Cloris Leachman dead at 94: Comedy icon passes away of natural causes at home in California

Cloris Leachman dead at 94: Comedy icon who was tied for most acting Emmys EVER passes away of natural causes at home in California

  • Oscar and Emmy-winning actress and comedy icon Cloris Leachman died of natural causes this Tuesday aged 94 
  • One of her sons told TMZ that her daughter Dinah was with her when she passed away at her own house in Encinitas, California 
  • Cloris, who became a star on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, was tied with Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the most acting Emmys won by anyone 

Oscar-winning actress and comedy icon Cloris Leachman died of natural causes this Tuesday aged 94.

One of her sons told TMZ that her daughter Dinah was with her when she passed away at her own house in Encinitas, California.

After becoming a star on The Mary Tyler Moore Show she earned an Academy Award and was tied with Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the most acting Emmys won by anyone.

Dearly departed: Oscar-winning actress and comedy icon Cloris Leachman died of natural causes this Tuesday aged 94

She was nominated 22 times for the Emmy Award and won eight, including two for her turn as Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s.

Cloris went onto lead the cast of a short-lived spin-off series called Phyllis, which earned her yet another Emmy nomination.

Even in her later years she continued to be a major presence in TV comedy, winning a further two Emmys as Grandma Ida on Malcolm In The Middle.