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Post by michelle on Jan 27, 2021 23:14:56 GMT -5
Cloris Leachman
LUCHINA FISHER
Wed, January 27, 2021, 2:35 PM·3 min read
Cloris Leachman, the versatile Oscar-winning actress whose career on stage, television and film spanned more than seven decades, has died at age 94.
"It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time," her longtime manager, Juliet Green, said in a statement. "There was no one like Cloris. With a single look she had the ability to break your heart or make you laugh 'till the tears ran down your face. You never knew what Cloris was going to say or do and that unpredictable quality was part of her unparalleled magic."
"She loved her children and her grandchildren ferociously. A lifelong vegetarian, she was a passionate advocate for animal rights," Green added. "The family requests that any donations in her name be made to PETA or Last Chance for Animals."
Green said Leachman died of natural causes in Encinitas, California.
PHOTO: Actress Cloris Leachman attends the 44th AFI Life Achievement Awards Gala Tribute to John Williams at Dolby Theatre, June 9, 2016, in Hollywood, Calif. (Earl Gibson III/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE)
PHOTO: Actress Cloris Leachman attends the 44th AFI Life Achievement Awards Gala Tribute to John Williams at Dolby Theatre, June 9, 2016, in Hollywood, Calif. (Earl Gibson III/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE)
Leachman, equally adept at comedy and drama, was perhaps best known for her TV roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff "Phyllis," as well as "The Facts of Life," "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Raising Hope." She won eight Emmy Awards -- tied for the most all-time with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She also won one Daytime Emmy Award.
On the big screen, she won the Academy Award for her role as a gym teacher's neglected wife in 1971's "The Last Picture Show." She also appeared in three Mel Brooks films, "Young Frankenstein," "High Anxiety" and "History of the World: Part I." And she played Daisy May Moses in the 1993 film version of "The Beverly Hillbillies."
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Leachman was introduced to a new generation of fans when she became the oldest contestant on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" in 2008. Paired with professional dancer Corky Ballas, she was 82 at the time. Her appearance led to a surge of new TV and film roles, including playing Maw Maw on the Fox sitcom "Raising Hope" from 2010 to 2014.
www.yahoo.com/gma/cloris-leachman-oscar-winner-star-221100121.html
I think only one person had capacity to dance at that age. I'm still searching for 'Bill'
LUCHINA FISHER
Wed, January 27, 2021, 2:35 PM·3 min read
Cloris Leachman, the versatile Oscar-winning actress whose career on stage, television and film spanned more than seven decades, has died at age 94.
"It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time," her longtime manager, Juliet Green, said in a statement. "There was no one like Cloris. With a single look she had the ability to break your heart or make you laugh 'till the tears ran down your face. You never knew what Cloris was going to say or do and that unpredictable quality was part of her unparalleled magic."
"She loved her children and her grandchildren ferociously. A lifelong vegetarian, she was a passionate advocate for animal rights," Green added. "The family requests that any donations in her name be made to PETA or Last Chance for Animals."
Green said Leachman died of natural causes in Encinitas, California.
PHOTO: Actress Cloris Leachman attends the 44th AFI Life Achievement Awards Gala Tribute to John Williams at Dolby Theatre, June 9, 2016, in Hollywood, Calif. (Earl Gibson III/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE)
PHOTO: Actress Cloris Leachman attends the 44th AFI Life Achievement Awards Gala Tribute to John Williams at Dolby Theatre, June 9, 2016, in Hollywood, Calif. (Earl Gibson III/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE)
Leachman, equally adept at comedy and drama, was perhaps best known for her TV roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff "Phyllis," as well as "The Facts of Life," "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Raising Hope." She won eight Emmy Awards -- tied for the most all-time with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She also won one Daytime Emmy Award.
On the big screen, she won the Academy Award for her role as a gym teacher's neglected wife in 1971's "The Last Picture Show." She also appeared in three Mel Brooks films, "Young Frankenstein," "High Anxiety" and "History of the World: Part I." And she played Daisy May Moses in the 1993 film version of "The Beverly Hillbillies."
SLIDESHOW: Larry King, Hank Aaron, Joanne Rogers and other notable people who died in 2021
Leachman was introduced to a new generation of fans when she became the oldest contestant on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" in 2008. Paired with professional dancer Corky Ballas, she was 82 at the time. Her appearance led to a surge of new TV and film roles, including playing Maw Maw on the Fox sitcom "Raising Hope" from 2010 to 2014.
www.yahoo.com/gma/cloris-leachman-oscar-winner-star-221100121.html
I think only one person had capacity to dance at that age. I'm still searching for 'Bill'