Cloris Leachman
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 won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1974 and 1975; its spin-off, Phyllis (1975–77), earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy.
Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as Mrs. Glick (voice)
1989
Movie
The Croods
as Gran (voice)
2013
Movie
The Iron Giant
as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
1999
TV
The Office
as Lily Hanaday
2005
TV
Family Guy
as Cloris Leachman (voice)
1999
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
as Ida Welker
2000
Movie
The Croods: A New Age
as Gran (voice)
2020
Movie
The Longest Yard
as Lynette
2005
TV
Two and a Half Men
as Norma
2003
Movie
Scary Movie 4
as Mrs. Norris
2006
Movie
Young Frankenstein
as Frau Blücher
1974
Movie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Agnes
1969
Movie
Sky High
as Nurse Spex
2005
Movie
Bad Santa
as Grandma (uncredited)
2003
Movie
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
as Miss Fielder
2015
TV
Hawaii Five-0
as Ruth Tennenbaum
2010
TV
American Gods
as Zorya Vechernyaya
2017
Movie
The Wedding Ringer
as Grandma Palmer
2015
Movie
Spanglish
as Evelyn Wright
2004
Movie
The Animal
as Cat Lady (uncredited)
2001
Movie
You Again
as Helen (uncredited)
2010
TV
The Nanny
as Clara Mueller
1993
TV
Bob's Burgers
as Meryl (voice)
2011
TV
The Twilight Zone
as Mrs. Fremont
1959
