Cloris Leachman

ActorCrew Apr 30 (died age 94) Des Moines, Iowa, USA 1944–2022 (78 year career)

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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 landla…

Known For

Film

Inglourious Basterds

Thanks

Film

The Iron Giant

Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

Film

Young Frankenstein

Frau Blücher

Film

The Croods: A New Age

Gran (voice)

Film

The Croods

Gran (voice)

Film

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Agnes

Film

The Longest Yard

Lynette

Film

Bad Santa

Grandma (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (272)

Movies (155)

Jump, Darling

as Margaret

High Holiday

as Nana

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

as Gran (voice)

Not to Forget

as Donna

The Croods: A New Age

as Gran (voice)

When We Last Spoke

as Itasca

Being and Nothingness

2019

as Ivy

I Can Only Imagine

as Memaw

Lez Bomb

as Josephine

It's Who You Know

as Liz

The Gliksmans

as Helen Neuman

The Comedian

as May Conner

So B. It

as Alice Wilinsky

The Bronx Bull

as Lilian Forrester

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

2016

as Maxine

6.5

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

2016

as Self

7.0

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

as Miss Fielder

The Wedding Ringer

as Grandma Palmer

Baby, Baby, Baby

as Actress

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

This Is Happening

as Estelle (Grandmother)

4.0

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)

10.0

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Adult World

2014

as Mary Ann

6.1

Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists

2014

as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)

7.9

The Croods

2013

as Gran (voice)

6.9

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

as Self (archive footage)

8.2

Foodfight!

2012

as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)

1.9

Gambit

2012

as Grandma Merle

5.5

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

as Dotty Rounder

The Fields

as Gladys

Obsession: Letters to David Lynch

2011

as Self

You Again

2010

as Helen (uncredited)

Expecting Mary

as Annie

American Cowslip

as Sandy

Love Takes Wing

as Hattie Clarence

Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense

2009

as Self

New York, I Love You

as Mitzie

The Women

as Maggie

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget

as Self

Lake Placid 2

as Sadie

Scary Movie 4

as Mrs. Norris

Beerfest

as Great Gam Gam

Mrs. Harris

as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz

Sky High

as Nurse Spex

The Longest Yard

as Lynette

Buzz

The Californians

as Eileen Boatwright

Spanglish

as Evelyn Wright

Bad Santa

as Grandma (uncredited)

Alex & Emma

as Grandmother

Manna from Heaven

as Helen

The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

2002

as Self

The Animal

2001

as Cat Lady (uncredited)

The Amati Girls

as Dolly Amati

Gen¹³

as Helga (voice)

Hanging Up

as Pat Mozell

Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

1999

as Self

7.3

The Iron Giant

1999

as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

8.0

The Titanic Chronicles

as (voice)

Music of the Heart

as Assunta

Skip Chasers

Annabelle's Wish

as Aunt Agnes (voice)

6.5

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)

6.7

Never Too Late

1996

as Olive

4.0

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996

as Frau Blücher (archive footage)

8.5

Between Love and Honor

1995

as Anna Collura

Now and Then

1995

as Grandma Albertson

6.9

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

1995

as Laura Evans

A Troll in Central Park

1994

as Queen Gnorga (voice)

5.0

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993

as Granny

6.3

Without a Kiss Goodbye

1993

as Mrs. Samuels

5.7

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

as Maggie The Zombie Expert

5.7

Spies

1993

as Pamela Beale

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

1993

as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia

Miracle Child

as Doc Betty

Fade to Black

as Ruth

A Little Piece of Heaven

1991

as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin

6.0

Picture This

1991

as Self

9.0

Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show

as Herself

In Broad Daylight

as Ruth Westerman

Fine Things

as Ruth Fine

Love Hurts

as Ruth Weaver

Texasville

as Ruth Popper

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990

as Narrator / The Elder Amy

Prancer

as Mrs. McFarland

Hansel and Gretel

as Griselda the Witch

Going to the Chapel

as Mrs. Haldane

Walk Like a Man

as Margaret Shand

The Little Troll Prince

as Queen Sirena

Sparky's Magic Piano

The Facts of Life Down Under

1987

as Beverly Ann Stickle

5.0

My Little Pony: The Movie

as Hydia (voice)

Shadow Play

as Millie Crown

Deadly Intentions

as Charlotte Raynor

Love Is Never Silent

as Mrs. Anglin

Breakfast with Les and Bess

1985

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984

as Mary Kovacs

1.0

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

1984

as Self

6.0

The Demon Murder Case

1983

as Joan Greenway

5.9

Dixie: Changing Habits

1983

as Sister Eugenio

2.7

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

1983

as May Lemke

10.0

Miss All-American Beauty

1982

as Agatha Blaine

1.5

Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued

1981

as Performer

History of the World: Part I

1981

as Madame Defarge

6.8

The Acorn People

1981

as Nurse Betty Nelson

2.0

Advice to the Lovelorn

as Maggie Dale

Herbie Goes Bananas

as Louise Trends

Foolin' Around

as Samantha

S.O.S. Titanic

as Molly Brown

The Oldest Living Graduate

as Maureen

Yesterday

as Mrs Kramer

The North Avenue Irregulars

as Claire

The Muppet Movie

as Lord's Secretary

Scavenger Hunt

as Mildred Carruthers

Willa

as Darla Jean

Mrs. R's Daughter

as Ruth Rendell

Long Journey Back

as Laura Casella

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

1977

as Self

High Anxiety

1977

as Nurse Charlotte Diesel

6.4

The Mouse and His Child

1977

as Euterpe (voice)

