Rue McClanahan (1934–2010)

Actress | Soundtrack | Producer

A New York stage actress in the 1950s, McClanahan was plucked from the stage by Norman Lear for ...

Born: February 21, 1934
Died: June 3, 2010 (age 76)

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Filmography

Known For

The Golden Girls Blanche Devereaux (1985-1992)
Starship Troopers Biology Teacher (1997)
Maude Vivian Cavender Harmon / Vivian Cavender (1972-1978)
Known For

The Golden Palace Blanche Devereaux (1992-1993)
Actress

Meet the Browns Lorraine (2009)
Law & Order Lois McIntyre (2009)
Generation Gap Kay (2008)
Sordid Lives: The Series Peggy Ingram (2008)
King of the Hill Bunny (2007)
Wit's End Dean Madison (2005)
Back to You and Me Helen Ludwick (2005)
Hope & Faith Sylvia (2005)
Wonderfalls Millie Marcus (2004)
Whoopi Marian (2004)
The Fighting Temptations Nancy Stringer (2003)
Miracle Dogs Katherine Mannion (2003)
Stage on Screen: The Women Countess DeLage (2002)
Nuncrackers Reverend Mother (2001)
Touched by an Angel Lila Winslow (1994-2001)
The Moving of Sophia Myles Mary-Margaret (2000)
Ladies Man Aunt Lou (2000)
Safe Harbor Grandma Loring (1999)
The Lot Priscilla Tremaine (1999) (1999)
Blue's Big Treasure Hunt Grandma (1999)
The Wonderful World of Disney Aunt Fanny (1999)
Nunsense Jamboree Mother Superior (1998)
Love Boat: The Next Wave Abigail Jordan (1998)
Columbo Verity Chandler (1998)
Rusty: A Dog's Tale Edna Callahan (1998)
Border to Border Mrs. Kirby (1998)
Dads Dr. Neuhauser (1997)
Starship Troopers Biology Teacher (1997)
Annabelle's Wish Scarlett (1997)
Out to Sea Mrs. Ellen Carruthers (1997)
Murphy Brown Virginia Redfield (1997)
Promised Land Valerie Carter (1997)
This World, Then the Fireworks Mom Lakewood (1997)
Remember WENN Dusty Foxx (1996)
Dear God Mom Turner (1996)
The John Larroquette Show Rue McClanahan (1996)
Innocent Victims Marylou Hennis (1996)
Blackbird Hall (1995)
A Holiday to Remember Miz Leona (Clay's Aunt) (1995)
Spider-Man: The Animated Series Anastasia Hardy (1995)
The Mommies Amanda Kellogg (1995)
Days Like This Glenda (1994)
Nunsense 2: The Sequel Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina (1994)
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story Grandma Stephens (1994)
Burke's Law Jinxy Duke (1994)
Nunsense Rev. Mother Mary Regina (1993)
Boy Meets World Bernice Matthews (1993)
Message from Nam Beatrice Andrews (1993)
The Golden Palace Blanche Devereaux (1992-1993)
Mother of the Bride Margaret Becker Hix (1993)
The Golden Girls Blanche Devereaux (1985-1992)
Nurses Blanche Devereaux (1992)
Biosphere 2 Hostess (1991)
Baby of the Bride Margaret Hix (1991)
The Dreamer of Oz Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage (1990)
To My Daughter Laura Carlson (1990)
Children of the Bride Margret Becker (1990)
After the Shock Sherra Cox (1990)
The Earth Day Special Blanche Devereaux (1990)
Modern Love Mrs. Evelyn Parker (1990)
American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts Miss Moray (1990)
The Wickedest Witch Avarissa (1989)
Nightmare Classics (1989)
The Man in the Brown Suit Suzy Blair (1989)
Take My Daughters, Please Lilah Page (1988)
Empty Nest Blanche Devereaux (1988)
Liberace Frances Liberace (1988)
The Little Match Girl Frances Dutton (1987)
Picnic Flo Owens (1986)
Murder, She Wrote Miriam Radford (1985)
Charles in Charge Irene Pembroke (1984-1985)
Crazy Like a Fox Angie (1985)
The Love Boat Mary Hubble (1978-1984)
Cover Up Mattie Bemstein (1984)
Alice Mother Goose (1984)
Gimme a Break! Katrina (1981-1984)
Mama's Family Aunt Fran Crowley (1983-1984)
Masquerade (1983)
Small & Frye Miss Parsifal (1983)
American Playhouse Fortune Teller (1983)
Newhart Eleanor Smathers (1983)
Fantasy Island Gertie Lawton (1979-1982)
Trapper John, M.D. Mary Renquist (1982)
The Day the Bubble Burst Barbara Arvey (1982)
Darkroom Mrs. Louise Michaelson (1981)
And They All Lived Happily After Liz Wescott (1981)
Word of Honor Maggie McNeill (1981)
Gridlock Adele Sherman (1980)
Here's Boomer Thelma (1980)
Lou Grant Maggie McKenna (1980)
That's Life (1979)
Topper Clara Topper (1979)
Mother and Me, M.D. Lil Brenner (1979)
Supertrain Janet (1979)
Sweepstakes (1979)
Apple Pie Ginger-Nell Hollyhock (1978)
Rainbow Ida Koverman (1978)
Grandpa Goes to Washington Grace (1978)
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force Mat's Mother (1978)
Maude Vivian Cavender Harmon (1972-1978)
Having Babies III Gloria Miles (1978)
Insight Mary Margaret (1975-1977)
Great Performances Faye Precious (1971-1975)
Mannix Gloria (1974)
Blade Gail (1973)
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Carol Babcock (1973)
All in the Family Ruth Rempley (1972)
Some of My Best Friends Are... Lita Joyce (1971)
They Might Be Giants Daisy (1971)
The Pursuit of Happiness Mrs. O'Mara (1971)
The People Next Door Della (1970)
Where the Heart Is Margaret Jardin #2 (1971-1972) (1969)
Angel's Flight Dolly (1965)
How to Succeed with Girls Lorena (1964)
Another World Caroline Johnson (1970-1971) (1964)
Burke's Law Waitress (1964)
Five Minutes to Love Sally 'Poochie' (1963)
Walk the Angry Beach Sandy (1961)
Five Minutes to Live Pamela (1961)
The Grass Eater Loraina (1961)
The Aquanauts (1961)
Actress

Love of Life Mrs. Braylee (1971) (1951)
Soundtrack

Sordid Lives: The Series (2008)
The Golden Girls (1986-1992)
Soundtrack

Maude (1973-1976)
Producer

Mother of the Bride (1993)
Producer

Baby of the Bride (1991)
Archive footage

Entertainment Tonight (2010-2020)
Spaceship Earth (2020)
Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2019)
Celebrity Page (2019)
CBS This Morning (2014)
Piers Morgan Live (2012)
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)
17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011)
Inside the Actors Studio (2010)
Gaze (2010)
The View (2010)
Memòries de la tele (2007)
La imagen de tu vida (2006)
Archive footage

50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime (2004)
50 Years of Funny Females (1995)

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Awards

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

Another 5 wins & 3 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

A vegan and dedicated animal rights activist, she was an Honorary Director for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

[on her religion when asked about it] Yes, I am a Methodist. I have been affiliated with the Methodist church since I was a child and I must say that I simply love it! There are three things in this world that I love; animals, my Golden Girls and ...