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Actress Cloris Litchman ("Mary Tyler Moore", "Malcolm in the Middle") passed away at the age of 94

Cloris Litchman, who holds the record for most Emmy nominations and wins, has passed away.

She is known for iconic roles in the series "Mary Taylor Moore" and "Malcolm in the Middle", the film "The Last Movie Show" and the classic comedies of Mel Brooks

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Thursday, 28 January 2021, 01:05

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With one of her many Emmy Awards.

Cloris Litchman (Photo: AP, CHRIS CARLSON)

American actress and comedian Cloris Litchman passed away at the age of 94. Litchman's career spanned seven decades and won her countless awards.

She holds the record for most Emmy nominations, 22 in total, and until recently also held the record for single-player wins alone, until Julia Louis-Dreyfus equaled her 2017 record.

In addition, Litchman won the Academy Award as well as the FTA, Golden Globe and many more awards.

Litchman broke into the Miss America pageant in 1946, studied acting at Ilya Kazan's studio in New York and made her professional debut in 1948. Her breakthrough came more than two decades later, when she played Phyllis Lindstrom, the prying and cunning landlady of the groundbreaking comedy heroine "Mary Tyler Moore," from 1970 to 1975. Her role there earned her two Emmy Awards and a daughter series, "Phyllis." , Which aired for two more seasons.

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Cloris Litchman and Friend (Photo: GettyImages, Hulton Archive)

Along with "Mary Tyler Moore" she played a supporting role in 1971 in Peter Bogdanovich's masterpiece, "The Last Movie Show," a role that won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In addition, Litchman was part of Mel Brooks' regular cast and starred in some of his great classics, including "Young Frankenstein" and "The Crazy History of the World."

In addition, she participated in films such as "Butch and Cassidy", "Spanglish", "Love You New York", "Hansel and Gretel" produced by Menachem Golan, and many other films.

She has appeared on television and starred in dozens of series, including "Facts of Life," "Raising Hope," "The Office," "American Gods" and of course "Malcolm in the Middle," another role that earned her an Emmy Award and many other nominations.

She continued to work and perform right up until the last year of her life.

In addition to her acting career, Litchman has been a prominent animal activist.

She was even the oldest contestant in the history of American "Dancing with the Stars."

Litchman's Oscar win

A video of Litchman with the animal organization PETA

Litchman in a stormy tango dance

My mother on "Mary Tyler Moore."

Cloris Litchman (Photo: AP)

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