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Edie McClurg‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1951-07-23

Popularity

star10.5

Edie McClurg

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Edie McClurg

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1951-07-23

Popularity

star10.5

Biography

Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1951) is an American actress, voice actress, stand-up comedian, and opera singer. She has performed in nearly 90 films and 55 television episodes, often portraying characters with a cheery Midwestern accent. McClurg was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri on July 23, 1951, to Mac, a mailman, and Irene McClurg, an FAA secretary. She has an older brother, Bob, who is also an actor. McClurg attended the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the mid-1960s, where she also taught radio for eight years. She earned a master's degree from Syracuse University. McClurg's onscreen debut was in the 1976 Brian De Palma horror film "Carrie" as Helen Shyres, one of Carrie's classmates. The following year, she was a member of the cast of "The Richard Pryor Show". In 1980, she was a regular performer on "The David Letterman Show" in the persona of Mrs. Marv Mendenhall. She also had a role in "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark", in which she plays the Town Council President Chastity Pariah. She also had a minor role in "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie". Having been a member of San Francisco's improv comedy the Pitcshel Players, she moved to Los Angeles and joined the Groundlings troupe. She worked with fellow Groundling player [[Paul Reubens]] on his first play "The Pee-wee Herman Show", in which she appeared in 1981 as "Hermit Hattie". McClurg has appeared in almost 90 films and 55 television episodes, usually typecast as a middle-aged, somewhat stubborn, and dim-witted Midwesterner. McClurg is known for a number of roles, including Mrs. Burns in "A River Runs Through It", Grace in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Lucille Tarlek on "WKRP in Cincinnati", Lynn in "She's Having a Baby", Willamae Jones in the television remake of "Harper Valley PTA", Mrs. Patty Poole on "The Hogan Family" (originally "Valerie"), Bonnie Brindle on "Small Wonder", Marge Sweetwater in "Back to School", the car rental agent in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles", Mrs. Violet Bleakman on "Clifford the Big Red Dog", and Mrs. Beeker on "7th Heaven". She guest starred as Barri's mother in an episode of "Campus Ladies". She portrayed one of the wicked stepsisters in the Faerie Tale Theatre production "Cinderella." McClurg appeared on several game shows, including "Match Game", "The $25,000 Pyramid", "Password Plus", and "Super Password". McClurg contributed assorted voices for "The Jetsons", "The Snorks", "Life with Louie", "A Bug's Life", "Justin & the Knights of Valour", "Cars" and "Cars 2". She voiced Carlotta in "The Little Mermaid", Mary in "Wreck-It Ralph", Molly in "Home on the Range", Miss Right in "The Secret of NIMH", the Dragon in the "Nightmare Ned" video game, Barsa in "Kiki's Delivery Service", Fran on "Higglytown Heroes", Mrs. Claus in "Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen", Grandma Taters in "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius", Violet Stimpleton in "Rocket Power", Bea's mother in "Fish Hooks", Winnie Pig in "Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation", Aunt Ruth in "Bobby's World" and Trudi Traveler in an episode of "Wander Over Yonder". Continuing her passion for performing improvised comedy, McClurg is a player with Spolin Players.

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Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers‌
star7.1
calendar 1994

A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It‌
star7.0
calendar 1992

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid‌
star7.4
calendar 1989

Stepmonster

Stepmonster‌
star4.7
calendar 1993

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark‌
star6.6
calendar 1988

Carrie

Carrie‌
star7.3
calendar 1976

Everything You Want

Everything You Want‌
star4.8
calendar 2005

Fish Without a Bicycle

Fish Without a Bicycle‌
star2.0
calendar 2003

Breaking Dawn

Breaking Dawn‌
star5.5
calendar 2004

Flubber

Flubber‌
star5.7
calendar 1997

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off‌
star7.6
calendar 1986

Airborne

Airborne‌
star5.9
calendar 1993

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!‌
star7.5
calendar 2006

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star‌
star5.1
calendar 2003

The Master of Disguise

The Master of Disguise‌
star4.0
calendar 2002

Eating Raoul

Eating Raoul‌
star6.5
calendar 1982

Bill: On His Own

Bill: On His Own‌
star6.7
calendar 1983

Holyman Undercover

Holyman Undercover‌
star2.6
calendar 2010

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers‌
star5.1
calendar 1984

Tom and Jerry Santa's Little Helpers

Tom and Jerry Santa's Little Helpers‌
star5.9
calendar 2014

Changing Hearts

Changing Hearts‌
star6.3
calendar 2002

Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph‌
star7.3
calendar 2012

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom‌
star6.6
calendar 1983

What's Wrong with Ruth?

