Cloris Leachman

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Cloris Leachman at the 2009 premiere of Self Is The Bride

Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926 in Des Moines , Iowa , † January 26, 2021 in Encinitas , California ) was an American actress whose career in theater, film and television spanned over 70 years. It was nine Emmy Awards Award and won in 1971 for her role in The Last Picture Show the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Childhood and private life

Cloris Leachman was born to Berkley Claiborne "Buck" Leachman (1903-1956) and his wife Cloris Votruba Wallace (1901-1967) and grew up with two younger sisters in a small town. Her parents, especially her mother, encouraged the children's artistic talents at an early age; so Cloris received piano lessons and also sang. She left home to study at Northwestern University ; her fellow students included Charlton Heston and Paul Lynde . During her time in Chicago , she took part in various beauty pageants and finally stood in 1946 as Miss Illinois for the choice of Miss America .

Leachman married director and producer George Englund on April 19, 1953 , with whom they have five children. Her son Bryan Englund died in 1986 of a medication overdose, the other children Adam, George Jr., Morgan and Dinah pursue careers in show business like their parents. Englund and Leachman's marriage was divorced in 1979 after more than 25 years, but the two remained good friends and became multiple grandparents and great-grandparents. Leachman died at her California home in January 2021, aged 94.

The avowed vegetarian was also actively committed to animal welfare and, like many other celebrities, used her face to campaign for the PETA organization .

Career

Beginnings

The young beauty queen moved from Chicago to New York City , where she was recorded and trained by Elia Kazan in the renowned Actors Studio . She then played in various theaters and also on Broadway .

In addition, she was able to convince at castings for various guest appearances in television series. Cloris Leachman had her first notable screen role in 1955: In the film noir classic Rattennest , she played a memorable supporting role at the side of Ralph Meeker's private detective under the direction of Robert Aldrich : Her character gets into his car at the beginning of the film, appears nervous and becomes a little later brutally murdered. The theater and television series, however, remained her focus, so that further film roles initially remained of a rare nature.

Breakthrough in Hollywood and roles until 2000

Her breakthrough as a film actress celebrated Leachman in the 1969 film Two Bandits with Paul Newman and Robert Redford . In this she played the prostitute in a supporting role. In addition, she also continued her career as a television actress and worked from 1970 in the innovative sitcom Mary Tyler Moore Show . There she embodied Phyllis Lindstrom , the perfectionist neighbor of the title character, she also played this role in the offshoot Phyllis after leaving in 1975 .

She was seen in the cinema in 1971 in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Performance . Her compelling portrayal of the lonely and desperate middle-aged housewife who has an affair with one of her husband's students won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the British Society of Film and Television Arts Award (later the BAFTA Award) for best at the 1972 Academy Awards Supporting actress of the year 1973 honored.

After that, she made a name for herself in comedic roles. In Mel Brooks ' horror film parody Frankenstein Junior , she played as a derisive Mrs. Blücher , whose mere mention made the horses shy away. Two years later she worked again with Brooks. In the Hitchcock parody Höhenkoller , Leachman played the feisty head nurse Diesel at the side of Madeline Kahn , Harvey Korman and others. In 1980, she starred in the main role of Aunt Louise in the Disney film Herbie goes crazy .

1979 saw Leachman as "the unsinkable Molly Brown " in the film SOS Titanic about the sinking of the RMS Titanic . Leachman is also one of the few actresses to appear in the original Twilight Zone series in the 1960s and in the 1985 remake. She often used her distinctive voice in the dubbing of cartoons such as The Giant from Space , Beavis and Butt-Head do it in America and The Castle in Heaven .

The actress played a witch twice: in 1986 in a film adaptation of Hansel and Gretel and in 1993 in a film by the Olsen twins .

Success since 2000

Cloris Leachman (2014)

From 2004 Cloris Leachman worked with comedian Adam Sandler for the films Game Without Rules and Spanglish . In the series Malcolm in the Middle , she took on the recurring role of the tyrannical grandmother Ida , who makes life difficult for the family.

In 2008, the actress caused a stir with her participation in the show Dancing with the Stars . At 82, she was the oldest dancer on the show to date. Due to her age-related health, Cloris Leachman was unable to convince the jury with performances similar to those of her colleagues. However, her unusual performances were very popular with the audience and she and her partner, professional dancer Corky Ballas, made it to the sixth round.

That same year, she starred alongside Meg Ryan , Annette Bening , Bette Midler and other well-known actresses in The Women , a remake of George Cukor's 1939 comedy The Women. Leachman also performed and entertained her one woman show CLORIS the audience with stories from their lives, piano pieces and vocal interludes. In early 2009, the actress' autobiography, entitled Cloris, was published . Leachman played Gladys , Bonnie's grandmother, played by Tara Reid in the 2011 mystery drama thriller The Fields . In 2012 she also shot the crime comedy Gambit - The Master Plan with the Coen brothers . From 2010 to 2014, she played the role of the main character's great-grandmother in the Fox comedy series Raising Hope . In 2017 she took on a leading role in the series American Gods . Despite her old age, Leachman stood in front of the camera as an actress almost to the end.

