Photos: Remembering Cloris Leachman, 1926-2021
Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Cloris Leachman died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at age 94. Here's a look back at her career, in photos.
Actress Cloris Leachman, right, and director George Englund pose during their reception at the home of a friend in Hamden, Conn., on April 19, 1953, after the couple were married at Grace Episcopal church. (AP Photo)
Cast members of "King Of Hearts" Cloris Leachman, left, Rex Thompson and Patchwork Peggy, the five-year-old sheepdog Thompson handles in the Broadway comedy, stroll down Shubert Alley in New York City on July 12, 1954. Leachman walks her doberman pinscher, Gaby. (AP Photo)
Right at home in the thespian atmosphere at Sardi?s in New York on July 12, 1954 is Patchwork?s Peggy, five-year-old champion Old English sheepdog of the Broadway play ?King of Hearts.? Peggy?s luncheon companions are Cloris Leachman and Rex Thompson, who are also featured in the play. (AP Photo)
From left, Sammi, "Sweetheart" Giancola, Cloris Leachman, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWOWW" Farley and Deena Nicole Cortese present the award for best female video at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Actress Cloris Leachman gestures to honoree Mel Brooks in the audience during the American Film Institute's 41st Lifetime Achievement Award Gala at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizello/Invision/AP)
Actress Cloris Leachman makes a face as she attends the "Hitchcock" gala screening as part of AFI Fest in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Creator/Producer Kenn Viselman,left, Cloris Leachman, center, and Jaime Pressly attend the LA premiere of The Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)
Cloris Leachman attends the premiere of "The Comedian" during the 2016 AFI Fest at the Egyptian Theatre on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Actress Cloris Leachman wears a headband hat with black tulip shaped veiling, called a topette by designer Alfred Brod, in May 1959. (AP Photo)
Richard Kinon, center, directs Cloris Leachman, right, and John Erickson in the first show for a new television mystery series being filmed in Hollywood, Ca., on May 24, 1962. (AP Photo)
Actress Cloris Leachman accepts her Oscar at the 44th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Music Center in Los Angeles, Ca., on April 10, 1972. Leachman won for best supporting actress for her role in "The Last Picture Show." In the background is presenter and actress Raquel Welch. (AP Photo)
Cloris Leachman poses with Oscars after she was named ?best supporting actress? at the annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Music Center in Los Angeles on Monday, April 11, 1972. Miss Leachman was honored for her role in ?The Last Picture Show.? (AP Photo)
Actor Henry Fonda shares his giant birthday cookie with actress Cloris Leachman during a celebration in Beverly Hills, Ca., Friday, May 17, 1980. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)
Raquel Welch, Cloris Leachman, named best supporting actress and Gene Hackman at the 1971 Academy Awards presented March 27, 1972 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
Actress Cloris Leachman at her California home Oct. 18, 1984. (AP Photo/Sal Veder)
Cloris Leachman, as ?Granny?, wields a shovel in a scene from the upcoming movie, ?The Beverly Hillbillies.? Finding the perfect ?Granny? for the movie was simple in September 1993 says casting director Glenn Daniels. ?Cloris Leachman was the first one we cast because she was so perfect,? he said. (AP Photo/Deana Newcomb)
Actress Cloris Leachman in October 1993. (AP Photo)
Actress Cloris Leachman poses with a dancer at the Govenor's Ball after the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday Sept. 10, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Actress Cloris Leachman poses with a dancer at the Govenor's Ball after the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday Sept. 10, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Cloris Leachman carries her award for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series, for her work on "Malcolm In The Middle," off stage during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
"Beerfest" cast members Paul Soter, left, and Cloris Leachman mingle at the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Rose Parade Grand Marshall Actress Cloris Leachman waves as she moves along Colorado Blvd. during the 120th Rose Parade in Pasadena Calif., Thursday, Jan 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Actress Cloris Leachman, the Rose Parade Grand Marshall, gestures at the Rose Bowl kickoff luncheon, Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Actress Cloris Leachman is shown in Los Angeles, Ca., in 1987. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
Cloris Leachman, at left and her son George Englund attend The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at The University of California Los Angeles Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)
Actress Cloris Leachman, left, leans on actress Martha Plimpton while they participate in a panel discussion for "Raising Hope" at the Fox Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Actress Cloris Leachman, from "Raising Hope", participates in a panel discussion at the Fox Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
In this Nov. 16, 2010 photo, actress Cloris Leachman poses for a portrait in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)
Inductee Cloris Leachman arrives at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 20th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Cloris Leachman, 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, has died at 94.