Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress, known for her roles as Vivian Cavender Harmon on Maude, Fran Crowley on Mama’s Family, and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls, a role that won her an Emmy Award.
Death of Rue McClanahan
McClanahan’s manager, Barbara Lawrence, said McClanahan died Thursday June 3, 2010 at 1am. of a stroke.
Rue McClanahan was 76 years old at the time of her death
"She went in peace."
* Related links: Deaths of Golden Girls cast
- Golden Girls’ actress Estelle Getty dies 84 (2010-03-17)
- Golden Girls TV star Bea Arthur dies 86 (2009-04-25)
- FYI: Betty White (88) is alive and well.
* Another World (cast member from 1970 – 1971)
* Where the Heart Is (1971 – 1972)
* Hogan’s Goat (1971; TV movie)
* All in the Family (1972; 1 episode: "The Bunkers and the Swingers")
* The Rimers of Eldritch (1974; TV movie)
* Maude (1974 – 1978)
* Apple Pie (1978)
* Gimme A Break (1981-1987; 2 episodes)
* Mama’s Family as Fran (1983 – 1985)
* Murder, She Wrote (1985; 1 episode: "Murder Takes the Bus")
* The Golden Girls (1985 – 1992)
* The Man in the Brown Suit (1989; TV movie)
* Children of the Bride (1990; TV movie)
* Baby of the Bride (1991; TV movie)
* The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story (TV movie; 1991)
* The Golden Palace (1992 – 1993)
* Mother of the Bride (1993; TV movie)
* Boy Meets World (1993; 1 episode)
* A Saintly Switch (1999; TV movie)
* Safe Harbor (1999; 11 episodes)
* Ladies Man (2000; 2 episodes)
* Hope & Faith (2005; 1 episode)
* King of the Hill (2007; 1 episode)
* Sordid Lives: The Series (2008; 12 episodes)
* Law & Order (2009; 1 episode)
* Celebrity Ghost Stories (October 17, 2009 episode)
* Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (December 2, 2009 episode)
Filmography
* The Rotten Apple (1961)
* Angel’s Flight (1965)
* Walk the Angry Beach (1968)
* Hollywood After Dark (1968)
* The Unholy Choice (1968)
* The People Next Door (1970)
* Some of My Best Friends Are… (1971)
* They Might Be Giants (1971)
* The Wickedest Witch (1989)
* Message from Nam (1993)
* A Christmas to Remember (1995)
* Dear God (1996)
* Innocent Victims (TV movie) (1996)
* Annabelle’s Wish (1997)
* Out to Sea (1997)
* Starship Troopers (1997)
* The Fighting Temptations (2003)
* Back to You and Me (2005)
* Generation Gap (2008)