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Cloris Leachman: Biography

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Birth Place: Des Moines, IA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/30/1926, Taurus
Profession: Actor

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While other actresses complain about the lack of roles for mature women, this incredibly versatile, octogenarian character player of stage and screen has never lacked for work. Involved in entertainment since h... read more

Cloris Leachman: TV Guide News

"Old" Frau Blucher Challenges Young Frankenstein | Today's News: Our Take | 6/13/2007
Did Mel Brooks deem Cloris Leachman too old for Young Frankenstein? Sources tell the New York Post that while Leachman was a riot when she reprised her role as Frau Blücher in a workshop of the coming Broadway musical, Brooks & Co. feared that, at 81, she wouldn't possess the stamina to do eight shows a week, so they gave SCTV's Andrea Martin the gig instead. Leachman is now literally fighting mad, challenging Brooks (who soon turns 81 himself) to "three rounds in the ring [to] see who's left standing," and has enlisted retired Variety icon Army Archerd to lobby Brooks to change his mind (not to mention avoid a potential lawsuit). Ageism anyone? — Reporting by Raven Snook read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/4/2006
CW has greenlit Aliens in America, a half-hour comedy pilot about a Muslim foreign exchange student who moves i read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/3/2006
Per Variety, Peter Bart (aka Desperate Housewives' George) has been tapped to join read more
Roush Dispatch | 7/14/2005
For every drop of refreshing new blood in this year's Emmy field, there's a stubborn residue of tir read more
Televisionary | 3/8/2005
Question: What was the name of a short-lived comedy series about Pilgrims and what were the names of the actors on the s read more

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Cloris Leachman: Photos

The Wedding Bells, Michael Landes, Cloris Leachman courtesy Carin Baer/Fox

The Wedding Bells, Alex Rocco, Cloris Leachman courtesy Carin Baer/Fox

cloris leachman courtesy Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

cloris leachman, erik stolhanske courtesy Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com

Carroll O'Connor, Cloris Leachman star in <i>Of Thee I Sing</i>

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Cloris Leachman: TV Listings

Cloris Leachman: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (Remarks by)	2007	TV Show Series
Lake Placid 2 (Actor - Sadie Bickerman)	2007	TV Show Series
Screen Actors Guild Awards (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series	Available
Beerfest (Actor - Great Gam Gam)	2006	Movie
Mrs. Harris (Actor - Pearl Schwartz)	2006	TV Show Series