DANCING WITH THE STARS

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 19: DANCING WITH THE STARS - REHEARSALS - Actress Cloris Leachman's storied career has been recognized with nine Emmys¨, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award¨. She has the distinction of being the only woman to win eight Primetime Emmy¨ Awards and one Daytime Emmy¨. Cloris has starred in a wide range of theater, television and motion picture projects, creating such indelible characters as Phyllis in the TV series "Phyllis" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Frau Blucher in "Young Frankenstein," Nurse Diesel in "High Anxiety" and Ruth Popper in "The Last Picture Show" (for which she won an Oscar¨ and a BAFTA). In 2008 she has already completed three new films, "The Women," "American Cowslip" and "New York I Love You." She is in the process of writing her memoir and is currently touring the U.S. with her one-woman show, "CLORIS!" She teams with World Latin Champion and Mark's father, Corky Ballas, who makes his series debut. (Photo by Adam Larkey/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)