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Edie McClurg
Actor, Writer
Born July 23, 1951 (71 years)
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
| 2019 | Lucky · as Miss Doris |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live! · as Carlotta (voice) |
| 2018 | All works are good (TV Series) · as Movie excerpt (archiveFootage) |
| 2015 | Love Surreal · as Mary Louise |
| 2014 | A Long Way Off · as Unknown |
| 2014 | Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers · as Mrs. Clause |
| 2014 | Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) (TV Series) · as Realtor |
| 2014 | TripTank (TV Series) · as Dawn |
| 2013 | Frozen · as Gerda (voice) |
| 2013 | Curious George Swings Into Spring · as Lydia/Mum/Lady |
| 2013 | Wander Over Yonder (TV Series) · as Trudi Traveler |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph · as Mary (voice) |
| 2012 | Foodfight! · as Mrs. Butterworth |
| 2012 | Changing Hearts · as Nurse Rollins |
| 2012 | Theresa Is a Mother · as Cloris McDermott |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffins (TV Series) · as MuuMuu |
| 2012 | Ben 10: Omniverse (TV Series) · as Vera Tennyson |
| 2011 | Cars 2 · as Minny (voice) |
| 2011 | Portlandia (TV Series) · as Mayor's Secretary |
| 2010 | Holyman Undercover · as Martha |
| 2010 | Mike & Molly (TV Series) · as Paula Martin |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks (TV Series) · as Bea's Mom |
| 2010 | Pair of Kings (TV Series) · as June |
| 2009 | Fired Up! · as Ms. Klingerhoff |
| 2009 | Titan Maximum (TV Series) · as Gammy |
| 2009 | Regular Show (TV Series) · as Muscle Man's Mom |
| 2008 | Miss Guided (TV Series) · as Mrs. Pool |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim (TV Series) · as Helen |
| 2007 | Country Remedy · as Maggie Perkins |
| 2007 | Rules of Engagement (TV Series) · as Silvia |
| 2006 | Cars · as Minny (voice) |
| 2006 | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! · as Peggy Jones / Sea Salt Sally (voice) |
| 2006 | Love Surreal · as Mary Louise Morrison |
| 2006 | Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen · as Mrs. Claus (voice) |
| 2006 | Curious George (TV Series) · as The Doorwoman |
| 2006 | The Emperor's New School (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana (TV Series) · as Cindy Merriwether |
| 2005 | American Dragon: Jake Long (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Fat Actress (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Home on the Range · as Additional Voice (voice) |
| 2004 | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas · as Santa's Workshop Announcer (voice) |
| 2004 | Breaking Dawn · as Nurse Olivia |
| 2004 | To Kill a Mockumentary · as Estelle |
| 2004 | Higglytown Heroes (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Connie Thomas |
| 2004 | The Batman (TV Series) · as Mrs. Brown (voice) |
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star · as Mrs. Gertrude |
| 2003 | Air Bud: Spikes Back · as Gram Gram |
| 2003 | Fish Without a Bicycle · as Greta |
| 2003 | Stuart Little (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Mrs. Ruth Potts |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men (TV Series) · as Helen |
| 2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder · as Campus Tour Guide |
| 2002 | The Master of Disguise · as Mother Disguisey |
| 2002 | Now You Know · as Pat |
| 2002 | Changing Hearts · as Nurse Rollins |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (TV Series) · as Grandma Taters (voice) |
| 2000 | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea · as Carlotta (voice) |
| 2000 | Hanging Up · as Esther |
| 2000 | Meeting Daddy · as Unknown |
| 2000 | Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bleakman |
| 2000 | The Kids from Room 402 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Madge |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) · as Julie |
| 1999 | My Neighbors the Yamadas · as Additional Voices |
| 1999 | The Manor · as Mrs. Ellen French |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Ms. Martel (voice) |
| 1999 | Providence (TV Series) · as Meryl Ridley |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Edie McClurg (voice) |
| 1999 | Rocket Power (TV Series) · as Violet Stimpleton |
| 1999 | Crashbox (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life · as Dr. Flora (voice) |
| 1998 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons (TV Series) · as Dog |
| 1998 | CatDog (TV Series) · as Mrs. Grock |
| 1998 | Holy Man · as Laundry Lady #2 |
| 1998 | The Rugrats Movie · as Nurse (voice) |
| 1998 | The Lionhearts (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1997 | Flubber · as Martha George |
| 1997 | Casper: A Spirited Beginning · as Librarian |
| 1997 | Cow and Chicken (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) · as Miranda Hoggendobber |
| 1997 | Pepper Ann (TV Series) · as Estelle Sommers |
