Rue McClanahan
- Acting
- February 21, 1934 · Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
- June 3, 2010
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 · Self / Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
- Golden Girls 3033 · Blanche Devereaux (voice) (archive sound)
- Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls · Blanche Devereaux
- The Golden Girls: Ageless · Self
- Betty White: First Lady of Television · Self
- Gaze · Self
- Celebrity Ghost Stories · Self
- Generation Gap · Kay
- Sordid Lives: The Series · Peggy Ingram
- Back to You & Me · Helen Ludwick
- The Tony Danza Show · Self
- Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock · Mrs. Hardy (Voice)
- Wonderfalls · Millie Marcus
- Hope & Faith · Sylvia
- The Fighting Temptations · Nancy Stringer
- Whoopi · Marian
- Miracle Dogs · Katherine Mannion
- The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments · Self / Blanche Devereaux
- The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series · Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
- The Women · Countess DeLage
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special · Self
- Nuncrackers · Reverend Mother
- The Moving of Sophia Myles · Mary-Margaret
- Safe Harbor · Grandma Loring
- Ladies Man · Aunt Lou
- The Lot · Priscilla Tremaine
- A Saintly Switch · Aunt Fanny
- Rusty: A Dog's Tale · Edna Callahan
- Border to Border · Mrs. Kirby
- Love Boat: The Next Wave · Abigail Jordan
- Nunsense 3: The Jamboree · Mother Superior
- Starship Troopers · Biology Teacher
- Annabelle's Wish · Scarlett (Voice)
- The View · Self
- This World, Then the Fireworks · Mom Lakewood
- Out to Sea · Mrs. Carruthers
- Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula · Self
- King of the Hill · Bunny (Voice)
- Dear God · Mom Turner
- Promised Land · Valerie Carter
- Innocent Victims · Marylou Hennis
- Remember WENN · Dusty Foxx
- A Holiday to Remember · Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt
- Spider-Man · Mrs. Hardy (Voice)
- Touched by an Angel · Amelia Archibald, Lila Winslow
- A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story · Grandma Stephens
- Burke's Law · Jinxy Duke
- Nunsense 2: The Sequel · Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina
- Intimate Portrait · Self
- Message from Nam · Beatrice Andrews
- Boy Meets World · Bernice Matthews
- The John Larroquette Show · Rue McClanahan
- Nunsense · Rev. Mother Mary Regina
- Mother of the Bride · Margaret Hix, Co-Executive Producer
- The Golden Palace · Blanche Devereaux
- Baby of the Bride · Margaret Hix, Co-Executive Producer
- Nurses · Blanche Devereaux
- The Dreamer of Oz · Matilda Joslyn Gage
- To My Daughter · Laura Carlson
- Children of the Bride · Margaret Becker
- Law & Order · Lois McIntyre
- After the Shock · Sherra Cox
- Night of 100 Stars III · Self
- The Earth Day Special · Blanche Devereaux
- Modern Love · Mrs. Evelyn Parker
- Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide · Self
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- The Wickedest Witch · Avarissa
- The Man in the Brown Suit · Suzy Blair
- Take My Daughters, Please · Lilah Page
- Mickey's 60th Birthday · Self
- Empty Nest · Blanche Devereaux
- Liberace · Frances Liberace
- The Little Match Girl · Frances Dutton
- Picnic · Flo Owens
- The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
- The Golden Girls · Blanche Devereaux
- Crazy like a Fox · Angie
- Charles in Charge · Irene Pembroke
- Murder, She Wrote · Miriam Radford