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Cloris Leachman has more than forty films to his credit, several television series, more than 35 TV movies, a dozen special programs and nearly thirty plays. During her 40 years of career, she obtained 8 Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, a Bafta Award, a National Board of Review Award and an Oscar for the best supporting role - she received these last three prizes for her portrait of Ruth Popper in the last session (The Last Picture Show) (1971) by Peter Bogdanovich.
She was recently the interpreter of Bad Santa (2003) by Terry Zwigoff, Alex & Emma by Rob Reiner, the lits of Beverly Hills by Penelope Spheeris, The Amati Girls by Anne de Salvo, hangs up! (Hanging Up) (1999) by Diane Keaton, with Keaton, Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow, and the music of my heart (Music of the Heart) (1999) by Wes Craven, with Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn and Gloria Estefan. She was also the interpreter of Now and then by Lesli Linke Glatter, and Never Too Late by Giles Walker, with Olympia Dukakis. She lent her voice to Beavis and Butthead made Mike Judge America.
Among his most famous films, let's quote Butch Cassidy and the Kid (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) (1969) by George Roy Hill, and the comedies of Mel Brooks Frankenstein Junior (Young Frankenstein) (1974) and the Grand Frisson (High Anxiety) (1978)
We will find her in The Lonest Yard by Peter Segal, with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, Sky High by Mike Mitchell, with Kurth Russell and Kelly Preston, and in the independent film The Californians by Jonathan Parker, with Noah Wyle and Illeana Douglas.
While turning Spanglish (2004) Cloris Leachman played for television in the Mrs. TV movie. Harris (2005) alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, Annette Benning and Ellen Burstyn, and in the Malcolm series.
It was quoted four times at Emmy Award for its interpretation of Phyllis Lindstrom in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, from 1970 to 1975, and won two. She was cited at EMMY in 1976 and the Golden Globe for the best actress for the Spin-Off Phyllis series. She won other EMMYS for A Brand New Life and a special mission, a Woman who Willed a miracle and her eight -minute monologue for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Screen Actors Guild. She obtained her seventh Emmy in 1998 for her interpretation of Aunt Mooster in the series Promised Land. In 2001, Ellen Degeneres chose her to embody her mother in The Ellen Show series, and in 2004, she obtained her fourth quote in a row for the Malcolm series. She won an eighth Emmy in 2002 for her regular role as Grandmother Ida on the series.
She grew up not far from monks, in iowa, and, a teenager, hosted her first talk show on a local radio. She studied the Northwestern University and was one of the five finalists for the title of Miss America in 1946. Elia Kazan then chose it to become one of the members of the original Actors Studio. She almost immediately made her Broadway debut in "Sundown Beach". She won the Daniel Blum Theater World Award and then played several pieces on Broadway which "as you will like" with Katharine Hepburn. To his repertoire came to be added "South Pacific", "Lo and Behold", "John Loves Mary", "King of Hearts", "Masquerade" and many others. She shot her first film in 1955, in Robert Aldrich's fourth speed, according to Mickey Spillane, then with Paul Newman in the torture of confessions (The Rack) (1956) by Arnold Lave.
Cloris Leachman is an American actress known for her work in cinema, television and theater. She started her career in the mid -1940s by playing in Broadway plays before turning to cinema and television. She won the Oscar for best actress in a supporting role for her role in the film "The Last Picture Show" in 1971. She also won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, which makes him one of the most awarded actresses of the history of television.
Leachman has played in many famous films, notably "Young Frankenstein", "High Anxiety", "The Boston Strangler" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". She has also played in many television series, including "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Phyllis" and "Malcolm in the Middle". In addition to her achievements in cinema and television, she was also a television presenter and played in plays in Broadway.
Leachman was born in 1926 to monks in Iowa. She grew up in a family of musicians and studied dance, music and comedy before embarking on an acting career. She married George Englund in 1953 and had five children with him before divorce in 1979. She continued to work in the world of entertainment until advanced age, continuing to play in films and television series until 'In 2021. Cloris Leachman was considered one of the most talented and versatile actresses of his generation and left an indelible imprint on the world of cinema and television. Photos                        
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TriviaAttended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).
Only actress who has won five Emmys in five separate categories.
Miss Chicago of 1946 - Miss America contest.
One son, Bryan Englund, died of an overdose of ulcer medication in 1986.
Posed "au naturel" on the cover of "Alternative Medicine Digest" (issue 15, 1997) body painted with images of fruit adorning her nakedness. This was a parody, or imitation, of the famous Demi Moore body painted nude Vanity Fair photo.
Measurements: 37C-21-34 (as Miss Chicago 1946), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
She was a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
Her classmates at the Drama Department of Northwestern University included Charlton Heston, Martha Hyer, Patricia Neal and Agnes Nixon.
Close friend of Phyllis Love. They attended high school together in Des Moines, Iowa.
She is a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
Attended Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa
On Christmas Eve of 1962, she appeared in three prime-time television series as a guest star: 1. "Stoney Burke" (1962) (Episode titled "Cousin Eunice") 2. "Saints and Sinners" (1962) (Episode titled "A Night of Horns and Bells") 3. "The New Loretta Young Show" (1962) (Episode titled "Anything for a Laugh") FamilySpouse : George Englund (19 April 1953 - 1979) (divorced) 5 children
Older sister of chanteuse Claiborne Cary.
Mother of actors Adam Englund, Bryan Englund, George Englund Jr., Morgan Englund and actress Dinah Englund.
Former mother-in-law of actress Sharon Stone.
Has 5 grandchildren (including granddaughter Skye Englund). Author of the card
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