What's Wrong with Ruth?‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Eyes Upon Waking

Eyes Upon Waking‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Now You Know

Now You Know‌
star4.9
calendar 2002

Country Remedy

Country Remedy‌
star4.9
calendar 2007

Cracking Up

Cracking Up‌
star1.0
calendar 1977

Oh, God! Book II

Oh, God! Book II‌
star5.2
calendar 1980

Carpool

Carpool‌
star5.0
calendar 1996

Meeting Daddy

Meeting Daddy‌
star3.0
calendar 2000

Back to School

Back to School‌
star6.3
calendar 1986

Under the Hula Moon

Under the Hula Moon‌
star4.0
calendar 1995

Inhumanoid

Inhumanoid‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman

Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman‌
star5.0
calendar 1994

Frozen

Frozen‌
star7.2
calendar 2013

Christmas Every Day

Christmas Every Day‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Menu for Murder

Menu for Murder‌
star5.0
calendar 1990

Foodfight!

Foodfight!‌
star1.9
calendar 2012

Curly Sue

Curly Sue‌
star6.4
calendar 1991

Heal Thyself

Heal Thyself‌
star2.0
calendar 2012

Cars

Cars‌
star7.0
calendar 2006

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea‌
star6.4
calendar 2000

Cars 2

Cars 2‌
star6.1
calendar 2011

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen‌
star6.0
calendar 2006

Fired Up!

Fired Up!‌
star6.1
calendar 2009

Theresa Is a Mother

Theresa Is a Mother‌
star10.0
calendar 2015

Hanging Up

Hanging Up‌
star5.2
calendar 2000

Crash Course

Crash Course‌
star3.9
calendar 1988

The Pee-wee Herman Show

The Pee-wee Herman Show‌
star7.3
calendar 1981

The Gift

The Gift‌
star6.0
calendar 2014

Air Bud: Spikes Back

Air Bud: Spikes Back‌
star5.3
calendar 2003

Can't Stop Dancing

Can't Stop Dancing‌
star2.0
calendar 1999

A Long Way Off

A Long Way Off‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

Pandemonium

Pandemonium‌
star4.6
calendar 1982

Cinderella

Cinderella‌
star7.1
calendar 1985

The Longshot

The Longshot‌
star4.7
calendar 1986

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby‌
star5.9
calendar 1988

To Kill a Mockumentary

To Kill a Mockumentary‌
star4.0
calendar 2004

Curious George Swings Into Spring

Curious George Swings Into Spring‌
star7.4
calendar 2013

The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie‌
star6.2
calendar 1998

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life‌
star7.0
calendar 1998

Tiny Toon Spring Break

Tiny Toon Spring Break‌
star6.5
calendar 1994

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation‌
star6.6
calendar 1992

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery‌
star7.7
calendar 1998

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles‌
star7.2
calendar 1987

Working

Working‌
star4.3
calendar 1982

Home on the Range

Home on the Range‌
star6.1
calendar 2004

Cooking Up Raoul

Cooking Up Raoul‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Casper: A Spirited Beginning‌
star5.4
calendar 1997

The Little Mermaid Live!

The Little Mermaid Live!‌
star6.9
calendar 2019

The Complete Richard Pryor Roast

The Complete Richard Pryor Roast‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie‌
star6.0
calendar 1980