Filmography (selection)

The German main dubbing voice for Cloris Leachman was provided by actress Gisela Fritsch ; in addition, the dubbing was also done by Hannelore Fabry (for Malcolm Mittendrin) or Barbara Ratthey (in Mel Brooks' Höhenkoller).

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Awards

Oscar

1972: Best Supporting Actress (The Last Performance)

British film award

1973: Best Supporting Actress (The Last Performance)

California Independent Film Festival

2003: Lifetime Achievement Award

Emmy

  • Awards
1973: Outstanding Lead Actress (A Brand New Life)
1974: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Mary Tyler Moore)
1975: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series (Mary Tyler Moore)
1975: Outstanding supporting actress in variety or music (Cher)
1983: Outstanding actress in a children's program ( Junge Schicksale "ABC Afterschool Specials": The Women Who Willed a Miracle )
1984: Outstanding individual performance in a variety or music show (Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversairy Celebration)
1998: Outstanding guest actress in a drama series (Ein Wink des Himmels)
2002: Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series (Malcolm in the middle)
2006: Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series (Malcolm in the middle)

With eight awards, Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are the record-breaking actors at the Primetime Emmy Awards (as of 2021). There is also a Daytime Emmy Award (the Emmy Awards distinguish between "daytime" programs and primetime programs).

  • Nominations
1972: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Mary Tyler Moore)
1973: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Mary Tyler Moore)
1974: Best Actress in a Drama (The Migrants)
1976: Outstanding supporting actress in variety or music (Telly… Who Loves Ya Baby?)
1976: Outstanding leading actress in a comedy series (Phyllis)
1978: Outstanding supporting actress in a drama or comedy special (It Happened One Christmas)
1984: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special (Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter)
2001: Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series (Malcolm in the middle)
2003: Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series (Malcolm in the middle)
2004: Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series (Malcolm in the middle)
2005: Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series (Malcolm in the middle)
2005: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (The Heavenly Joan)
2006: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Film (Mrs. Harris - Murder in the Best Circles)

Golden Globe Award

  • Award
1976: Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical (Phyllis)
  • Nominations
1972: Best Supporting Actress (The Last Performance)
1974: Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (Charley and the Angel)
1975: Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (Frankenstein Junior)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award

1973: Best Supporting Actress (The Last Performance)

National Board of Review

1972: Best Supporting Actress (The Last Performance)

TV Land Award

  • Award
2004: Breakthrough show (Mary Tyler Moore; with Mary Tyler Moore , John Amos , Edward Asner , Valerie Harper , Gavin MacLeod, and Betty White )
  • nomination
2003: Most Inquisitive Neighbor (Mary Tyler Moore)

Cloris Leachman's work as a television actress was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6435 Hollywood Blvd. honored. In 2006 she received an honorary doctorate from Drake University.

literature

  • Cloris Leachman, George Englund: Cloris: My Autobiography . Kensington Pub., New York 2009, ISBN 0-7582-2963-1 .

Web links

Commons : Cloris Leachman  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carmel Dagan, Carmel Dagan: Cloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar Winner, Dies at 94. In: Variety. January 27, 2021, accessed January 27, 2021 (American English).
  2. ↑ Cloris Leachman. In: www.tv.com. Retrieved June 28, 2010 : “Cloris Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to Buck and Cloris Leachman. She majored in drama at Northwestern University, and completed in Miss America as Miss Illinois [...] "
  3. ↑ George Englund and Cloris Leachman Marriage Profile. In: marriage.about.com. Retrieved June 28, 2010 (English): "Although the marriage of George Englund and Cloris Leachman lasted for over 25 years, their marriage was an on-and-off-again relationship."
  4. ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
  5. ↑ ABC News: Cloris Leachman, Oscar winner and star of 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' has died at 94. Retrieved January 27, 2021 .
  6. ↑ Cloris Leachman Poses For PETA. In: www.accesshollywood.com. Retrieved June 28, 2010 (English): "Cloris Leachman, a longtime vegetarian, poses for PETA wearing a dress made entirely of lettuce leaves to promote the organization's new" Let Vegetarianism Grow on You "campaign."
  7. ↑ Robert Berkvist: Cloris Leachman, Oscar Winner and TV comedy star, Is Dead at 94 . In: The New York Times . January 27, 2021, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed January 28, 2021]).
  8. ↑ a b Cloris Leachman Takes “THE FIELDS” . Fangoria . April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved on April 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ Cloris Leachman hangs up her dancing shoes. In: bittenandbound.com. Retrieved June 28, 2010 .
  10. ↑ Exclusive Interview: Cloris Leachman Talks The Fields and More. In: Dread Central. Retrieved April 17, 2012 .
  11. ^ Cloris Leachman - German synchronous card index. In: www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved June 28, 2010 .
  12. ↑ Jada Yuan: Cloris Leachman on Dancing, Inglourious Basterds, and Her Sex Pact With Ed Asner. Retrieved January 27, 2021 (American English).
  13. ↑ Emmys Watch: Cloris Leachman sets a record. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
  14. ↑ Cloris Leachman, Emmy- and Oscar-winning actor, dies at 94. Retrieved January 28, 2021 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Leachman, Cloris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Des Moines , Iowa , United States
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 2021
Place of death Encinitas , California , United States