And her ashes are in the possession of her daughter
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Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nine decades. She received many accolades, including eight wins from 22 Primetime Emmy nominations; with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, she is tied for the distinction of most acting Emmy Awards ever awarded to a performer. Leachman also won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. She was known for her versatility a…
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entertainment · American actress (1926–2021) · actor · dancer · voice actor · character actor · stage actor · television actor · film actor · comedian · beauty pageant contestant · also Cloris Leachman, Leachman
Born 30 April 1926 · Died 27 January 2021 · Q230131
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2021· 2 entries
Died 2021-01-27.
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2020· 1 entry
Leachman played the declining grandmother of a budding drag queen, who is struggling to cling to her last shred of freedom, in Jump, Darling
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2017· 1 entry
Received PETA's Lifetime Achievement Award for her dedication to animal-rights issues
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2014· 1 entry
Leachman received an honorary degree from her alma mater, Northwestern University
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2013· 1 entry
Starred in a comedic PETA ad on spay and neuter in which she opened a condom wrapper with her teeth
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2008· 2 entries
Co-starred in The Women, a remake of the 1939 film of the same name
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Leachman was a contestant on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars, paired with Corky Ballas, the oldest of the professionals and father of two-time champion Mark Ballas
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Malcolm in the Middle (2006).
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Was awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Drake University
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Leachman's performance alongside Ben Kingsley and Annette Bening in the HBO special Mrs
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2005· 1 entry
Guest-starred as Charlie Harper's neighbor Norma in an episode ("Madame and Her Special Friend") of Two and a Half Men
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2003· 1 entry
Leachman played the role of Granny in Bad Santa, starring Billy Bob Thornton
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Malcolm in the Middle (2002).
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1999· 1 entry
Leachman starred in Thanks, a sitcom about a 17th-century Puritan family that was cancelled after six episodes
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Promised Land (1998).
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1997· 1 entry
Appeared on the cover of Alternative Medicine Digest, posing nude while body-painted with images of fruit in a parody of Demi Moore's 1991 Vanity Fair cover photo
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1993· 1 entry
Played Granny in the Penelope Spheeris film The Beverly Hillbillies
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1989· 1 entry
Leachman starred on Brooks' short-lived NBC sitcom The Nutt House in dual roles as head hotel housekeeper Mrs
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1987· 1 entry
Hosted the VHS releases of Schoolhouse Rock
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1986· 1 entry
Returned to television, replacing Charlotte Rae's character Edna Garrett as the den mother in The Facts of Life
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming for The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983).
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1978· 1 entry
Won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theater
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1977· 1 entry
Guest-starred on The Muppet Show, episode 2
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1975· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1975).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for Cher (1975).
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1974· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1974).
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1973· 1 entry
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Last Picture Show (1973).
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1972· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Last Picture Show (1972).
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1970· 1 entry
Won Golden Plate Award (1970).
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1966· 1 entry
Guest-starred on Perry Mason as Gloria Shine in "The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper"
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1962· 1 entry
Appeared in "The Nancy Davis Story" as a forlorn barmaid desperate for love on Wagon Train (S5E33), plus she co-starred in "Trial by Fire", on an episode of Laramie that same year, as well as the "Where Beauty Lies"
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1961· 2 entries
Appeared in The Donna Reed Show (S4E4 "Mouse at Play") as Donna Stone's friend, Iris
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Starred as Boni, a cold-hearted woman who would sell out her man for $500 in the TV Western Gunsmoke (S6E36 "For The Love of Money")
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1960· 1 entry
Played Marilyn Parker, the roommate of Janice Rule's character, Elena Nardos, in the Checkmate episode "The Mask of Vengeance"
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1956· 1 entry
Guest starred as "Flory Tibbs", in a complex role as an abused captive on the TV Western Gunsmoke in S2E8's "Legal Revenge"
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1951· 1 entry
Awarded Theatre World Award (1951).
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1946· 1 entry
Won Miss Illinois (1946).
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1926· 2 entries
Born 1926-04-30.
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In Des Moines, Iowa, the eldest of three daughters
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