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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.
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as Blanche Devereaux
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive Footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Kay
as Helen Ludwick
as Mrs. Hardy (voice)
as Nancy Stringer
as Katherine Mannion
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as Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
as Countess DeLage
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as Reverend Mother
as Mary-Margaret
as Aunt Fanny
as Edna Callahan
as Mrs. Kirby
as Mother Superior
as Biology Teacher
as Scarlett (voice)
as Mom Lakewood
as Mrs. Carruthers
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as Marylou Hennis
as Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt
as Grandma Stephens
as Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina
as Beatrice Andrews
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as Margaret Hix
as Margaret Hix
as Matilda Joslyn Gage
as Laura Carlson
as Margaret Becker
as Sherra Cox
as Self
as Blanche Devereaux
as Mrs. Evelyn Parker
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as Lilah Page
as Self
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as Clara Topper
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as Gail
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as Lita Joyce
as Josey Finn
as Daisy Playfair
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as Lorena (as Patty Leigh)
as Sally 'Poochie'
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