Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an American actress of stage film and television. She has won eight primetime Emmy Awards—more than any other female performer—and one Daytime Emmy Award. She won an Academy Award for Best SupportingActress in the 1971 film The Last Picture Show. She is best known for playing the nosy, self-centered and manipulative landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the 1970s TV series Mary Tyler Moore, and later on the spin-off series, Phyllis. She also appeared in three Mel Brooks films, including Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety. In recent years, she became very popular for her recurring role as Lois’s ruthless mother Ida, on Malcolm in the Middle. She currently stars in the new hit comedy Raising Hope (FOX), where she plays the wacky grandmother “Maw Maw” to the delight of audiences. Cloris has been nominated recently for her role in Raising Hope….I loved Cloris in the Mary Tyler Moore Show…..One of my all time fav sows…..When I was a kid….
We had the total delight of photographing her recently in our studio and can I say that it was such an amazing experience to photograph such an amazing professional actress and show girl…Thank you Cloris for putting up with us…..