6.2

It Happened One Christmas

1977

as Clara Oddbody

4.6

The Love Boat

1976

as Iris Havlicek

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

1976

as Self

Crazy Mama

as Melba

Someone I Touched

as Laura Hyatt

Death Scream

as Mrs. Singleton

A Girl Named Sooner

as Old Mam Hawes

Young Frankenstein

as Frau Blücher

Hitchhike!

as Claire Stevens

Daisy Miller

as Mrs. Ezra Miller

Thursday's Game

as Lois Ellison

Death Sentence

as Susan Davies

The Migrants

as Viola Barlow

Charley and the Angel

as Nettie Appleby

Dillinger

as Anna Sage

Dying Room Only

as Jean Mitchell

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

1973

as Ronda

6.0

Crime Club

1973

as Hilary Kelton

A Brand New Life

1973

as Victoria Douglas

Haunts of the Very Rich

as Ellen Blunt

Of Thee I Sing

as Mary Turner

The Last Picture Show

as Ruth Popper

Suddenly Single

as Joanne Hackett

The Steagle

as Rita Weiss

The People Next Door

as Tina Hoffman

WUSA

as Philomene

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

as Bernice Henderson

4.9

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

as Agnes

7.6

Silent Night, Lonely Night

as Ginny

The Chapman Report

as Miss Selby

The Rack

as Caroline

Kiss Me Deadly

as Christina Bailey

Life of Vernon Hathaway

1955

as Irma

Forgotten Children

1952

as Martha Berry

Television (117)

Mad About You

as Mrs. Mandelbaum

American Gods

as Zorya Vechernyaya

Teachers

as Memaw

Justice League Action

2016

as Granny Goodness (voice)

7.1

To Tell the Truth

2016

as Self - Panelist

6.2

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self - Guest

Clarence

as Cloris (voice)

Girl Meets World

as Mrs. Svorski

The Millers

as Louise

Kirstie

as Shirley Kluszewski

Bob's Burgers

as Meryl (voice)

Franklin & Bash

as Irina Lottye Kruskal

Hawaii Five-0

as Ruth Tennenbaum

Raising Hope

as Maw Maw

Raising Hope

as Maw Maw

Hot in Cleveland

as Peg

Top Gear

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

as Self - Guest Judge

7.5

Phineas and Ferb

2007

as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)

7.9

The Wedding Bells

2007

as Edith Fleischman

7.0

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

The Office

as Lily Hanaday

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

Beach Girls

as Aunt Aida

Two and a Half Men

as Norma

Joan of Arcadia

as Aunt Olive

Comedy Central Roasts

2003

as Self

7.2

Happy Family

2003

as Lois, Peter's Mother

The Twilight Zone

as Agnes Fremont

The Ellen Show

as Dot Richmond

Malcolm in the Middle

2000

as Ida Welker

8.5

Family Guy

1999

as Cloris Leachman (voice)

7.4

Twice in a Lifetime

1999

as Ruth Harper / Miss Storey

Thanks

as Grammy Winthrop

Promised Land

as Aunt Ethel Mooster

Maybe This Time

as Beasy

Touched by an Angel

as Ruth

Storybook Cinema

Diagnosis: Murder

as Sudie

The Nanny

as Clara Mueller

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Walter & Emily

as Emily Collins

Ferris Bueller

1990

as Grandma

6.0

The Simpsons

1989

as Mrs. Glick (voice)

The Nutt House

as Ms. Frick

The Facts of Life

as Beverly Ann Stickle

7.1

Backstairs at the White House

as Mrs. Jaffray

The Love Boat

as Karen Cooper

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Wonder Woman

as Queen Hippolyta

Cher

as Self

Phyllis

as Phyllis Lindstrom

Dinah!

as Self

Rhoda

The Bobby Darin Show

The Sixth Sense

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

as Phyllis Lindstrom

7.6

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Phyllis Lindstrom

Night Gallery

as Mrs. Fulton

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Jean Cullen

Adam-12

as Judy

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Name of the Game

as Vera Walker

Lancer

as Angel Day

Ironside

as Molly Strong

Mannix

as Barker's Ex-Wife

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Judd for the Defense

That Girl

Run for Your Life

as Deborah Wilson

Mr. Novak

as Dorothy Hummer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Virginian

as Clara

Going My Way

Stoney Burke

Saints and Sinners

as Helen Graham

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Dr. Kildare

as Rhoda Kirsh

The Defenders

as Angela Simms

The New Breed

as Elsie Condon

Target: The Corruptors!

Cain's Hundred

as Katie Cortner

Route 66

as Lydia Manning

Thriller

as Beatrice Stafford

Outlaws

The Twilight Zone

as Mrs. Fremont

One Step Beyond

as Rita Wallace

Laramie

Hawaiian Eye

Johnny Staccato

77 Sunset Strip

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Ann Barchester

The Donna Reed Show

Perry Mason

as Gloria Shine

Wagon Train

as Loretta

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Martha Jessop

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Telephone Time

Matinee Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Susan Stanger

Gunsmoke

as Flory Tibbs

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Irma

Lassie

as Ruth Martin

Climax!

as Mrs. Sullivan

The Oscars

as Self

General Electric Theater

as Leah Beth

Letter to Loretta

as Ella

Tales of Tomorrow

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Martha Berry

Lux Video Theatre

as Dottie

Suspense

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Jenny Blanchard

Studio One

as Mrs. Adams

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Inglourious Basterds

2009

Thanks

8.2