Cloris Leachman
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Office
2005
The Simpsons
1989
Family Guy
1999
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Two and a Half Men
2003
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Bob's Burgers
2011
Perry Mason
1957
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Office
as Lily Hanaday · 2005
The Simpsons
as Mrs. Glick (voice) · 1989
Family Guy
as Cloris Leachman (voice) · 1999
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
Hawaii Five-0
as Ruth Tennenbaum · 2010
Two and a Half Men
as Norma · 2003
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant · 2005
Bob's Burgers
as Meryl (voice) · 2011
Perry Mason
as Gloria Shine · 1957
Phineas and Ferb
as Mrs. Feyersied (voice) · 2007
Phineas and Ferb
as Doof's Mom (voice) · 2007
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge · 2009
The Love Boat
as Karen Cooper · 1977
Diagnosis: Murder
as Sudie · 1993
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Guest · 2014
Malcolm in the Middle
as Ida Welker · 2000
Ironside
as Molly Strong · 1967
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 1968
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
Adam-12
as Judy · 1968
Wagon Train
as Loretta · 1957
The Nanny
as Clara Mueller · 1993
Lassie
as Ruth Martin · 1954
Touched by an Angel
as Ruth · 1994
Matinee Theater
· 1955
Mannix
as Barker's Ex-Wife · 1967
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Clarence
as Cloris (voice) · 2014
American Playhouse
as Bess Dischinger · 1982
Studio One
as Mrs. Adams · 1948
Studio One
· 1948
Dr. Kildare
as Rhoda Kirsh · 1961
The Virginian
as Clara · 1962
Climax!
as Mrs. Sullivan · 1954
Climax!
as Anne Colt · 1954
Intimate Portrait
as Self · 1993
Hot in Cleveland
as Peg · 2010
The Facts of Life
as Beverly Ann Stickle · 1979
The Donna Reed Show
as Iris · 1958
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Jenny Blanchard · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Marianne Dashwood · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
· 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Patricia · 1948
The Defenders
as Angela Simms · 1961
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Phyllis Lindstrom · 1970
The Twilight Zone
as Mrs. Fremont · 1959
Raising Hope
as Maw Maw · 2010
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Ann Barchester · 1958
Dinah!
as Self · 1974
Dinah!
· 1974
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Martha Jessop · 1956
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Jean Cullen · 1969
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
Route 66
as Lydia Manning · 1960
Franklin & Bash
as Irina Lottye Kruskal · 2011
The Name of the Game
as Vera Walker · 1968
Run for Your Life
as Deborah Wilson · 1965
Girl Meets World
as Mrs. Svorski · 2014
One Step Beyond
as Rita Wallace · 1959
Night Gallery
as Mrs. Fulton · 1970
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
The Twilight Zone
as Agnes Fremont · 2002
American Gods
as Zorya Vechernyaya · 2017
Hawaiian Eye
· 1959
Rhoda
· 1974
77 Sunset Strip
· 1958
77 Sunset Strip
as Eve Winters · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
as Connie Wingate · 1958
That Girl
· 1966
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist · 2016
Gunsmoke
as Flory Tibbs · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Boni · 1955
Joan of Arcadia
as Aunt Olive · 2003
Laramie
· 1959
Justice League Action
as Granny Goodness (voice) · 2016
Wonder Woman
as Queen Hippolyta · 1975
Teachers
as Memaw · 2016
Thriller
as Beatrice Stafford · 1960
Judd, for the Defense
· 1967
Judd, for the Defense
as Louise Lockhart · 1967
The Croods
as Gran (voice) · 2013
Suspense
· 1949
Suspense
as Margaret Sou · 1949
Suspense
as Ruth Shaw · 1949
The Croods: A New Age
as Gran (voice) · 2020
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Susan Stanger · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mary Templeton · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Caroline Hardy · 1955
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star · 1976
Twice in a Lifetime
as Ruth Harper / Miss Storey · 1999
Mr. Novak
as Dorothy Hummer · 1963
The Iron Giant
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice) · 1999
The Guns of Will Sonnett
· 1967
Lancer
as Angel Day · 1968
Lux Video Theatre
as Dottie · 1950
Outlaws
· 1960
Telephone Time
· 1956
The Millers
as Louise · 2013
Scary Movie 4
as Mrs. Norris · 2006
Promised Land
as Aunt Ethel Mooster · 1996
Tales of Tomorrow
· 1951
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Irma · 1955
The Longest Yard
as Lynette · 2005
Stoney Burke
· 1962
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
as Miss Fielder · 2015
Cain's Hundred
as Katie Cortner · 1961
The New Breed
as Elsie Condon · 1961
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Agnes · 1969
Spanglish
as Evelyn Wright · 2004
The Wedding Ringer
as Grandma Palmer · 2015
Target: The Corruptors!
