8 Facts From Cloris Leachman's Career

1. #001

   Cloris Leachman won nine Emmy Awards, including one Daytime Emmy, more than any other actor or actress.

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2. #005

   On September 20, 1980, Cloris Leachman was honored with a Television Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6435 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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3. #011

   Cloris Leachman was one of two actresses to win both the Best Supporting Actress Oscar (for The Last Picture Show (1971)) and the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy (for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)). The other is Allison Janney, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for I, Tonya (2017) and twice won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for "Mom" (2013).

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4. #018

   Cloris Leachman was awarded the 1978 Joseph Jefferson Award for Guest Artist for her performance in the play "Twigs" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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5. #019

   Cloris Leachman is the second of three performers to have won Emmy Awards in all three categories: Comedy, Drama and Limited Series/TV Movie. Edward Asner was the first to do so, and Uzo Aduba joined them in 2020.

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6. #025

   Cloris Leachman became the 70th actor to win an Oscar, taking the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Last Picture Show (1971) at the 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) on April 10, 1972.

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7. #026

   Cloris Leachman was a close friend of Phyllis Love; they attended Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, together. Leachman was a member of the Theodore Roosevelt High School Hall of Fame in 1987.

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8. #027

   After competing in the 1946 Miss America pageant, Leachman won a scholarship to study with Elia Kazan at the Actors Studio. In 1948 she appeared in the Broadway play "Sundown Beach," directed by Kazan and also featuring Julie Harris, Nehemiah Persoff and Phyllis Thaxter.

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