Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan
Birth name	Eddi Rue McClanahan
Born	February 21, 1934 in Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
Died	June 3, 2010 in New York, New York, USA from a stroke
Notable Roles	Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls Fran Crowley in Mama's Family
Notable Episodes
Awards	1 Emmy Awards, USA

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Rue McClanahan was an American actress, best known for her role as Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
All in the Family	Ruth Rempley	3x07 - The Bunkers and the Swingers	October 28, 1972
Mannix	Gloria Lassiter	8x02 - Game Plan	September 29, 1974
The Love Boat	April Dunlevy	2x13 - El Kid / The Last Hundred Bucks / Isosceles Triangle	December 9, 1978
Supertrain	Janet	1x09 - Where Have You Been Billy Boy	May 5, 1979
Lou Grant	Maggie McKenna	3x23 - Guns	March 17, 1980
The Love Boat	Mary Hubble	4x02/03 - The Family Plan / The Promoter / May the Best Man Win / Forever Engaged / The Judges	November 1, 1980
Gimme a Break	Marian	1x03 - The Second Time Around	November 12, 1981
The Love Boat	Doris Simpson	5x18 - His Girls Friday / The Girl Who Stood Still / A Wife for Wilfred	February 13, 1982
Newhart	Eleanor	1x12 - The Way We Thought We Were	January 10, 1983
The Love Boat	Laura Thornton Hayes	7x15 - How Do I Love Thee? / No More Alimony / Authoress! Authoress!	January 7, 1984
Gimme a Break	Katrina	4x04 - Grandpa's Secret Life	October 20, 1984
Alice	Mother Goose	9x03 - Big, Bad Mel	November 4, 1984
The Love Boat	Cheryl Enicker	8x13 - Paying the Piper / Baby Sister / Help Wanted	December 1, 1984
Murder, She Wrote	Miriam Radford	1x18 - Murder Takes the Bus	March 17, 1985
Empty Nest	Blanche Devereaux	1x04 - Fatal Attraction	November 5, 1988
Nurses	Blanche Devereaux	1x20 - Moon Over Miami	February 29, 1992
Boy Meets World	Bernice Matthews	1x07 - Grandma Was a Rolling Stone	November 12, 1993
Touched by an Angel	Amelia Bowthorpe Archibald	1x08 - Manny	December 14, 1994
The John Larroquette Show	Herself	3x17 - Here We Go Again	March 12, 1996
Promised Land	Valerie Carter	1x19 - Intolerance	April 5, 1997
Murphy Brown	Virginia Redfield	9x23 - Mama Miller	May 12, 1997
Touched by an Angel	Lila Winslow	7x24 - Shallow Water (1)	May 13, 2001
Touched by an Angel	Lila Winslow	7x25 - Shallow Water (2)	May 20, 2001
Whoopi	Marian	1x12 - American Woman	January 6, 2004
Hope & Faith	Sylvia	2x17 - O' Sister, Where Art Thou?	February 4, 2005
Law & Order	Lois McIntyre	19x12 - Illegitimate	February 4, 2009
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns	Lorraine	3x08 - Meet Mr. Wrong	December 2, 2009

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration	Herself	May 12, 1986
Take My Daughters, Please	Lilah Page	November 21, 1988	NBC Monday Night at the Movies
The Wickedest Witch	Avarissa	October 30, 1989	NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Children of the Bride	Margret Becker	October 5, 1990	CBS Friday Movie
To My Daughter	Laura Carlston	November 26, 1990	NBC Monday Night Movie
Baby of the Bride	Margret Becker-Hix	December 22, 1991	CBS Sunday Movie
Mother of the Bride	Margret Becker-Hix	February 27, 1993	CBS Saturday Movie

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Hollywood Squares		May 24-28, 1976
The Hollywood Squares		February 21-25, 1977

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 4 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1987)

The Golden Girls

Trivia

• Rue McClanahan was originally going to play the role of Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls and Betty White was going to play Blanche Devereaux.