Cloris Leachman April 30 1926 January 26 2021 was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned over seven decades She won various accolades including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations making her the most nominated and along with Julia LouisDreyfus most awarded actress in Emmy history In addition she won an Academy Award a British Academy Film Award a Golden Globe Award and a Daytime Emmy Award Leachmans breakthrough role was the nosy and cunning landlady Phyllis Lindstrom in the landmark CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show 197075 for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1974 and 1975 its spinoff Phyllis 197577 earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actress Musical or Comedy
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