Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress who memorably played Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died. She was 94. “It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time,” her manager Juliet Green said. “There was no one like Cloris.
With a single look she had the ability to break your heart or make you laugh 'til 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. ”Leachman reportedly died of natural causes on Tuesday (26 January) in Encinitas, California.
Leachman first came to prominence in the 1970s on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which she played Mary Richards's self-absorbed downstairs.
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