Cloris Leachman

Performer

Personal Info

  • Birth Date
    April 30, 1926
  • Birth Location
    Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  • Death Date
    January 27, 2021
  • Death Location
    Encinitas, California, USA
  • Cause of Death
    Stroke, with Covid-19 as a contributing factor

Stage & Film

Performance

My Fair Lady
Kennedy Center Concert; 2013
...
  • Mrs. Higgins
Young Frankenstein
Workshop; 2006
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  • Frau Blucher
Great Expectations
Workshop; 2000
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  • Miss Havisham
Show Boat
2nd National Tour; 1996
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  • Parthy Ann Hawks (replacement: ?)
Show Boat
2nd National Tour; 1996
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  • Parthy Ann Hawks
Show Boat
Toronto Production; 1993
...
  • Parthy Ann Hawkes (replacement: ?)
High Spirits Cancelled
Broadway Revival; 1981
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  • Madame Arcati
Wonderful Town
Regional Tour; 1977
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  • Ruth Sherwood
Of Thee I Sing
Television Production; 1972
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  • Mary Turner
The Day Before Spring
Regional Production; 1953
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  • Catherine Townsend
South Pacific
Original Broadway Production; 1949
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  • Ensign Nellie Forbush (replacement: Oct 20, 1952 - Nov 19, 1952)
South Pacific
Original Broadway Production; 1949
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  • Ensign Nellie Forbush (understudy) (replacement: Jun 15, 1952 - Circa January 1953)

Commercial Audio

Performance

Of Thee I Sing
Television Soundtrack; 1972
...
  • Cast

Private Audio

Performance

Great Expectations
Workshop Cast; 2000
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  • Miss Havisham

Notes

No notes listed.

Photos & Headshots

Personal Info

  • Birth Date
    April 30, 1926
  • Birth Location
    Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  • Death Date
    January 27, 2021
  • Death Location
    Encinitas, California, USA
  • Cause of Death
    Stroke, with Covid-19 as a contributing factor

Other Names

  • No additional names listed.

Marriage & Family

Spouses/Partners

  • George H. Englund (Husband)
    April 19, 1953 - December 29, 1978; 5 children
    Relationship ended due to Divorce

Family

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