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