Edie McClurg | |
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Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | July 23, 1945
Alma mater | University of Missouri–Kansas City (B.A.) Syracuse University (M.S.) |
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Years active | 1976–2022 |
Relatives | Angelique Cabral (first cousin once removed) |
Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1945) [1] is an American retired actress and comedian. She has played supporting roles in the films Carrie (1976), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988), and bit parts in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980), Mr. Mom (1983) Back to School (1986), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), A River Runs Through It (1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), Flubber (1997), and Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003).
On television, McClurg regularly performed on The David Letterman Show , before playing Bonnie Brindle in Small Wonder (1985–1987) and Mrs. Patty Poole on The Hogan Family (1986–1991). As a one-off character, she appeared in Alice, Mr. Belvedere , Roseanne , Full House , Seinfeld , Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Malcolm in the Middle , Hannah Montana , Crashbox , and Portlandia. She has also appeared in numerous commercials.
As a voice actress, she played in The Secret of NIMH (1982), The Little Mermaid (1989), A Bug's Life (1998), the first two films of the Cars franchise (2006-2011), and Wreck-It Ralph (2012), as well as in Snorks (1984–1988), Life with Louie (1995–1998), and Violet Bleakman in Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003).
McClurg was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mac, a mailman, and Irene McClurg, [2] an FAA secretary. She had an older brother, Bob (Robert), who was an actor and comedian. She attended twelve years of Catholic elementary and high school, then the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the mid-1960s where she got her BA in 1967 and where she also taught radio for eight years. [3] She earned a master's degree from Syracuse University in 1970. [4]
At the University of Missouri–Kansas City, McClurg re-entered the entertainment field as a DJ, newswoman, and producer for the NPR affiliate KCUR-FM. There she portrayed John Ehrlichman in Conversation 26 of NPR's national broadcast of the Nixon Tape transcript. [3]
"Visiting her actor brother (Robert McClurg) in San Francisco, she was asked to participate in an impromptu stage performance by the Pitschel Players. She soon joined the cast and moved to Los Angeles." [5] - Turner Classic Movies
After the Pitschel Players, she joined the Groundlings improv troupe. [6] 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". She also appeared in the 1988 film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark with fellow Groundling player Cassandra Peterson, who appeared as her alter ego Elvira.[ citation needed ]
McClurg's screen debut was as Helen Shyres in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie starring Sissy Spacek. She was a comedy regular on the Tony Orlando and Dawn variety show (1976–1977) and then a cast member of The Kallikaks and The Richard Pryor Show . In 1980, McClurg regularly performed on The David Letterman Show [7] as Mrs. Marv Mendenhall. She went on to appear in almost 90 films and 55 television episodes, usually typecast as a middle-aged, somewhat stubborn, and dim-witted Midwesterner. [7]
On television, she played Lucille Tarlek on WKRP in Cincinnati (1979-1980), [8] Willamae Jones in the television remake of Harper Valley PTA (1981), Mrs. Patty Poole on The Hogan Family (originally "Valerie") (1986–1991), Bonnie Brindle on Small Wonder (1985–1987), and Mrs. Beeker on 7th Heaven (1996-2006).
McClurg had numerous appearances on other television programs. She portrayed one of the wicked stepsisters in the Faerie Tale Theatre television production Cinderella . She portrayed a nurse nicknamed "Angel of Death" in an episode of The Golden Girls . She guest-starred in episodes of Alice, The Jeffersons , Diff'rent Strokes , Mr. Belvedere , Roseanne , Full House , Seinfeld , Melrose Place , Touched by an Angel , Married... with Children , Caroline in the City , Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Malcolm in the Middle , Portlandia, Rules of Engagement , and Two and a Half Men among others. She appeared in an episode of Hannah Montana as Cindy Merriweather. She guest starred as Barri's mother in an episode of Campus Ladies . McClurg also appeared on several game shows, including Match Game , The $25,000 Pyramid , Password Plus , and Super Password , and appeared in numerous commercials.
McClurg also played in a number of films including Helen Shyres in Carrie (1976), Gloria's Mom in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980), the check out lady in Mr. Mom (1983), Grace in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Marge Sweetwater in Back to School (1986), the car rental agent in Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Lynn in She's Having a Baby (1988), a secretary in Curly Sue (1991), Mrs. Burns in A River Runs Through It (1992), Heather Wilson in Natural Born Killers (1994), Martha George in Flubber (1997), Esther in Hanging Up (2000), Gram Gram in Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003), and Mrs. Gertrude in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003).
