Rue McClanahan
Birthday: 1934-02-21
Place of Birth: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
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 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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Starship Troopers
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobil...
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Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
For the first time on the big screen, celebrate The Golden Girls with a special screening of some of...
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The Man in the Brown Suit
An American woman gets involved in a diamond theft in South Africa....
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The Day the Bubble Burst
A fictionalized account of how the 1929 stock market crash hurt the elite and the struggling, and th...
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This World, Then the Fireworks
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sis...
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Five Minutes to Live
A guitar playing killer terrorizes a housewife while his partner robs the bank where her husband wor...
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Some of My Best Friends Are...
Regulars gather at The Blue Jay, a gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, to celebrate Christmas ...
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Out to Sea
Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search...
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Betty White: First Lady of Television
The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ev...
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Henry Jekyll, a shy and unassuming doctor, is obsessed with the idea of separating the good in man's...
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The People Next Door
A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and r...
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Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha...
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Five Minutes to Love
Ben, Edna and their baby daughter are headed to California when their car breaks down. Ben ventures ...
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Hollywood After Dark
A young girl comes to Hollywood to try to break into the movies, but winds up being taken advantage ...
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A Holiday to Remember
Compassionate holiday romancer with Connie Sellecca as a divorced mother who takes young daughter As...
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The Skin of Our Teeth
Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth," the story of Mr. and ...
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A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
Margaret Mitchell, portrayed as rebellious and spirited as Scarlett O'Hara, grows up in a comfortabl...
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Hogan's Goat
A young Irish ward boss has a chance to be elected mayor, but the disgraced current mayor makes sure...
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The Rimers of Eldritch
Lanford Wilson's prize-winning drama about life in a played-out coal town in the Midwest. Against th...
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How to Succeed with Girls
Meek salesman learns the aggressive way to treat women from a brash wastrel poet in order to help hi...
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A Different Approach
An all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A board sit...
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Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula uncovers the life and career of legendary actor Bela Lugosi, examining h...
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Angel's Flight
A series of murders involving a stripper are investigated by a hard-drinking reporter....
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Topper
A deceased couple affectionately haunt a living friend while trying to get into heaven....
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Rainbow
The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film star's t...
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Nunsense 2: The Sequel
In this sequel to the Off-Broadway musical hit, the Little Sisters of Hoboken put together another m...
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Nunsense
An unfortunate convent cooking accident causes most of the order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken to...
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Children of the Bride
A middle-aged woman tries to get married to her younger finance but is hindered by her four grown ch...
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Mother of the Bride
A mother's plans for her daughter's wedding are complicated when her ex-husband, who abandoned the f...
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The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
A 90-minute special reuniting the main cast of the American sitcom, "The Golden Girls", where they s...
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Annabelle's Wish
Annabelle - a calf who has a special wish for Christmas - wants to be a reindeer and help Santa Clau...
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Message from Nam
Journalism Major Paxton Andrews loses the man she loves in the Vietnam War. Always having followed t...
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They Might Be Giants
After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in ...
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments....
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Generation Gap
When a rebellious teenager is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather, their differences go ...
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The Women
Mary Haines's life falls apart and her social circle shatters after her husband's affair is revealed...
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Night of 100 Stars III
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy....
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The Golden Girls: Ageless
During seven years of cheesecake and massive laughs, "The Golden Girls" was TV's unlikeliest hit; pa...
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Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged his h...
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The Dreamer of Oz
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world...
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The Moving of Sophia Myles
A pastor's cherished wife is thrown into despair and experiences a crisis of faith after his mysteri...
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Gridlock
A series of freak accidents on the Los Angeles freeway traps a cast-load of familiar TV faces in an ...
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After the Shock
On October 17 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco. Presented...
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Word of Honor
A reporter refuses to reveal his source in the case of the murder of a young girl. As a result, he a...
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Dear God
A judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he get...
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The Grass Eater
A man of questionable moral fiber pursues another man's wife, simply to convince a young lady that t...
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Back to You & Me
After befriending a patient and then losing her to cancer, Dr. Sydney Ludwick decides to take some m...
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The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur, Betty Wh...
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The Wickedest Witch
Avarissa, a witch so evil that she was banished to an underground kingdom, attempts to trick a human...
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The Little Match Girl
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Mickey's 60th Birthday
This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat f...
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Blade
A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims....
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Miracle Dogs
The family friendly animal movie Miracle Dogs concerns a boy who befriends a three-legged dog. Soon ...
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Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide
Actress Rue McClanahan and Dr. David Griffiths help potential pet owners learn about caring for cats...
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Baby of the Bride
Soon after returning from their honeymoon, John and Margaret Hix receive the surprise of their life ...
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The Fighting Temptations
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in ...
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Take My Daughters, Please
A woman with four single daughters sets out to try and get them married....
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Having Babies III
Dr. Julie Farr presides over three impending births and cannot help but get involved in the lives of...
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Gaze
The works of today's most revered talents are set against a provocative, highly amusing commentary t...
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Border to Border
Rambling indie about the people a couple of ramblers meet as they race from place to place....
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Picnic
A southern bell falls for a handsome drifter with no prospects, going against her parents' wishes to...
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To My Daughter
A mother is haunted by the death of one of her children which has an effect on the surviving sibling...
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Just Between Us
A German shepherd, adopted by a 7-year-old girl, takes over her dog-sitting job for six other dogs, ...
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The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April ...
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Innocent Victims
Army Sergeant Tim Hennis is wrongly convicted of killing the wife and children of an Air Force capta...
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A Saintly Switch
The story is about a married couple with children on the verge of divorce. Their imminent divorce, l...
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The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
The special celebrates the 40th anniversary of the beloved sitcom and features interviews with the s...
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The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
The NBC All Star Hour (1985) was a one-hour primetime television special that brought together stars...
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