Cloris Leachman

Born April 30, 1926· Des Moines, Iowa, USA

† Died January 27, 2021

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Emerging from Des Moines, Iowa, she entered Northwestern University, where a Miss Chicago title and a Miss America scholarship led to acting studies with Elia Kazan at the Actors Studio and a professional debut in 1948. Her breakthrough arrived with the role of a restless housewife in Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show, earning both an Academy Award and a BAFTA for supporting actress, while…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Office

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle2000

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone1959

Girl Meets World

Girl Meets World2014

The Nanny

Clarence

The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant1999

Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons1989

Mrs. Glick (voice)

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb2007

Mrs. Feyersied (voice)

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein1974

Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers2011

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-02010

Ruth Tennenbaum

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show1971

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969

Unity

Narrator (voice)

Raising Hope

Raising Hope2010

The Croods: A New Age

The Croods: A New Age2020

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men2003

Family Guy

Cloris Leachman (voice)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone2002

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie1979

Lord's Secretary

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly1955

Christina Bailey

American Gods

American Gods2017

Zorya Vechernyaya

The Croods

Ironside

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard2005

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America1996

Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I1981

Bad Santa

Grandma (uncredited)

Sky High

Lassie

Texasville

Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 42006

Herbie Goes Bananas

Herbie Goes Bananas1980

Lake Placid 2

Lake Placid 22007