Cloris Leachman, known for her decades-long career in film, television and more, died at the age of 94.
She died on Wednesday of natural causes, her representative told Fox News.
Leachman was an actress who made history, having accumulated more Emmy awards than any other artist in the business, with eight prizes for prime time programming and an additional daytime Emmy for appearing on “ABC Afterschool Specials”.
However, his career has been gutted out of television as well, having appeared in a series of high-profile films and even winning an Oscar in 1972 for his supporting role in “The Last Picture Show”.
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Here’s a look at Leachman’s most famous roles:
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)
‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ stars (from left to right) Valerie Harper, Mary Tyler Moore and Cloris Leachman. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Leachman achieved great success and fame for the first time when he appeared on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” as Mary Richards de Moore’s self-centered landlady. She often exchanged blows with other ladies in the neighborhood.
The star appeared in 35 episodes of the iconic sitcom, skipping only in the show’s sixth season, although her role was greatly reduced in the third.
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Leachman’s first Emmy nomination came in 1972 for her work on the show, and she would win two Emmy nominations and be nominated for another only for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”.
Later, she would star in a spin-off of the show called “Phyllis”.
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Timothy Bottoms and Chloris Leachman on ‘The Last Picture Show’. (Photo by Columbia Pictures / courtesy of Getty Images)
Shortly after showing the world how funny she could be, Leachman appeared on “The Last Picture Show”, based on Larry McMurtry’s 1966 novel of the same name.
In the film, the actress plays Ruth Popper, the depressed wife of a high school football coach, who begins an affair with one of her husband’s students. She was eventually dismissed by the athlete in favor of someone closer to her age.
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Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, “The Last Picture Show” received rave reviews and won an Oscar not only for Leachman, but also for Ben Johnson.
Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd and Eileen Brennan also starred.
A Brand New Life (1973)
Cloris Leachman in the TV movie ‘A Brand New Life’. (Photo by Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
A year after winning an Oscar, Leachman won his first Emmy for his performances in the television movie “A Brand New Life”.
The drama followed Leachman and Oscar winner Martin Balsam as a middle-aged couple preparing to have their first child after 18 years of marriage.
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Oscar nominee Sam O’Steen directed the film, which also featured Marge Redmond, Mildred Dunnock and Gene Nelson.
The musical composition of “A Brand New Life” also won an Emmy nomination.
Young Frankenstein (1975)
Cloris Leachman as Frau Blucher in ‘Young Frankenstein’.
(20th Century Fox)
One of Leachman’s frequent collaborators was Mel Brooks, who directed and co-wrote “Young Frankenstein”.
The comedy introduced the star as Frau Blucher, the housekeeper of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, whose property was left to his grandson, Frederick, after his death. Blucher – whose name scares horses – later reveals that she had a romantic relationship with Victor before his death.
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The iconic Gene Wilder starred in the film with Madeline Kahn, Peter Boyle and Teri Garr.
Phyllis (1975-1977)
Cloris Leachman starred as the main character in ‘Phyllis’, a spin-off of ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Just a few years after the character’s debut on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, Phyllis Lindstrom of Leachman became the subject of a spin-off.
“Phyllis” saw the character move to San Francisco with her daughter after her husband’s death to live with her parents. Phyllis had to – comedically, of course – rediscover herself and the American workforce after years of living as the wife of a wealthy man.
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The show lasted only two seasons, but saw Leachman win a Golden Globe for his performance, as well as another Emmy nomination.
She also played the character in a 1974 episode of “Rhonda”, another spin-off of “Mary Tyler Moore Show”, starring Valerie Harper.
The facts of life (1986-1988)
Cloris Leachman joined ‘The Facts of Life’ for the final two seasons. (Photo by: Gary Null / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank)
“The Facts of Life” was another popular spin-off after Charlotte Rae’s Edna Garrett, who originally appeared in “Diff’rent Strokes”.
In the eighth season of the show, Rae began his exit from the series and Leachman was brought in to play his sister, Beverly Ann, who would continue to run his sister’s store. She even appeared several times with guest star George Clooney.
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The show ended after its ninth season and Leachman’s second.
Spanish (2004)
Cloris Leachman in ‘Spanglish’.
(Columbia Pictures)
In “Spanglish,” the actress played Evelyn, the alcoholic mother-in-law of John Clasky of Adam Sandler, the patriarch of a family who hires a new nanny named Flor.
After sobering up, Evelyn confronts her daughter, Deborah, about her extramarital affair before discussing her own mistakes as mothers.
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The film received mixed reviews on its debut and sank at the box office, but earned Leachman a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination – one of only two in his entire career.
Raising Hope (2010-2014)
Cloris Leachman won her most recent Emmy nomination for her work on ‘Raising Hope’. (FOX Image Collection photo via Getty Images)
Decades after becoming big on television, Leachman proved that he can still produce high-quality performances.
For four seasons, the actress appeared as “Maw Maw” Thompson, Jimmy’s great-grandmother, who becomes a single father after the mother of her baby, with whom he had an overnight affair, is sentenced to death.
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The role, which included her character’s decline in dementia, earned Leachman an 2011 Emmy nomination for best guest actress in a comedy before becoming a regular on the series.