Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

291

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-04-30

Day of Death

2021-01-26 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

کلوریس لیچمن

Cloris Leachman

Biography

Cloris Leachman 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

Acting

History of the World: Part I

1981

History of the World: Part I

as

Madame Defarge

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as

Agnes

Young Frankenstein

1974

Young Frankenstein

as

Frau Blücher

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

as

Frau Blücher (archive footage)

Spanglish

2004

Spanglish

as

Evelyn Wright

The Iron Giant

1999

The Iron Giant

as

Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

Daisy Miller

1974

Daisy Miller

as

Mrs. Ezra Miller

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Granny

Love Takes Wing

2009

Love Takes Wing

as

Hattie Clarence

Scavenger Hunt

1979

Scavenger Hunt

as

Mildred Carruthers

Sky High

2005

Sky High

as

Nurse Spex

Prancer

1989

Prancer

as

Mrs. McFarland

Herbie Goes Bananas

1980

Herbie Goes Bananas

as

Louise Trends

The Last Picture Show

1971

The Last Picture Show

as

Ruth Popper

High Anxiety

1977

High Anxiety

as

Nurse Charlotte Diesel

Now and Then

1995

Now and Then

as

Grandma Albertson

The Longest Yard

2005

The Longest Yard

as

Lynette

Music of the Heart

1999

Music of the Heart

as

Assunta

Beerfest

2006

Beerfest

as

Great Gam Gam

Dillinger

1973

Dillinger

as

Anna Sage

Walk Like a Man

1987

Walk Like a Man

as

Margaret Shand

A Troll in Central Park

1994

A Troll in Central Park

as

Queen Gnorga (voice)

The Women

2008

The Women

as

Maggie

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as

Self (archive footage)

The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

2002

The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

as

Self

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

Lovers and Other Strangers

as

Bernice Henderson

The Mouse and His Child

1977

The Mouse and His Child

as

Euterpe (voice)

Gen¹³

2000

Gen¹³

as

Helga (voice)

American Cowslip

2009

American Cowslip

as

Sandy

Expecting Mary

2010

Expecting Mary

as

Annie

You Again

2010

You Again

as

Helen (uncredited)

Death Sentence

1974

Death Sentence

as

Susan Davies

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979

The North Avenue Irregulars

as

Claire

Alex & Emma

2003

Alex & Emma

as

Grandmother

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

Kiss Me Deadly

as

Christina Bailey

Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued

1981

Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued

as

Performer

WUSA

1970

WUSA

as

Philomene

The Croods

2013

The Croods

as

Gran (voice)

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

1977

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

as

Self

Miss All-American Beauty

1982

Miss All-American Beauty

as

Agatha Blaine

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

1991

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

as

Self

Texasville

1990

Texasville

as

Ruth Popper

The Rack

1956

The Rack

as

Caroline

The Californians

2005

The Californians

as

Eileen Boatwright

Hansel and Gretel

1988

Hansel and Gretel

as

Griselda the Witch

Between Love and Honor

1995

Between Love and Honor

as

Anna Collura

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

1993

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

as

Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia

The Demon Murder Case

1983

The Demon Murder Case

as

Joan Greenway

Dying Room Only

1973

Dying Room Only

as

Jean Mitchell

Manna from Heaven

2002

Manna from Heaven

as

Helen

S.O.S. Titanic

1980

S.O.S. Titanic

as

Molly Brown

Gambit

2012

Gambit

as

Grandma Merle

The Fields

2011

The Fields

as

Gladys

Crazy Mama

1975

Crazy Mama

as

Melba

Charley and the Angel

1973

Charley and the Angel

as

Nettie Appleby

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

as

Mary Kovacs

The People Next Door

1970

The People Next Door

as

Tina Hoffman

Foolin' Around

1980

Foolin' Around

as

Samantha

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

2012

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

as

Dotty Rounder

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

1973

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

as

Ronda

Haunts of the Very Rich

1972

Haunts of the Very Rich

as

Ellen Blunt

It Happened One Christmas

1977

It Happened One Christmas

as

Clara Oddbody

Buzz

2005

Buzz

as

In Broad Daylight

1991

In Broad Daylight

as

Ruth Westerman

The Chapman Report

1962

The Chapman Report

as

Miss Selby

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

as

Narrator / The Elder Amy

Someone I Touched

1975

Someone I Touched

as

Laura Hyatt

Thursday's Game

1974

Thursday's Game

as

Lois Ellison

The Amati Girls

2001

The Amati Girls

as

Dolly Amati

Love Hurts

1990

Love Hurts

as

Ruth Weaver

The Wedding Ringer

2015

The Wedding Ringer

as

Grandma Palmer

Suddenly Single

1971

Suddenly Single

as

Joanne Hackett

1973

A Brand New Life

as

Victoria Douglas

Without a Kiss Goodbye

1993

Without a Kiss Goodbye

as

Mrs. Samuels

The Acorn People

1981

The Acorn People

as

Nurse Betty Nelson

Being and Nothingness

2019

Being and Nothingness

as

Ivy

The Migrants

1974

The Migrants

as

Viola Barlow

My Little Pony: The Movie

1986

My Little Pony: The Movie

as

Hydia (voice)

