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
Columbo
Verity Chandler
King of the Hill
Bunny (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
Miriam Radford
The Love Boat
April Dunlevy
The Love Boat
Mary Hubble
The Love Boat
Doris Simpson
Mannix
Great Performances
Josey Finn
Great Performances
Cora
Great Performances
Faye Precious
Touched by an Angel
Amelia Bowthorpe Archibald
Touched by an Angel
Lila Winslow
The Golden Girls
Blanche Devereaux
Alice
Spider-Man
Mrs. Hardy (voice)
Intimate Portrait
Self
Newhart
Boy Meets World
Bernice Matthews
All in the Family
Ruth Rempley
Lou Grant
Empty Nest
Blanche Devereaux
Trapper John, M.D.
Mama's Family
Frances Marie Crowley
Hope & Faith
Sylvia
Charles in Charge
Irene Pembroke
The Women
Countess DeLage
Crazy like a Fox
Angie
Burke's Law
Jinxy Duke
A Saintly Switch
Aunt Fanny
Maude
Vivian Harmon
The John Larroquette Show
Rue McClanahan
Some of My Best Friends Are...
Lita Joyce
Starship Troopers
Biology Teacher
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Mat's Mother
Topper
Clara Topper
Promised Land
Valerie Carter
Dear God
Mom Turner
This World, Then the Fireworks
Mom Lakewood
Miracle Dogs
Katherine Mannion
Annabelle's Wish
Scarlett (voice)
Gimme a Break!
Word of Honor
Maggie McNeill
The Man in the Brown Suit
Suzy Blair
Remember WENN
Dusty Foxx
The Golden Palace
Blanche Devereaux
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Mother of the Bride
Margaret Becker Hix
Blade
Gail
Where the Heart Is
Margaret Jardin #2
Rainbow
Ida Koverman
Cover Up
The Dreamer of Oz
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Modern Love
Mrs. Evelyn Parker
Out to Sea
Mrs. Ellen Carruthers
They Might Be Giants
Daisy Playfair
Wonderfalls
Millie Marcus
Ladies Man
Aunt Lou
The People Next Door
Della
The Day the Bubble Burst
Barbara Arvey
Gridlock
Adele Sherman
Nurses
Blanche Devereaux
Generation Gap
Kay
Liberace
Frances Liberace
The Moving of Sophia Myles
Mary-Margaret
Innocent Victims
Marylou Hennis
The Rimers of Eldritch
Cora Groves
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Edna Callahan
$weepstake$
To My Daughter
Laura Carlson
Whoopi
Marian
A Holiday to Remember
Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt
Picnic
Flo Owens
American Playhouse
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Abigail Jordan
After the Shock
Sherra Cox
Gaze
Self (archive footage)
The Wickedest Witch
Avarissa
Message from Nam
Beatrice Andrews
Five Minutes to Live
Pamela
Children of the Bride
Margaret Becker
Darkroom
How to Succeed with Girls
Lorena (as Patty Leigh)
Having Babies III
Gloria Miles
Here's Boomer
Thelma
Nunsense
Rev. Mother Mary Regina
Take My Daughters, Please
Lilah Page
Another World
Caroline Johnson
The Lot
Priscilla Tremaine
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
Self
Hogan's Goat
Josey Finn
A Different Approach
Five Minutes to Love
Sally 'Poochie'
Back to You & Me
Helen Ludwick
Nunsense 2: The Sequel
Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina
Safe Harbor
Grandma Loring
Angel's Flight
Dolly
Sordid Lives: The Series
Peggy Ingram
The Golden Girls: Ageless
Self (archive footage)
The Fighting Temptations
Nancy Stringer
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
Self / Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
The Little Match Girl
Frances Dutton
Grandpa Goes to Washington
Border to Border
Mrs. Kirby
Apple Pie
Ginger-Nell Hollyhock
The Earth Day Special
Blanche Devereaux
Hollywood After Dark
Sandy
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Golden Girls 3033
Blanche Devereaux (voice) (archive sound)
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
Mother Superior
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
Grandma Stephens
Baby of the Bride
Margaret Becker Hix
Just Between Us
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
Self / Blanche Devereaux
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Self
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self (archive Footage)
The Skin of Our Teeth
Fortune Teller
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Grass Eater
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
Blanche Devereaux
Nuncrackers
Reverend Mother
Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide
Herself
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The View
Self
The Tony Danza Show
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self