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Actress and comedian Cloris Leachman died of natural causes Tuesday at her home in Encinitas, California, with her daughter Dinah, by her side, her son has told TMZ.

“She had the best life beginning to end that you could wish for someone…she left everyone with a lot of love.”

Leachman best known for her work on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spinoff “Phyllis” won eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and, along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, most awarded actress in Emmy history.