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Cloris Leachman

Birth Place: Des Moines, IA, USA

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Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedienne. She won many accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and most awarded actress in Emmy history. She won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award.

Film credits include Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971) she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance. Additionally, she was part of Mel Brooks's ensemble cast, appearing in roles such as Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein (1974) and Madame Defarge in History of the World, Part I (1981). She also starred in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Spanglish (2004), and Mrs. Harris (2005).

Her television credits include The Mary Tyler Moore Show; television film A Brand New Life (1973); the variety sketch show Cher (1975); the ABC Afterschool Special production The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983); and the television shows Promised Land (1998), The Twilight Zone (1961; 2003), Malcolm in the Middle (2001–06), and Raising Hope (2010–2014).

Leachman released her autobiography in 2009.

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Cloris Leachman STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival [Cancelled], 1981
Madame Arcati

[Broadway]
1959
Amy Grenville

[Broadway]
1958
Sara Melody [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1954
Dunreath Henry

[Broadway]
1953
Abigail Williams [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1952
Anne Decker

[Broadway]
1952
Alice

[Broadway]
1951
Honey Wainwright

[Broadway]
1950
Evelyn

[Broadway]
1950
Celia

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1949
Ensign Nellie Forbush [Replacement]

Ensign Nellie Forbush (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1948
Muriel

[New York]
Workshop, 2006
Frau Blucher


Cloris Leachman Awards and Nominations

Theatre World Awards - 1951 - Performance

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Cloris Leachman FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Cloris Leachman has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.

Cloris Leachman has not appeared in the West End

Performance (Theatre World Awards) for A Story for a Sunday Evening .

Performance (Theatre World Awards) for A Story for a Sunday Evening.

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