Rue McClanahan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1934-02-21 (76 years old)

Deathday

2010-06-03

Place of Birth

Healdton, Oklahoma, USA

Rue McClanahan

Biography

A veteran television actress and Broadway star of the 50s, Rue McClanahan was an actress noticed by television executive, Norman Lear. Lear cast her in a number of television shows, including "All in the Family" (1971) with 'Carroll OConnor' and "Maude" (1972) with Bea Arthur. McClanahan next co-starred with Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry, Betty White and Carol Burnett in "Mama's Family" (1983) for three years, and after it was canceled by NBC, McClanahan was probably best known for her role as the saucy, sharp southern belle, Blanche, in "The Golden Girls" (1985). She once again worked with Bea Arthur and Betty White, and with relative newcomer E...

Acting

1997

Starship Troopers

as Biology Teacher

1989

1982

The Day the Bubble Burst

as Barbara Arvey

1997

Out to Sea

as Mrs. Ellen Carruthers

2018

Betty White: First Lady of Television

as Self (archive Footage)

1998

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

as Edna Callahan

1963

Five Minutes to Love

as Sally 'Poochie'

1995

A Holiday to Remember

as Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt

1983

The Skin of Our Teeth

as Fortune Teller

1971

Hogan's Goat

as Josey Finn

1972

1964

How to Succeed with Girls

as Lorena (as Patty Leigh)

1965

1979

Topper

as Clara Topper

1978

Rainbow

as Ida Koverman

2001

Nuncrackers

as Reverend Mother

1998

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

as Mother Superior

1993

Nunsense

as Rev. Mother Mary Regina

1994

Nunsense 2: The Sequel

as Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina

1990

Children of the Bride

as Margaret Becker

1993

Mother of the Bride

as Margaret Becker Hix

2003

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

as Self / Blanche Devereaux

1997

Annabelle's Wish

as Scarlett (voice)

1993

Message from Nam

as Beatrice Andrews

1971

They Might Be Giants

as Daisy Playfair

2008

2002

The Women

as Countess DeLage

1990

Modern Love

as Mrs. Evelyn Parker

2021

The Golden Girls: Ageless

as Self (archive footage)

1990

The Dreamer of Oz

as Matilda Joslyn Gage

2000

1980

Gridlock

as Adele Sherman

1990

After the Shock

as Sherra Cox

1981

Word of Honor

as Maggie McNeill

1996

Dear God

as Mom Turner

2005

Back to You & Me

as Helen Ludwick

2003

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

as Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)

1988

Liberace

as Frances Liberace

1989

1987

The Little Match Girl

as Frances Dutton

2020

Spaceship Earth

as Herself (Archival footage)

1973

Blade

as Gail

2003

Miracle Dogs

as Katherine Mannion

1991

Baby of the Bride

as Margaret Becker Hix

2003

The Fighting Temptations

as Nancy Stringer

1988

1978

Having Babies III

as Gloria Miles

2010

Gaze

as Self (archive footage)

1998

Border to Border

as Mrs. Kirby

1990

To My Daughter

as Laura Carlson

1986

Picnic

as Flo Owens

1990

The Earth Day Special

as Blanche Devereaux

1996

Innocent Victims

as Marylou Hennis

Production

1991

Baby of the Bride

as Co-Executive Producer

1993

Mother of the Bride

as Co-Executive Producer

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