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Cloris Leachman

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 land

Born

Apr 30, 1926

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died

Jan 27, 2021

Known For

Acting

Movies

155 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.8

Known For

Spanglish
Spanglish
2004 • as Evelyn Wright
★ 6.1
The Croods
The Croods
2013 • as Gran (voice)
★ 7.0
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
★ 6.6
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant
1999 • as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
★ 8.0
The Croods: A New Age
The Croods: A New Age
2020 • as Gran (voice)
★ 7.4
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
2006 • as Mrs. Norris
★ 5.5
Sky High
Sky High
2005 • as Nurse Spex
★ 6.3
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
★ 7.6
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
1974 • as Frau Blücher
★ 7.9
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
2005 • as Lynette
★ 6.7
The Wedding Ringer
The Wedding Ringer
2015 • as Grandma Palmer
★ 6.5
The Animal
The Animal
2001 • as Cat Lady (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993 • as Granny
★ 6.3
Gambit
Gambit
2012 • as Grandma Merle
★ 5.5
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
2008 • as Mitzie
★ 6.0
Bad Santa
Bad Santa
2003 • as Grandma (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
1979 • as Lord's Secretary
★ 7.2
I Can Only Imagine
I Can Only Imagine
2018 • as Memaw
★ 7.5
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show
1971 • as Ruth Popper
★ 7.6
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996 • as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
★ 6.7
Beerfest
Beerfest
2006 • as Great Gam Gam
★ 5.9
You Again
You Again
2010 • as Helen (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Adult World
Adult World
2014 • as Mary Ann
★ 6.0
Now and Then
Now and Then
1995 • as Grandma Albertson
★ 6.9
Prancer
Prancer
1989 • as Mrs. McFarland
★ 6.2
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
1955 • as Christina Bailey
★ 7.2
Herbie Goes Bananas
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980 • as Louise Trends
★ 5.4
Hanging Up
Hanging Up
2000 • as Pat Mozell
★ 5.3
High Anxiety
High Anxiety
1977 • as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
★ 6.4
The Women
The Women
2008 • as Maggie
★ 5.2
S.O.S. Titanic
S.O.S. Titanic
1980 • as Molly Brown
★ 6.0
Lake Placid 2
Lake Placid 2
2007 • as Sadie
★ 4.9
A Troll in Central Park
A Troll in Central Park
1994 • as Queen Gnorga (voice)
★ 5.1
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
1988 • as Griselda the Witch
★ 7.1
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back
1993 • as Maggie The Zombie Expert
★ 5.7
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993 • as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
★ 6.4
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart
1999 • as Assunta
★ 6.7
My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986 • as Hydia (voice)
★ 6.4
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
1981 • as Madame Defarge
★ 6.7
Foolin' Around
Foolin' Around
1980 • as Samantha
★ 6.2
So B. It
So B. It
2016 • as Alice Wilinsky
★ 6.6
Dillinger
Dillinger
1973 • as Anna Sage
★ 6.6
Foodfight!
Foodfight!
2012 • as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
★ 2.0
movie
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955 • as Irma
★ 6.5
Picture This
Picture This
1991 • as Self
★ 9.5
The Comedian
The Comedian
2016 • as May Conner
★ 5.7
Manna from Heaven
Manna from Heaven
2002 • as Helen
★ 10.0
Love Is Never Silent
Love Is Never Silent
1985 • as Mrs. Anglin
★ 6.3
Hitchhike!
Hitchhike!
1974 • as Claire Stevens
★ 8.0
Alex & Emma
Alex & Emma
2003 • as Grandmother
★ 5.2
Unity
Unity
2015 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
Lovers and Other Strangers
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970 • as Bernice Henderson
★ 5.1
Buzz
Buzz
2005
Texasville
Texasville
1990 • as Ruth Popper
★ 6.0
Annabelle's Wish
Annabelle's Wish
1997 • as Aunt Agnes (voice)
★ 6.6
The Rack
The Rack
1956 • as Caroline
★ 6.6
James Dean: Forever Young
James Dean: Forever Young
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.9
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
1970 • as Tina Hoffman
★ 5.9
Jump, Darling
Jump, Darling
2022 • as Margaret
★ 5.0
Love Takes Wing
Love Takes Wing
2009 • as Hattie Clarence
★ 7.0
Baby, Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015 • as Actress
★ 5.6
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller
1974 • as Mrs. Ezra Miller
★ 6.3
The Chapman Report
The Chapman Report
1962 • as Miss Selby
★ 5.2
Between Love and Honor
Between Love and Honor
1995 • as Anna Collura
★ 9.0
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
★ 6.5
The North Avenue Irregulars
★ 6.5
The Bronx Bull
The Bronx Bull
2016 • as Lilian Forrester
★ 4.3
Spies
Spies
1993 • as Pamela Beale
★ 10.0
It Happened One Christmas
It Happened One Christmas
1977 • as Clara Oddbody
★ 4.7
The Mouse and His Child