· 1961
Sky High
as Nurse Spex · 2005
The Sixth Sense
· 1972
The Animal
as Cat Lady (uncredited) · 2001
Johnny Staccato
· 1959
Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher · 1974
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self · 2003
The Ellen Show
as Dot Richmond · 2001
Ferris Bueller
as Grandma · 1990
Top Gear
· 2010
Going My Way
· 1962
Happy Family
as Lois, Peter's Mother · 2003
You Again
as Helen (uncredited) · 2010
Letter to Loretta
as Ella · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Ruth Harron · 1953
The Muppet Movie
as Lord's Secretary · 1979
Cher
as Self · 1975
The Last Picture Show
as Ruth Popper · 1971
The Women
as Maggie · 2008
New York, I Love You
as Mitzie · 2008
Bad Santa
as Grandma (uncredited) · 2003
Hanging Up
as Pat Mozell · 2000
Mad About You
as Mrs. Mandelbaum · 2019
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Granny · 1993
Phyllis
as Phyllis Lindstrom · 1975
Maybe This Time
as Beasy · 1995
I Can Only Imagine
as Memaw · 2018
Saints and Sinners
as Helen Graham · 1962
Now and Then
as Grandma Albertson · 1995
Kirstie
as Shirley Kluszewski · 2013
The Wedding Bells
as Edith Fleischman · 2007
Backstairs at the White House
as Mrs. Jaffray · 1979
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Martha Berry · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Anglin · 1951
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice) · 1996
Beerfest
as Great Gam Gam · 2006
A Troll in Central Park
as Queen Gnorga (voice) · 1994
Adult World
as Mary Ann · 2014
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Louise Trends · 1980
Lake Placid 2
as Sadie · 2007
Kiss Me Deadly
as Christina Bailey · 1955
The Bobby Darin Show
· 1973
The Nutt House
as Ms. Frick · 1989
General Electric Theater
as Leah Beth · 1953
General Electric Theater
as Miriam Raskin · 1953
High Anxiety
as Nurse Charlotte Diesel · 1977
Gambit
as Grandma Merle · 2012
Hansel and Gretel
as Griselda the Witch · 1988
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Hydia (voice) · 1986
Picture This
as Self · 1991
Walter & Emily
as Emily Collins · 1991
S.O.S. Titanic
as Molly Brown · 1980
The Oldest Living Graduate
as Maureen · 1980
Beach Girls
as Aunt Aida · 2005
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia · 1993
Music of the Heart
as Assunta · 1999
My Boyfriend's Back
as Maggie The Zombie Expert · 1993
Foodfight!
as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice) · 2012
Annabelle's Wish
as Aunt Agnes (voice) · 1997
Thanks
as Grammy Winthrop · 1999
History of the World: Part I
as Madame Defarge · 1981
Dillinger
as Anna Sage · 1973
Scavenger Hunt
as Mildred Carruthers · 1979
Alex & Emma
as Grandmother · 2003
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage) · 2015
Baby, Baby, Baby
as Actress · 2015
Walk Like a Man
as Margaret Shand · 1987
The Comedian
as May Conner · 2016
Love Takes Wing
as Hattie Clarence · 2009
Prancer
as Mrs. McFarland · 1989
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Claire · 1979
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Bernice Henderson · 1970
Daisy Miller
as Mrs. Ezra Miller · 1974
Jump, Darling
as Margaret · 2022
The Rack
as Caroline · 1956
WUSA
as Philomene · 1970
Love Is Never Silent
as Mrs. Anglin · 1985
So B. It
as Alice Wilinsky · 2016
A Girl Named Sooner
as Old Mam Hawes · 1975
Fine Things
as Ruth Fine · 1990
Foolin' Around
as Samantha · 1980
James Dean: Forever Young
as Self (archive footage) · 2005
Lez Bomb
as Josephine · 2018
Charley and the Angel
as Nettie Appleby · 1973
Love Hurts
as Ruth Weaver · 1990
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
as Self · 2008
The Bronx Bull
as Lilian Forrester · 2016
Sparky's Magic Piano
· 1987
It Happened One Christmas
as Clara Oddbody · 1977
Mrs. Harris
as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz · 2005
Storybook Cinema
· 1994
Gen¹³
as Helga (voice) · 1998
Unity
as Narrator (voice) · 2015
The Chapman Report
as Miss Selby · 1962
Hitchhike!
