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Alternative Namen: کلوریس لیچمن
Körperliche Merkmale: N/A
Karriere
Erste Auftritte: - Forgotten Children (1952) als Martha Berry
Wichtigste Rollen: - History of the World: Part I (1981) als Madame Defarge
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) als Agnes
- Young Frankenstein (1974) als Frau Blücher
- Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996) als Frau Blücher (archive footage)
- Spanglish (2004) als Evelyn Wright
- The Iron Giant (1999) als Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
- Daisy Miller (1974) als Mrs. Ezra Miller
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) als Granny
- Love Takes Wing (2009) als Hattie Clarence
- Scavenger Hunt (1979) als Mildred Carruthers
Karriere-Highlights: - History of the World: Part I (1981)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
- Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996)
- Spanglish (2004)
- The Iron Giant (1999)
- Daisy Miller (1974)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
- Love Takes Wing (2009)
- Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Auszeichnungen
Auszeichnungen: - Academy Award (Oscar) - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1972)
- Theatre World Award (1951)
- Golden Plate Award (1970)
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (1973)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1974)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2002)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2006)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (1998)
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming (1983)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1975)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (1975)
Vollständige Biografie
Cloris Leachman 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.