McClurg is also known for a number of animated roles. She voiced Miss Right in The Secret of NIMH (1982), Barsa in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Carlotta in The Little Mermaid (1989), a nurse in The Rugrats Movie (1998), Dr. Flora in A Bug's Life (1998), Molly in Home on the Range (2004), Minny in Cars (2006) and Cars 2 (2011), Mary in Wreck-It Ralph (2012), and Gerda in Frozen (2013). She also voiced the offscreen "Polite Female Voice" in the Revolting Slob segments on Crashbox , Fran on Higglytown Heroes , the Dragon in the Nightmare Ned video game, 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 , Mrs. Violet Bleakman on Clifford the Big Red Dog , Bobby's teacher in Bobby's World , and Trudi Traveler in an episode of Wander Over Yonder . McClurg contributed assorted voices for The Jetsons , The Snorks and Life with Louie .
Continuing her passion for performing improvised comedy, McClurg studied improvisation with Viola Spolin, and became a player with Spolin Players. [6] On April 9, 2007, she made an appearance on Thank God You're Here .
In 2020, she made a cameo in the Family Guy episode "Holly Bibble" in a spoof of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. She appeared as 'Grace', personal assistant to [Carter as] Pontius Pilate. Immediately following the delivery of her lines, was the following acknowledgment by Carter/Pontius' character, "Wasn't that cool? That was really her! Edie McClurg. Thanks Edie!".
In 2019, TMZ reported that family and friends of McClurg filed court documents requesting a conservatorship to manage her affairs. They said neurological tests provide evidence that McClurg is unable to live alone without assistance and is "especially vulnerable to undue influence, given her poor judgment and evident dementia". [9] TMZ further reported that a conservator, McClurg's cousin, Angelique Cabral, had been appointed. [10]
In August 2022, the lawyer for the conservatorship filed court documents alleging that McClurg had been abused by a man who had befriended her, moved into her home, and become a court-approved caregiver. The documents allege the man sexually assaulted her and a police report had been filed with the LAPD. They further allege that the man tried to remove her from the state to marry her. The judge for the conservatorship granted an order of protection at hearings in September 2022. [11] [10] [ needs update ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Carrie | Helen Shyres | Film debut |
1977 | Cracking Up | — | |
1980 | Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | Gloria's Mom | |
Oh, God! Book II | Mr. Benson's Secretary | ||
1982 | Eating Raoul | Susan | |
Pandemonium | Blue's Mom | ||
The Secret of NIMH | Miss Right | Voice [12] | |
1983 | Mr. Mom | Check Out Lady | |
1984 | Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers | The Queen | |
1986 | The Longshot | Donna | |
Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Grace | ||
Back to School | Marge Sweetwater | ||
1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Car Rental Agent | |
1988 | She's Having a Baby | Lynn | |
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | Chastity Pariah | ||
1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Barsa | Voice, 1998 Disney English dub [12] |
The Little Mermaid | Carlotta | Voice [12] | |
1991 | Curly Sue | Secretary | |
1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | Winnie Pig | Voice, direct-to-video [12] |
A River Runs Through It | Mrs. Burns | ||
1993 | Stepmonster | Dr. Emmerson | Direct-to-video |
Airborne | Irene Metzner | ||
1994 | Natural Born Killers | Mrs. Heather Wilson | |
1995 | Under the Hula Moon | Dolly | |
1996 | Carpool | Mrs. Laszlo | Voice |
1997 | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Librarian | |
Flubber | Martha George | ||
1998 | Ted | Mother | |
Holy Man | Laundry Lady #2 | ||
The Rugrats Movie | Nurse | Voice [12] | |
A Bug's Life | Dr. Flora | Voice [12] | |
