Complex sentence: Leachman's longest-running role was the nosy, self-centered, and manipulative landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the CBS sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the 1970s, and later reprised the role on its spin-off series, "Phyllis".
Split into simpler sentences: Leachman's longest-running role was the nosy, self-centered, and manipulative landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the CBS sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the 1970s. Leachman later reprised the role on its spin-off series, "Phyllis".