People
Rue McClanahan
- Name: Rue McClanahan
- Birthday: 1934-02-21
- Also known as: Patti Leigh,Patty Leigh,Rhue McClanahan,Ру МакКлэнахан
- Place of birth: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
- Popularity: 0.307
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux | 2022-06-07 |
| Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux | 2021-09-14 |
| The Golden Girls: Ageless as Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-13 |
| Spaceship Earth as Herself (Archival footage) | 2020-03-13 |
| Betty White: First Lady of Television as Self (archive Footage) | 2018-08-18 |
| Gaze as Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-13 |
| Generation Gap as Kay | 2008-11-01 |
| Back to You & Me as Helen Ludwick | 2005-07-23 |
| The Fighting Temptations as Nancy Stringer | 2003-09-19 |
| Miracle Dogs as Katherine Mannion | 2003-07-20 |
| The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments as Self / Blanche Devereaux | 2003-06-02 |
| The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series as Blanche Devereaux (archive footage) | 2003-01-01 |
| The Women as Countess DeLage | 2002-06-18 |
| NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self | 2002-05-05 |
| Nuncrackers as Reverend Mother | 2001-12-01 |
| The Moving of Sophia Myles as Mary-Margaret | 2000-11-26 |
| Rusty: A Dog's Tale as Edna Callahan | 1998-09-22 |
| Border to Border as Mrs. Kirby | 1998-05-01 |
| Nunsense 3: The Jamboree as Mother Superior | 1998-01-01 |
| Starship Troopers as Biology Teacher | 1997-11-07 |
| Annabelle's Wish as Scarlett (voice) | 1997-10-21 |
| This World, Then the Fireworks as Mom Lakewood | 1997-07-11 |
| Out to Sea as Mrs. Ellen Carruthers | 1997-07-02 |
| Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula as Self | 1997-06-15 |
| Dear God as Mom Turner | 1996-11-01 |
| A Holiday to Remember as Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt | 1995-12-12 |
| A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story as Grandma Stephens | 1994-03-28 |
| Nunsense 2: The Sequel as Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina | 1994-01-01 |
| Message from Nam as Beatrice Andrews | 1993-10-17 |
| Nunsense as Rev. Mother Mary Regina | 1993-07-01 |
| Mother of the Bride as Margaret Becker Hix | 1993-02-27 |
| Baby of the Bride as Margaret Becker Hix | 1991-12-22 |
| The Dreamer of Oz as Matilda Joslyn Gage | 1990-12-10 |
| To My Daughter as Laura Carlson | 1990-11-26 |
| Children of the Bride as Margaret Becker | 1990-10-05 |
| After the Shock as Sherra Cox | 1990-09-12 |
| Night of 100 Stars III as Self | 1990-05-21 |
| The Earth Day Special as Blanche Devereaux | 1990-04-22 |
| Modern Love as Mrs. Evelyn Parker | 1990-04-20 |
| Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide as Herself | 1990-01-01 |
| The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 1989-10-29 |
| The Wickedest Witch as Avarissa | 1989-10-29 |
| The Man in the Brown Suit as Suzy Blair | 1989-01-04 |
| Take My Daughters, Please as Lilah Page | 1988-11-21 |
| Mickey's 60th Birthday as Self | 1988-11-13 |
| Liberace as Frances Liberace | 1988-10-02 |
| The Little Match Girl as Frances Dutton | 1987-12-21 |
| Picnic as Flo Owens | 1986-11-10 |
| The Skin of Our Teeth as Fortune Teller | 1983-01-18 |
| The Day the Bubble Burst as Barbara Arvey | 1982-02-07 |
| Word of Honor as Maggie McNeill | 1981-01-06 |
| Gridlock as Adele Sherman | 1980-10-02 |
| Topper as Clara Topper | 1979-11-09 |
| Rainbow as Ida Koverman | 1978-11-06 |
| Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force as Mat's Mother | 1978-08-21 |
| Having Babies III as Gloria Miles | 1978-03-03 |
| A Different Approach | 1978-01-01 |
| Blade as Gail | 1973-12-01 |
| The Rimers of Eldritch as Cora Groves | 1972-11-04 |
| Some of My Best Friends Are... as Lita Joyce | 1971-10-27 |
| Hogan's Goat as Josey Finn | 1971-10-18 |
| They Might Be Giants as Daisy Playfair | 1971-06-09 |
| The People Next Door as Della | 1970-08-26 |
| Angel's Flight as Dolly | 1965-01-01 |
| How to Succeed with Girls as Lorena (as Patty Leigh) | 1964-07-30 |
| Five Minutes to Love as Sally 'Poochie' | 1963-01-01 |
| Five Minutes to Live as Pamela | 1961-12-07 |
| The Grass Eater | 1961-08-24 |
| Just Between Us | 1961-07-26 |
| Hollywood After Dark as Sandy | 1961-01-01 |
