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Eddi-Rue McClanahan was an American actress and comedian best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Aunt Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–84), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987.
Birth Name
Eddi-Rue McClanahan
Born
Wednesday, 21 February 1934
Died
Thursday, 03 June 2010
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Betty White: Pure Gold | Self | 2022 |
| Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls | Blanche Devereaux | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Blanche Devereaux | 2021 |
| You Don't Nomi | Self | 2020 |
| Spaceship Earth | Self | 2020 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Gaze | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2010 |
| Meet the Browns | Lorraine | 2009 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Betty White: Pure Gold | Self | 2022 |
| Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls | Blanche Devereaux | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Blanche Devereaux | 2021 |
| You Don't Nomi | Self | 2020 |
| Spaceship Earth | Self | 2020 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Gaze | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2010 |
| Meet the Browns | Lorraine | 2009 |
| Generation Gap | Kay | 2008 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Herself | 2008 |
| Sordid Lives: The Series | Peggy Ingram | 2008 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
| Back to You and Me | Helen Ludwick | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | 2004 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| Wonderfalls | Millie Marcus | 2004 |
| Hope & Faith | Sylvia | 2003 |
| The Fighting Temptations | Nancy Stringer | 2003 |
| Whoopi | Marian | 2003 |
| Miracle Dogs | Katherine Mannion | 2003 |
| Nuncrackers | Reverend Mother | 2001 |
| The Moving of Sophia Myles | Mary-Margaret | 2000 |
| Ladies Man | Aunt Lou | 1999 |
| Safe Harbor | Grandma Loring | 1999 |
| Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Edna Callahan | 1998 |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | Abigail Jordan | 1998 |
| Nunsense Jamboree | Mother Superior | 1998 |
| Starship Troopers | Biology Teacher | 1997 |
| Annabelle's Wish | Scarlett (voice) / Scarlett | 1997 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Aunt Fanny | 1997 |
| This World, Then the Fireworks | Mom Lakewood / Mrs. Lakewood | 1997 |
| Out to Sea | Mrs. Ellen Carruthers | 1997 |
| Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula | Self | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Bunny | 1997 |
| Dear God | Mom Turner | 1996 |
| Promised Land | Valerie Carter | 1996 |
| Remember WENN | Dusty Foxx | 1996 |
| Innocent Victims | Marylou Hennis | 1996 |
| A Holiday to Remember | Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt / Miz Leona (Clay's Aunt) | 1995 |
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Anastasia Hardy | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Lila Winslow / Amelia Bowthorpe Archibald | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994 |
| A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story | Grandma Stephens | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Jinxy Duke | 1994 |
| Nunsense 2: The Sequel | Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina | 1994 |
| Message from Nam | Beatrice Andrews | 1993 |
| Boy Meets World | Bernice Matthews | 1993 |
| The Mommies | Amanda Kellogg | 1993 |
| The John Larroquette Show | Rue McClanahan | 1993 |
| John & Leeza from Hollywood | Self | 1993 |
| Mother of the Bride | Margaret Becker Hix | 1993 |
| Nunsense | Rev. Mother Mary Regina | 1993 |
| The Golden Palace | Blanche Devereaux | 1992 |
| Vicki! | Self | 1992 |
| Baby of the Bride | Margaret Becker Hix / Margret Hix | 1991 |
| Dame Edna's Hollywood | Self | 1991 |
| Nurses | Blanche Devereaux | 1991 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self | 1991 |
| To My Daughter | Laura Carlson | 1990 |
| Children of the Bride | Margret Becker / Margaret Becker | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Lois McIntyre | 1990 |
| After the Shock | Sherra Cox | 1990 |
| The Earth Day Special | Blanche Devereaux | 1990 |
| Modern Love | Mrs. Evelyn Parker | 1990 |
| Help Save Planet Earth | Self | 1990 |
| American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts | Miss Moray | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| The Man in the Brown Suit | Suzy Blair | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Herself | 1989 |
| Murphy Brown | Virginia Redfield | 1988 |
| Empty Nest | Blanche Devereaux | 1988 |
| Liberace | Frances Liberace | 1988 |
| The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1988 |
| The Little Match Girl | Frances Dutton | 1987 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
| The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards | Self - Accepting Award for Favourite New Comedy Program | 1986 |
| The NBC All Star Hour | Self | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Blanche Devereaux | 1985 |
| Crazy Like a Fox | Angie | 1984 |
| Charles in Charge | Irene Pembroke | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Miriam Radford | 1984 |
| Cover Up | Mattie Bemstein | 1984 |
| Small & Frye | Miss Parsifal | 1983 |
| Mama's Family | Frances Marie Crowley / Aunt Fran Crowley | 1983 |
| Newhart | Eleanor Smathers | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Fortune Teller | 1982 |
| Darkroom | Mrs. Louise Michaelson | 1981 |
| Gimme a Break! | Katrina / Marian | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Gridlock | Adele Sherman | 1980 |
| Here's Boomer | Thelma | 1980 |
| Topper | Clara Topper | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Mary Renquist | 1979 |
| Supertrain | Ms. Rick | 1979 |
| Rainbow | Ida Koverman | 1978 |
| Everyday | Self | 1978 |
| Apple Pie | Ginger-Nell Hollyhock | 1978 |
| Grandpa Goes to Washington | Grace | 1978 |
| Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force | Mat's Mother | 1978 |
| Having Babies III | Gloria Miles | 1978 |
| A Different Approach | Self | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Maggie McKenna | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Mary Hubble / April Dunlevy / Doris Simpson / Laura Thornton Hayes / Shirley Enicker | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Gertie Lawton / Margaret Fielding | 1977 |
| Circus of the Stars | Self - Performer | 1977 |
| Liar's Club | Self | 1976 |
| Alice | Mother Goose | 1976 |
| Break the Bank | Self | 1976 |
| Rhyme and Reason | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Blade | Gail | 1973 |
| The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Carol Babcock | 1972 |
| Maude | Vivian Harmon / Vivian Cavender Harmon / Vivian / Vivian Cavender | 1972 |
| Some of My Best Friends Are... | Lita Joyce | 1971 |
| Columbo | Verity Chandler | 1971 |
| They Might Be Giants | Daisy Playfair / Daisy | 1971 |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | Mrs. O'Mara | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Josey Finn / Cora | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Ruth Rempley | 1971 |
| The People Next Door | Della | 1970 |
| Where the Heart Is | Margaret Jardin #2 | 1969 |
| Mannix | Gloria | 1967 |
| Angel's Flight | Dolly | 1965 |
| How to Succeed with Girls | Lorena | 1964 |
| Burke's Law | Waitress | 1963 |
| Five Minutes to Love | Sally 'Poochie' | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Self / Herself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself / Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| Five Minutes to Live | Pamela | 1961 |
| The Grass Eater | Loraina | 1961 |
| Walk the Angry Beach | Sandy | 1961 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Self / Herself | 1954 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Mother of the Bride | 1993 |
| Baby of the Bride | 1991 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
