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Top Projects: The Golden Girls, The Golden Girls:..., Generation Gap (View All)
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Rue McClanahan’s Milestones
| Cast in "Safe Harbor", a series airing on The WB | |
| Continued as Blanche on "Golden Palace" (CBS) | |
| Played Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls" (NBC) | |
| Portrayed Aunt Fran on NBC's "Mama's Family" | |
| Underwent treatment for breast cancer | |
| 1957 | Professional stage debut as Rachel in "Inherit the Wind", Erie Playhouse, Erie, Pennsylvania |
| 1960 | TV debut in "Malibu Run" (CBS) |
| 1961 | Feature film debut in low-budget "Walk the Angry Beach" |
| 1963 | Played "Poochie, the girl from the shack", in the low-budget exploitation film, "Five Minutes to Love" |
| 1964 | Broadway debut as Hazel, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 1965 | Portrayed a sleazy starlet in low-budget feature "Hollywood After Dark" |
| 1967 | Played female lead in satirical play "MacBird" |
| 1968 | Featured in "Jimmy Shine" on Broadway; co-star Dustin Hoffman |
| 1972 - 1978 | Played Vivian Harmon on "Maude" (CBS) |
| 1975 | Recreated stage role of Faye Precious in "Theatre in America" televised version of "Who's Happy Now" |
| 1978 | Starred in "Apple Pie" series (ABC) |
| 1991 | Co-executive produced and starred in TV movie "Baby of the Bride" (CBS) |
| 1994 | Starred in TV version of "Nunsense" for Arts & Entertainment Channel |
| 1995 | Returned to New York stage in world premiere of "After-Play" at the Manhattan Theatre Club |
| 1997 | Had prominent roles in "This World, Then the Fireworks" and "Out to Sea" |
| 2001 | Returned to the NYC stage in the Broadway revival of "The Women" |
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