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Rue McClanahan
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February 21, 1934 in Healdton, OK
Biography:Graduating cum laude from the University of Tulsa, "Rue McClanahan" studied acting with "Uta Hagen" and at the Perry-Mansfield school. After her professional debut with a Pennsylvania stock company in 1957, McClanahan headed to New York, where between acting gigs she worked as a waitress, took shorthand and sold blouses. Grabbing any opportunity available, she made her TV bow on a 1960 episode of the TV series Malibu Run, then appeared in a handful of exploitation films with come-hither titles like Five Minutes to Love (she played "Poochie, the girl from the shack," a credit she has since dropped from her resumé). She managed to find more prestigious work on the New York stage, starring in such well-received productions as MacBird, Jimmy Shine, Sticks and Bones and California Suite. She also played regular roles on the TV soap operas "Another World" and "Where the Heart Is". A 1972 guest shot on... Full Biography
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Betty White, Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan, from left, celebrated the release of the "Golden Girls"...
Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Bea Arthur arrive at the TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on...
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Nov. 5, 2009, 5:11 PM EST
'Golden Girls' star Rue McClanahan recovering after heart bypass surgery at NY hospital
Nov. 5, 2009, 11:40 AM EST
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