Rue McClanahan

Acting · 2.4 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

Take My Daughters, Please

19889.0

Out to Sea

19975.8

Mother of the Bride

19936.2

The Fighting Temptations

20035.8

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

1985

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

20259.0

Dear God

19965.4

This World, Then the Fireworks

19975.2

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

20026.0

The Earth Day Special

19906.1

Night of 100 Stars III

19904.0

They Might Be Giants

19717.0

Annabelle's Wish

19976.6

Gaze

20101.0

Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock

20047.0

Betty White: First Lady of Television

20187.4

Back to You & Me

20056.6

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

19985.8

The Man in the Brown Suit

19895.8

Mickey's 60th Birthday

19886.8

The People Next Door

19705.9

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

19978.5

Border to Border

19987.0

To My Daughter

19908.0

The Wickedest Witch

19896.3

The Day the Bubble Burst

19825.0

Nunsense

19937.2

A Saintly Switch

19996.3

A Different Approach

19786.5

Help Save Planet Earth

19909.0

The Little Match Girl

19877.3

The Moving of Sophia Myles

20008.0

The Dreamer of Oz

19907.6

Blade

19735.5

Nunsense 2: The Sequel

19946.3

Liberace

19886.3

Topper

19797.0

Miracle Dogs

20036.1

The Skin of Our Teeth

198310.0

Some of My Best Friends Are...

19714.6

Message from Nam

19935.3

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

20036.8

Five Minutes to Live

19615.5

Word of Honor

19817.5

Gridlock

19805.7

Generation Gap

20087.2

A Holiday to Remember

19954.9

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

20039.4

The Golden Girls: Ageless

202110.0

Modern Love

19904.6

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

19784.4

The Women

20029.0

Baby of the Bride

19916.0

Innocent Victims

19967.0

After the Shock

19906.4

Rainbow

197810.0

Angel's Flight

19654.8

The Rimers of Eldritch

1972

Five Minutes to Love

19634.3

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

19989.0

Picnic

19864.0

The Grass Eater

19619.0

Children of the Bride

19907.0

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

202110.0

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

19947.2

Hollywood After Dark

19612.4

Having Babies III

19784.8

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

19895.7

Just Between Us

1961

How to Succeed with Girls

19646.5

Nuncrackers

20019.3

Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide

19908.5

Hogan's Goat

19716.3