1999 | Can't Stop Dancing | Beverly McGuire | |
The Manor | Mrs. Ellen French | Based on the play Ravenscroft | |
My Neighbors the Yamadas | Noboru's teacher | Voice, Disney English dub | |
2000 | Hanging Up | Esther | |
Meeting Daddy | Dot | ||
The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea | Carlotta | Voice, direct-to-video [12] | |
2002 | Van Wilder | Campus Tour Guide | |
Changing Hearts | Nurse Rollins | ||
The Master of Disguise | Mother Disguisey | ||
Now You Know | Pat | ||
2003 | Air Bud: Spikes Back | Gram Gram | Direct-to-video |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Mrs. Gertrude | ||
Fish Without a Bicycle | Greta | ||
2004 | To Kill a Mockumentary | Estelle | Direct-to-video |
Home on the Range | Mollie the pig | Voice | |
Breaking Dawn | Nurse Olivia | ||
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | Santa's Workshop Announcer | Voice, direct-to-video | |
2006 | Cars | Minny | Voice [12] |
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Peggy Jones, Sea Salt Sally | Voice, direct-to-video [12] | |
2007 | Simple Things | Maggie Perkins | |
2009 | Fired Up! | Ms. Tanya Klingerhoff | |
2010 | Holyman Undercover | Martha | |
2011 | Cars 2 | Minny | Voice [12] |
2012 | Foodfight! | Mrs. Butterworth | |
Wreck-It Ralph | Mary | ||
2013 | Frozen | Gerda | |
2014 | A Long Way Off | Mrs. Evelyn Grey | |
2016 | Theresa Is a Mother | Cloris McDermott | |
Zootopia | ADR Group | Voice, uncredited | |
2022 | Eyes Upon Waking | Nurse Jane [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | — | Regular |
1977 | The Kallikaks | Venus Kallikak | 5 episodes |
The Richard Pryor Show | Various roles | 4 episodes (including 2 uncredited) | |
1978 | ABC Afterschool Special | Esther Greene | Episode: "A Home Run for Love" |
1979 | Hello, Larry | — | Episode: "The Trip" |
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | — | Unknown episodes | |
1979–80 | WKRP in Cincinnati | Lucille Tarlek | 3 episodes |
1981 | Harper Valley PTA | Willamae Jones | 12 episodes |
The Incredible Hulk | Sister Mary Catherine | Episode: "Sanctuary" | |
1982 | Alice | Imogene | Episode: "Sharples vs. Sharples" |
American Playhouse | Switchboard Operator | Episode: "Working" | |
No Soap, Radio | Marion | 5 episodes | |
Madame's Place | Solaria | 6 episodes | |
The Jeffersons | Audrey Blume | Episode: "Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner" | |
1983 | The Lost Satellite | Various roles | Unknown episodes |
The Dukes | — | 13 episodes | |
We Got It Made | Louise | Episode: "Am I Blue?" | |
1984 | Snorks | Mrs. Seabottom, Tara Seaworthy | Voice, unknown episodes |
1979–84 | Diff'rent Strokes | Betty | 2 episodes |
1984 | Trapper John, M.D. | Kathleen Wheeler | Episode: "Promises, Promises" |
1985 | The Jeffersons | Woman on TV | Episode: "And Up We Go" |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Bertha | Episode: "Cinderella" | |
The Jetsons | Episode: "Elroy in Wonderland" | ||
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | Telula, Selma | Voice, 2 episodes | |
1986 | Moonlighting | Beauty Salon Customer | Episode: "Camille" |
Together We Stand | Fannie | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Mr. Belvedere | Penny Nichols | Episode: "Reunion" | |
1985–87 | Small Wonder | Bonnie Brindle | 12 episodes |
1990 | Timeless Tales from Hallmark | Mathilda | Voice, episode: "The Emperor's New Clothes" |
Gravedale High | — | Unknown episode(s) | |
1986–91 | Valerie/The Hogan Family | Mrs. Patty Poole | 88 episodes |
1990–92 | Tom & Jerry Kids | Various roles | Voice, 2 episodes |
1990–93 | Bobby's World | Aunt Ruth Generic | Voice, 5 episodes |
1991 | Darkwing Duck | — | Episode: "Trading Faces" |
The Golden Girls | Nurse DeFarge | Episode: "Beauty and the Beast" | |
The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Lucille Tarlek | Episode: "Lotto Fever" | |
1991–92 | Drexell's Class | Principal Marilyn Ridge | 17 episodes |
Tiny Toon Adventures | Winnie Pig | Voice, 2 episodes [12] | |
