Cloris Leachman Dead At 94

Cloris Leachman, the Miss America contestant who won an Oscar for her work in The Last Picture Show, then collected two of her record nine Emmys for playing the quirky Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died. She was 94.

Steve Martin has led tributes to Cloris Leachman, the Oscar-winning actor who died this week aged 94. Leachman, who reportedly died of natural causes, memorably played self-absorbed neighbour Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress who memorably played Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died. She was 94.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in Emmy history, with eight wins out of 22 nominations.  She was also known for the playing the mother of Timmy on the Lassie series, a frontier prostitute in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a crime spree family member in Crazy Mama, and the infamous Frau Blücher in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.

Television legend Cloris Leachman, who died Tuesday at the age of 94, earned the last of her whopping 22 Emmy nominations for her role as the larger-than-life Maw Maw on Greg Garcia’s 2010 family comedy Raising Hope.

Oscar for the The Last Picture Show and Emmys for her comedic work in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and other TV series, has died aged 94. Leachman died of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California, publicist Monique Moss said.

Cloris Leachman, a talented, prolific actress who won an Oscar and several Emmys across a consistent career, has died. She was 94.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died aged 94.According to her publicist, Leachman died of natural causes on Tuesday, January 27 at her Encinitas, California home with her daughter Dinah at her side, the Associated Press reported.Over the course of her career, Leachman won eight Primetime Emmy Awards and one Daytime Emmy from 22 nominations – tying with Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the most individual acting awards in Emmys history.The actress played the self-absorbed, cunning Phyllis Lindstrom for

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

Eight-time Emmy winner Cloris Leachman, who died today at the age of 94, started her acting career after competing in the 1946 Miss America Pageant.

has died at the age of 94. As the news broke, some of the acclaimed performer's famous friends, fans and former co-stars paid tribute to her memory.Mel Brooks — who directed Leachman in some of her most iconic roles in and honored the actress' memory with a heartfelt message of love and respect.«Such sad news — Cloris was insanely talented.

Also Read: Cloris Leachman, Oscar-Winning Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Phyllis,' Dies at 94Like many performers of her generation, she found a foothold on the small screen, working steadily throughout the 1950s and ’60s, most notably on the classic “It’s a Good Life” episode of “The Twilight Zone,” and as a regular on half a season of “Lassie.” There were some film roles interspersed during this period as well (“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” George Cukor’s “The Chapman Report”), but

Cloris Leachman, actress and comedian, has died, TMZ reports. Leachman, who was 94 years old, died of natural causes in her home in Encinitas, California.

Tributes are pouring in for Cloris Leachman, who passed away this week at the age of 94.

US actress Cloris Leachman, who won an Oscar for The Last Picture Show and Emmys for her comedic work in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and other TV series, has died aged 94. Leachman died of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California, publicist Monique Moss said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Cloris Leachman, who won eight Emmys for her work on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and other television programs as well as an Academy Award for "The Last Picture Show," died on Wednesday at the age of 94, her representatives said. Leachman's publicist said in a statement that the actress died of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California.

Celebrities are paying tribute to Oscar and Emmy award-winning actress Cloris Leachman, who died Wednesday at the age of 94. Actor George Takei paid tribute to the late actress on Twitter.