Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg

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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    Acting
    Place of birth
    Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    Birthday
    7/23/1951
Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers
7.1
A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It
7
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
7.4
Stepmonster
Stepmonster
4.7
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
6.6
Carrie
Carrie
7.3
Everything You Want
Everything You Want
4.8
Fish Without a Bicycle
Fish Without a Bicycle
2
Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn
5.5
Flubber
Flubber
5.6
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.6
Airborne
Airborne
5.9
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
7.5
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise
4
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
5
Eating Raoul
Eating Raoul
6.5
Bill: On His Own
Bill: On His Own
6.7
Holyman Undercover
Holyman Undercover
2.6
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
5.1
Tom and Jerry Santa's Little Helpers
Tom and Jerry Santa's Little Helpers
5.9
Changing Hearts
Changing Hearts
6.3
Wreck-It Ralph
Wreck-It Ralph
7.3
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
0
Mr. Mom
Mr. Mom
6.6
What's Wrong with Ruth?
What's Wrong with Ruth?
0
Eyes Upon Waking
Eyes Upon Waking
0
Now You Know
Now You Know
4.9
Country Remedy
Country Remedy
4.9
Cracking Up
Cracking Up
1
Oh, God! Book II
Oh, God! Book II
5.2
Carpool
Carpool
5
Meeting Daddy
Meeting Daddy
3
Back to School
Back to School
6.3
Under the Hula Moon
Under the Hula Moon
4
Inhumanoid
Inhumanoid
6
Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman
5
Frozen
Frozen
7.2
Christmas Every Day
Christmas Every Day
0
Menu for Murder
Menu for Murder
5
Foodfight!
Foodfight!
1.9
Curly Sue
Curly Sue
6.4
Heal Thyself
Heal Thyself
2
Cars
Cars
7
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
6.4
Cars 2
Cars 2
6.1
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
6
Fired Up!
Fired Up!
6.1
Theresa Is a Mother
10
Hanging Up
Hanging Up
5.2
Crash Course
Crash Course
3.9
The Pee-wee Herman Show
The Pee-wee Herman Show
7.3
The Gift
The Gift
6
Air Bud: Spikes Back
Air Bud: Spikes Back
5.3
Can't Stop Dancing
Can't Stop Dancing
2
A Long Way Off
A Long Way Off
5.8
Pandemonium
Pandemonium
4.6
Cinderella
Cinderella
7.1
The Longshot
The Longshot
4.7
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby
5.9
To Kill a Mockumentary
To Kill a Mockumentary
4
Curious George Swings Into Spring
Curious George Swings Into Spring
7.4
The Rugrats Movie
The Rugrats Movie
6.2
A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
7
Tiny Toon Spring Break
Tiny Toon Spring Break
6.5
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
6.6
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
7.7
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
7.2
Working
Working
4.3
Home on the Range
Home on the Range
6.1
Cooking Up Raoul
Cooking Up Raoul
0
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
5.4
The Little Mermaid Live!
The Little Mermaid Live!
6.9
The Complete Richard Pryor Roast
The Complete Richard Pryor Roast
0
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
6
Holy Man
Holy Man
5.2
The History of White People in America
The History of White People in America
6.2
Ring of the Musketeers
Ring of the Musketeers
4.7
Dance 'Til Dawn
Dance 'Til Dawn
5.7
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
6
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
0
The Paragon of Comedy
The Paragon of Comedy
9
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
7
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