Cloris Leachman
Acting
Born April 30, 1926 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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 w…
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Hawaii Five-0
Perry Mason
The Office
The Mike Douglas Show
Two and a Half Men
The Love Boat
Bob's Burgers
The Donna Reed Show
RuPaul's Drag Race
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Nanny
Lassie
Tony Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Phineas and Ferb
Dancing with the Stars
The Merv Griffin Show
Diagnosis: Murder
Malcolm in the Middle
The Twilight Zone
Ironside
Adam-12
The Facts of Life
Wagon Train
Mannix
The Virginian
Matinee Theater
Hot in Cleveland
The Dick Cavett Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Philco Television Playhouse
Climax!
Studio One
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Kildare