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Cloris Leachman: 'Light on Her Feet' Kirstie Alley Will Win 'Dancing'

Posted Apr 12th 2011 at 09:05 AM by Rob Shuter

Hollywood veteran Cloris Leachman is convinced Kirstie Alley will win this season's 'Dancing With the Stars,' telling me she's been pleasantly surprised at how graceful the full-figured actress has been. "I was surprised how light she is on her feet," Cloris told me on the red carpet at the TV Land Awards on Sunday. "She's going to go much further than I went in the competition and I think ...

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Cloris Leachman Will 'Die First' Before Working With Mel Brooks Again

Posted Jul 13th 2010 at 08:00 PM by Stacy Jenel Smith

Cloris Leachman would like to dispel the notion that there's any bad blood between her and Mel Brooks over her not having been cast as Frau Blucher in the 2007-2009 Broadway version of "Young Frankenstein", the role she immortalized in the classic 1974 black-and-white film. The actress, who has a record eight Primetime Emmys under her belt , tells PopEater of the alleged rift, "Not at all, ...