Real name
     Eddi-Rue McClanahan

Date of birth (location)
     21 February 1935, Healdton, Oklahoma, USA.

Mini biography

     A New York stage actress in the 1960s, McClanahan was plucked from the
     stage by Norman Lear for roles on "All in the Family" and later
     "Maude". She hit her comedic stride as a sharp tongued oversexed
     Southern belle on "The Golden Girls".

Biography writer
     Ray Hamel

Spouse
     'Gus Fisher'      (1976 - 1977?)
     'Peter DeMaio'    (1964 - ?)
     'Tom Bish'        (1958 - 1960)
     'Tom Keel'        (1985)
     'Norman Hartweg'  (? - ?)

Combined filmography

  1. Starship Troopers (1997)[Actress .... Biology Teacher]
  2. Annabelle's Wish (1997) (V)[Actress]
  3. Out to Sea (1997)[Actress .... Mrs. Carruthers]
  4. Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1997)[Actress]
  5. Dear God (1996)[Actress .... Mom Turner]
  6. Innocent Victims (1996) (TV)[Actress]
  7. This World, Then the Fireworks (1996)[Actress .... Mom Lakewood]
  8. Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story, A (1994) (TV)[Actress
     .... Grandma Stephens]
  9. Nunsense 2: The Sequel (1994)[Actress .... Reverend Mother Superior
     Sister Mary Regina]
     ... aka Nunsense 2 (1994)
     ... aka Nunsense II: The Second Coming (1994)
 10. Message from Nam (1993) (TV)[Actress .... Beatrice Andrews]
     ... aka Danielle Steel's 'Message from Nam' (1993) (TV)
 11. Mother of the Bride (1993) (TV)[Actress .... Margaret Becker Hix]
 12. Nunsense (1993) (TV)[Actress .... Reverend Mother Mary Regina]
 13. "Golden Palace, The" (1992) TV Series[Actress .... Blanche Devereaux]
 14. Baby of the Bride (1991) (TV)[Actress .... Margaret Hix] [Producer
     (co-executive)]
 15. Dreamer of Oz, The (1990) (TV)[Actress .... Matilda Electra Joslyn
     Gage]
     ... aka Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, The (1990) (TV)
 16. To My Daughter (1990) (TV)[Actress .... Laura Carlson]
 17. Children of the Bride (1990) (TV)[Actress .... Margret Becker]
 18. After the Shock (1990) (TV)[Actress .... Sherra]
 19. Modern Love (1990)[Actress .... Mrs. Parker]

 20. Man in the Brown Suit, The (1989) (TV)[Actress .... Suzy Blair]
     ... aka Agatha Christie's 'The Man in the Brown Suit' (1989) (TV)
 21. Take My Daughters, Please (1988) (TV)[Actress .... Lilah Page]
 22. Liberace (1988) (TV)[Actress .... Frances]
 23. Little Match Girl, The (1987/II) (TV)[Actress .... Frances Dutton]
 24. "Golden Girls, The" (1985) TV Series[Actress .... Blanche Devereaux]
 25. "Mama's Family" (1983) TV Series[Actress .... Aunt Fran Crowley]
 26. Day the Bubble Burst, The (1981) (TV)[Actress .... Barbara Arvey]
 27. Word of Honor (1981) (TV)[Actress]
 28. Gridlock (1980) (TV)[Actress]
     ... aka Great American Traffic Jam, The (1980) (TV)

 29. Topper (1979) (TV)[Actress .... Mrs. Topper]
 30. "Apple Pie" (1978) TV Series[Actress .... Ginger-Nell Hollyhock]
 31. Having Babies III (1978) (TV)[Actress]
 32. Rainbow (1978) (TV)[Actress]
 33. Sergeant Matlovich Vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978) (TV)[Actress]
 34. "Maude" (1972) TV Series[Actress .... Vivian Cavender Harmon]
 35. Pursuit of Happiness, The (1971)[Actress]
 36. Some of My Best Friends Are (1971)[Actress .... Lita Joyce]
     ... aka Bar, The (1971)
 37. They Might Be Giants (1971)[Actress .... Daisy Playfair]
 38. People Next Door, The (1970)[Actress .... Della]

 39. "Where the Heart Is" (1969) TV Series[Actress .... Margaret Jardin
     (1971-1972)]
 40. Five Minutes to Love (1963)[Actress .... Sally "Poochie"]
     ... aka It Only Takes Five Minutes (1963)
     ... aka Rotten Apple, The (1963)
 41. Grass Eater, The (1961)[Actress .... Loraina]
 42. Walk the Angry Beach (1961)[Actress .... Sandy]
     ... aka Hollywood After Dark (1961)

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Notable TV guest appearances

  1. "John Larroquette Show, The" (1993) playing "Herself" in episode:
     "Here We Go Again" 3/12/1996
  2. "Spider-Man" (1995) playing "Felicia Hardy's mother" in episode: "Dr
     Octopus: Armed and Dangerous" 1995
  3. "All in the Family" (1971) playing "Ruth Rempley" 1972
  4. "Murphy Brown" (1988) playing "Virginia Redfield"
  5. "Darkroom" (1981) playing "Mrs. Louise Michaelson" in episode:
     "Daisies"