Lake Placid 2

2007

Lake Placid 2

as

Sadie

Silent Night, Lonely Night

1969

Silent Night, Lonely Night

as

Ginny

Annabelle's Wish

1997

Annabelle's Wish

as

Aunt Agnes (voice)

Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists

2014

Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists

as

Mrs. Feyersied (voice)

Fine Things

1990

Fine Things

as

Ruth Fine

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

2015

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

as

Miss Fielder

New York, I Love You

2008

New York, I Love You

as

Mitzie

The Muppet Movie

1979

The Muppet Movie

as

Lord's Secretary

Foodfight!

2012

Foodfight!

as

Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)

Going to the Chapel

1988

Going to the Chapel

as

Mrs. Haldane

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget

2008

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget

as

Self

The Facts of Life Down Under

1987

The Facts of Life Down Under

as

Beverly Ann Stickle

Fade to Black

1993

Fade to Black

as

Ruth

Everbrook (The Home)

Everbrook (The Home)

as

So B. It

2016

So B. It

as

Alice Wilinsky

Unity

2015

Unity

as

Narrator (voice)

A Little Piece of Heaven

1991

A Little Piece of Heaven

as

Edwina 'Ed' McKevin

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981

Advice to the Lovelorn

as

Maggie Dale

This Is Happening

2015

This Is Happening

as

Estelle (Grandmother)

The Oldest Living Graduate

1980

The Oldest Living Graduate

as

Maureen

Hanging Up

2000

Hanging Up

as

Pat Mozell

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

1995

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

as

Laura Evans

Baby, Baby, Baby

2015

Baby, Baby, Baby

as

Actress

Sparky's Magic Piano

1987

Sparky's Magic Piano

as

Dixie: Changing Habits

1983

Dixie: Changing Habits

as

Sister Eugenio

Adult World

2014

Adult World

as

Mary Ann

The Last Picture Show: A Look Back

1999

The Last Picture Show: A Look Back

as

Self

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

2016

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

as

Maxine

A Girl Named Sooner

1975

A Girl Named Sooner

as

Old Mam Hawes

Deadly Intentions

1985

Deadly Intentions

as

Charlotte Raynor

The Bronx Bull

2016

The Bronx Bull

as

Lilian Forrester

The Comedian

2016

The Comedian

as

May Conner

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as

Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

as

Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice)

Mrs. R's Daughter

1979

Mrs. R's Daughter

as

Ruth Rendell

The Little Troll Prince

1987

The Little Troll Prince

as

Long Journey Back

1978

Long Journey Back

as

Laura Casella

Scary Movie 4

2006

Scary Movie 4

as

Mrs. Norris

I Can Only Imagine

2018

I Can Only Imagine

as

Memaw

Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show

1991

Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show

as

Herself

Shadow Play

1986

Shadow Play

as

Millie Crown

Mrs. Harris

2006

Mrs. Harris

as

Pearl "Billie" Schwartz

Yesterday

1981

Yesterday

as

Mrs Kramer

The Croods: A New Age

2020

The Croods: A New Age

as

Gran (voice)

When We Last Spoke

2020

When We Last Spoke

as

Itasca

Lez Bomb

2018

Lez Bomb

as

Josephine

Hitchhike!

1974

Hitchhike!

as

Claire Stevens

Willa

1979

Willa

as

Darla Jean

The Steagle

1971

The Steagle

as

Rita Weiss

Crime Club

1973

Crime Club

as

Hilary Kelton

Never Too Late

1996

Never Too Late

as

Olive

Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense

2009

Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense

as

Self

Spies

1993

Spies

as

Pamela Beale

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

1984

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

as

Self

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

1983

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

as

May Lemke

Death Scream

1975

Death Scream

as

Mrs. Singleton

Love Is Never Silent

1985

Love Is Never Silent

as

Mrs. Anglin

It's Who You Know

2018

It's Who You Know

as

Liz

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

My Boyfriend's Back

as

Maggie The Zombie Expert

High Holiday

2021

High Holiday

as

Nana

Jump, Darling

2022

Jump, Darling

as

Margaret

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

as

Self (archive footage)

Miracle Child

1993

Miracle Child

as

Doc Betty

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

1976

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

as

Self

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

2021

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

as

Gran (voice)

Not to Forget

2021

Not to Forget

as

Donna

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

2016

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

as

Self

Of Thee I Sing

1972

Of Thee I Sing

as

Mary Turner

The Animal

2001

The Animal

as

Cat Lady (uncredited)

