Rue McClanahan
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Rue McClanahan (born Eddi Rue McClanahan; February 21, 1934) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, known for her roles on the television sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls. She currently stars in Sordid Lives: The Series as Peggy Ingram. McClanahan was born in Healdton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Dreda Rheua-Nell (née Medaris), a beautician, and William Edwin McClanahan, a building contractor. She is of Irish and Choctaw Indian ancestry, and grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma; she graduated from Ardmore High School in 1953. At the University of Tulsa, she majored in German and Theatre and was a member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta.

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posted by richard
i would like 2 know the name of the nightgowns that you used 2 wear that just floated behind you when u walk.
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posted by corinneandlily
Hey i loved you as blanch on golden girls you were really funny and i still watch it till this day and you guys should continue golden girls like make the episope were sophia would die and then you guys would have a clean plate for more episodes
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    Name Rue McClanahan
    (Eddi Rue McClanahan)
    Age 75
    Height 5' 3"  (160 cm)
    Build Average
    Hair Color Brown - Light
    Date of Birth February 21, 1934
    Birthplace Healdton, Oklahoma
    Star Sign Pisces
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Actress
    Celebrity Index Ru
    Claim to Fame Maude, The Golden Girls

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  • I`ve been allowed to develop my own character, which I`m still working on.
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  • Actually, it took a while for people to realize that I was here - that I really wasn`t still in LA. I mean, I`ve been in New York since `97!
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  • The matinee audiences are different because they`re mostly kids, a great percentage kids. So they respond to everything differently, but I understand what they do respond to.
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  • Cruelty is one fashion statement we can all do without.
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  • I almost fainted. There was no family history. I had been eating a vegetarian diet and I exercised.
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  • We have one cat. I had eight cats and six dogs in Los Angeles.
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  • I take the longest to get ready of anyone. I`ve been going in two hours before the show every performance.
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  • They gave me four weeks, and I asked if the first week could be just music with the two main conductors. So, the conductors came over to my home, and we worked in the music room, and I learned my two little songs.
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  • I didn`t know anything about breast cancer when I got it.
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  • The first clothing line I had was called Very Rue. Then we changed the name and moved to QVC, and the name became A Touch of Rue.
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  • We stopped doing my clothing line about five years ago, so it isn`t available anymore.
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  • "People always ask me if I`m like Blanche. And I say, `Well, Blanche was an oversexed, self-involved, man-crazy, vain Southern Belle from Atlanta -- and I`m not from Atlanta!`"
  • "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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  • Aunt of actress Amelia Kinkade.
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  • Became a sister of Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Tulsa.
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  • After her second marriage broke up, she went to New York, and started doing films. She thinks her "They Might Be Giants" part her best movie part.
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  • Still has "jitters" for opening nights, about rehearsals and worrying about not having enough time to prepare perfectly.
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  • Played the same character, Blanche Devereaux, on four different TV series: "The Golden Palace" (1992), "The Golden Girls" (1985), "Nurses" (1991), and "Empty Nest" (1988).
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  • Betty White was originally considered for the role of the sexpot, Blanche, on "The Golden Girls" (1985). However, Betty had already been the aggressive Sue Ann Nivens on "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) and Rue had played the introverted Vivian on "Maude" (1972). It was thought best not to typecast these two actresses by having them portray similar characters. Therefore, Betty got the part of naive Rose Nylund and Rue played the oversexed Blanche.
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  • Is a vegan and dedicated animal rights activist.
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  • Mother of Mark Bish.
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  • Is a vegan and dedicated animal rights activist.
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  • Is of Scot-Irish and Choctaw Indian ancestry.
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  • She graduated cum laude in the University of Tulsa with a degree in German and theatre arts. She was also the only female member of the school`s science club.
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  • In 1997, Rue was diagnosed with cancer. She had a lumpectomy and five months of chemotherapy. She now does a lecture entitled "Aging Gracefully" for breast-cancer support groups.
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  • Mother of Mark Bish and Aunt of actress Amelia Kinkade.
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