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Cloris Leachman
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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 Prime…
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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.
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2022
Jump, Darling
Movie Margaret
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2021
Not to Forget
Movie Donna
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2021
High Holiday
Movie Nana
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2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Movie Gran (voice)
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2020
The Croods: A New Age
Movie Gran (voice)
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2020
When We Last Spoke
Movie Itasca
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2019
Mad About You
TV show Mrs. Mandelbaum
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2019
Being and Nothingness
Movie Ivy
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2018
Lez Bomb
Movie Josephine
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2018
It's Who You Know
Movie Liz
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2018
I Can Only Imagine
Movie Memaw
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2017
The Gliksmans
Movie Helen Neuman
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2017
American Gods
TV show Zorya Vechernyaya
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2016
Justice League Action
TV show Granny Goodness (voice)
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2016
The Comedian
Movie May Conner
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2016
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Movie Maxine
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2016
To Tell the Truth
TV show Self - Panelist
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2016
The Bronx Bull
Movie Lilian Forrester
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2016
So B. It
Movie Alice Wilinsky
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2016
Teachers
TV show Memaw
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2016
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
Movie Self
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2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Baby, Baby, Baby
Movie Actress
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2015
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Movie Miss Fielder
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2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Movie Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
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2015
This Is Happening
Movie Estelle (Grandmother)
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2015
Unity
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2015
The Wedding Ringer
Movie Grandma Palmer
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2014
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Movie Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
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2014
Girl Meets World
TV show Mrs. Svorski
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2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
Clarence
TV show Cloris (voice)
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2014
Adult World
Movie Mary Ann
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2013
Kirstie
TV show Shirley Kluszewski
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2013
The Millers
TV show Louise
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2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
The Croods
Movie Gran (voice)
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2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Movie Dotty Rounder
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2012
Foodfight!
Movie Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
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2012
Gambit
Movie Grandma Merle
