Rue McClanahan

RECENT CREDITS
King of the Hill (TV)  May. 13, 2007
Mama's Family (TV)  Nov. 23, 2006
Wonderfalls (TV)  Sep. 1, 2005
Inside TV Land (TV)  Jun. 1, 2005
Hope & Faith (TV)  Feb. 4, 2005
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HIGHLIGHTS
Made professional stage debut at Pennsylvania's Erie Playhouse in 1957 in Inherit the Wind.
Caught the attention of producer Norman Lear with her 1972 performance in Tonight in Living Color. Later that year, he offered her a guest spot on an episode of his sitcom All in the Fa
Reprised her signature Golden Girls (1985-1992) role of Blanche Devereaux on the short-lived spin-off Golden Palace (1992-1993).
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

The Fighting Temptations  2003 -Mrs. Stringer
Actor
Film


Modern Love  1990 -Evelyn
Actor
Film


A Holiday to Remember   -Miz Leona
Actor
TV


A Saintly Switch   -Aunt Fanny
Actor
TV


After the Shock  
Actor
TV


Alice   -Mother Goose
Actor
TV
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Baby of the Bride  
Actor
TV


Boy Meets World  
Actor
TV


Charles in Charge   -Irene Pembroke
Actor
TV


Children of the Bride  
Actor
TV


Columbo: Ashes to Ashes   -Verity Chandler
Actor
TV


Empty Nest   -Blanche
Actor
TV


Golden Girls   -Blanche Devereaux
Actor
TV
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Golden Palace  1992 -Blanche Devereaux
Actor
TV
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Hogan's Goat  
Actor
TV


Hope & Faith   -Sylvia
Actor
TV
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King of the Hill   -Bunny
Voice
TV
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Mama's Family  2006 -Aunt Fran Crowley
Actor
TV
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Maude   -Vivian Cavender Harmon
Actor
TV


Nunsense  
Actor
TV


Nunsense 2: The Sequel   -Mother Superior Mary Regina
Actor
TV


The Moving of Sophia Myles   -Mary-Margaret
Actor
TV


The Skin of Our Teeth   -Fortune Teller
Actor
TV


To My Daughter  
Actor
TV


Whoopi   -Marian
Actor
TV
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Wonderfalls   -Millie Markus
Actor
TV
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Starship Troopers  1997 -Biology Teacher
Actor
Film


This World, Then the Fireworks  1997 -Mom Lakewood
Actor
Film


Out To Sea  1997 -Mrs. Carruthers
Actor
Film


Dear God  1996 -Mom Turner
Actor
Film


They Might Be Giants  1971 -Daisy
Actor
Film


To My Daughter   -Laura Carlson
Actor
Film


Topper   -Mrs. Topper
Actor
Film


Word of Honor   -Maggie McNeill
Actor
Film


The Grass Eater   -Loraina
Actor
Film


The Little Match Girl   -Frances Dutton
Actor
Film


The Man in the Brown Suit   -Suzy Blair
Actor
Film


The People Next Door   -Della
Actor
Film


The Pursuit of Happiness   -Mrs. O'Mara
Actor
Film


The Rimers of Eldritch  
Actor
Film


The Skin of Our Teeth  
Actor
Film


Five Minutes to Love   -Sally "Poochie"
Actor
Film


Having Babies 3  
Actor
Film


Hogan's Goat  
Actor
Film


Hollywood After Dark   -Sandy
Actor
Film


Innocent Victims   -Marylou Hennis
Actor
Film


Liberace   -Frances
Actor
Film


Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula   -Narrator
Voice
Film


Miracle Dogs  
Actor
Film


Rainbow  
Actor
Film


Rusty: The Great Rescue   -Edna Callahan
Actor
Film


Some of My Best Friends Are....   -Lita Joyce
Actor
Film


Take My Daughters, Please   -Lilah Page
Actor
Film


The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story   -Matilda J. Gage
Actor
Film


Mother of the Bride  
Actor
Film


Nuncrackers   -Reverend Mother
Actor
Film


A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story   -Grandma Stephens
Actor
Film


A Different Approach  
Actor
Film


A Saintly Switch  
Actor
Film


After the Shock   -Sherra
Actor
Film


Annabelle's Wish  
Voice
Film


Baby of the Bride   -Margaret Hix
Producer, Actor
Film


Back to You and Me   -Helen
Actor
Film


Blade  
Actor
Film


Children of the Bride   -Margret Becker
Actor
Film


Danielle Steel's 'Message From Nam'   -Beatrice Andrews
Actor
Film




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Highlights

Made professional stage debut at Pennsylvania's Erie Playhouse in 1957 in Inherit the Wind.
Caught the attention of producer Norman Lear with her 1972 performance in Tonight in Living Color. Later that year, he offered her a guest spot on an episode of his sitcom All in the Fa
Reprised her signature Golden Girls (1985-1992) role of Blanche Devereaux on the short-lived spin-off Golden Palace (1992-1993).
Produced and wrote the 1991 musical Oedipus Schmedipus, As Long As You Love Your Mother, which was staged in Los Angeles.
A lifelong vegetarian and animal-rights advocate, she was one of the first celebrities to support PETA. In 2003, she wrote Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry a letter that stated tha


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