Daughter of Cloris Wallace Y Berkeley Clairborne Leachman, has two sisters, one of whom, Claiborne cary, was also an actress.
Chloris majored in drama in the Illinois State University and in the Northwestern University, where he was part of the fraternity Gamma Phi Beta, and where he had as a partner the famous comic actor Paul lynde.
Later he continued training in the Actors Studio from New York.
Leachman began to appear on television shows and in movies after competing in Miss america Y Miss chicago in the year 1946.
Also, after that, he participated in several productions of the Des Moines Playhouse.
Leachman He developed a successful career in both film and television, which since the 1940s has included more than 60 films and 170 appearances in series and telefilms.
On the big screen, some of his credits include roles in dramas like “The deadly kiss“,”two men and one destiny“, with Paul newman Y Robert Redford, “The last movie“, with Jeff Bridges Y Cybil shepherd, “Dillinger“, Y “Music of the heart“, with Meryl streep; and comedies like “Young Frankenstein“,”Maximum anxiety“,”The crazy history of the world“,”The heartbreaker“,”Rustic in Dinerolandia“,”Friends forever”, In which he worked together with Christina Ricci, Rosie O’Donnell Y Melanie Griffith, “Hanging“, with Meg ryan Y Diane keaton, “Bad santa“,”Scary movie 4“,”All about women“, Which she starred in with Meg ryan, Annette bening Y Eva mendes, “New York, I Love You” Y “Again you?“, among other.
On television, she has been a guest actress in countless series, among the most outstanding in recent times “The Nanny“,”Diagnosis Murder“,”The Twilight Zone“,”Two and a half Men“,”The office“,”Phineas & Ferb” Y “Hawthorne”And also had regular participations in“Walter & Emily“, Where he played Emily collins between 1991 and 1992, it was Grammy Winthrop on “Thanks”, Dot richmond on “The Ellen Show”, Going on “Malcom”, And since 2010 she can be seen in the role of Maw Maw on “Raising Hope”.
Among his next projects, we can mention the tapes “The Story of Bonnie and Clyde“,”Timberwolf“,”The Fields” Y “The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure”, All of them currently in different stages of production.
Regarding her personal life, she was married between 1953 and 1979 with the businessman George Englund, with whom he had 5 children: Bryan (who passed away in 1986), Morgan, Adam, Dinah Y George.
The vegetarian artist posed for PETA in 2009 covered only in lettuce.
In March 2009 the actress published her autobiography, entitled “Cloris: My Autobiography”.