Rue McClanahan, ‘Golden Girls’, dies from stroke 76

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

 Rue McClanahan on Dame Edna’s Hollywood (May 1992)
 
Rue McClanahan’s Television Work & Filmography continues next page

 
Rue McClanahan’s Television work

    * 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)
 

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