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Cloris Leachman

Acting
Known For

94 Years Old

Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over seven decades. She won various accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and, along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, most awarded actress in Emmy history. In addition, she won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Leachman's breakthrough role was the nosy and cunning landlady Phyllis Lindstrom in the landmark CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–75), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1974 and 1975; its spin-off, Phyllis (1975–77), earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy.

Born

Des Moines, Iowa, USA on 30th April 1926

Died

26th January 2021

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The Simpsons
Mrs. Glick (voice)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
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Lassie
Ruth Martin
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Family Guy
Cloris Leachman (voice)
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Matinee Theater
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Diagnosis: Murder
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The Love Boat
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Dr. Kildare
Rhoda Kirsh
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Two and a Half Men
Norma
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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Run for Your Life
Deborah Wilson
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The Merv Griffin Show
Self
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Laramie
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Hawaii Five-0
Ruth Tennenbaum
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The Megan Mullally Show
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Bob's Burgers
Meryl (voice)
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The Office
Lily Hanaday
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The Facts of Life
Beverly Ann Stickle
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Clarence
Cloris (voice)
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
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RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
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Touched by an Angel
Ruth
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Self
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Hawaiian Eye
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The Nanny
Clara Mueller
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Wagon Train
Loretta
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
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Perry Mason
Gloria Shine
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Mannix
Barker's Ex-Wife
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Dancing with the Stars
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Girl Meets World
Mrs. Svorski
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The New Breed
Elsie Condon
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Phineas and Ferb
Doof's Mom (voice)
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Phineas and Ferb
Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Patricia
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The Philco Television Playhouse
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Marianne Dashwood
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Jenny Blanchard
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The Defenders
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Malcolm in the Middle
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Malcolm in the Middle
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Thriller
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Hot in Cleveland
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Outlaws
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Target: The Corruptors!
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Raising Hope
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The Twilight Zone
Agnes Fremont
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Phyllis Lindstrom
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Angel Day
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Granny Goodness (voice)
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Stoney Burke
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American Gods
Zorya Vechernyaya, the Evening Star
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American Gods
Zorya Vechernyaya
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Cain's Hundred
Katie Cortner
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The Sixth Sense
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
Ann Barchester
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Tales of Tomorrow
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Screen Director's Playhouse
Irma
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Rhoda
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The Oscars
Self
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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Climax!
Anne Colt
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Climax!
Mrs. Sullivan
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Judd for the Defense
Louise Lockhart
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Judd for the Defense
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Comedy Central Roasts
Self
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Mr. Novak
Dorothy Hummer
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The Guns of Will Sonnett
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Lux Video Theatre
Dottie
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77 Sunset Strip
Connie Wingate
77 Sunset Strip Image
77 Sunset Strip
Eve Winters
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77 Sunset Strip
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Happy Family
Lois, Peter's Mother
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Franklin & Bash
Irina Lottye Kruskal
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Ironside
Molly Strong
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Adam-12
Judy
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Phyllis
Phyllis Lindstrom
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Anglin
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Martha Berry
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Promised Land
Aunt Ethel Mooster
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Gunsmoke
Boni
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Gunsmoke
Flory Tibbs
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The Ellen Show
Dot Richmond
To Tell the Truth Image
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
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Wonder Woman
Queen Hippolyta
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One Step Beyond
Rita Wallace
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The Virginian
Clara
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Johnny Staccato
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Caroline Hardy
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mary Templeton
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Susan Stanger
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Twice in a Lifetime
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Letter to Loretta
Ruth Harron
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Letter to Loretta
Ella
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Dinah!
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Dinah!
Self
Night Gallery Image
Night Gallery
Mrs. Fulton
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The Millers
Louise
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Mad About You
Mrs. Mandelbaum
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Ferris Bueller
Grandma
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Maybe This Time
Beasy
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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Miss Fielder
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The Croods
Gran (voice)
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The Croods: A New Age
Gran (voice)
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That Girl
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The Longest Yard
Lynette
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The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
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Saints and Sinners
Helen Graham
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The Iron Giant
Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
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Scary Movie 4
Mrs. Norris
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Cher
Self
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Thanks
Grammy Winthrop
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Sky High
Nurse Spex
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The Wedding Ringer
Grandma Palmer
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General Electric Theater
Miriam Raskin
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General Electric Theater
Leah Beth
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New York, I Love You
Mitzie
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Kirstie
Shirley Kluszewski
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Walter & Emily
Emily Collins
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The Muppet Movie
Lord's Secretary
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Young Frankenstein
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The Beverly Hillbillies
Granny
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I Can Only Imagine
Memaw
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Agnes
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Old Woman On Plane And Bus (voice)
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Bad Santa
Granny
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Now and Then
Grandma Albertson
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Spanglish
Evelyn Wright
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The Last Picture Show
Ruth Popper
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The Animal
Cat Lady (uncredited)
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The Wedding Bells
Edith Fleischman
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History of the World: Part I
Madame Defarge
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You Again
Helen (uncredited)
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Gambit
Grandma Merle
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The Women
Maggie
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Beerfest
Great Gam Gam
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Hansel and Gretel
Griselda the Witch