The Mouse and His Child
1977 • as Euterpe (voice)
★ 6.2
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990 • as Narrator / The Elder Amy
★ 6.4
Advice to the Lovelorn
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981 • as Maggie Dale
★ 5.0
Lez Bomb
Lez Bomb
2018 • as Josephine
★ 6.7
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
★ 7.0
Crazy Mama
Crazy Mama
1975 • as Melba
★ 5.6
Haunts of the Very Rich
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972 • as Ellen Blunt
★ 5.5
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
★ 7.7
Charley and the Angel
Charley and the Angel
1973 • as Nettie Appleby
★ 5.7
A Girl Named Sooner
A Girl Named Sooner
1975 • as Old Mam Hawes
★ 5.3
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1976 • as Iris Havlicek
★ 9.0
Deadly Intentions
Deadly Intentions
1985 • as Charlotte Raynor
★ 6.5
Dying Room Only
Dying Room Only
1973 • as Jean Mitchell
★ 6.6
The Californians
The Californians
2005 • as Eileen Boatwright
★ 5.0
A Little Piece of Heaven
A Little Piece of Heaven
1991 • as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
★ 6.0
Without a Kiss Goodbye
Without a Kiss Goodbye
1993 • as Mrs. Samuels
★ 6.0
The Fields
The Fields
2011 • as Gladys
★ 4.3
Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt
1979 • as Mildred Carruthers
★ 5.6
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984 • as Mary Kovacs
★ 4.5
Silent Night, Lonely Night
★ 7.3
A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life
1973 • as Victoria Douglas
★ 9.0
Love Hurts
Love Hurts
1990 • as Ruth Weaver
★ 4.6
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
★ 2.3
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.1
The Demon Murder Case
The Demon Murder Case
1983 • as Joan Greenway
★ 6.1
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996 • as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
★ 8.3
Thursday's Game
Thursday's Game
1974 • as Lois Ellison
★ 6.5
The Little Troll Prince
The Little Troll Prince
1987 • as Queen Sirena (voice)
★ 7.1
The Facts of Life Down Under
The Facts of Life Down Under
1987 • as Beverly Ann Stickle
★ 6.3
Gen¹³
Gen¹³
1998 • as Helga (voice)
★ 5.9
Death Sentence
Death Sentence
1974 • as Susan Davies
★ 5.6
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021 • as Gran (voice)
★ 6.7
Walk Like a Man
Walk Like a Man
1987 • as Margaret Shand
★ 4.7
WUSA
WUSA
1970 • as Philomene
★ 5.3
The Oldest Living Graduate
The Oldest Living Graduate
1980 • as Maureen
★ 4.0
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983 • as May Lemke
★ 9.0
Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Harris
2005 • as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
★ 5.8
This Is Happening
This Is Happening
2015 • as Estelle (Grandmother)
★ 4.0
Expecting Mary
Expecting Mary
2010 • as Annie
★ 4.5
The Acorn People
The Acorn People
1981 • as Nurse Betty Nelson
★ 3.7
Dixie: Changing Habits
Dixie: Changing Habits
1983 • as Sister Eugenio
★ 4.2
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 • as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
★ 6.3
The Amati Girls
The Amati Girls
2001 • as Dolly Amati
★ 4.7
American Cowslip
American Cowslip
2009 • as Sandy
★ 5.1
Not to Forget
Not to Forget
2021 • as Donna
★ 6.8
Someone I Touched
Someone I Touched
1975 • as Laura Hyatt
★ 5.1
The Migrants
The Migrants
1974 • as Viola Barlow
★ 6.1
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
1991 • as Ruth Westerman
★ 6.1
Mrs. R's Daughter
Mrs. R's Daughter
1979 • as Ruth Rendell
★ 7.5
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
★ 6.7
Never Too Late
Never Too Late
1996 • as Olive
★ 5.5
When We Last Spoke
When We Last Spoke
2020 • as Itasca
★ 6.5
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
★ 5.9
Fine Things
Fine Things
1990 • as Ruth Fine
★ 6.0
It's Who You Know
It's Who You Know
2018 • as Liz
★ 4.0
Suddenly Single
Suddenly Single
1971 • as Joanne Hackett
★ 4.5
The Titanic Chronicles
The Titanic Chronicles
1999 • as (voice)
★ 8.5
Crime Club
Crime Club
1973 • as Hilary Kelton
★ 10.0
Death Scream
Death Scream
1975 • as Mrs. Singleton
★ 6.6
Yesterday
Yesterday
1980 • as Mrs Kramer
★ 7.5
Shadow Play
Shadow Play
1986 • as Millie Crown
★ 5.2
Of Thee I Sing
Of Thee I Sing
1972 • as Mary Turner
★ 7.0
Going to the Chapel
Going to the Chapel
1988 • as Mrs. Haldane
★ 5.3
Forgotten Children
Forgotten Children
1952 • as Martha Berry
Miss All-American Beauty
Miss All-American Beauty
1982 • as Agatha Blaine
★ 3.7
Willa
Willa
1979 • as Darla Jean
★ 5.0
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
★ 8.0
Fade to Black
Fade to Black
1993 • as Ruth
★ 3.5
Skip Chasers
★ 8.0
The Steagle
The Steagle
1971 • as Rita Weiss
★ 5.1
High Holiday
High Holiday
2021 • as Nana
★ 3.5
movie
★ 8.0
movie
★ 9.0
Long Journey Back
Long Journey Back
1978 • as Laura Casella
★ 7.0
The Gliksmans
The Gliksmans
2017 • as Helen Neuman
Being and Nothingness
Being and Nothingness
2019 • as Ivy
Miracle Child
Miracle Child
1993 • as Doc Betty
★ 6.5
movie
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
2015 • as Self (archive footage)