Biography:
Cloris Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to Buck and Cloris Leachman. She majored in drama at Northwestern University, and competed in Miss America as Miss Chicago 1946. There she won a scholarship that let her go on studying acting in New York with Elia Kazan.
Over the years Cloris has been nominated for a daytime Emmy more than 20 times for her work in television. She also won an Oscar for The Last Picture Show 1971. Even in 2006 she was nominated for an Emmy for her participation in the HBO special Mrs. Harris, with Sir Ben Kinglsey and Annette Bening.
Cloris Leachman's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average career score: | 47 |
|---|---|
| Highest Metascore: | |
| Lowest Metascore: |
- By date
- By user score
| Title: | Year: | Credit: | User score: |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Croods | Mar 22, 2013 | Cast / Gran | 7.4 |
| The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | Aug 29, 2012 | Dotty Rounder / Dotty Rounder | 1.6 |
| You Again | Sep 24, 2010 | Helen | 5.3 |
| The Women | Sep 12, 2008 | Maggie | 4.4 |
| Beerfest | Aug 25, 2006 | Great Gam Gam | 6.6 |
| Buzz | Aug 25, 2006 | Herself | tbd |
| Scary Movie 4 | Apr 14, 2006 | Mrs. Norris | 5.9 |
| Spanglish | Dec 17, 2004 | Evelyn Wright | 6.6 |
| Manna from Heaven | Apr 4, 2003 | Helen | 4.3 |
| The Amati Girls | Jan 19, 2001 | Dolly Amati | 9.1 |
| Hanging Up | Feb 18, 2000 | Pat Mozell | 5.0 |
| Music of the Heart | Oct 29, 1999 | Assunta Guaspari | 8.2 |
| The Iron Giant | Aug 6, 1999 | Mrs. Lynley Tensedge | 9.2 |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Dec 20, 1996 | Old Woman On Plane And Bus | 8.5 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Oct 24, 1969 | Agnes | 8.0 |
