Cloris Leachman Biography

Cloris Leachman seems capable of playing any kind of role, and she has consistently demonstrated her versatility in films and on TV since the 1950s. On the big screen, she can be seen in such films as Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Last Picture Show (1971), for which she won an Oscar; and Young Frankenstein (1974). On TV, she played the mother on Lassie from 1957-58, and Phyllis Lindstrom on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77) and her own series, Phyllis (1975-77). She was a staple on many of the dramatic shows of the '50s, and a regular on Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950-52), and The Facts of Life. Leachman has won three Emmy Awards and continues to make TV, stage, and film appearances, including a turn as Granny in the film version of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and supplying her voice for the animated Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) and The Iron Giant (1999). In 1999, she could be seen heading the supporting cast in Wes Craven's Music of the Heart. ~ Rovi

• 1. Gran: I'm still alive!
  From The Croods. Submitted by Ben C (46 days ago)

• 1. Frau Bluecher: Stay close to the candles. The staircase... can be treacherous.
  From Young Frankenstein. Submitted by Nicholas W (12 months ago)

• 1. Evelyn: Lately, your low self-esteem is just good common sense.
  From Spanglish. Submitted by Angela T (13 months ago)

• 1. Frau Bluecher: Would the doctor care for a brandy before retiring?
  2. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No. Thank you.
  3. Frau Bluecher: Some warm milk, perhaps?
  4. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No, thank you very much. No thanks.
  5. Frau Bluecher: Ovaltine?
  From Young Frankenstein. Submitted by Dane M (14 months ago)

• 1. Christina Bailey a.k.a. Berga Torn: Get me to that bus stop and forget you ever saw me. If we don't make that bus stop?
  2. Mike Hammer: We will.
  3. Christina Bailey a.k.a. Berga Torn: If we don't, remember me.
  From Kiss Me Deadly. Submitted by Chris P (2 years ago)