Cloris Leachman
- Birthday
- Apr 30, 1926
- Birthplace
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Bio: Cloris Leachman seems capable of playing any kind of role, and she has consistently demonstrated her versatility in films and on TV since the 1950s. On the big screen, she can be seen in such films as Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Last Picture Show (1971), for which she won an Oscar; and Young Frankenstein (1974). On TV, she… More Bio: Cloris Leachman seems capable of playing any kind of role, and she has consistently demonstrated her versatility in films and on TV since the 1950s. On the big screen, she can be seen in such films as Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Last Picture Show (1971), for which she won an Oscar; and Young Frankenstein (1974). On TV, she played the mother on Lassie from 1957-58, and Phyllis Lindstrom on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77) and her own series, Phyllis (1975-77). She was a staple on many of the dramatic shows of the '50s, and a regular on Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950-52), and The Facts of Life. Leachman has won three Emmy Awards and continues to make TV, stage, and film appearances, including a turn as Granny in the film version of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and supplying her voice for the animated Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) and The Iron Giant (1999). In 1999, she could be seen heading the supporting cast in Wes Craven's Music of the Heart. ~ Rovi
Filmography
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Adult World (2013)
- Actor
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The Croods (2012)
- Gran
- 69%
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The Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure (2012)
- Dotty Rounder
- 29%
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Gambit (2012)
- Actor
- 19%
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The Bronx Bull (2012)
- Actor
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Cloris Leachman Videos
New York, I Love You
2 minutes 59 seconds
The Women
2 minutes 26 seconds
Beerfest
2 minutes 23 seconds
The Croods
2 minutes 18 seconds
American Cowslip
1 minutes 18 seconds
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