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Rue McClanahan

Cast & creator

Rue McClanahan

1934-02-21 (died at 76) Healdton, Oklahoma, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order, The Mike Douglas Show

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.

Also known as: Patti Leigh, Patty Leigh, Rhue McClanahan, Ру МакКлэнахан

Movies

75

film credits

Series

63

television credits

Career

136

1961–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

Law & Order

Law & Order

Lois McIntyre · 1990

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

The View

The View

Self · 1997

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Bunny (voice) · 1997

Across film & television

Filmography (138)

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Showing 138 of 138 credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

Lois McIntyre

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The View

The View

Self

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Bunny (voice)

Columbo

Columbo

Verity Chandler

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

April Dunlevy

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Mary Hubble

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Doris Simpson

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Laura Thornton Hayes

Great Performances

Great Performances

Josey Finn

Great Performances

Great Performances

Cora

Great Performances

Great Performances

Faye Precious

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Miriam Radford

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Amelia Archibald

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Lila Winslow

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Fortune Teller

Mannix

Mannix

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

Self

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

Blanche Devereaux

Alice

Alice

The Tony Danza Show

Self

Newhart

Newhart

Newhart

Newhart

Eleanor Smathers

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Mrs. Hardy (voice)

Boy Meets World

Boy Meets World

Bernice Matthews

All in the Family

All in the Family

Ruth Rempley

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

Gertie Lawton

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

Margaret Fielding

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

Rue McClanahan

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Self

Charles in Charge

Charles in Charge

Irene Pembroke

Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith

Sylvia

Empty Nest

Empty Nest

Blanche Devereaux

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Margaret Jardin #2

Maude

Maude

Vivian Harmon

Maude

Maude

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

Angie

Mama's Family

Mama's Family

Frances Marie Crowley

Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break!

Another World

Another World

Caroline Johnson

Promised Land

Promised Land

Valerie Carter

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Jinxy Duke

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

Biology Teacher

The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace

Blanche Devereaux

Nurses

Nurses

Blanche Devereaux

Cover Up

Cover Up

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

Dusty Foxx

Whoopi

Whoopi

Marian

Love Boat: The Next Wave

Love Boat: The Next Wave

Abigail Jordan

Wonderfalls

Wonderfalls

Millie Marcus

Darkroom

Darkroom

Mrs. Louise Michaelson

Ladies Man

Ladies Man

Aunt Lou

Supertrain

Supertrain

Ms. Rick

Here's Boomer

Here's Boomer

Thelma

$weepstake$

The Lot

The Lot

Priscilla Tremaine

Sordid Lives: The Series

Sordid Lives: The Series

Peggy Ingram

Grandpa Goes to Washington

Safe Harbor

Grandma Loring

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Self

This World, Then the Fireworks

This World, Then the Fireworks

Mom Lakewood

Out to Sea

Out to Sea

Mrs. Carruthers

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

Daisy Playfair

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

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

Self / Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)

Baby of the Bride

Baby of the Bride

Margaret Hix

Baby of the Bride

Baby of the Bride

Co-Executive Producer

Annabelle's Wish

Annabelle's Wish

Scarlett (voice)

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

Blanche Devereaux

The Fighting Temptations

The Fighting Temptations

Nancy Stringer

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self

Dear God

Dear God

Mom Turner

Mother of the Bride

Mother of the Bride

Margaret Hix

Mother of the Bride

Mother of the Bride

Co-Executive Producer

The Man in the Brown Suit

The Man in the Brown Suit

Suzy Blair

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Self (archive Footage)

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

Ginger-Nell Hollyhock

A Holiday to Remember

A Holiday to Remember

Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt

The People Next Door

The People Next Door

Della

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Frances Dutton

The Dreamer of Oz

The Dreamer of Oz

Matilda Joslyn Gage

Gaze

Gaze

Self (archive footage)

Back to You & Me

Back to You & Me

Helen Ludwick

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

Edna Callahan

Miracle Dogs

Miracle Dogs

Katherine Mannion

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

Self / Blanche Devereaux

To My Daughter

To My Daughter

Laura Carlson

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)

Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live

Pamela

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Mat's Mother

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Self

Liberace

Frances Liberace

Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock

Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock

Mrs. Hardy (voice)

The Golden Girls: Ageless

The Golden Girls: Ageless

Self (archive footage)

Generation Gap

Generation Gap

Kay

Take My Daughters, Please

Lilah Page

Nunsense

Nunsense

Rev. Mother Mary Regina

Modern Love

Modern Love

Mrs. Evelyn Parker

Children of the Bride

Children of the Bride

Margaret Becker

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

Blanche Devereaux

The Moving of Sophia Myles

The Moving of Sophia Myles

Mary-Margaret

The Women

The Women

Countess DeLage

Some of My Best Friends Are...

Some of My Best Friends Are...

Lita Joyce

Golden Girls 3033

Golden Girls 3033

Blanche Devereaux (voice) (archive sound)

The Rimers of Eldritch

The Rimers of Eldritch

Cora Groves

The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth

Fortune Teller

The Day the Bubble Burst

The Day the Bubble Burst

Barbara Arvey

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

Grandma Stephens

How to Succeed with Girls

Lorena (as Patty Leigh)

Message from Nam

Message from Nam

Beatrice Andrews

Nunsense 2: The Sequel

Nunsense 2: The Sequel

Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina

Word of Honor

Word of Honor

Maggie McNeill

Innocent Victims

Innocent Victims

Marylou Hennis

A Saintly Switch

A Saintly Switch

Aunt Fanny

Rainbow

Rainbow

Ida Koverman

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A Different Approach

A Different Approach

The Wickedest Witch

The Wickedest Witch

Avarissa

Gridlock

Gridlock

Adele Sherman

Just Between Us

Five Minutes to Love

Five Minutes to Love

Sally 'Poochie'

Hogan's Goat

Hogan's Goat

Josey Finn

After the Shock

After the Shock

Sherra Cox

Blade

Blade

Gail

Border to Border

Mrs. Kirby

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

Mother Superior

Topper

Topper

Clara Topper

Having Babies III

Having Babies III

Gloria Miles

Angel's Flight

Angel's Flight

Dolly

The Grass Eater

Picnic

Picnic

Flo Owens

Hollywood After Dark

Hollywood After Dark

Sandy

Nuncrackers

Nuncrackers

Reverend Mother

Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide

Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide

Herself