Cloris Leachman
Acting
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.
Born: April 30, 1926
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Known For
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to become more independent and to pursue successful and fulfilling careers. Moore’s own 50-plus-year career has spanned award-winning films and Broadway shows, as well as two beloved television series that broke ground and continue to entertain viewers. This one-hour special includes highlights from a recent interview with Mary Tyler Moore, tributes from her co-stars and clips from iconic moments throughout her career. The program looks at her breakthrough role on The Dick Van Dyke Show, her iconic turn as TV's first independent career woman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her Academy Award-nominated work on Ordinary People.
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Based on the true story of May Lemke. Her adopted son Leslie was born with cerebral palsy. May teaches him basic survival skills through the years. In his teens, he suddenly manifests an ability to play classical music on the piano.
Picture This
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Office
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Malcolm in the Middle
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Girl Meets World
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School where Riley's dad is their History teacher.
Filmography
as Margaret
as Donna
as Nana
as Gran (voice)
as Gran (voice)
as Itasca
as Mrs. Mandelbaum
as Ivy
as Josephine
as Liz
as Memaw
as Helen Neuman
as Zorya Vechernyaya
as Granny Goodness (voice)
as May Conner
as Maxine
as Self - Panelist
as Lilian Forrester
as Alice Wilinsky
as Memaw
as Self (archive footage)
as Actress
as Miss Fielder
as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
as Estelle (Grandmother)
as Narrator (voice)
as Grandma Palmer
as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
as Mrs. Svorski
as Cloris (voice)
as Mary Ann
as Shirley Kluszewski
as Louise
as Self (archive footage)
as Gran (voice)
as Dotty Rounder
as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
as Grandma Merle
as Gladys
as Irina Lottye Kruskal
as Meryl (voice)
as Annie
as Helen (uncredited)
as Maw Maw
as Ruth Tennenbaum
as Peg
as Sandy
as Self - Guest
as Hattie Clarence
as Self - Guest Judge
as Maggie
as Mitzie
as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
as Doof's Mom (voice)
as Sadie
as Edith Fleischman
as Self - Guest
as Great Gam Gam
as Mrs. Norris
as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
as Eileen Boatwright
as Aunt Aida
as Nurse Spex
as Self - Contestant
as Lynette
as Lily Hanaday
as Evelyn Wright
as Grandma (uncredited)
as Aunt Olive
as Norma
as Lois, Peter's Mother
as Self
as Grandmother
as Agnes Fremont
as Helen
as Dot Richmond
as Cat Lady (uncredited)
as Dolly Amati
as Helga (voice)
as Pat Mozell
as Ida Welker
as Assunta
as Ruth Harper / Miss Storey
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
as Grammy Winthrop
as Cloris Leachman (voice)
as (voice)
as Aunt Agnes (voice)
as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
as Aunt Ethel Mooster
as Olive
as Frau Blücher (archive footage)
as Grandma Albertson
as Beasy
as Anna Collura
as Queen Gnorga (voice)
as Ruth
as Self
as Clara Mueller
as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
as Sudie
as Granny
as Maggie The Zombie Expert
as Doc Betty
as Mrs. Samuels
as Pamela Beale
as Ruth
as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
as Self
as Ruth Westerman
as Narrator / The Elder Amy
as Ruth Fine
as Ruth Popper
as Grandma
as Ruth Weaver
as Mrs. Glick (voice)
as Mrs. McFarland
as Ms. Frick
as Griselda the Witch
as Mrs. Haldane
as Margaret Shand
as Beverly Ann Stickle
as Millie Crown
as Hydia (voice)
as Mrs. Anglin
as Charlotte Raynor
as Self
as Mary Kovacs
as Joan Greenway
as Sister Eugenio
as May Lemke
as Agatha Blaine
as Maggie Dale
as Madame Defarge
as Nurse Betty Nelson
as Performer
as Samantha
as Louise Trends
as Maureen
as Mrs Kramer
as Molly Brown
as Mildred Carruthers
as Ruth Rendell
as Beverly Ann Stickle
as Lord's Secretary
as Darla Jean
as Claire
as Mrs. Jaffray
as Laura Casella
as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
as Clara Oddbody
as Euterpe (voice)
as Karen Cooper
as Iris Havlicek
as Self - Special Guest Star
as Self
as Queen Hippolyta
as Mrs. Singleton
as Phyllis Lindstrom
as Old Mam Hawes
as Melba
as Laura Hyatt
as Self
as Frau Blücher
as Self
as Susan Davies
as Mrs. Ezra Miller
as Lois Ellison
as Claire Stevens
as Viola Barlow
as Jean Mitchell
as Ronda
as Anna Sage
as Nettie Appleby
as Hilary Kelton
as Victoria Douglas
as Mary Turner
as Ellen Blunt
as Joanne Hackett
as Ruth Popper
as Rita Weiss
as Mrs. Fulton
as Phyllis Lindstrom
as Tina Hoffman
as Philomene
as Bernice Henderson
as Ginny
as Jean Cullen
as Angel Day
as Judy
as Vera Walker
as Self - Guest
as Barker's Ex-Wife
as Louise Lockhart
as Molly Strong
as Deborah Wilson
as Dorothy Hummer
as Miss Selby
as Self
as Clara
as Helen Graham
as Self - Co-Host
as Self
as Elsie Condon
as Rhoda Kirsh
as Katie Cortner
as Angela Simms
as Lydia Manning
as Beatrice Stafford
as Mrs. Fremont
as Rita Wallace
as Eve Winters
as Connie Wingate
as Ann Barchester
as Gloria Shine
as Loretta
as Caroline
as Martha Jessop
as Irma
as Susan Stanger
as Mary Templeton
as Caroline Hardy
as Flory Tibbs
as Boni
as Christina Bailey
as Mrs. Sullivan
as Anne Colt
as Ruth Martin
as Ella
as Ruth Harron
as Self
as Leah Beth
as Miriam Raskin
as Martha Berry
as Martha Berry
as Mrs. Anglin
as Margaret Sou
as Ruth Shaw
as Mrs. Adams
as Jenny Blanchard
as Marianne Dashwood
as Patricia
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Presenter