| 1996 | Carpool · as Voice of Franklin's Mom |
| 1996 | Circuit Breaker · as Dr. Marianne Snow |
| 1996 | Casper (TV Series) · as Willa Winkle |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Maw Maw |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Mrs. Beeker |
| 1996 | Homeboys in Outer Space (TV Series) · as Demille |
| 1995 | Under the Hula Moon · as Dolly |
| 1995 | Dumb and Dumber (TV Series) · as Mrs. Greeves |
| 1995 | What a Cartoon (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City (TV Series) · as Margaret Duffy |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers · as Mallory's Mom |
| 1994 | Tiny Toons Spring Break · as Winnie Pig (voice) |
| 1994 | Life with Louie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV Series) · as Mom |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Loafer |
| 1994 | The Itsy Bitsy Spider (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1993 | Airborne · as Aunt Irene |
| 1993 | Stepmonster · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Droopy: Master Detective (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1993 | Problem Child (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1992 | A River Runs Through It · as Mrs. Burns |
| 1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation · as Winnie Pig (voice) |
| 1992 | Ring of the Musketeers · as Temp Agency Agent |
| 1992 | Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Mother Dinkel |
| 1992 | The Addams Family (1992) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Mad About You (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Melrose Place (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Goof Troop (TV Series) · as Jean |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs (TV Series) · as Shopper (voice) |
| 1991 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | Darkwing Duck (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1991 | Curly Sue · as Secretary |
| 1990 | Gravedale High (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1990 | Tom and Jerry Kids Show (1990) (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1990 | Bobby's World (TV Series) · as Aunt Ruth Generic |
| 1990 | TaleSpin (TV Series) · as Mrs. Vandersnoot (voice) |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid · as Carlotta (voice) |
| 1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service · as Bertha |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Mrs. Oliver |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby · as Lynn |
| 1988 | Crash Course · as Beth Crawford |
| 1988 | Empty Nest (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark · as Chastity Pariah |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles · as Car Rental Agent |
| 1987 | Married... with Children (TV Series) · as Mrs. Tot |
| 1987 | Full House (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off · as Grace |
| 1986 | Back to School · as Marge Sweetwater |
| 1986 | The Longshot · as Donna |
| 1986 | Together We Stand (TV Series) · as Fannie |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Cille Vonzel |
| 1986 | The Hogan Family (TV Series) · as Mrs. Patty Poole |
| 1985 | Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Yogi's Treasure Hunt (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1985 | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (TV Series) · as Selma |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Nurse DeFarge |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Small Wonder (TV Series) · as Bonnie Brindle |
| 1984 | The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1984 | Snorks (TV Series) · as Ms. Seabottom/ Mrs. Seaworthy |
| 1984 | Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers · as The Queen |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom · as Check Out Lady |
| 1983 | Bill: On His Own · as Angela |
| 1983 | The Dukes (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1982 | Eating Raoul · as Susan |
| 1982 | Pandemonium · as Blue's Mom |
| 1982 | Teachers Only (TV Series) · as Mrs. Darnell |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Bertha |
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH · as Miss Right |
| 1981 | The Pee-Wee Herman Show · as Hermit Hattie |
| 1981 | The Smurfs (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1980 | Oh, God! Book II · as Secretary |
| 1980 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie · as Gloria's Mom - Groundling |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Lucille Tarlek |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) · as Betty |
| 1977 | Cracking Up · as Unknown |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Sister Mary Catherine |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1976 | Carrie · as Helen Shyres |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lerby |
| 1965 | Days of Our Lives (TV Series) · as Airline Passenger |