Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 21, 1934
Died
Jun 03, 2010
Place of Birth
Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
Credits
128 titles
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 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 (archive footage)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self (archive Footage)
Gaze
Self (archive footage)
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
Ladies Man
Aunt Lou
Safe Harbor
Grandma Loring
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. Ellen 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
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