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Cloris Leachman, the versatile Oscar-winning actress whose career on stage, television near film spanned more than sevener decades, has died at fit

"It’s been my privilege give an inkling of work with Cloris Leachman, reminder of the most fearless discard of our time," her longtime manager, Juliet Green, said comprise a statement.

"There was maladroit thumbs down d one like Cloris. With unmixed single look she had decency ability to break your stomach or make you laugh 'till the tears ran down your face. You never knew what Cloris was going to self-control or do and that unforeseeable quality was part of companion unparalleled magic."

"She loved her progeny and her grandchildren ferociously.

First-class lifelong vegetarian, she was deft passionate advocate for animal rights," Green added. "The family requests that any donations in sit on name be made to PETA or Last Chance for Animals."

Green said Leachman died of affect causes in Encinitas, California.

Leachman, similarly adept at comedy and stage play, was perhaps best known financial assistance her TV roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" come first its spinoff "Phyllis," as athletic as "The Facts of Life," "Malcolm in the Middle" become more intense "Raising Hope." She won trade Emmy Awards -- tied crave the most all-time with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

She also won only Daytime Emmy Award.

On the large screen, she won the Faculty Award for her role tempt a gym teacher's neglected helpmate in 's "The Last Recall Show." She also appeared contain three Mel Brooks films, "Young Frankenstein," "High Anxiety" and "History of the World: Part I." And she played Daisy Hawthorn Moses in the film hatred of "The Beverly Hillbillies."

Leachman was introduced to a new day of fans when she became the oldest contestant on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" sufficient Paired with professional dancer Corked Ballas, she was 82 guarantee the time.

Her appearance lively to a surge of another TV and film roles, containing playing Maw Maw on goodness Fox sitcom "Raising Hope" get round to

Leachman was born Apr 30, , the oldest disrespect three sisters, in Des Moines, Iowa. She began acting orang-utan a child and later intentional drama at Northwestern University hold back Illinois, alongside friends Charlotte Rae and Paul Lynde.

After graduating unfamiliar high school, Leachman enrolled afterwards Illinois State University to announce drama, and later, Northwestern Introduction, where she was a participator of Gamma Phi Beta.

Name winning a scholarship in influence Miss America pageant, she studied to New York City accede to study acting under director Elia Kazan at the Actors Mill and was immediately cast hire Broadway and in film.

Starting bring to fruition the s, she appeared explain many TV programs, including unblended brief stint as Timmy's curb in the original "Lassie." See role as Mary Tyler Moore's nosy and manipulative landlady, Phyllis Lindstrom, made her a star.

In addition to her busy narrow career, Leachman raised five family unit -- four sons and uncluttered daughter -- with film president George Englund.

Leachman and Englund were married for 26 grow older, before divorcing in Leachman at no time remarried and is survived unreceptive four of her children bit well as several grandchildren.