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Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Actor · Died January 27, 2021, aged 94 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Oscar winner · 8 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · 2 other major award bodies

Cloris Leachman (April 30, 1926 – January 26, 2021) 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.

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Born
April 30, 1926
Died
January 27, 2021 (aged 94)
From
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
140 on MovieCove · 239 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Cloris Leachman's films like?

Across their 87 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy28 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
22%
Morality
14%
Society
13%
Power
10%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds37 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 82 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 45 · Serious 21 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 48 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 31 · Charged 36 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 46 · Shifting 31 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 30 · Funny 22

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 42 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 53 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 1

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 40 · Affecting 25 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 66 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

45 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 17 of 45 analyzed roles.

Mentor
17 of 45
Threshold guardian
7 of 45
Shadow
7 of 45
Ally
6 of 45
Hero
6 of 45
Trickster
2 of 45
Show the 45 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
35
Tense
32
Joyful
33
Melancholic
27
Hopeful
21
Other
77

How their films linger

Feel-good40 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy43
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cloris Leachman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 75 of their 140 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cloris Leachman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

239 credits, 140 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jump, Darling(2020)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Not to Forget(2021)

    as Donna

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • High Holiday(2021)

    as Nana

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dear Diary: World's First Pranks(2021)

    as Gran (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Croods: A New Age(2020)

    as Gran (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • When We Last Spoke(2019)

    as Itasca

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mad About You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Mandelbaum

  • Being and Nothingness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ivy

  • Lez Bomb(2018)

    as Josephine

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • It's Who You Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Liz

  • I Can Only Imagine(2018)

    as Memaw

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Gliksmans(2017)

    as Helen Neuman

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Zorya Vechernyaya

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Justice League Action(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Granny Goodness (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Comedian(2016)

    as May Conner

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?(2016)

    as Maxine

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Bronx Bull(2016)

    as Lilian Forrester

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • So B. It(2016)

    as Alice Wilinsky

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Teachers(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Memaw

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Baby, Baby, Baby(2015)

    as Actress

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse(2015)

    as Miss Fielder

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • This Is Happening(2015)

    as Estelle (Grandmother)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Ringer(2015)

    as Grandma Palmer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)

  • Girl Meets World(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Svorski

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Clarence(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Cloris (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Adult World(2013)

    as Mary Ann

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Kirstie(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Shirley Kluszewski

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Millers(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Croods(2013)

    as Gran (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure(2012)

    as Dotty Rounder

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Foodfight!(2012)

    as Brand X Lunch Lady (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Gambit(2012)

    as Grandma Merle

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Fields(2011)

    as Gladys

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Irina Lottye Kruskal

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Meryl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Top Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Expecting Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Annie

  • You Again(2010)

    as Helen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Raising Hope(2010)

    Show 86 episodes · as Maw Maw

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Tennenbaum

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Peg

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • American Cowslip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sandy

  • Love Takes Wing(2009)

    as Hattie Clarence

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Women(2008)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • New York, I Love You(2008)

    as Mitzie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Phineas and Ferb(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Doof's Mom (voice) · as Mrs. Feyersied (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Lake Placid 2(2007)

    as Sadie

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Edith Fleischman

  • Beerfest(2006)

    as Great Gam Gam

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 4(2006)

    as Mrs. Norris

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Californians(2005)

    as Eileen Boatwright

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Harris(2005)

    as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Beach Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Aunt Aida

  • Sky High(2005)

    as Nurse Spex

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Yard(2005)

    as Lynette

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Buzz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lily Hanaday

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Spanglish(2004)

    as Evelyn Wright

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bad Santa(2003)

    as Grandma (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Joan of Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Olive

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Norma

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Lois, Peter's Mother

  • Alex & Emma(2003)

    as Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Agnes Fremont

  • Manna from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Helen

  • The Ellen Show(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dot Richmond

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Animal(2001)

    as Cat Lady (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Amati Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dolly Amati

