ANABEL ENGLUND’S EMMY-AWARD WINNING GRANDMOTHER PASSES AWAY AT 94 – [READ]

Critically acclaimed actress and beloved comedian Cloris Leachman passes from natural causes at age 94.

Cloris Leachman passed away of natural causes in her home in Encinitas, California on Tuesday night. Her final moments were spent in the company of her loving family. Her son told TMZ, “She had the best life beginning to end that you could wish for someone. She was at peace and she left everyone with a lot of love.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cloris Leachman was also the grandmother of artist/producer/DJ of Anabel Englund. Anabel is best known for her collaborative work with electronic and house artists such as Lee Foss and MK. In a series of IG posts she remembers her grandma.

In her caption she shares, “I lost my brilliant, larger than life, didn’t give a f*** about what anyone thought, beautiful, one of a kind grandma yesterday. I miss her so much already. I don’t know what to think or to say other than thank you to everyone who has reached out. It’s so amazing to see how many lives she touched with her comedy & straight up crazZee personality. If you have a funny memory or thought you want to share about her plz do in the comments so I can smile & daydream of her & you.”

Her career first took off after she was a competitor in the 1946 Miss America Pageant and then made her acting debut on the ‘Actors Studio’ TV series. As her acting career grew, she hit her breakthrough moment with her role as Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. This moment defined her career as she won two Emmys and a Golden Globe for ‘Best TV Actress’ from the show.

The awards don’t stop there. In 1971 she stars in The Last Picture Show with Young Frankenstein and won an Oscar for ‘Best Supporting Actress’. In fact, Cloris was Emmy nominated 22 times–the most nominated actress in history. Tied with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, her eight wins mark the most of all time.

The Hollywood star was also in iconic films such as: The Twilight Zone, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Spanglish, and Raising Hope. More recently, Cloris’s voiced roles for The Croods and Bob’s Burgers and even competed on Dancing With The Stars at age 84.

Cloris Leachman was a beautiful soul and absolute legend. May her legacy live on to inspire others today.

Jaci Soukhathivong

An Atlanta gal chasing her love for electronic dance music. I’ve been with Exron since 2018 and have the privilege of contributing to the culture alongside other badass women whom I now call my friends. My introduction to the scene was first influenced by trap music, but my discography has since expanded to touch a bit of everything. Some of my favorite artists are Zeds Dead, Cloonee, Nghtmre, Flume, Infekt, Sosa, Bleu Clair, Subtronics, but the list goes on forever.

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