Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted July 8, 2018 The actress Cloris Leachman is ninety-fucking-two, as she would say, and hasn't got a thread like 4 of her Mary Tyler Moore Show chums. She's one of the few people with a truly instantly recognisable name à la Zsa Zsa. Her illustrious career goes back 70 years and has seen her win a whopping 8 Emmys. Her role in The Last Picture Show bagged her an Oscar. Seems deathlisty. That 2015 photo above inspired a "Sad Last Days" article. She had hurt her ankle a few days before the picture was taken, plus the National Enquirer writers have clearly never seen an 89-year-old woman without makeup. This is her at her most recent red carpet event on 2nd March of this year: She is a strict vegetarian and leads an active lifestyle. In the 2010s alone she has made 86 film/TV appearances. One of those is The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, a God-awful POS spawn-of-satan "what moron thought that was a good idea" type of film. It stands as the lowest-grossing film EVER released in >2k theatres. She's back on track now, with films planned for as far ahead as 2020. I believe and hope she'll be around for longer than that, but she should be on people's radar. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 8, 2018 I respect the 'I had to'. I agree. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted July 8, 2018 Hi Hat, hiya pal...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted July 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: I respect the 'I had to'. I agree. What is this? SC agreeing with the creation of a thread? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said: What is this? SC agreeing with the creation of a thread? Quit while you're ahead before I call you out post whoring with follow-ups 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted July 8, 2018 I loved her in the Disney film, The North Avenue Irregulars. Also knew her from The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Phyllis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted July 9, 2018 huh, I swear that she already had a thread 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet 251 Posted July 9, 2018 She still looks good for her age so I think she will probably live into her late 90s. But nobody can know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted April 29, 2019 Ninety-fucking-three today! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted April 29, 2019 23 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said: Ninety-fucking-three today! You don't look a day over 17. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 279 Posted May 7, 2019 I looked at Cloris Leachman's Twitter account this week -- nothing since January. No mention of Georgia Engel's passing, no reprise tweet thanking people for sending her birthday greetings on Twitter. I wonder if she's circling the drain. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted November 15, 2019 Pictured at Ed Asner's 90th birthday do earlier this month: Looking a bit older, but still fantastic for 93. It wouldn't be a surprise if she were to outlive him. And she clearly wants to get her money's worth out of that top! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted April 10, 2020 Her house is for sale: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailynews.com/2020/03/04/cloris-leachmans-topanga-home-lists-for-3-4-million/amp/ https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-3935-bw22kr/timeless-one-of-a-kind-home-topanga-ca-90290 Quote The Journal said the actress now seeks to downsize. Does it mean anything? Maybe, maybe not. Whatever it takes to keep this thread active. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted April 30, 2020 Ninety-fucking-four today! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted January 27, 2021 On 30 April 2020 at 01:07, Clorox Bleachman said: Ninety-fucking-four today! Not gonna see ninety-fucking-five. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Robinson 71 Posted January 27, 2021 26 minutes ago, ajlposh said: Dead That’s a big one right there. She was a pretty talented actress even though I’ve never really seen The Mary Tyler Moore show in its entirety. 94 is a good age to live though. R.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted January 27, 2021 That's a shame. Quite a promising DDP player in recent years... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,650 Posted January 27, 2021 Daily Mail QO. A hit for over a dozen DDP teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted January 27, 2021 #3 for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted January 27, 2021 Aww, my gut told me she was on her way out, which is why I picked her in DDP. It might have seemed like a long shot but here we are before the end of January. I don't profess to be some kind of stan (it's only a punny username after all) but she was my favourite of the Mel Brooks-era comedy actors. Very talented and throughly deserving of her Oscar. Watching The Last Picture Show feels like a fitting tribute. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,650 Posted January 27, 2021 Leachman also stayed current and as such was closely associated with modern cinema/television, so it's easy to forget just how far back her career went. She was in the 1947 film Carnegie Hall... which also starred Marsha Hunt, 9 years her senior, who survives her ofc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted January 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Leachman also stayed current and as such was closely associated with modern cinema/television, so it's easy to forget just how far back her career went. She was in the 1947 film Carnegie Hall... which also starred Marsha Hunt, 9 years her senior, who survives her ofc. One of those CVs people will know her from something ie Mrs msc there. Butch Cassidy? No. Young Frankenstein? Loves the film, couldn't mind her. The grandma in Malcolm in the Middle? "Oh, her!" Also in It's A Good Life, which many folk consider the greatest episode of the Twilight Zone. (I mean, I think its The Obsolete Man with Burgess Meredith, but Bill Mumy's great too!) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,650 Posted January 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, msc said: One of those CVs people will know her from something ie Mrs msc there. Butch Cassidy? No. Young Frankenstein? Loves the film, couldn't mind her. The grandma in Malcolm in the Middle? "Oh, her!" Also in It's A Good Life, which many folk consider the greatest episode of the Twilight Zone. (I mean, I think its The Obsolete Man with Burgess Meredith, but Bill Mumy's great too!) She was brilliant also as the perverted secretary in the Adam Sandler film The Longest Yard. The one good thing in that movie! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 132 Posted January 27, 2021 Well known for the Mary Tyler Moore show, but also a great actress in her own right- sadly, I didn't put her on my list! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