  • Hanging Up(2000)

    as Pat Mozell

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Malcolm in the Middle(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · as Ida Welker

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Music of the Heart(1999)

    as Assunta

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Harper / Miss Storey

  • The Iron Giant(1999)

    as Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Thanks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Grammy Winthrop

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Cloris Leachman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Titanic Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as (voice)

  • Gen¹³ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Helga (voice)

  • Skip Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Annabelle's Wish(1997)

    as Aunt Agnes (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do America(1996)

    as Old Woman On Plane and Bus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Ethel Mooster

  • Never Too Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Olive

  • Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Frau Blücher (archive footage)

  • Now and Then(1995)

    as Grandma Albertson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Maybe This Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Beasy

  • Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Laura Evans

  • Between Love and Honor(1995)

    as Anna Collura

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Troll in Central Park(1994)

    as Queen Gnorga (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Storybook Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • The Nanny(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Clara Mueller

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Double, Double Toil and Trouble(1993)

    as Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Sudie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1993)

    as Granny

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • My Boyfriend's Back(1993)

    as Maggie The Zombie Expert

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Miracle Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Doc Betty

  • Without a Kiss Goodbye(1993)

    as Mrs. Samuels

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Pamela Beale

  • Fade to Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ruth

  • A Little Piece of Heaven(1991)

    as Edwina 'Ed' McKevin

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Walter & Emily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 13 episodes · as Emily Collins

  • In Broad Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Ruth Westerman

  • The Giant of Thunder Mountain(1990)

    as Narrator / The Elder Amy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Fine Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ruth Fine

  • Texasville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ruth Popper

  • Ferris Bueller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandma

  • Love Hurts(1990)

    as Ruth Weaver

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Glick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Prancer(1989)

    as Mrs. McFarland

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Nutt House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ms. Frick

  • Hansel and Gretel(1987)

    as Griselda the Witch

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Going to the Chapel(1988)

    as Mrs. Haldane

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Little Troll Prince(1987)

    as Queen Sirena (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Walk Like a Man(1987)

    as Margaret Shand

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Facts of Life Down Under(1987)

    as Beverly Ann Stickle

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sparky's Magic Piano(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Millie Crown

  • My Little Pony: The Movie(1986)

    as Hydia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Love Is Never Silent(1985)

    as Mrs. Anglin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Charlotte Raynor

  • Breakfast with Les and Bess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter(1984)

    as Mary Kovacs

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Demon Murder Case(1983)

    as Joan Greenway

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dixie: Changing Habits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Sister Eugenio

  • The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as May Lemke

  • Miss All-American Beauty(1982)

    as Agatha Blaine

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Bess Dischinger

  • Advice to the Lovelorn(1981)

    as Maggie Dale

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • History of the World: Part I(1981)

    as Madame Defarge

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Acorn People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Nurse Betty Nelson

  • Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Performer

  • Foolin' Around(1980)

    as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Herbie Goes Bananas(1980)

    as Louise Trends

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Oldest Living Graduate(1980)

    as Maureen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Mrs Kramer

  • S.O.S. Titanic(1979)

    as Molly Brown

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Scavenger Hunt(1979)

    as Mildred Carruthers

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Mrs. R's Daughter(1979)

    as Ruth Rendell

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 48 episodes · as Beverly Ann Stickle

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Muppet Movie(1979)

    as Lord's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Willa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Darla Jean

  • The North Avenue Irregulars(1979)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Backstairs at the White House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mrs. Jaffray

  • Long Journey Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Laura Casella

  • High Anxiety(1977)

    as Nurse Charlotte Diesel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • It Happened One Christmas(1977)

    as Clara Oddbody

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Mouse and His Child(1977)

    as Euterpe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Cooper

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Love Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Iris Havlicek

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Hippolyta

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Streetkill(1975)

    as Mrs. Singleton

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Phyllis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 48 episodes · as Phyllis Lindstrom

  • A Girl Named Sooner(1975)

    as Old Mam Hawes

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Crazy Mama(1975)

    as Melba

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Someone I Touched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Laura Hyatt