as Claire Stevens · 1974
The Little Troll Prince
as Queen Sirena (voice) · 1987
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Narrator / The Elder Amy · 1990
Going to the Chapel
as Mrs. Haldane · 1988
The Mouse and His Child
as Euterpe (voice) · 1977
A Brand New Life
as Victoria Douglas · 1973
The People Next Door
as Tina Hoffman · 1970
A Little Piece of Heaven
as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin · 1991
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
as Maxine · 2016
Death Scream
as Mrs. Singleton · 1975
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Maggie Dale · 1981
Dying Room Only
as Jean Mitchell · 1973
Between Love and Honor
as Anna Collura · 1995
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
as Gran (voice) · 2021
When We Last Spoke
as Itasca · 2020
Texasville
as Ruth Popper · 1990
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage) · 2013
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
as Self · 1984
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
as Ronda · 1973
Breakfast with Les and Bess
· 1985
Without a Kiss Goodbye
as Mrs. Samuels · 1993
The Californians
as Eileen Boatwright · 2005
High Holiday
as Nana · 2021
The Demon Murder Case
as Joan Greenway · 1983
The Migrants
as Viola Barlow · 1974
The Love Boat
as Iris Havlicek · 1976
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage) · 2015
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
as Dotty Rounder · 2012
Death Sentence
as Susan Davies · 1974
American Cowslip
as Sandy · 2009
The Facts of Life Down Under
as Beverly Ann Stickle · 1987
Of Thee I Sing
as Mary Turner · 1972
Haunts of the Very Rich
as Ellen Blunt · 1972
Spies
as Pamela Beale · 1993
The Fields
as Gladys · 2011
Crime Club
as Hilary Kelton · 1973
In Broad Daylight
as Ruth Westerman · 1991
Silent Night, Lonely Night
as Ginny · 1969
Buzz
· 2005
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
as Self · 1999
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher (archive footage) · 1996
Shadow Play
as Millie Crown · 1986
Miss All-American Beauty
as Agatha Blaine · 1982
Crazy Mama
as Melba · 1975
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
as Self · 2009
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
as May Lemke · 1983
Mrs. R's Daughter
as Ruth Rendell · 1979
Manna from Heaven
as Helen · 2002
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Mary Kovacs · 1984
Someone I Touched
as Laura Hyatt · 1975
The Steagle
as Rita Weiss · 1971
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
as Self · 1977
Life of Vernon Hathaway
as Irma · 1955
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self · 1976
Not to Forget
as Donna · 2021
This Is Happening
as Estelle (Grandmother) · 2015
Dixie: Changing Habits
as Sister Eugenio · 1983
The Titanic Chronicles
as (voice) · 1999
It's Who You Know
as Liz · 2018
Expecting Mary
as Annie · 2010
Being and Nothingness
as Ivy · 2019
Deadly Intentions
as Charlotte Raynor · 1985
Fade to Black
as Ruth · 1993
Never Too Late
as Olive · 1996
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
as Laura Evans · 1995
The Gliksmans
as Helen Neuman · 2017
Willa
as Darla Jean · 1979
Obsession: Letters to David Lynch
as Self · 2011
Skip Chasers
· 1998
Suddenly Single
as Joanne Hackett · 1971
Yesterday
as Mrs Kramer · 1980
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
as Performer · 1981
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
as Herself · 1991
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
as Self · 2002
Thursday's Game
as Lois Ellison · 1974
The Amati Girls
as Dolly Amati · 2001
Forgotten Children
as Martha Berry · 1952
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
as Self · 2016
The Acorn People
as Nurse Betty Nelson · 1981
Long Journey Back
as Laura Casella · 1978
Miracle Child
as Doc Betty · 1993