Rue McClanahan: movies and TV shows
Rue McClanahan has 138 credits in the archive: 76 films and 62 TV series, from 1961 to 2025. Highest rated: Spider-Man (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1961 – 2025 · busiest year: 1990 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self / Blanche Devereaux (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 91 |
| 2022 | Golden Girls 3033 | Blanche Devereaux (voice) (archive sound) | TV | 10.0 | 88 |
| 2021 | The Golden Girls: Ageless | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 87 |
| 2021 | Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls | Blanche Devereaux | Film | 10.0 | 87 |
| 2018 | Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self (archive Footage) | Film | 7.4 | 84 |
| 2010 | Gaze | Self (archive footage) | Film | 1.0 | 76 |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV | 7.3 | 75 |
| 2008 | Sordid Lives: The Series | Peggy Ingram | TV | 6.9 | 74 |
| 2008 | Generation Gap | Kay | Film | 7.2 | 74 |
| 2005 | Back to You & Me | Helen Ludwick | Film | 6.6 | 71 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 70 |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls | Millie Marcus | TV | 7.7 | 70 |
| 2004 | Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock | Mrs. Hardy (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2003 | Hope & Faith | Sylvia | TV | 5.4 | 69 |
| 2003 | Whoopi | Marian | TV | 8.8 | 69 |
| 2003 | Miracle Dogs | Katherine Mannion | Film | 6.1 | 69 |
| 2003 | The Fighting Temptations | Nancy Stringer | Film | 5.8 | 69 |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series | Blanche Devereaux (archive footage) | Film | 9.4 | 69 |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments | Self / Blanche Devereaux | Film | 6.8 | 69 |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2002 | The Women | Countess DeLage | Film | 9.0 | 68 |
| 2001 | Nuncrackers | Reverend Mother | Film | 9.3 | 67 |
| 2000 | The Moving of Sophia Myles | Mary-Margaret | Film | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1999 | Ladies Man | Aunt Lou | TV | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1999 | The Lot | Priscilla Tremaine | TV | 4.8 | 65 |
| 1999 | Safe Harbor | Grandma Loring | TV | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1999 | A Saintly Switch | Aunt Fanny | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1998 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Abigail Jordan | TV | 5.5 | 64 |
| 1998 | Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Edna Callahan | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1998 | Border to Border | Mrs. Kirby | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1998 | Nunsense 3: The Jamboree | Mother Superior | Film | 9.0 | 64 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Bunny (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 63 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 63 |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Biology Teacher | Film | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1997 | Out to Sea | Mrs. Ellen Carruthers | Film | 5.8 | 63 |
| 1997 | Annabelle's Wish | Scarlett (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1997 | Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula | Self | Film | 8.5 | 63 |
| 1997 | This World, Then the Fireworks | Mom Lakewood | Film | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Valerie Carter | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1996 | Remember WENN | Dusty Foxx | TV | 7.8 | 62 |
| 1996 | Dear God | Mom Turner | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 1996 | Innocent Victims | Marylou Hennis | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1995 | A Holiday to Remember | Miz Leona / Clay's Aunt | Film | 4.9 | 61 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Amelia Archibald | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Lila Winslow | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1994 | Spider-Man | Mrs. Hardy (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 60 |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Jinxy Duke | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1994 | Nunsense 2: The Sequel | Rev. Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1994 | A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story | Grandma Stephens | Film | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1993 | Boy Meets World | Bernice Matthews | TV | 8.3 | 59 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 59 |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Rue McClanahan | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1993 | Mother of the Bride | Margaret Becker Hix | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1993 | Mother of the Bride | Film | 6.2 | 59 | |
| 1993 | Nunsense | Rev. Mother Mary Regina | Film | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1993 | Message from Nam | Beatrice Andrews | Film | 5.3 | 59 |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Blanche Devereaux | TV | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1991 | Nurses | Blanche Devereaux | TV | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1991 | Baby of the Bride | Margaret Becker Hix | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1991 | Baby of the Bride | Film | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Lois McIntyre | TV | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Blanche Devereaux | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Film | 4.0 | 56 |
