Rue McClanahan

Known for ActingBorn 1934-02-21Died 2010-06-03Healdton, Oklahoma, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Golden Girls 3033

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

The Golden Girls: Ageless

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

The Skin of Our Teeth

Rainbow

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Nuncrackers

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

The Women

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

Help Save Planet Earth

Take My Daughters, Please

Whoopi

The Grass Eater

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide

Spider-Man

Boy Meets World

The Moving of Sophia Myles

To My Daughter

Columbo

Remember WENN

Wonderfalls

Betty White: First Lady of Television

All in the Family

The Dreamer of Oz

The Golden Girls

Celebrity Ghost Stories

King of the Hill

Murder, She Wrote

Mama's Family

Ladies Man

Word of Honor

Gridlock

Generation Gap

Grandpa Goes to Washington

Apple Pie

Law & Order

Touched by an Angel

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

Nunsense

The Little Match Girl

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Starship Troopers

Lou Grant

Nurses

Crazy like a Fox