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
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Jean Cullen
Lancer
as Angel Day
Adam-12
as Judy
The Name of the Game
as Vera Walker
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Mannix
as Barker's Ex-Wife
Judd, for the Defense
as Unknown
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Unknown
Judd, for the Defense
as Louise Lockhart
Ironside
as Molly Strong
That Girl
as Unknown
Run for Your Life
as Deborah Wilson
Mr. Novak
as Dorothy Hummer
The Chapman Report
as Miss Selby
Going My Way
as Unknown
Stoney Burke
as Unknown
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Virginian
as Clara
Saints and Sinners
as Helen Graham
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The New Breed
as Elsie Condon
Target: The Corruptors!
as Unknown
Dr. Kildare
as Rhoda Kirsh
Cain's Hundred
as Katie Cortner
The Defenders
as Angela Simms
Route 66
as Lydia Manning
Outlaws
as Unknown
Thriller
as Beatrice Stafford
Hawaiian Eye
as Unknown
The Twilight Zone
as Mrs. Fremont
Laramie
as Unknown
Johnny Staccato
as Unknown
One Step Beyond
as Rita Wallace
77 Sunset Strip
as Unknown
77 Sunset Strip
as Eve Winters
77 Sunset Strip
as Connie Wingate
The Donna Reed Show
as Iris
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Ann Barchester
Perry Mason
as Gloria Shine
Wagon Train
as Loretta
The Rack
as Caroline
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Martha Jessop
Telephone Time
as Unknown
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Matinee Theater
as Unknown
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Irma
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Susan Stanger
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mary Templeton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Caroline Hardy
Gunsmoke
as Flory Tibbs
Gunsmoke
as Boni
Kiss Me Deadly
as Christina Bailey
Climax!
as Mrs. Sullivan
Climax!
as Anne Colt
Lassie
as Ruth Martin
Letter to Loretta
as Ella
Letter to Loretta
as Ruth Harron
The Oscars
as Self
General Electric Theater
as Leah Beth
General Electric Theater
as Miriam Raskin
Forgotten Children
as Martha Berry
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Martha Berry
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Anglin
Tales of Tomorrow
as Unknown
Suspense
as Unknown
Suspense
as Margaret Sou
Suspense
as Ruth Shaw
Studio One
as Mrs. Adams
Studio One
as Unknown
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Jenny Blanchard
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Marianne Dashwood
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Unknown
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Patricia
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter