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McClanahan, Rue

Rue McClanahan shot into limelight with her performance in ?The Golden Girls?, a 1985 sitcom. It was an instant hit, climbing to No. 1 position after its very first show. Rue McClanahan?s role, as a Southern belle Blanche Devereaux, was a key part in the immense popularity of the show. She was born in Healdton, Oklahoma in 1934. Her father was a contractor and mother a beautician. She grew up in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Her debut as an actor came early when she played a part in ?The Three Little Kittens?, a local production, at the tender age of four. She studied drama and German at the University of Tulsa and graduated in 1956. In her early career, she appeared onstage in New York on several occasions.

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