Cloris Leachman was born on April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Cloris Leachman is the mother of actors Adam Englund, Bryan Englund, George Englund Jr., Morgan Englund and actress Dinah Englund.

In 1955 Cloris Leachman had her debut film, in KISS ME DEADLY.

As the hideously ugly Frau Blucher in Mel Brooks YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN in 1974, is Cloris Leachman's most well known role.

The TV is what gave Cloris Leachman her stardom. Iit was her work on THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW (1970-77) and its spinoff PHYLLIS (1975-77), that made her a household name.

In 1993 Cloris Leachman returned to the big screen as Granny in the movie version of TV's BEVERLY HILLBILLIES.

On the cover of Alternative Medicine Digest issue 15, 1997, Leachman used body paint with images of fruit covering her nakedness.

Cloris Leachman won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award as a housewife who has an affair with a younger man in 1971's THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.

Cloris Leachman's other notable credits include...

EXPECTING MARY (2010)
AMERICAN COWSLIP (2009)
NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (2009)
THE WOMEN (2008)
BEERFEST (2006)
SCARY MOVIE 4 (2006)
THE CALIFORNIANS (2005)
SKY HIGH (2005)
THE LONGEST YARD (2005)
SPANGLISH (2004)
ALEX & EMMA (2003)
HANGING UP (2000)
NEVER TOO LATE (1997)
NOW AND THEN (1995)
THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (1993)
HANSEL AND GRETEL (1988)
HISTORY OF THE WORLD - part 1 (1981)
YESTERDAY (1981)
FOOLIN' AROUND (1980)
THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979)
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
KISS ME DEADLY (1955)

Cloris Leachman in THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (1993)

Cloris Leachman in HANGING UP (2000)

Cloris Leachman in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)

Cloris Leachman in NOW AND THEN (1995)

Cloris Leachman in THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)