Rue McClanahan
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.9004 |
| Birthday | 1934-02-21 |
| Place of Birth | Healdton, Oklahoma, USA |
| Also Known As | Patti Leigh, Patty Leigh, Rhue McClanahan, Ру МакКлэнахан, |
1997
Starship Troopers
7.117/5655
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from...
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2021
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
10/2
For the first time on the big screen, celebrate The Golden Girls with a special screening of some of the most memorable episodes from the series.
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Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
1989
The Man in the Brown Suit
5.833/15
An American woman gets involved in a diamond theft in South Africa.
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The Man in the Brown Suit
1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
5/3
A fictionalized account of how the 1929 stock market crash hurt the elite and the struggling, and the forces that may have caused the crash to occur.
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The Day the Bubble Burst
1997
This World, Then the Fireworks
5.2/31
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder...
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This World, Then the Fireworks
1961
Five Minutes to Live
5.481/27
A guitar playing killer terrorizes a housewife while his partner robs the bank where her husband works.
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Five Minutes to Live
1971
Some of My Best Friends Are...
4.615/13
Regulars gather at The Blue Jay, a gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, to celebrate Christmas Eve 1971 with people they consider family.
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1997
Out to Sea
5.816/125
Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they ar...
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2018
Betty White: First Lady of Television
7.267/15
The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips...
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Betty White: First Lady of Television
1989
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
5.667/3
Henry Jekyll, a shy and unassuming doctor, is obsessed with the idea of separating the good in man's nature from the evil, and is attracted to Rebecca...
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1970
The People Next Door
5.921/19
A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of...
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The People Next Door
1998
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
5.778/27
Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have t...
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Rusty: A Dog's Tale
1963
Five Minutes to Love
4.3/10
Ben, Edna and their baby daughter are headed to California when their car breaks down. Ben ventures off to the junkyard in search of a spare part to f...
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Five Minutes to Love
1961
Hollywood After Dark
2.5/12
A young girl comes to Hollywood to try to break into the movies, but winds up being taken advantage of by sleazy producers, and is forced to become a...
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Hollywood After Dark
1995
A Holiday to Remember
4.909/11
Compassionate holiday romancer with Connie Sellecca as a divorced mother who takes young daughter Asia Vieira to her small South Carolina hometown in...
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1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
10/1
Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth," the story of Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, their children Henry and Gladys, an...
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The Skin of Our Teeth
1994
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
7.2/5
Margaret Mitchell, portrayed as rebellious and spirited as Scarlett O'Hara, grows up in a comfortably middle-class Atlanta home, absorbing her grandmo...
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A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
1971
Hogan's Goat
6.333/3
A young Irish ward boss has a chance to be elected mayor, but the disgraced current mayor makes sure the candidate's wife learns about his affair with...
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Hogan's Goat
1972
The Rimers of Eldritch
0/0
Lanford Wilson's prize-winning drama about life in a played-out coal town in the Midwest. Against the background of a murder trial, the people recall...
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The Rimers of Eldritch
1964
How to Succeed with Girls
6.5/4
Meek salesman learns the aggressive way to treat women from a brash wastrel poet in order to help him get back with his wife.
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How to Succeed with Girls
1978
A Different Approach
6/5
An all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A board sit and watch the film Michael Keaton's character's a...
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A Different Approach
1997
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
8.5/4
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula uncovers the life and career of legendary actor Bela Lugosi, examining his early life in Hungary and Germany through his H...
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Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
1965
Angel's Flight
4.8/10
A series of murders involving a stripper are investigated by a hard-drinking reporter.
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Angel's Flight
1979
Topper
7/2
A deceased couple affectionately haunt a living friend while trying to get into heaven.
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Topper
1978
Rainbow
10/1
The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film star's trials as a youngster in dealing with the movie stu...
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Rainbow
2001
Nuncrackers
9.333/3
Fourth musical in the Nunsense series.
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Nuncrackers
1994
Nunsense 2: The Sequel
6.333/3
In this sequel to the Off-Broadway musical hit, the Little Sisters of Hoboken put together another musical revue, to thank all the people who saw the...
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Nunsense 2: The Sequel
1998
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
9/1
Third in the Nunsense series of musicals.
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Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
1993
Nunsense
7.2/5
An unfortunate convent cooking accident causes most of the order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken to die of botulism. Before all of the deceased siste...
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Nunsense
1990
Children of the Bride
6.625/8
A middle-aged woman tries to get married to her younger finance but is hindered by her four grown children who come bearing grudges.
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Children of the Bride
1993
Mother of the Bride
6/10
A mother's plans for her daughter's wedding are complicated when her ex-husband, who abandoned the family more than 20 years earlier, shows up.
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Mother of the Bride
2003
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
6.8/5
A 90-minute special reuniting the main cast of the American sitcom, "The Golden Girls", where they share their favorite moments from the show, behind-...
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1997
Annabelle's Wish
6.628/109
Annabelle - a calf who has a special wish for Christmas - wants to be a reindeer and help Santa Claus drive his sleigh as he delivers his presents! An...
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Annabelle's Wish
1993
Message from Nam
5.273/11
Journalism Major Paxton Andrews loses the man she loves in the Vietnam War. Always having followed the beat of a different drum, she decides to work o...
