Rue McClanahan Age: 75 Height: 5' 3" Birth Place: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA. Born: Feb. 21st, 1934 + Add to My Celebs

Rue McClanahan's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The Golden Girls	Blanche Dever&hellip
Mama's Family	Aunt Fran Cro&hellip
Sordid Lives: The Series	Peggy Ingram
Small & Frye	Miss Parsifal
The Golden Palace	Blanche Eliza&hellip
Apple Pie	Ginger-Nell H&hellip
Darkroom	Mrs. Louise M&hellip
Grandpa Goes to Washington	Grace
Ladies Man	Aunt Lou
Safe Harbor	Grandma Loring
The Cross-Wits	Rue McClanahan
TV Tales	Rue McClanahan

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

A New York stage actress in the 1950s, McClanahan was plucked from the stage by Norman Lear for roles on "All in the Family" (1971) and later "Maude" (1972). For two years (1982 - 1984), she played "Aunt Fran" on "Mama's Family" (1983) until it was canceled by NBC. She hit her comedic stride as a sharp tongued oversexed Southern belle on "The Golden Girls" (1985).


TRIVIA:

• Mother of 'Mark Bish' (qv).
• Still has "jitters" for opening nights, about rehearsals and worrying about not having enough time to prepare perfectly.
• After her second marriage broke up, she went to New York, and started doing films. She thinks her "They Might Be Giants" part her best movie part.
• In 1997, Rue was diagnosed with cancer. She had a lumpectomy and five months of chemotherapy. She now does a lecture entitled "Aging Gracefully" for breast-cancer support groups.
• Is a vegan and dedicated animal rights activist.
• Became a sister of Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Tulsa.
• An Honorary Director for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
• Aunt of actress 'Amelia Kinkade' (qv).

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