1992–93 | The Addams Family | Mrs. Normanmeyer | Voice, 11 episodes [12] |
1992 | Roseanne | Harriet | Episode: "Bingo" |
Dinosaurs | Shopper | Voice, episode: "Power Erupts" | |
Goof Troop | Jea | Voice, episode: "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" | |
Full House | Jungle Jenny | Episode: "Radio Days" | |
1993 | Seinfeld | Mrs. Oliver | Episode: "The Old Man" |
Problem Child | — | Unknown episode(s) | |
Getting By | Lilah | Episode: "The Pit Stop" | |
1994 | Monty | God | Episode: "Death in Plain View" |
The Mommies | Nurse Judy | Episode: "Bringing Home Baby" | |
Adventures in Wonderland | The Eye Doctor | Episode: "Those Tusks, Those Eyes" | |
L.A. Law | Cille Vonzel | Episode: "Whose San Andreas Fault Is it, Anyway?" | |
1995 | A.J.'s Time Travelers | Marie Curie | Episode: "Marie Curie" |
Aaahh! Real Monsters | Mom | Voice, episode: "Simon Strikes Back/The Ickis Box" [12] | |
Empty Nest | Peggy Prockett | Episode: "Stand by Your Man" | |
1995–98 | Life with Louie | Ora Anderson | Voice, 39 episodes [12] |
1996 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | Mabel | Episode: "Uniting Loved Ones" |
Local Heroes | Mrs. Jen Penny | Episode: "Eddie's Secret" | |
Picket Fences | Mother Dinkle | Episode: "Snow Exit" | |
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Willa Winkle | Voice, episode: "Three Ghosts and a Baby/I Wanna Be Rude/Leave It to Casper" | |
Homeboys in Outer Space | Demille | Episode: "A Man's Place is in the Homey, or The Stepford Guys" | |
1996–2006 | 7th Heaven | Mrs. Beeker | 6 episodes |
1997 | Touched by an Angel | Loafer | Episode: "Last Call" |
Melrose Place | Hilda Morris | 3 episodes | |
Married... with Children | Mrs. Emy Tot | Episode: "How to Marry a Moron" | |
Perversions of Science | The Farmer's Wife | Episode: "Panic" | |
Nash Bridges | Nurse Debbie | Episode: "One Flew Over the Cuda's Nest" | |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Maw Maw | Episode: "Witch Trash" | |
1998 | The Lionhearts | Betty | Voice, episode: "But Some of My Best Friends are Clowns" |
Columbo | Mrs. Kate Lerby | Episode: "Ashes to Ashes" | |
Maggie Winters | Arlene | Episode: "Suburban Myth" | |
1999 | Mad About You | Rosie | Episode: "Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School" |
1998–99 | Caroline in the City | Margaret Duffy | 3 episodes |
1999 | Cow and Chicken | Sis, Lunch Lady | Voice, episode: "Snail Boy/The Penalty Wheel" [12] |
Nash Bridges | Bridgit | Episode: "Trade Off" | |
Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Ms. Jane Davis | Voice, episode: "Terry & Chris" [12] | |
1999–2000 | Crashbox | Female Polite Voice | Recurring role [12] |
The Kids from Room 402 | Mrs. Nadia McCoy | Voice, 6 episodes | |
1999–2004 | Rocket Power | Violet Stimpleton | Voice, 21 episodes |
2000 | CatDog | Mrs. Julie Grock | Voice, episode: "A Dog Ate My Homework/The End" [12] |
Batman Beyond | Ms. Martel | Voice, episode: "Zeta" [12] | |
Nash Bridges | Crissy | Episode: "Manhunt" | |
2001 | Providence | Meryl Ridley | Episode: "Saved by the Bell" |
Malcolm in the Middle | Julie | Episode: "Book Club" | |
2002 | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Mrs. Violet Bleakman, Grandma Ethel | Voice, episode: "Who Moved My Bone?/Clifford the Pirate King" [12] |
2003 | Stuart Little | Home of the Year Judge #1, Mrs. Remington | Voice, episode: "Adventures in Housekeeping" |
2004 | The Batman | June Brown | Voice, episode: "Q&A" [12] |
2004–05 | Totally Spies! | Myrna Beesbottom | Voice, 4 episodes |
2005 | Fat Actress | Nosy Lady | Episode: "Charlie's Angels" |
American Dragon: Jake Long | The Tooth Fairy | Voice, 3 episodes | |
2005–06 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Grandma Taters | Voice, 2 episodes [12] |
2005–07 | Higglytown Heroes | Fran | Voice, 6 episodes |
2006 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Bertha | Voice, episode: "The Hunted" |
Nanaka 6/17 | Yuriko | 1 episode | |
2007 | Campus Ladies | — | