Eddi-Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 - June 3, 2010) was an American actress and comedian best known for The Golden Girls (1985-1992), Starship Troopers (1997), and Golden Palace (1992-1993).
She was married to Tom Bish, Norman Hartweg, Peter DeMaio, Gus Fisher, Tom Keel, and Morrow Wilson and she had one child.
She died in 2010 at the age of 76 after a brain hemorrhage.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1961: Five Minutes To Live as Pamela (Uncredited Role)
- 1961: Walk The Angry Beach as Sandy
- 1963: Five Minutes To Love as Sally 'Poochie'
- 1964: How To Succeed With Girls as Lorena
- 1965: Angels Flight as Dolly
- 1970: The People Next Door as Della
- 1971: The Pursuit Of Happiness as Mrs. O'Mara
- 1971: They Might Be Giants as Daisy
- 1971: Some Of My Best Friends Are as Lita Joyce
- 1973: Blade 1973 as Gail
- 1978: Having Babies III as Gloria Miles
- 1978: Sergeant Matlovich Vs The US Air Force as Mat's Mother
- 1978: Rainbow as Ida Koverman
- 1979: Topper 1979 as Clara Topper
- 1980: Gridlock as Adele Sherman
- 1981: Word Of Honor as Maggie McNeill
- 1982: The Day The Bubble Burst as Barbara Arvey
- 1986: Picnic as Flo Owens
- 1987: The Little Match Girl as Frances Dutton
- 1988: Liberace as Frances Liberace
- 1988: Take My Daughters Please as Lilah Page
- 1989: The Man In The Brown Suit as Suzy Blair
- 1990: Modern Love as Mrs. Evelyn Parker
- 1990: The Earth Day Special as Blanche Deveraux
- 1990: After The Shock as Sherra Cox
- 1990: Children Of The Bride as Margaret Becker
- 1991: Baby Of The Bride as Margaret Hix
- 1993: Mother Of The Bride as Margaret Hix
- 1990: To My Daughter as Laura Carlson
- 1990: The Dreamer Of Oz as Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage
- 1991: Biosphere 2 as Hostess
- 1993: Nunsense as Rev. Mother Mary Regina
- 1994: Nunsense 2 The Sequel as Rev. Mother Mary Regina
- 1998: Nunsense Jamboree as Mother Superior Mary Regina
- 2001: Nuncrackers as Reverend Mother
- 1994: A Burning Passion The Margaret Mitchell Story as Grandma Stephens
- 1995: A Holiday To Remember as Miz Leona
- 1996: Innocent Victims as Marylou Hennis
- 1996: Dear God as Mom Turner
- 1997: This World Then The Fireworks as Mom Lakewood
- 1997: Out to Sea as Mrs. Ellen Carruthers
- 1997: Annabelle's Wish as Scarlett
- 1997: Starship Troopers as Biology Teacher
- 1998: Border To Border as Mrs. Kirby
- 1998: Rusty A Dogs Tale as Edna Callahan
- 2000: The Moving Of Sophia Myles as Mary-Margaret
- 2002: Stage On Screen The Women as Countess DeLage
- 2003: Miracle Dogs as Katherine Mannion
- 2003: The Fighting Temptations as Nancy Stringer
- 2005: Back To You And Me as Helen Ludwick
- 2008: Generation Gap as Kay
Television Roles
- 1964: Burke's Law as Waitress
- 1964: Another World as Caroline Johnson
- 1969: Where The Heart Is as Margaret Jardin #2
- 1971-1975: Great Performances as Faye Precious/Cora/Josey Finn
- 1972: All in the Family as Ruth Rempley
- 1972-1978: Maude as Vivian Cavender Harmon
- 1973: The ABC Afternoon Playbreak as Carol Babcock
- 1974: Mannix as Gloria
- 1975-1977: Insight as Mary Margaret/Linda
- 1978: Grandpa Goes To Washington as Grace
- 1978: Apple Pie as Ginger-Nell Hollyhock
- 1978-1984: The Love Boat as Mary Hubble/Cheryl Enicker/Laura Thornton Hayes/Doris Simpson/April Dunleavy
- 1979: Supertrain as Janet
- 1979-1982: Fantasy Island as Gertie Lawton/Margaret Fielding
- 1980: Lou Grant as Maggie McKenna
- 1980: Heres Boomer as Thelma
- 1981: Darkroom as Mrs. Louise Michaelson
- 1981-1984: Gimme a Break! as Katrina/Marian
- 1982: Trapper John, M.D. as Mary Renquist
- 1983: Newhart as Eleanor Smathers
- 1983: American Playhouse as Fortune Teller
- 1983: Small And Frye as Miss Parsifal
- 1983-1984: Mama's Family as Aunt Fran Crowley
- 1984: Alice as Mother Goose
- 1984: Cover Up as Mattie Bemstein
- 1984-1985: Charles in Charge as Irene Pembroke
- 1985-1992: The Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux
- 1988: Empty Nest as Blanche Devereaux
- 1992: Nurses (1991) as Blanche Devereaux
- 1992-1993: Golden Palace as Blanche Devereaux
- 1985: Crazy Like a Fox as Angie
- 1985: Murder, She Wrote as Miriam Radford
- 1994: Burke's Law as Jinxy Duke
- 1994-2001: Touched by an Angel as Lila Winslow/Amelia Bowthorpe Archibald
- 1995: The Mommies as Amanda Kellogg
- 1995: Spider-Man: The Animated Series as Anastasia Hardy
- 1996: The John Larroquette Show as Rue McClanahan
- 1996: Remember WENN as Dusty Foxx
- 1997: Promised Land (1996) as Valerie Carter
- 1997: Murphy Brown as Virginia Redfield
- 1998: Columbo as Verity Chandler
- 1998: The Love Boat as Abigail Jordan
- 1999: The Wonderful World of Disney as Aunt Fanny
- 1999: The Lot as Priscilla Tremaine
- 1999: Safe Harbor as Grandma Loring
- 2000: Ladies Man as Aunt Lou
- 2004: Whoopi as Marian
- 2004: Wonderfalls as Millie Marcus
- 2005: Hope & Faith as Sylvia
- 2007: King of the Hill as Bunny
- 2008: Sordid Lives The Series as Peggy Ingram
- 2009: Law & Order as Lois McIntyre
- 2009: Meet the Browns as Lorraine
