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Edie McClurg
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-07-23,Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

Natural Born Killers

7.054

Natural Born Killers
1994-08-26

A River Runs Through It

7.005

A River Runs Through It
1992-10-09

The Little Mermaid

7.4

The Little Mermaid
1989-11-17

4.476

Stepmonster
1993-02-24

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

6.689

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988-09-30

7.333

Carrie
1976-11-03

Everything You Want

4.981

Everything You Want
2005-04-17

Fish Without a Bicycle

3.75

Fish Without a Bicycle
2003-10-11

5.8

Breaking Dawn
2004-10-16

5.654

Flubber
1997-11-26

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

7.569

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986-06-11

6.063

Airborne
1993-09-17

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

7.5

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
2006-09-10

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

5.1

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003-09-04

The Master of Disguise

4

The Master of Disguise
2002-08-02

6.5

Eating Raoul
1982-03-24

Bill: On His Own

7.2

Bill: On His Own
1983-11-09

Holyman Undercover

3

Holyman Undercover
2010-04-10

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

4.927

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
1984-07-27

Tom and Jerry Santa's Little Helpers

5.9

Tom and Jerry Santa's Little Helpers
2014-11-19

Changing Hearts

6.4

Changing Hearts
2002-04-22

7.356

Wreck-It Ralph
2012-11-01

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

5

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993-01-30

6.542

Mr. Mom
1983-07-22

What's Wrong with Ruth?

0

What's Wrong with Ruth?
2007-06-30

Eyes Upon Waking

0

Eyes Upon Waking
2022-05-13

5.071

Now You Know
2002-09-20

5.909

Country Remedy
2007-02-02

4

Cracking Up
1977-07-01

Oh, God! Book II

5.5

Oh, God! Book II
1980-10-03

5.255

Carpool
1996-08-23

4.667

Meeting Daddy
2000-06-27

6.343

Back to School
1986-06-13

Under the Hula Moon

4.333

Under the Hula Moon
1995-12-01

5.857

Inhumanoid
1996-07-23

Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman

5.875

Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman
1994-12-18

7.249

Frozen
2013-11-20

Christmas Every Day

0

Christmas Every Day
1986-12-01

Menu for Murder

5

Menu for Murder
1990-12-04

2

Foodfight!
2012-06-15

6.386

Curly Sue
1991-10-25

2

Heal Thyself
2012-03-15

7.031

Cars
2006-06-08

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

6.403

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000-01-23

6.18

Cars 2
2011-06-11

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen

6

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
2006-11-14

6.125

Fired Up!
2009-02-20

Theresa Is a Mother

10

Theresa Is a Mother
2015-09-25

5.255

Hanging Up
2000-02-16

4.4

Crash Course
1988-01-18

The Pee-wee Herman Show

7.329

The Pee-wee Herman Show
1981-09-11

6

The Gift
2014-07-26

Air Bud: Spikes Back

5.346

Air Bud: Spikes Back
2003-07-01

Can't Stop Dancing

3

Can't Stop Dancing
1999-01-16

5.9

A Long Way Off
2014-06-06

4.672

Pandemonium
1982-04-01

6.667

Cinderella
1985-08-14

5.25

The Longshot
1986-01-17

She's Having a Baby

5.962

She's Having a Baby
1988-02-05

To Kill a Mockumentary

5.333

To Kill a Mockumentary
2004-01-01

Curious George Swings into Spring

7.333

Curious George Swings into Spring
2013-03-15

The Rugrats Movie

6.245

The Rugrats Movie
1998-11-20

6.979

A Bug's Life
1998-11-25

Tiny Toon Spring Break

6.516

Tiny Toon Spring Break
1994-03-27

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

6.756

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
1992-03-11

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

7.595

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
1998-12-13

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

7.256

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987-11-26

4.8

Working
1982-04-13

Home on the Range

6.062

Home on the Range
2004-04-02

Cooking Up Raoul

0

Cooking Up Raoul
2012-09-25

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

5.446

Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997-09-09

The Little Mermaid Live!

6.75

The Little Mermaid Live!
2019-11-05

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

6

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980-07-18

5.248

Holy Man
1998-10-08

The History of White People in America

6.4

The History of White People in America
1985-06-04

Dance 'Til Dawn

5.967

Dance 'Til Dawn
1988-10-23

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

6.032

National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002-03-29

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

9

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977-11-23

The Paragon of Comedy

7

The Paragon of Comedy
1983-01-16

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

7.01

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
2004-11-09

Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand

7

Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand
2002-02-16

Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas

5

Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas
2006-12-05

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories

0

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006-01-10

Rocket Power: The Big Day

0

Rocket Power: The Big Day
2004-07-30

The Chevy Chase Show

0

The Chevy Chase Show
1977-05-05

6.5

The Manor
1999-02-11

0

Stinky Pierre
2003-05-03

Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains

10

Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains
2005-06-18

Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes

6

Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
1990-09-27

6.8

Lucky
2019-03-08

More Acting 'Carrie'

