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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 performer) and one Daytime Emmy Award. She co-starred in the 1971 film ''The Last Picture Show'' for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. As Miss Chicago, Leachman competed in the 20th Miss America pageant and placed in the Top 16 in 1946. Leachman's longest running role was the nosy, self-centered and manipulative landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the 1970s TV series ''Mary Tyler Moore'', and later on the spinoff series, ''Phyllis''. She also appeared in three Mel Brooks films, including ''Young Frankenstein''. She had a regular role in the last two seasons of ''The Facts of Life'', portraying the character Beverly Ann Stickle. She also played the role of Daisy May "Granny" Moses in the 1993 film "The Beverly Hillbillies", directed by Penelope Spheeris. In the 2000s, she had a recurring role as Lois' mother Ida Gorski on ''Malcolm in the Middle''. She appeared as a roaster in the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget in 2008. Leachman was a contestant on Season 7 (2008) of ''Dancing with the Stars'', paired with Corky Ballas. At the age of 82, she is the oldest contestant to have danced on the series.〔''Us Weekly'', Issue 718, p. 82.〕 From 2010 to 2014 she starred as Maw Maw in the television comedy ''Raising Hope''. Leachman was the grand marshal for the 2009 New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, California.〔("Cloris Leachman named Rose Parade Grand Marshal." ) ''Pasadena Star-News''.〕 She presided over the 120th parade, the theme being "Hats off to Entertainment" and the 95th Rose Bowl game. ==Early life== Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa, where she attended Theodore Roosevelt High School. She is the eldest of three daughters of Berkeley Claiborne "Buck" Leachman, who worked at the family-owned Leachman Lumber Company, and Cloris (née Wallace).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=West Bancorporation Inc. )〕 Her youngest sister, Claiborne Cary (1932–2010), was an actress and singer. Leachman's maternal grandmother was of Bohemian (Czech) descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cloris Leachman Drives Fast, Dances Well, Adores Her Grandkids )〕 Leachman majored in drama at Illinois State University and Northwestern University, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta and a classmate of future comic actor Paul Lynde. Leachman began appearing on television and in films shortly after competing in Miss America as Miss Chicago 1946. Before that she was very active at the Des Moines Playhouse, starring in many productions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cloris Leachman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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