RIP Cloris Leachman

[MTM]

Famed actress Cloris Leachman dead at 94 (pagesix.com)

Cloris Leachman, best known for her roles in “Young Frankenstein” and “Facts of Life,” has died at age 94.

I think of her more from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and it's spinoff Phyllis than Facts of Life.

Betty White, 99, Ed Asner, 91, Gavin McLeod, 89, and John Amos, 81, remain from the MTM cast.

 

[OscarMadison]

Are you sure she's dead? Someone really should check.

 

[DanOregon]

It's TMZ-official.
Cloris Leachman Dead at 94

 

[HanSenSE]

RIP Frau Blucher (sound of horses).

 

[cyclingwriter2]

One of those actors who won an Oscar, but then had such a long comedy career afterward that it is almost forgotten they were once serious actors. George Kennedy and Ernest Borgnine fall into that category for me as well.

 

[DanOregon]

Phyllis was an underrated spin-off of the MTM.

 

[Sea Bass]

She was mainly before my time but she did a hell of a job at the Bob Saget roast (hosted by John Stamos).

She comes right out of the gate with:

“I am not here to roast Bob Saget. I am here to **** John Stamos.”

 

[Michael_ Gee]

The Mary Tyler Moore episode where Leachman's husband (never seen) has an affair with Betty White's Sue Anne the Happy Homemaker is a sitcom gem. Among the clues leading Phyllis to suspect the affair, "his shirts are cleaner when he comes home than when he leaves in the morning!"

 

[DanOregon]

Phyllis was such a multi-dimensional character - curious how it was developed over the years. The relationship with her kid? The never-seen husband (honestly a great TV trope I'm surprised isn't used more often - aka Carlton your doorman from Rhoda, or Vera from Cheers and Wilson (-ish) from Home Improvement).

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

My wife loves the original Twilight Zone. Leachman's in an episode with a child who has powerful mental abilities. It's creeeeeeeeepy

 

[da man]

Phyllis was such a multi-dimensional character - curious how it was developed over the years. The relationship with her kid? The never-seen husband (honestly a great TV trope I'm surprised isn't used more often - aka Carlton your doorman from Rhoda, or Vera from Cheers and Wilson (-ish) from Home Improvement).

Columbo's wife.

BTW, Carlton is one of my favorite TV characters ever.

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Also was the voice of the elderly tourist on the bus in Beavis and Butthead Do America.

RIP

 

[heyabbott]

She played a ***** in one scene in Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. If you haven’t seen The Last Picture Show, do it immediately.

High Anxiety and Young Frankenstein were just flat out hysterical. her imdb page lists 287 entries as an actress. She played Wonder Woman’s mother in the 70’s TV show.

No one like her before, since and from here on.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

 

[hondo]

She played a ***** in one scene in Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. If you haven’t seen The Last Picture Show, do it immediately.

High Anxiety and Young Frankenstein were just flat out hysterical. her imdb page lists 287 entries as an actress. She played Wonder Woman’s mother in the 70’s TV show.

No one like her before, since and from here on.

Her character on The Last Picture Show was tragic, haunting and sad. No Oscar for best supporting actress or actor was more well-deserved.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

 

[poindexter]

I feel like an absolute idiot - I had no idea Chloris Leachman won an Academy Award

 

[hondo]

I feel like an absolute idiot - I had no idea Chloris Leachman won an Academy Award

She also didn't spell have an H in her first name.

 

[poindexter]

She also didn't spell have an H in her first name.

I've got all my C. Leachmans messed up.