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Herbie Goes Bananas
Louise Trends
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Kiss Me Deadly
Christina Bailey
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Backstairs at the White House
Mrs. Jaffray
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Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Gran (voice)
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Lake Placid 2
Sadie
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The Bobby Darin Show
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble Image
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
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High Anxiety
Nurse Charlotte Diesel
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Adult World
Mary Ann
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Baby, Baby, Baby
Actress
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Hanging Up
Pat Mozell
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Beach Girls
Aunt Aida
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Music of the Heart
Assunta
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A Troll in Central Park
Queen Gnorga (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie Image
My Little Pony: The Movie
Hydia (voice)
Unity Image
Unity
Narrator (voice)
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Crazy Mama
Melba
Foodfight! Image
Foodfight!
Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)
Alex & Emma Image
Alex & Emma
Grandmother
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Jump, Darling
Margaret
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The Comedian
May Conner
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Annabelle's Wish
Aunt Agnes (voice)
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Prancer
Mrs. McFarland
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Lovers and Other Strangers
Bernice Henderson
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Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Mrs. Feyersied (voice)
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So B. It
Alice Wilinsky
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S.O.S. Titanic
Molly Brown
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American Cowslip
Sandy
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My Boyfriend's Back
Maggie The Zombie Expert
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Lez Bomb
Josephine
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Dillinger
Anna Sage
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The Chapman Report
Miss Selby
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Mrs. Harris
Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
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Gen¹³
Helga (voice)
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Death Sentence
Susan Davies
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The Californians
Eileen Boatwright
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The Rack
Caroline
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The North Avenue Irregulars
Claire
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Walk Like a Man
Margaret Shand
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Love Takes Wing
Hattie Clarence
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Love Hurts
Ruth Weaver
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? Image
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Self
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Daisy Miller
Mrs. Ezra Miller
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The Nutt House
Mrs. Frick
The Nutt House Image
The Nutt House
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Charley and the Angel
Nettie Appleby
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The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
May Lemke
Never Too Late Image
Never Too Late
Olive
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Texasville
Ruth Popper
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Scavenger Hunt
Mildred Carruthers
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Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Self
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Between Love and Honor
Anna Collura
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Death Scream
Mrs. Singleton
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WUSA
Philomene
Fine Things Image
Fine Things
Ruth Fine
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Dying Room Only
Jean Mitchell
Foolin' Around Image
Foolin' Around
Samantha
The Bronx Bull Image
The Bronx Bull
Lilian Forrester
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued Image
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
Performer
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Image
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Dotty Rounder
The Oldest Living Graduate Image
The Oldest Living Graduate
Maureen
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The Mouse and His Child
Euterpe (voice)
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? Image
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Maxine
Expecting Mary Image
Expecting Mary
Annie
The Giant of Thunder Mountain Image
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Narrator / The Elder Amy
The Facts of Life Down Under Image
The Facts of Life Down Under
Beverly Ann Stickle
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up Image
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Self (archive footage)
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas Image
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
Self
Dixie: Changing Habits Image
Dixie: Changing Habits
Sister Eugenio
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
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The Little Troll Prince
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It Happened One Christmas
Clara Oddbody
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The Fields
Gladys
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The Amati Girls
Dolly Amati
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Silent Night, Lonely Night
Ginny
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Thursday's Game
Lois Ellison
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Sparky's Magic Piano
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Spies
Pamela Beale
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
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Storybook Cinema
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Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self
When We Last Spoke Image
When We Last Spoke
Itasca
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The People Next Door
Tina Hoffman
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This Is Happening
Estelle (Grandmother)
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Manna from Heaven
Helen
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The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
Self
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Going to the Chapel
Mrs. Haldane
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In Broad Daylight
Ruth Westerman
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The Demon Murder Case
Joan Greenway
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Someone I Touched
Laura Hyatt
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Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Ronda
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Mrs. R's Daughter
Ruth Rendell
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The Migrants
Viola Barlow
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Miss All-American Beauty
Agatha Blaine
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Haunts of the Very Rich
Ellen Blunt
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Willa
Darla Jean
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A Little Piece of Heaven
Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
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Of Thee I Sing
Mary Turner
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Fade to Black
Ruth
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The Love Boat
Iris Havlicek
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Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Herself
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The Titanic Chronicles
(voice)
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A Girl Named Sooner
Old Mam Hawes
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Deadly Intentions
Charlotte Raynor
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Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
Self
Not to Forget Image
Not to Forget
Donna
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The Gliksmans
Helen Neuman
The Steagle Image
The Steagle
Rita Weiss
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Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Mary Kovacs
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Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
Self
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Without a Kiss Goodbye
Mrs. Samuels
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Advice to the Lovelorn
Maggie Dale
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Shadow Play
Millie Crown
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The Acorn People
Nurse Betty Nelson
High Holiday Image
High Holiday
Nana
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Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
Laura Evans
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Buzz
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Crime Club
Hilary Kelton
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Love Is Never Silent
Mrs. Anglin
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A Brand New Life
Victoria Douglas
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Miracle Child
Doc Betty
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Suddenly Single
Joanne Hackett
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Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Frau Blücher (archive footage)
Hitchhike! Image
Hitchhike!
Claire Stevens
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The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
Self
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A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
Self
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Yesterday
Mrs Kramer
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Long Journey Back
Laura Casella
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Skip Chasers
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Forgotten Children
Martha Berry
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Obsession: Letters to David Lynch
Self
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Everbrook (The Home)
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Being and Nothingness
Ivy
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It's Who You Know
Liz