Acting
Rue McClanahan
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 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.
Movies with Rue McClanahan
Starship Troopers
1997
The Man in the Brown Suit
1989
The Fighting Temptations
2003
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025
Dear God
1996
A Saintly Switch
1999
Out to Sea
1997
Annabelle's Wish
1997
Back to You & Me
2005
The Earth Day Special
1990
Liberace
1988
Word of Honor
1981
Border to Border
1998
They Might Be Giants
1971
Generation Gap
2008
Gaze
2010
Mother of the Bride
1993
Miracle Dogs
2003
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
1998
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
The Women
2002
After the Shock
1990
To My Daughter
1990
The People Next Door
1970
Five Minutes to Live
1961
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
1997
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Modern Love
1990
Blade
1973
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
The Wickedest Witch
1989
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
Take My Daughters, Please
1988
Help Save Planet Earth
1990
Message from Nam
1993
Children of the Bride
1990
Baby of the Bride
1991
Angel's Flight
1965
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982
The Golden Girls: Ageless
2021
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1989
Hogan's Goat
1971
The Little Match Girl
1987
Having Babies III
1978
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
1994
Innocent Victims
1996
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003
The Dreamer of Oz
1990
Rainbow
1978
A Holiday to Remember
1995
Gridlock
1980
Topper
1979
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
2021
The Moving of Sophia Myles
2000
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
2003
A Different Approach
1978
Picnic
1986
Some of My Best Friends Are...
1971
Just Between Us
1961
Five Minutes to Love
1963
Nunsense
1993
Nunsense 2: The Sequel
1994
The Grass Eater
1961
The Rimers of Eldritch
1972
Nuncrackers
2001
How to Succeed with Girls
1964
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
1998
Hollywood After Dark
1961
Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide
1990
TV Shows with Rue McClanahan
Law & Order
1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Columbo
1971
King of the Hill
1997
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Mannix
1967
The Love Boat
1977
The View
1997
Great Performances
1971
Intimate Portrait
1993
The Golden Girls
1985
Spider-Man
1994
Alice
1976
Newhart
1982
Touched by an Angel
1994
Fantasy Island
1978
Boy Meets World
1993
Lou Grant
1977
Empty Nest
1988
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Maude
1972
All in the Family
1971
Charles in Charge
1984
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Mama's Family
1983
American Playhouse
1982
Hope & Faith
2003
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Burke's Law
1994
Nurses
1991
Wonderfalls
2004
Gimme a Break!
1981
Where the Heart Is
1969
The Golden Palace
1992
Remember WENN
1996
Promised Land
1996
Cover Up
1984
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
Ladies Man
1999
Darkroom
1981
Another World
1964
$weepstake$
1979
Whoopi
2003
Supertrain
1979
Here's Boomer
1981
Safe Harbor
1999
The Lot
1999
Sordid Lives: The Series
2008
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
Apple Pie
1978
Golden Girls 3033
2022