Cloris Leachman Highlights

  • 2008: Joined the seventh season of ABC's reality competition, "Dancing With The Stars"
  • 2006: Earned Emmy and SAG nominations as Tarnower's adoring sister in the HBO movie, "Mrs. Harris"
  • 2004: Portrayed the boozy, former jazz singer and grandmother Evelyn in the feature "Spanglish"; earned a SAG nomination for Supporting Actress
  • 2004: Earned an Emmy nomination for her guest-starring role on "Joan of Arcadia" (CBS)
  • 2001: Had a recurring guest role as Lois' mother on the FOX sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle"; earned Emmy (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) nominations for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  • 2001: Returned to TV as Dot, the title character's eccentric mother, in the CBS sitcom, "The Ellen Show"
  • 1999: Lent her voice to the animated feature "The Iron Giant"
  • 1999: Played Meryl Streep's mother in Wes Craven's "Music of the Heart"
  • 1996: Had a recurring role as Aunt Mooster in the CBS series "Promised Land"
  • 1993: Stepped into Irene Ryan's shoes to play Granny in the feature film version of "The Beverly Hillbillies"
  • 1991: Played Emily Collins on the short-lived NBC sitcom, "Walter and Emily"
  • 1990: Reprised the role of Ruth Popper in Peter Bogdanovich's sequel film, "Texasville"
  • 1989: Played Ms. Frick on the short-lived NBC sitcom, "The Nutt House"; series created by Mel Brooks
  • 1986: Replaced Charlotte Rae's character as the den mother on the NBC sitcom, "The Facts of Life" for its final two seasons
  • 1985: Starred opposite Dick Van Dyke in the PBS production "Breakfast with Les and Bess"
  • 1982: Co-hosted the short-lived CBS magazine program, "The Book of Lists"
  • 1982: Played four roles (three sisters and their mother) in the TV adaptation of "Twigs" (aired on E!)
  • 1981: Again collaborated with Brooks for the comedy "History of the World Part I"
  • 1979: Portrayed the unsinkable Molly Brown in the ABC movie "S.O.S. Titanic"
  • 1979: Appeared in "The Muppet Movie" as the secretary to a producing mogul (Orson Welles)
  • 1977: Re-teamed with Mel Brooks for his spoof of Hitchcock films "High Anxiety"
  • 1975: Played the title role in "Phyllis" (CBS), a spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
  • 1975: Starred in Jonathan Demme's low-budget gangster drama "Crazy Mama"
  • 1974: Re-teamed with Bogdanovich for the period drama "Daisy Miller"
  • 1974: Offered a brilliant comic turn as Frau Blucher in Mel Brooks' spoof "Young Frankenstein"
  • 1974: Delivered a strong dramatic turn in the CBS telefilm "The Migrants"
  • 1973: Gave an Emmy-winning performance as a middle-aged woman who discovers she's pregnant in the ABC movie "A Brand New Life"
  • 1972: Co-starred with Carroll O'Connor in the CBS TV adaptation of the Gershwin musical "Of Thee I Sing"
  • 1971: Received acclaim as a high school gym teacher's wife who embarks on an affair with a teenager in Peter Bogdanovich's "The Last Picture Show"
  • 1970: Played the recurring role of landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the CBS series, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
  • 1970: Once again cast opposite Newman in "WUSA"
  • 1970: Played the recurring role of Sandi Hollinger on the ABC series "That Girl"
  • 1969: Had a brief role as a prostitute, opposite Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
  • 1957: Cast as Ruth Martin, Timmy's adoptive mom, on the fourth season of the CBS series, "Lassie"
  • 1955: Feature film acting debut, "Kiss Me Deadly"
  • 1952: Appeared regularly on NBC's "The Bob & Ray Show"
  • 1950: Played secretary Effie Perrine on the NBC detective show, "Charlie Wild, Private Detective"
  • 1949: Cast in a regular role on the CBS series "Hold It Please"
  • 1948: Made TV debut as a semi-regular role on "Actors Studio"
  • Hosted an advice-to-homemakers radio program, while in her mid-teens
  • Acted on Broadway in supporting roles in William Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba" and Shakespeare's "As You Like It"
  • Appeared as Parthy in a touring company of "Show Boat"
  • Played a nativist painter in an acclaimed touring stage production of "Grandma Moses"; appeared in play on and off for over a decade
  • Won the title of Miss Chicago; later was one of the finalists in the 1946 Miss America Beauty Pageant
  • Moved to NYC and was chosen by Elia Kazan to be a member of the original Actors Studio

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