Eddi-Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 is an American actress. She was best known for her roles on television sitcoms, including Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Aunt Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–84), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92), and its spin-off series The Golden Palace (1992–93).

Feb 15, 2019 · This Sunday, the Reelz docuseries, Autopsy: Rue McClanahan, investigates The Golden Girls star's autopsy, which was performed almost a decade ago, following her death at age 76.

Rue McClanahan. Actress: The Golden Girls. A New York stage actress in the 1950s, McClanahan was plucked from the stage by Norman Lear for roles on All in the Family (1971) and later Maude (1972).

Jun 3, 2010 · Golden Girl Rue McClanahan has died at the age of 76. "She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, tells PEOPLE. "She had a massive stroke."

Jun 3, 2010 · Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux to life on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76.

Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 is an American actress and comedian. She acted in several television sitcoms, most notably The Golden Girls . She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1987.

Rue McClanahan was an American actress best known for portraying the role of Blanche Devereaux in the TV series ‘The Golden Girls’. At the age of four, she appeared on stage in the local production of ‘The Three Little Kittens’.

Jun 4, 2010 · Rue McClanahan, who helped make “The Golden Girls” a long-running television hit playing the saucy, man-devouring Southern belle Blanche Devereaux (in one scene she made a date at her husband’s...

Jun 3, 2010 · Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux to life on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76.

McClanahan is best known for her role as the saucy, sharp southern belle, Blanche Devereaux, in The Golden Girls which began in 1985. She once again worked with Bea Arthur and Betty White, as well as Estelle Getty. All four of the women won Emmy awards for their roles in …