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.

Starship Troopers

7.1

Spider-Man

8.3

Columbo

8.1

Law & Order

7.4

King of the Hill

7.3

Boy Meets World

8.2

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

The Golden Girls

7.5

The Love Boat

6.3

Touched by an Angel

7.2

All in the Family

7.8

The Fighting Temptations

5.8

Wonderfalls

7.7

Out to Sea

5.7

The View

4.5

Annabelle's Wish

6.5

Charles in Charge

6.1

Dear God

5.5

Alice

7.0

They Might Be Giants

6.9

Mannix

6.7

Spaceship Earth

6.1

Newhart

7.1

Mama's Family

7.6

Hope & Faith

5.3

Maude

6.8

Gimme a Break!

6.7

Lou Grant

7.3

This World, Then the Fireworks

4.8

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

6.0

Empty Nest

5.8

The Golden Palace

6.2

Trapper John, M.D.

6.5

Five Minutes to Live

5.7

Celebrity Ghost Stories

7.3

Great Performances

5.4

The People Next Door

6.4

Back to You & Me

6.5

Mickey's 60th Birthday

6.8

The John Larroquette Show

6.7

Miracle Dogs

6.0

Betty White: First Lady of Television

7.5

Cover Up

6.6

The Man in the Brown Suit

5.0

Some of My Best Friends Are...

4.2

Message from Nam

5.1

The Dreamer of Oz

7.3

Another World

5.4

Sordid Lives: The Series

7.2

Hollywood After Dark

1.8

A Holiday to Remember

4.9

Blade

5.2

Darkroom

7.5

Five Minutes to Love

4.4

Angel's Flight

4.7

The Tony Danza Show

6.1

Crazy like a Fox

7.1

Love Boat: The Next Wave

5.0

American Playhouse

6.0

The Mike Douglas Show

5.1

Mother of the Bride

5.8

Baby of the Bride

5.2

The Earth Day Special

8.0

Nurses

7.0

Children of the Bride

6.2

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

9.4

Promised Land

6.6

Ladies Man

7.2

Intimate Portrait

4.5

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

7.0

Nunsense

6.8

Generation Gap

7.4

Modern Love

4.0

After the Shock

5.8

Remember WENN

8.0

How to Succeed with Girls

6.0

A Different Approach

6.3

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

8.0

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

7.3

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

4.3

Whoopi

8.7

Here's Boomer

5.3

Safe Harbor

6.0

Burke's Law

6.7

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

10.0

Topper

5.0

Nuncrackers

9.0

Nunsense 2: The Sequel

6.0

Night of 100 Stars III

4.0

Liberace

6.0

The Wickedest Witch

5.0

Having Babies III

6.0

Where the Heart Is

3.0

Golden Girls 3033

10.0

The Day the Bubble Burst

2.0

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

9.0

The Skin of Our Teeth

10.0

Hogan's Goat

8.0

The Golden Girls: Ageless

10.0

Gridlock

6.0

Word of Honor

6.0

The Little Match Girl

4.5

Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide

10.0

Gaze

1.0

Border to Border

6.0

The Lot

0.5

Grandpa Goes to Washington

5.0

Apple Pie

6.0

The Rimers of Eldritch

0.0

Rainbow

0.0

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

0.0

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

0.0

The Women

0.0

The Moving of Sophia Myles

0.0

The Grass Eater

0.0

Take My Daughters, Please

0.0

To My Daughter

0.0

Picnic

0.0

Just Between Us

0.0

Sweepstakes

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