  • Young Frankenstein(1974)

    as Frau Blücher

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Death Sentence(1974)

    as Susan Davies

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Rhoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Daisy Miller(1974)

    as Mrs. Ezra Miller

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Thursday's Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lois Ellison

  • Hitchhike! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Claire Stevens

  • The Migrants(1974)

    as Viola Barlow

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dying Room Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jean Mitchell

  • Happy Mother's Day, Love George(1973)

    as Ronda

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dillinger(1973)

    as Anna Sage

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Charley and the Angel(1973)

    as Nettie Appleby

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Crime Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Hilary Kelton

  • A Brand New Life(1973)

    as Victoria Douglas

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Bobby Darin Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Of Thee I Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mary Turner

  • Haunts of the Very Rich(1972)

    as Ellen Blunt

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Sixth Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Suddenly Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Joanne Hackett

  • The Last Picture Show(1971)

    as Ruth Popper

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Steagle(1971)

    as Rita Weiss

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Fulton

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show(1970)

    Show 45 episodes · as Phyllis Lindstrom

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The People Next Door(1970)

    as Tina Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • WUSA(1970)

    as Philomene

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lovers and Other Strangers(1970)

    as Bernice Henderson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Silent Night, Lonely Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ginny

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)

    as Agnes

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Cullen

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angel Day

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Judy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Vera Walker

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Barker's Ex-Wife

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise Lockhart

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Molly Strong

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Deborah Wilson

  • Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dorothy Hummer

  • The Chapman Report(1962)

    as Miss Selby

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stoney Burke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Clara

  • Saints and Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Graham

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Elsie Condon

  • Target: The Corruptors! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rhoda Kirsh

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Katie Cortner

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Simms

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Lydia Manning

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Beatrice Stafford

  • Hawaiian Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Fremont

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Johnny Staccato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Rita Wallace

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie Wingate · as Eve Winters

  • The Donna Reed Show(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Iris

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann Barchester

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Gloria Shine

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Loretta

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Rack(1956)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha Jessop

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Life of Vernon Hathaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Irma

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Irma

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Caroline Hardy · as Mary Templeton · as Susan Stanger

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Boni · as Flory Tibbs

  • Kiss Me Deadly(1955)

    as Christina Bailey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Colt · as Mrs. Sullivan

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ruth Martin

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Ella · as Ruth Harron

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Leah Beth · as Miriam Raskin

  • Forgotten Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Martha Berry

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha Berry · as Mrs. Anglin

  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Dottie

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 4 episodes · as Margaret Sou · as Ruth Shaw

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Adams

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny Blanchard · as Marianne Dashwood · as Patricia

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 240 titles from 1948 to 2022; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Croods (2013)

$587M worldwide

Highest rated

The Iron Giant (1999)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Facts of Life (1979)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19482022

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 16 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting239 of 240: 239 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew1 of 240: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s27 · acting1960s26 · acting1970s45 · acting1980s29 · acting1990s37 · acting2000s30 · 29 acting · 1 crew2010s37 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 4% of 57 roles
5575859095001015

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 8 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award from 30 major nominations, 1972–2011.

WinNomination
  1. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  3. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  4. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  5. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  6. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  8. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Show 8 earlier years
  1. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 1984
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
  3. 1978
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special
  4. 1976
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  5. 1975
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  6. 1974
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Best Supporting Actress in Comedy
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Best Lead Actress in a Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  7. 1973
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
  8. 1972
    • Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Cloris Leachman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 101; across their 82 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Midcredits score across 140 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up36
  • 50th to 74th39
  • 25th to 49th35
  • Below 25th30

Shape of the crowd

60 of their 140 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed60

Most divisive · actor

Foodfight! (2012)

99th percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Iron Giant (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 76 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Cloris Leachman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles27–74 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles10–67 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles14–84 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs19 titles15–62 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles13–61 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Cloris Leachman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cloris Leachman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Asner shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles