Cloris Leachman

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"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... 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
FlickChick | 12/23/2004
Question: I've heard that there was a remake of It's a Wonderful Life, but with a woman in the George Bailey role. Does read more
FlickChick | 11/11/2004
Question: I really enjoy the new series Lost, which reminds me a '70s made-for-TV movie where a group of airline passeng read more
Televisionary | 7/13/2004
Question: What was the real name of the little girl who played Jenny in the episode of Gunsmoke? — Mark J., New York read more
Soaps Q&A | 5/26/2004
Dear Soaps,Has any actor ever won both a Daytime Emmy and an Academy Award? — JJ Dear JJ, While several actors who read more
Cloris Back on Malcolm | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/6/2004
Cloris Leachman is certifiable. Um, certifiably funny, that is! On Sunday at 9 pm/ET, she's back as Grandma Ida on Malcolm in the Middle. The 78-year-old actress adores playing Jane Kaczmarek's mama ? it's a role that's earned her three Emmy nods, including one win in 2002. Here, TV Guide Online attempts a phone interview with the zany Leachman, which is no mean feat, as you'll see! TV Guide Online: Good afternoon?Leachman: Daniel? It's Leachman here. Let's keep this short. I want to go meet... read more
Televisionary | 11/4/2003
Question: I know The Untouchables was a TV show before it was a movie. But my buddy says the TV show was based on anothe read more
Televisionary | 12/17/2002
Question: Please settle something that's bugged me since I was a kid. Was there one Lassie or several? Thanks you for yo read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 10/24/2002
Cloris Leachman is one happy lady. As of last month's Emmys — where she won for her guest role on Malcolm in the Mid read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/23/2002
You know, we're supposed to believe that watching the Emmys on TV is the next best thing to being there, but damn — read more
FlickChick | 9/5/2002
Question: This is driving me nuts: I saw a TV movie as a kid (maybe from the '80s) that starred Cloris Leachman as a wom read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/13/2002
Mary Tyler Moore threw her hat high in the air in 1970, but it didn't "land" until seven successful seasons later. Now, read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/16/2001
Ellen DeGeneres insists that her upcoming CBS comedy The Ellen Show will be light on issues and heavy on laughs, a far c read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/28/2001
It's good to be a gay icon. Just ask Ellen DeGeneres, who was the belle of the ball at a recent garden party benefit for read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/25/2001
It's good to be a gay icon. Just ask Ellen DeGeneres, who was the belle of the ball at a recent garden party benefit for read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/27/2001
Several of TV's most familiar faces have found new sitcom homes this pilot season: "Creative differences" have led to Sc read more