Cloris Leachman
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Iron Giant
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice) 1999
The Croods: A New Age
as Gran (voice) 2020
The Longest Yard
as Lynette 2005
Scary Movie 4
as Mrs. Norris 2006
Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher 1974
Sky High
as Nurse Spex 2005
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Agnes 1969
Bad Santa
as Grandma (uncredited) 2003
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
as Miss Fielder 2015
The Wedding Ringer
as Grandma Palmer 2015
Spanglish
as Evelyn Wright 2004
The Animal
as Cat Lady (uncredited) 2001
You Again
as Helen (uncredited) 2010
History of the World: Part I
as Madame Defarge 1981
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice) 1996
The Last Picture Show
as Ruth Popper 1971