Rue McClanahan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
127
Gender
Female
Birthday
1934-02-21
Day of death
2010-06-03 (76 years old)
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 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
Law & Order
Columbo
Murder, She Wrote
King of the Hill
Mannix
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
The View
Great Performances
Great Performances
Great Performances
The Golden Girls
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
Alice
Boy Meets World
Spider-Man
Lou Grant
Newhart
Intimate Portrait
The Tony Danza Show
All in the Family
Hope & Faith
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Empty Nest
Trapper John, M.D.
Charles in Charge
Mama's Family
The John Larroquette Show
Burke's Law
Maude
Starship Troopers
Gaze
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Crazy like a Fox
Gimme a Break!
Ladies Man
Remember WENN
Cover Up
Wonderfalls
Generation Gap
Promised Land
The Golden Palace
Nurses
Blade
Liberace
Miracle Dogs
Where the Heart Is
Innocent Victims
Annabelle's Wish
Gridlock
American Playhouse
Modern Love
Picnic
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Whoopi
$weepstake$
Here's Boomer
How to Succeed with Girls
Darkroom
Nunsense
The Fighting Temptations
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Night of 100 Stars III
The Man in the Brown Suit
Dear God
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
Some of My Best Friends Are...
Five Minutes to Love
Safe Harbor
Children of the Bride
The People Next Door
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
Out to Sea
Message from Nam
Back to You & Me
They Might Be Giants
A Saintly Switch
The Wickedest Witch
The Lot
Having Babies III
Grandpa Goes to Washington
A Different Approach
After the Shock
Take My Daughters, Please
Another World
A Holiday to Remember
The Rimers of Eldritch
Angel's Flight
This World, Then the Fireworks
Sordid Lives: The Series
Five Minutes to Live
Word of Honor
Mother of the Bride
The Day the Bubble Burst
The Dreamer of Oz
The Moving of Sophia Myles
Hogan's Goat
To My Daughter
The Golden Girls: Ageless
Rainbow
The Earth Day Special
Golden Girls 3033
Nunsense 2: The Sequel
The Little Match Girl
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Apple Pie
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
The Women
The Skin of Our Teeth
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Border to Border
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Topper
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
Baby of the Bride
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
Hollywood After Dark
The Grass Eater
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide
Nuncrackers
Just Between Us
