Rue McClanahan
Age: 76 | From: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1934-02-21 00:00:10
Death: 2010-06-03 00:00:10
Aliases: Patti Leigh , Patty Leigh , Rhue McClanahan
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
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Movie Involvements: 48
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
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 Estelle Getty. All four of the women won Emmy Awards for their roles. After Bea Arthur left the show after eight seasons, McClanahan, White and Getty returned for a brief spin-off in "The Golden Palace" (1992). In the mid-nineties, McClanahan was diagnosed with cancer, but was able to fight it successfully. In addition to lending her talents to a number of made for TV films, McClanahan has also appeared on the big screen in recent years co-starring with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the comedy Out to Sea (1997) and with Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997). McClanahan also spends her time joining and helping organizations against cancer, AIDS, and cruelty against animals.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order
(1990) Lois McIntyre
Columbo
(1971) Verity Chandler
Touched by an Angel
(1994) Lila Winslow
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Miriam Radford
Promised Land
(1996) Valerie Carter
Spider-Man
(1994) Mrs. Hardy (voice)
Intimate Portrait
(1993) Self
Where the Heart Is
(1969) Margaret Jardin #2Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Blanche Devereaux (voice) | |
| Blanche | ||
| 2021 | Blanche Devereaux | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2018 | Self (archive Footage) | |
| 2010 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Self | |
| 2008 | Kay | |
| Peggy Ingram | ||
| 2005 | Helen Ludwick | |
| 2004 | Self | |
| Millie Marcus | ||
| 2003 | Sylvia | |
| Nancy Stringer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Katherine Mannion | ||
| Blanche Devereaux | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Countess DeLage | |
| Self | ||
| 2001 | Reverend Mother | |
| 2000 | Mary-Margaret | |
| 1999 | Aunt Lou | |
| Grandma Loring | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1998 | Verity Chandler | |
| Edna Callahan | ||
| Mrs. Kirby | ||
| Abigail Jordan | ||
| Mother Superior | ||
| 1997 | Biology Teacher | |
| Scarlett (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Mom Lakewood | ||
| Mrs. Ellen Carruthers | ||
| Self | ||
| Bunny (voice) | ||
| 1996 | Mom Turner | |
| Valerie Carter | ||
| 1995 | Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Hardy (voice) | |
| Amelia Bowthorpe Archibald | ||
| Lila Winslow | ||
| Grandma Stephens | ||
| Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina | ||
| 1993 | Self | |
| Beatrice Andrews | ||
| Bernice Matthews | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rev. Mother Mary Regina | ||
| Margaret Becker Hix | ||
| 1992 | Blanche Devereaux | |
| 1991 | Margaret Becker Hix | |
| Blanche Devereaux | ||
| 1990 | Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage | |
| Laura Carlson | ||
| Margaret Becker | ||
| Lois McIntyre | ||
| Sherra Cox | ||
| Self | ||
| Blanche Devereaux | ||
| Mrs. Evelyn Parker | ||
| Herself | ||
| 1989 | Avarissa | |
| N/A | ||
| Suzy Blair | ||
| 1988 | Lilah Page | |
| Self | ||
| Blanche Devereaux | ||
| Frances Liberace | ||
| 1987 | Frances Dutton | |
| 1986 | Flo Owens | |
| 1985 | Blanche Devereaux | |
| 1984 | Angie | |
| Irene Pembroke | ||
| Miriam Radford | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1983 | Frances Marie Crowley | |
| Fortune Teller | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Barbara Arvey | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Maggie McNeill | ||
| 1980 | Adele Sherman | |
| Thelma | ||
| 1979 | Clara Topper | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1978 | Ida Koverman | |
| Ginger-Nell Hollyhock | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mat's Mother | ||
| Gloria Miles | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1977 | April Dunlevy | |
| Mary Hubble | ||
| Doris Simpson | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1973 | Gail | |
| 1972 | Cora Groves | |
| Vivian Harmon | ||
| 1971 | Lita Joyce | |
| Josey Finn | ||
| Verity Chandler | ||
| Daisy Playfair | ||
| Cora | ||
| Faye Precious | ||
| Josey Finn | ||
| Ruth Rempley | ||
| 1970 | Della | |
| 1969 | Margaret Jardin #2 | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Dolly | |
| 1964 | Lorena | |
| Caroline Johnson | ||
| 1963 | Sally 'Poochie' | |
| 1961 | Pamela | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sandy | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Co-Executive Producer | |
| 1991 | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |