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Cloris Leachman


Born
in Des Moines, Iowa, The United States
April 30, 1926

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Biographies & Memoirs


Cloris Leachman is an American actress of stage, film and television. She has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards—more than any other female performer—and one Daytime Emmy Award. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film The Last Picture Show. She is best known for playing the nosy, self-centered and manipulative landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the 1970s TV series Mary Tyler Moore, and later on the spinoff series, Phyllis. She also appeared in three Mel Brooks films, including Young Frankenstein. In recent years, she became very popular for her recurring role as Lois's ruthless mother on Malcolm in the Middle.

Leachman was a contestant on Season 7 (2008) of Dancing With The Stars, paired with Corky Ballas. At the age of ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 613 ratings · 85 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Cloris: My Autobiography
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“I've been so relieved and so grateful to not have a god to believe in.”
― Cloris Leachman
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“Sometimes bad self-esteem is just good common sense.”
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