Rue McClanahan

Actor

Born: February 21, 1934
Died: June 3, 2010 (age 76)
From: Healdton, 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…

Filmography (73)

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2025)
Self / Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls (2021)
Blanche Devereaux
The Golden Girls: Ageless (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Betty White: First Lady of Television (2018)
Self (archive Footage)
Gaze (2010)
Self (archive footage)
Generation Gap (2008)
Kay
Back to You & Me (2005)
Helen Ludwick
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Nancy Stringer
Miracle Dogs (2003)
Katherine Mannion
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments (2003)
Self / Blanche Devereaux
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series (2003)
Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
The Women (2002)
Countess DeLage
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
Self
Nuncrackers (2001)
Reverend Mother
The Moving of Sophia Myles (2000)
Mary-Margaret
A Saintly Switch (1999)
Aunt Fanny
Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
Edna Callahan
Border to Border
Border to Border (1998)
Mrs. Kirby
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree (1998)
Mother Superior
Starship Troopers (1997)
Biology Teacher
Annabelle's Wish (1997)
Scarlett (voice)
This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
Mom Lakewood
Out to Sea (1997)
Mrs. Ellen Carruthers
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)
Self
Dear God (1996)
Mom Turner
Innocent Victims (1996)
Marylou Hennis
A Holiday to Remember (1995)
Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story (1994)
Grandma Stephens
Nunsense 2: The Sequel (1994)
Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina
Message from Nam (1993)
Beatrice Andrews