Rue McClanahan

Actor, Theater Actor

1934 – 2010

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Who was Rue McClanahan?

Rue McClanahan was an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude, Fran Crowley on Mama's Family, and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987.

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Born
Feb 21, 1934
Healdton
Also known as
  • Eddi Rue McClanahan
  • Rhue McClanahan
  • Patty Leigh
  • Eddi-Rue McClanahan
  • Patti Leigh
  • Ruesy
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • United Methodist Church
Ethnicity
  • Irish American
  • Choctaw
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Tulsa
Lived in
  • Oklahoma
  • New York City
Died
Jun 3, 2010
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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