Actress Cloris Leachman has died, her publicist has confirmed. She was 94. Leachman was known for her work on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff "Phyllis." She died Wednesday of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California.
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Cloris Leachman, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in “The Last Picture Show” and a comedic delight as the fearsome Frau Blücher in.
Print article LOS ANGELES Cloris Leachman, an Oscar winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in “The Last Picture Show” and a comedic delight as the fearsome Frau Blücher in “Young Frankenstein” and self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died. She was 94. Leachman died in her sleep of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California, publicist Monique Moss said Wednesday. Her daughter Dinah Englund was at her side, Moss said. A character actor of extraordinary range, Leachman defied typecasting. In her early television career, she appeared as Timmy’s mother on the “Lassie” series. She played a frontier prostitute in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” a crime spree family member in “Crazy Mama,” and Blücher in Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein,” in which the very mention of her name drew equine commentary.
Leachman was a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the ‘The Last Picture Show’ and Emmys for her comedic work in ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ and other TV series.