Cloris Leachman, Oscar-winning actor also known as TVโs Phyllis Lindstrom, dies at 94, publicist says
Cloris Leachman during "Spanglish" Press Conference with Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni, James L. Brooks, Paz Vega and Cloris Leachman at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Vera Anderson/WireImage)LOS ANGELES โ Cloris Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the โThe Last Picture Showโ and Emmys for her comedic work in โThe Mary Tyler Moore Showโ and other TV series, has died. Leachman died of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California, publicist Monique Moss said Wednesday. Millions of viewers knew the actor as the self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis in โThe Mary Tyler Moore Show.โ She also appeared as the mother of Timmy on the โLassieโ series. She played a frontier prostitute in โButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,โ a crime spree family member in โCrazy Mama,โ and the infamous Frau Bucher in Mel Brooksโ โYoung Frankenstein.โ