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Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

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

† Died January 27, 2021

109Roles★ 6.6Average rating

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 OfficeSeries★ 8.6
The Office2005
Lily Hanaday
Malcolm in the MiddleSeries★ 8.5
Malcolm in the Middle2000
Ida Welker
Adventure TimeSeries★ 8.5
Adventure Time2010
Old Marceline (voice)
The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone1959
Mrs. Fremont
The SimpsonsSeries★ 8
The Simpsons1989
Mrs. Glick (voice)
The Iron Giant★ 8
The Iron Giant1999
Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
Girl Meets WorldSeries★ 8.3
Girl Meets World2014
Mrs. Svorski
Young Frankenstein★ 7.9
Young Frankenstein1974
Frau Blücher
The NannySeries★ 8
The Nanny1993
Clara Mueller
Phineas and FerbSeries★ 7.9
Phineas and Ferb2007
Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
Bob's BurgersSeries★ 7.8
Bob's Burgers2011
Meryl (voice)
Hawaii Five-0Series★ 7.7
Hawaii Five-02010
Ruth Tennenbaum
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid★ 7.6
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969
Agnes
ClarenceSeries★ 8
Clarence2014
Cloris (voice)
The Last Picture Show★ 7.6
The Last Picture Show1971
Ruth Popper
Family GuySeries★ 7.4
Family Guy1999
Cloris Leachman (voice)
The Croods: A New Age★ 7.4
The Croods: A New Age2020
Gran (voice)
Two and a Half MenSeries★ 7.4
Two and a Half Men2003
Norma
Raising HopeSeries★ 7.5
Raising Hope2010
Maw Maw
The Muppet Movie★ 7.2
The Muppet Movie1979
Lord's Secretary
American GodsSeries★ 7.1
American Gods2017
Zorya Vechernyaya
Kiss Me Deadly★ 7.2
Kiss Me Deadly1955
Christina Bailey
The Croods★ 6.9
The Croods2013
Gran (voice)
The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 7.2
The Twilight Zone2002
Agnes Fremont
Unity★ 7.5
Unity2015
Narrator (voice)
The Longest Yard★ 6.7
The Longest Yard2005
Lynette
History of the World: Part I★ 6.7
History of the World: Part I1981
Madame Defarge
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America★ 6.7
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America1996
Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)
IronsideSeries★ 6.8
Ironside1967
Molly Strong
Bad Santa★ 6.6
Bad Santa2003
Grandma (uncredited)
LassieSeries★ 6.3
Lassie1954
Ruth Martin
Texasville★ 6
Texasville1990
Ruth Popper
Sky High★ 6.3
Sky High2005
Nurse Spex
Herbie Goes Bananas★ 5.4
Herbie Goes Bananas1980
Louise Trends
Lake Placid 2★ 4.9
Lake Placid 22007
Sadie
Scary Movie 4★ 5.5
Scary Movie 42006
Mrs. Norris