| 1990 | To My Daughter | Laura Carlson | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1990 | The Dreamer of Oz | Matilda Joslyn Gage | Film | 7.6 | 56 |
| 1990 | After the Shock | Sherra Cox | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1990 | Children of the Bride | Margaret Becker | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1990 | Help Save Planet Earth | Self | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1990 | Modern Love | Mrs. Evelyn Parker | Film | 4.6 | 56 |
| 1990 | Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide | Herself | Film | 8.5 | 56 |
| 1989 | The Wickedest Witch | Avarissa | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1989 | The Man in the Brown Suit | Suzy Blair | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1989 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Film | 5.7 | 55 | |
| 1988 | Empty Nest | Blanche Devereaux | TV | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1988 | Take My Daughters, Please | Lilah Page | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Self | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1988 | Liberace | Frances Liberace | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1987 | The Little Match Girl | Frances Dutton | Film | 7.3 | 53 |
| 1986 | Picnic | Flo Owens | Film | 4.0 | 52 |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Blanche Devereaux | TV | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1985 | The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Miriam Radford | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1984 | Charles in Charge | Irene Pembroke | TV | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox | Angie | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1984 | Cover Up | TV | 6.9 | 50 | |
| 1983 | Mama's Family | Frances Marie Crowley | TV | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1983 | The Skin of Our Teeth | Fortune Teller | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Fortune Teller | TV | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1982 | Newhart | TV | 7.1 | 48 | |
| 1982 | The Day the Bubble Burst | Barbara Arvey | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! | TV | 6.7 | 47 | |
| 1981 | Darkroom | Mrs. Louise Michaelson | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1981 | Here's Boomer | Thelma | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1981 | Word of Honor | Maggie McNeill | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1980 | Gridlock | Adele Sherman | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. | TV | 6.6 | 45 | |
| 1979 | Supertrain | Ms. Rick | TV | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ | TV | — | 45 | |
| 1979 | Topper | Clara Topper | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Gertie Lawton | TV | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Margaret Fielding | TV | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1978 | Grandpa Goes to Washington | TV | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1978 | A Different Approach | Film | 6.5 | 44 | |
| 1978 | Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force | Mat's Mother | Film | 4.4 | 44 |
| 1978 | Apple Pie | Ginger-Nell Hollyhock | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1978 | Rainbow | Ida Koverman | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1978 | Having Babies III | Gloria Miles | Film | 4.8 | 44 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | April Dunlevy | TV | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Mary Hubble | TV | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Doris Simpson | TV | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Laura Thornton Hayes | TV | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | TV | 7.3 | 43 | |
| 1976 | Alice | TV | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1973 | Blade | Gail | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1972 | Maude | Vivian Harmon | TV | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1972 | Maude | TV | 6.9 | 38 | |
| 1972 | The Rimers of Eldritch | Cora Groves | Film | — | 38 |
| 1971 | Columbo | Verity Chandler | TV | 8.1 | 37 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Josey Finn | TV | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Cora | TV | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Faye Precious | TV | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Ruth Rempley | TV | 7.8 | 37 |
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants | Daisy Playfair | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1971 | Some of My Best Friends Are... | Lita Joyce | Film | 4.6 | 37 |
| 1971 | Hogan's Goat | Josey Finn | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1970 | The People Next Door | Della | Film | 5.9 | 36 |
| 1969 | Where the Heart Is | Margaret Jardin #2 | TV | 4.7 | 35 |
| 1967 | Mannix | TV | 6.8 | 33 | |
| 1965 | Angel's Flight | Dolly | Film | 4.8 | 31 |
| 1964 | Another World | Caroline Johnson | TV | 5.5 | 30 |
| 1964 | How to Succeed with Girls | Lorena (as Patty Leigh) | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1963 | Five Minutes to Love | Sally 'Poochie' | Film | 4.3 | 29 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1961 | Five Minutes to Live | Pamela | Film | 5.5 | 27 |
| 1961 | Just Between Us | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1961 | The Grass Eater | Film | 9.0 | 27 | |
| 1961 | Hollywood After Dark | Sandy | Film | 2.4 | 27 |