Holy Man

Holy Man‌
star5.2
calendar 1998

The History of White People in America

The History of White People in America‌
star6.2
calendar 1985

Ring of the Musketeers

Ring of the Musketeers‌
star4.7
calendar 1992

Dance 'Til Dawn

Dance 'Til Dawn‌
star5.7
calendar 1988

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

National Lampoon's Van Wilder‌
star6.0
calendar 2002

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

The Paragon of Comedy

The Paragon of Comedy‌
star9.0
calendar 1983

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

Tv Credits

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges‌
star6.6
calendar 1996

L.A. Law

L.A. Law‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Alice

Alice‌
star6.9
calendar 1976

Mad About You

Mad About You‌
star6.7
calendar 1992

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond‌
star8.1
calendar 1999

Higglytown Heroes

Higglytown Heroes‌
star5.7
calendar 2004

Perversions of Science

Perversions of Science‌
star5.7
calendar 1997

American Dragon: Jake Long

American Dragon: Jake Long‌
star7.7
calendar 2005

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati‌
star7.5
calendar 1978

Harper Valley

Harper Valley‌
star6.3
calendar 1981

Mr. Belvedere

Mr. Belvedere‌
star6.9
calendar 1985

Providence

Providence‌
star6.5
calendar 1999

Tiny Toon Adventures

Tiny Toon Adventures‌
star7.8
calendar 1990

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius‌
star7.4
calendar 2002

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

Moonlighting

Moonlighting‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle‌
star8.5
calendar 2000

The Batman

The Batman‌
star7.9
calendar 2004

Roseanne

Roseanne‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

Fat Actress

Fat Actress‌
star6.2
calendar 2005

TaleSpin

TaleSpin‌
star7.3
calendar 1990

Empty Nest

Empty Nest‌
star5.7
calendar 1988

The Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Show‌
star5.8
calendar 1977

Cow and Chicken

Cow and Chicken‌
star7.1
calendar 1997

Snorks

Snorks‌
star6.3
calendar 1984

Life with Louie

Life with Louie‌
star6.8
calendar 1994

Full House

Full House‌
star7.6
calendar 1987

Melrose Place

Melrose Place‌
star5.8
calendar 1992

7th Heaven

7th Heaven‌
star6.4
calendar 1996

The Hogan Family

The Hogan Family‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Crashbox

Crashbox‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored‌
star2.5
calendar 2003

Drexell's Class

Drexell's Class‌
star5.5
calendar 1991

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

The New WKRP in Cincinnati‌
star7.0
calendar 1991

The Kids from Room 402

The Kids from Room 402‌
star7.4
calendar 2000

The Big Show

The Big Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Gravedale High

Gravedale High‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

The Addams Family

The Addams Family‌
star6.8
calendar 1992

Monty

Monty‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Pair of Kings

Pair of Kings‌
star7.9
calendar 2010

No Soap, Radio

No Soap, Radio‌
star5.0
calendar 1982

The Kallikaks

The Kallikaks‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

Night Stand with Dick Dietrick‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Maggie Winters

Maggie Winters‌
star10.0
calendar 1998

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

Columbo

Columbo‌
star8.1
calendar 1971

Seinfeld

Seinfeld‌
star8.3
calendar 1989

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men‌
star7.5
calendar 2003

The Hogan Family

The Hogan Family‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch‌
star7.8
calendar 1996

Small Wonder

Small Wonder‌
star7.0
calendar 1985

Miss Guided

Miss Guided‌
star6.8
calendar 2008

Bobby's World

Bobby's World‌
star6.9
calendar 1990

Bobby's World

Bobby's World‌
star6.9
calendar 1990

Fish Hooks

Fish Hooks‌
star6.6
calendar 2010

Vicki!

Vicki!‌
star5.0
calendar 1992

Stuart Little: The Animated Series

Stuart Little: The Animated Series‌
star5.0
calendar 2003

Problem Child

Problem Child‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

Bone Chillers

Bone Chillers‌
star6.5
calendar 1996

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog‌
star6.6
calendar 2000

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre‌
star8.4
calendar 1982

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

Titan Maximum

Titan Maximum‌
star6.0
calendar 2009

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs‌
star7.8
calendar 1991

The Life & Times of Tim

The Life & Times of Tim‌
star7.6
calendar 2008

Wander Over Yonder

Wander Over Yonder‌
star7.4
calendar 2013

Picket Fences

Picket Fences‌
star7.5
calendar 1992

Regular Show

Regular Show‌
star8.6
calendar 2010

Teachers Only

Teachers Only‌
star5.0
calendar 1982

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana‌
star7.2
calendar 2006

Madame's Place

Madame's Place‌
star7.3
calendar 1982

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

Family Guy

Family Guy‌
star7.4
calendar 1999

Ring of the Musketeers

Ring of the Musketeers‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Hello, Larry

Hello, Larry‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

Thank God You're Here

Thank God You're Here‌
star0.0
calendar 2007