The Titanic Chronicles

1999

The Titanic Chronicles

as

(voice)

The Love Boat

1976

The Love Boat

as

Iris Havlicek

Forgotten Children

1952

Forgotten Children

as

Martha Berry

Obsession: Letters to David Lynch

2011

Obsession: Letters to David Lynch

as

Self

Bad Santa

2003

Bad Santa

as

Granny

Skip Chasers

1998

Skip Chasers

as

The Gliksmans

2017

The Gliksmans

as

Helen Neuman

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Mrs. Glick (voice)

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Katie Cortner

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Cloris Leachman (voice)

Rhoda

Rhoda

as

Phyllis

Phyllis

as

Phyllis Lindstrom

Beach Girls

Beach Girls

as

Aunt Aida

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

as

Beverly Ann Stickle

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Ruth

That Girl

That Girl

as

The Nanny

The Nanny

as

Clara Mueller

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

as

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

as

Norma

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Jean Cullen

The Ellen Show

The Ellen Show

as

Dot Richmond

Thanks

Thanks

as

Grammy Winthrop

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Flory Tibbs

Studio One

Studio One

as

Mrs. Adams

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Leah Beth

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

as

Helen Graham

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Judy

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Martha Berry

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

as

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

as

Self - Special Guest Star

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Mrs. Fremont

The Wedding Bells

The Wedding Bells

as

Edith Fleischman

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Susan Stanger

Maybe This Time

Maybe This Time

as

Beasy

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

as

Going My Way

Going My Way

as

Outlaws

Outlaws

as

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

as

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Deborah Wilson

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Clara

Lancer

Lancer

as

Angel Day

Thriller

Thriller

as

Beatrice Stafford

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Dottie

Climax!

Climax!

as

Mrs. Sullivan

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Rita Wallace

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

as

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

as

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Jenny Blanchard

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

as

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Ann Barchester

Laramie

Laramie

as

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as

Dorothy Hummer

The New Breed

The New Breed

as

Elsie Condon

Suspense

Suspense

as

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Martha Jessop

The Nutt House

The Nutt House

as

The Nutt House

The Nutt House

as

Mrs. Frick

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

as

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Rhoda Kirsh

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

as

Storybook Cinema

Storybook Cinema

as

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Angela Simms

Lassie

Lassie

as

Ruth Martin

Walter & Emily

Walter & Emily

as

Emily Collins

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Ella

Cher

Cher

as

Self

Raising Hope

Raising Hope

as

Maw Maw

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Agnes Fremont

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as

Phyllis Lindstrom

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Ruth Tennenbaum

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Sudie

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Mrs. Fulton

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as

Self

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

Top Gear

Top Gear

as

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Eve Winters

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Boni

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Ruth Harron

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Miriam Raskin

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Gloria Shine

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

as

Self - Contestant

American Gods

American Gods

as

Zorya Vechernyaya

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers

as

Meryl (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Vera Walker

Promised Land

Promised Land

as

Aunt Ethel Mooster

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

as

Mrs. Feyersied (voice)

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

as

Doof's Mom (voice)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Mary Templeton

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Mrs. Anglin

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Caroline Hardy

Studio One

Studio One

as

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

as

Irina Lottye Kruskal

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller

as

Grandma

Climax!

Climax!

as

Anne Colt

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Connie Wingate

Route 66

Route 66

as

Lydia Manning

Clarence

Clarence

as

Cloris (voice)

To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

as

Self - Panelist

Suspense

Suspense

as

Margaret Sou

Suspense

Suspense

as

Ruth Shaw

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Marianne Dashwood

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Patricia

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

as

Louise Lockhart

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Irma

Comedy Central Roasts

Comedy Central Roasts

as

Self

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Loretta

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

as

Peg

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Girl Meets World

Girl Meets World

as

Mrs. Svorski

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Guest Judge

Kirstie

Kirstie

as

Shirley Kluszewski

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House

as

Mrs. Jaffray

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Mrs. Mandelbaum

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as

Self - Guest

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Ironside

Ironside

as

Molly Strong

The Office

The Office

as

Lily Hanaday

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

as

Ida Welker

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Happy Family

Happy Family

as

Lois, Peter's Mother

American Gods

American Gods

as

Zorya Vechernyaya, the Evening Star

Justice League Action

Justice League Action

as

Granny Goodness (voice)

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as

Queen Hippolyta

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

as

Self - Guest

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as

Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Karen Cooper

Mannix

Mannix

as

Barker's Ex-Wife

The Bobby Darin Show

The Bobby Darin Show

as

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

The Millers

The Millers

as

Louise

Production

Crew

Inglourious Basterds

2009

Inglourious Basterds

as

Directing