Rue McClanahan
Acting
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 Ar…
Also known as
Patti Leigh · Patty Leigh · Rhue McClanahan · Ру МакКлэнахан
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
Law & Order
1990 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
King of the Hill
1997 · TV
Columbo
1971 · TV
The Love Boat
1977 · TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV
Great Performances
1971 · TV
Mannix
1967 · TV
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV