Cloris Leachman is best known for her role as the self-involved neighbor on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. She was recently paired with professional dancer Corky Ballas, on Dancing With the Stars. Her list of awards is record-setting, with eight Primetime Emmys, one Daytime Emmy and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in The Last Picture Show.
Leachman began her career in television and films shortly after competing in the Miss America Pageant in 1946. She made her feature film debut in Robert Aldrich’s film Kiss Me Deadly, and one year later appeared opposite Paul Newman and Lee Marvin in The Rack.
Throughout the 1970s, Leachman played her most notable character, the nosy neighbor and landlord, Phyllis Lindstrom, on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The character was later featured in a spin-off series, Phyllis, for which she won a Golden Globe Award.
In 2009, she was Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade and did the coin toss at the Rose Bowl. She also traveled to Berlin, Germany, to shoot the new Quentin Tarantino film, Inglourious Basterds.
In April 2009 Cloris: My Autobiography was released reaching bestseller lists around the country. Her latest venture is Cloris Line, an exciting, unique and elegant clothing line for women.
Her book will be available for purchase and signing.