0

More Acting 'Carrie'
2016-10-11

6.644

Nash Bridges
1996-03-29

7.1

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

7.1

Alice
1976-08-31

6.7

Mad About You
1992-09-23

8.183

Batman Beyond
1999-01-10

Higglytown Heroes

7.235

Higglytown Heroes
2004-09-12

Perversions of Science

6.111

Perversions of Science
1997-06-07

American Dragon: Jake Long

7.743

American Dragon: Jake Long
2005-01-21

WKRP in Cincinnati

7.6

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978-09-18

6.75

Harper Valley
1981-01-16

6.795

Mr. Belvedere
1985-03-15

6.68

Providence
1999-01-08

Tiny Toon Adventures

7.783

Tiny Toon Adventures
1990-09-14

The Golden Girls

7.59

The Golden Girls
1985-09-14

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

7.393

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002-07-20

7.31

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

7.516

Moonlighting
1985-03-03

Malcolm in the Middle

8.47

Malcolm in the Middle
2000-01-09

8.037

The Batman
2004-09-11

6.764

Roseanne
1988-10-18

5

Fat Actress
2005-03-07

7.445

TaleSpin
1990-09-09

5.963

Empty Nest
1988-10-08

The Richard Pryor Show

6.4

The Richard Pryor Show
1977-09-13

6.4

Snorks
1984-09-15

Life with Louie

6.906

Life with Louie
1994-12-24

7.5

Full House
1987-09-22

5.9

Melrose Place
1992-07-08

6.412

7th Heaven
1996-08-26

The Hogan Family

6.833

The Hogan Family
1986-03-01

5.75

Crashbox
1999-02-01

Celebrities Uncensored

4.833

Celebrities Uncensored
2003-06-04

Drexell's Class

6.333

Drexell's Class
1991-09-19

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

7.6

The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991-09-07

The Kids from Room 402

7.4

The Kids from Room 402
2000-08-29

9

The Big Show
1980-03-04

The Addams Family

6.8

The Addams Family
1992-09-12

7

Monty
1994-01-11

7.8

Pair of Kings
2010-09-10

5

No Soap, Radio
1982-04-15

5

The Kallikaks
1977-08-03

Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

7

Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
1995-05-26

8.5

Maggie Winters
1998-09-30

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.637

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15

8.261

Seinfeld
1989-07-05

Two and a Half Men

7.454

Two and a Half Men
2003-09-22

The Hogan Family

6.833

The Hogan Family
1986-03-01

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

7.799

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996-09-27

6.908

Small Wonder
1985-09-07

6.8

Miss Guided
2008-03-18

6.967

Bobby's World
1990-09-08

6.967

Bobby's World
1990-09-08

6.411

Fish Hooks
2010-09-03

6.5

Vicki!
1992-08-31

Stuart Little: The Animated Series

5.263

Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2003-03-01

6

Problem Child
1993-10-31

7

Bone Chillers
1996-09-07

Clifford the Big Red Dog

6.655

Clifford the Big Red Dog
2000-09-04

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982-09-11

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

5.7

Titan Maximum
2009-09-27

7.794

Dinosaurs
1991-04-26

The Life & Times of Tim

7.381

The Life & Times of Tim
2008-09-28

Wander Over Yonder

7.465

Wander Over Yonder
2013-09-13

7.5

Picket Fences
1992-09-18

8.6

Regular Show
2010-09-06

6

Teachers Only
1982-04-14

7.148

Hannah Montana
2006-03-24

7.571

Madame's Place
1982-09-20

Rules of Engagement

7.121

Rules of Engagement
2007-02-05

7.401

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Ring of the Musketeers

4

Ring of the Musketeers
1992-12-01

6

Hello, Larry
1979-01-26

Touched by an Angel

7.208

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Caroline in the City

6.531

Caroline in the City
1995-09-21

Thank God You're Here

0

Thank God You're Here
2007-04-09

Adventures in Wonderland

7.571

Adventures in Wonderland
1992-03-23

7

Gravedale High
1990-09-08

7.6

NCIS
2003-09-23

6.644

Nash Bridges
1996-03-29

6.644

Nash Bridges
1996-03-29

Married... with Children

7.737

Married... with Children
1987-04-05

7.696

Rocket Power
1999-08-16

Dumb and Dumber

5.8

Dumb and Dumber
1995-10-28

6.7

Goof Troop
1992-09-05

7.084

CatDog
1998-04-04

Cow and Chicken

7.096

Cow and Chicken
1997-09-16