Rue McClanahan

Acting · 2.2 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010
From: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Works

74 films

Starship Troopers

19977.1

Out to Sea

19975.8

Take My Daughters, Please

19889.0

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985

Mother of the Bride

19936.2

The Fighting Temptations

20035.8

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

20026.0

Dear God

19965.4

The Earth Day Special

19906.1

They Might Be Giants

19717.0

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

20259.0

This World, Then the Fireworks

19975.2

Annabelle's Wish

19976.6

Gaze

20101.0

Night of 100 Stars III

19904.0

The Man in the Brown Suit

19895.8

Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock

20047.0

Mickey's 60th Birthday

19886.8

Back to You & Me

20056.6

Border to Border

19987.0

Betty White: First Lady of Television

20187.4

A Different Approach

19786.5

Generation Gap

20087.2

A Saintly Switch

19996.3

The Little Match Girl

19877.3

The People Next Door

19705.9

To My Daughter

19908.0

Blade

19735.5

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

19978.5

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

19985.8

The Dreamer of Oz

19907.6

The Golden Girls: Ageless

202110.0

Modern Love

19904.6

Nunsense

19937.2

Topper

19797.0

Some of My Best Friends Are...

19714.6

Liberace

19886.3

Miracle Dogs

20036.1

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

20039.4

Nunsense 2: The Sequel

19946.3

The Wickedest Witch

19896.3

The Day the Bubble Burst

19825.0

Help Save Planet Earth

19909.0

Five Minutes to Live

19615.5

The Women

20029.0

Word of Honor

19817.5

The Moving of Sophia Myles

20008.0

The Skin of Our Teeth

198310.0

Angel's Flight

19654.8

The Rimers of Eldritch

1972

Rainbow

197810.0

Innocent Victims

19967.0

Message from Nam

19935.3

Baby of the Bride

19916.0

A Holiday to Remember

19954.9

Gridlock

19805.7

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

19784.4

Children of the Bride

19907.0

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

20036.8

The Grass Eater

19619.0

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

19947.2

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

19989.0

Picnic

19864.0

After the Shock

19906.4

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

202110.0

Five Minutes to Love

19634.3

Hollywood After Dark

19612.4

Just Between Us

1961

Having Babies III

19784.8

Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide

19908.5

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

19895.7

Hogan's Goat

19716.3

How to Succeed with Girls

19646.5

Nuncrackers

20019.3