Most Recent Role: Herself on TV Land Confidential
Alias Name(s): Patti Leigh---- Rhu McClanahan, Rhue McClanahan
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
Birthday: 2-21-1935
Birth Name: Eddi Rue McClanahan
Alias Name(s): Patti Leigh---- Rhu McClanahan, Rhue McClanahan
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Healdton, Oklahoma, USA
Birthday: 2-21-1935
Birth Name: Eddi Rue McClanahan
In the mid-nineties Rue was diagnosed with cancer, but was able to beat it. Rue also spends her time helping and joining organizations against cancer, AIDS and cruelty against animals.
Most Recent Appearance
Finales
Wednesday 18 July 2007 on TV Land
The classic final episodes of Mary Tyler Moore and Newhart are discussed.
News Headlines
- external: McClanahan Signs For Here! Series 2006-07-05
- external: 'Golden Girl': Fight Age With Weights, Sex 2006-04-10
- external: The Today Show 2005-11-07
- external: McClanahan Seeks to Stop Elephants' Move 2005-06-15
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During the casting period for The Golden Girls, Rue was originally asked to read the role of sweet, naive Rose Nylund. Rue really wanted to play Blanche Devereaux, however, and after reading through as Rose, they eventually decided that Blanche was a better part for her.
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Rue says her father disapproved of some of the risque lines she had to say on The Golden Girls.
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Rue actually plants fruit trees, picks the fruit and then cans it herself.
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Rue was named after her mother, Rhuea Nell who owned a beauty shop when Rue was a child.
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Some of Rue's passions are writing music and plays.
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Rue McClanahan: (about "The Golden Girls") I went into the audition, and I really wanted to play Blanche, but they said, "We want you to read for Rose." And I just thought, "Oh, no, that would be absolute agony if I couldn't play Blanche!" And finally they said, "Why don't you try Blanche?" and I said, "Well, if you insist....."
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"Compassion is the foundation of everything positive, everything good. If you carry the power of compassion to the marketplace and the dinner table, you can make your life really count."
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Other Appearances
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Another World
Caroline Johnson (1970 - 1971) |
Apple Pie
Ginger-Nell Hollyhock |
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Baby of the Bride
Margaret Becker Hix |
Children of the Bride
Margret Becker Hix |
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Mama's Family
Francis "Fran" Crawley (episodes 1-35) |
Maude
Vivian Cavender Harmon (1974-1978) |
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Maude
Vivian Cavender |
The Love Boat |
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$20,000 Pyramid
Rue McClanahan & Sam Melville Herself |
Alice
Big, Bad Mel Mother Goose |
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All in the Family
The Bunkers and the Swingers Ruth Rempley |
American Playhouse
The Skin of Our Teeth Fortune Teller |
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Blue's Clues
Blue's Big Treasure Hunt Grandma Burns |
Boy Meets World
Grandma Was a Rolling Stone Bernice Matthews |
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Baby of the Bride
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"One of the all-time greats"Perfect Rue is a talent that has not been tapped enough. She nails the character every time. Continue » Posted May 30, 2007 8:06 pm PST |
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"One of the all-time greats"Perfect love her Continue » Posted Mar 4, 2006 8:16 pm PST |
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