Phyllis Lindstrom: Last News

Wendi McLendon-Covey became an instantly iconic television mom the moment she donned Beverly Goldberg's feathered locks on. But even after nine seasons of her hit ABC comedy, the hilarious actress has a hard time counting herself among the greats.«That anyone would consider me an iconic TV mom is such a compliment, because I grew up with Marion Cunningham and June Cleaver and all the greats,» McLendon-Covey told ET's Kevin Frazier as she was honored as one of ET's Iconic TV Moms this Mother's Day. «I loved watching those moms, and now that I’m playing a mom, oh my god, I have such a new respect for moms everywhere, because it is not up for the faint of heart.»As for what other TV character she'd compare Beverly to, the star named Cloris Leachman's memorable nosy neighbor, Phyllis Lindstrom, from «She was actively helicopter parenting,» she noted with a laugh.

Cloris Leachman, the actress best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died on Wednesday, January 27, Us Weekly can confirm. She was 94.

Another star has fallen over Hollywood. Cloris Leachman, the actress who a record-setting number of Primetime Emmy Awards and an Academy Award for her part in The Last Picture Show, has died, according to TMZ. The woman many know as the character Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (and its subsequent spin-off, Phyllis) passed away of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, CA on the night of Jan. 26 with her daughter, Dinah, by her side, her son told the outlet.