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Message from Nam
1971
They Might Be Giants
7/59
After the death of his wife, retired judge Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes,...
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They Might Be Giants
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
6/2
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2008
Generation Gap
7.2/5
When a rebellious teenager is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather, their differences go deeper than just the years that separate them.
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2002
The Women
9/1
Mary Haines's life falls apart and her social circle shatters after her husband's affair is revealed. Filmed version of the 2001 Broadway revival with...
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1990
Night of 100 Stars III
4.333/3
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Modern Love
4.6/7
Modern relationships are examined in this comedy drama.
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2021
The Golden Girls: Ageless
10/1
During seven years of cheesecake and massive laughs, "The Golden Girls" was TV's unlikeliest hit; pairing three seasoned TV pros and one small-screen...
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1978
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
4.4/5
The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged his homosexuality and fought to remain in service.
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1990
The Dreamer of Oz
7.6/10
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.
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2000
The Moving of Sophia Myles
8/1
A pastor's cherished wife is thrown into despair and experiences a crisis of faith after his mysterious death.
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1980
Gridlock
5.667/3
A series of freak accidents on the Los Angeles freeway traps a cast-load of familiar TV faces in an astounding traffic tie-up, with the entire system...
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1990
After the Shock
6.4/5
On October 17 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco. Presented here are some of the stories of the brave members...
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1981
Word of Honor
7.5/2
A reporter refuses to reveal his source in the case of the murder of a young girl. As a result, he and his family are shunned by the residents of the...
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Word of Honor
1996
Dear God
5.4/66
A judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he gets a job in the U.S. Post Office's dead letter offi...
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Dear God
1961
The Grass Eater
9/1
A man of questionable moral fiber pursues another man's wife, simply to convince a young lady that the the sanctity of marriage is fallacious.
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The Grass Eater
2005
Back to You & Me
6.563/16
After befriending a patient and then losing her to cancer, Dr. Sydney Ludwick decides to take some much needed time off to attend the 20th anniversary...
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Back to You & Me
2003
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
9.4/5
Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty and Rue McClanahan -- with a co...
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1988
Liberace
6.333/3
A story of the famous pianist and entertainer, Liberace.
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Liberace
1989
The Wickedest Witch
6.333/3
Avarissa, a witch so evil that she was banished to an underground kingdom, attempts to trick a human child into committing a despicable act so that sh...
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The Wickedest Witch
1987
The Little Match Girl
7.25/2
Molly is an angel sent to earth as a little match girl: her mission, to save the fragmented Dutton family.
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The Little Match Girl
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
6.775/20
This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the ang...
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1973
Blade
5.536/14
A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.
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Blade
2003
Miracle Dogs
6.094/16
The family friendly animal movie Miracle Dogs concerns a boy who befriends a three-legged dog. Soon his relationship with the canine deepens to the po...
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Miracle Dogs
1990
Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide
8.5/2
Actress Rue McClanahan and Dr. David Griffiths help potential pet owners learn about caring for cats. Viewers are taught how to pick the right cat for...
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1991
Baby of the Bride
6/8
Soon after returning from their honeymoon, John and Margaret Hix receive the surprise of their life - at 53, Margaret is pregnant! Against her husband...
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Baby of the Bride
2003
The Fighting Temptations
5.822/138
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him...
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The Fighting Temptations
1988
Take My Daughters, Please
9/1
A woman with four single daughters sets out to try and get them married.
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Take My Daughters, Please
1978
Having Babies III
4.8/5
Dr. Julie Farr presides over three impending births and cannot help but get involved in the lives of her troubled patients.
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Having Babies III
2010
Gaze
1/2
The works of today's most revered talents are set against a provocative, highly amusing commentary track in this celebration of queer art.
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Gaze
1998
Border to Border
7/2
Rambling indie about the people a couple of ramblers meet as they race from place to place.
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Border to Border
1986
Picnic
4/2
A southern bell falls for a handsome drifter with no prospects, going against her parents' wishes to marry a rich businessman.
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Picnic
1990
To My Daughter
8/1
A mother is haunted by the death of one of her children which has an effect on the surviving siblings.
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To My Daughter
1961
Just Between Us
0/0
A German shepherd, adopted by a 7-year-old girl, takes over her dog-sitting job for six other dogs, who run away. He runs into all sorts of adventures...
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Just Between Us
1990
The Earth Day Special
6.083/12
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the special fe...
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The Earth Day Special
1996
Innocent Victims
7/2
Army Sergeant Tim Hennis is wrongly convicted of killing the wife and children of an Air Force captain. Based on a true story.
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Innocent Victims
1999
A Saintly Switch
6.346/13
The story is about a married couple with children on the verge of divorce. Their imminent divorce, like many, is due to their mutual lack of respect a...
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2025
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
9/2
The special celebrates the 40th anniversary of the beloved sitcom and features interviews with the series creator Susan Harris, executive producer Ton...
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1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
0/0
The NBC All Star Hour (1985) was a one-hour primetime television special that brought together stars from NBC’s biggest shows of the mid-1980s, blendi...
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2004
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
7/10
Doctor Octavius was a brilliant scientist working on a revolutionary new invention until a laboratory accident fused a set of mechanical arms to his b...
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