Rue McClanahan
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
Lois McIntyre
Great Performances
Josey Finn
Great Performances
Cora
Great Performances
Faye Precious
King of the Hill
Bunny (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
Miriam Radford
Columbo
Verity Chandler
Where the Heart Is
Margaret Jardin #2
Mannix
Spider-Man
Mrs. Hardy (voice)
The John Larroquette Show
Rue McClanahan
Trapper John, M.D.
Touched by an Angel
Amelia Bowthorpe Archibald
Touched by an Angel
Lila Winslow
Promised Land
Valerie Carter
Alice
Newhart
Gimme a Break!
The Golden Girls
Blanche Devereaux
Charles in Charge
Irene Pembroke
Remember WENN
Dusty Foxx
Lou Grant
Maude
Vivian Harmon
Intimate Portrait
Self
Crazy like a Fox
Angie
Boy Meets World
Bernice Matthews
Empty Nest
Blanche Devereaux
Mama's Family
Frances Marie Crowley
The Love Boat
April Dunlevy
The Love Boat
Mary Hubble
The Love Boat
Doris Simpson
Burke's Law
Jinxy Duke
Hope & Faith
Sylvia
Here's Boomer
Thelma
American Playhouse
All in the Family
Ruth Rempley
Nurses
Blanche Devereaux
The Golden Palace
Blanche Devereaux
Sordid Lives: The Series
Peggy Ingram
Grandpa Goes to Washington
Darkroom
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Abigail Jordan
Safe Harbor
Grandma Loring
Wonderfalls
Millie Marcus
The Lot
Apple Pie
Ginger-Nell Hollyhock
Another World
Caroline Johnson
Starship Troopers
Biology Teacher
Cover Up
Ladies Man
Aunt Lou
Sweepstakes
Whoopi
Marian
Golden Girls 3033
Blanche Devereaux (voice) (archive sound)
The Fighting Temptations
Nancy Stringer
Out to Sea
Mrs. Ellen Carruthers
They Might Be Giants
Daisy Playfair
Dear God
Mom Turner
The Earth Day Special
Blanche Devereaux
Annabelle's Wish
Scarlett (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Blade
Gail
Five Minutes to Love
Sally 'Poochie'
The Day the Bubble Burst
Barbara Arvey
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Rainbow
Ida Koverman
This World, Then the Fireworks
Mom Lakewood
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Self
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Edna Callahan
Gridlock
Adele Sherman
Miracle Dogs
Katherine Mannion
Topper
Clara Topper
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Mat's Mother
Mother of the Bride
Margaret Becker Hix
Baby of the Bride
Margaret Becker Hix
The Little Match Girl
Frances Dutton
Back to You & Me
Helen Ludwick
Modern Love
Mrs. Evelyn Parker
Border to Border
Mrs. Kirby
The Man in the Brown Suit
Suzy Blair
The People Next Door
Della
Five Minutes to Live
Pamela
Children of the Bride
Margaret Becker
Word of Honor
Maggie McNeill
Picnic
Flo Owens
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
Self
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self (archive Footage)
A Holiday to Remember
Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt
After the Shock
Sherra Cox
Gaze
Self (archive footage)
Spaceship Earth
Herself (Archival footage)
A Different Approach
The Women
Countess DeLage
Generation Gap
Kay
Nunsense
Rev. Mother Mary Regina
Innocent Victims
Marylou Hennis
Message from Nam
Beatrice Andrews
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
Blanche Devereaux
Take My Daughters, Please
Lilah Page
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
Self / Blanche Devereaux
The Golden Girls: Ageless
Self (archive footage)
The Skin of Our Teeth
Fortune Teller
The Dreamer of Oz
Matilda Joslyn Gage
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
Grandma Stephens
Liberace
Frances Liberace
To My Daughter
Laura Carlson
The Wickedest Witch
Avarissa
The Moving of Sophia Myles
Mary-Margaret
The Rimers of Eldritch
Cora Groves
Having Babies III
Gloria Miles
Nunsense 2: The Sequel
Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
Hollywood After Dark
Sandy
Nuncrackers
Reverend Mother
Some of My Best Friends Are...
Lita Joyce
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Hogan's Goat
Josey Finn
Angel's Flight
Dolly
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
Blanche Devereaux
How to Succeed with Girls
Lorena (as Patty Leigh)
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
Mother Superior
The Grass Eater
The View
Self
Just Between Us
The Tony Danza Show
Self
Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide
Herself
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self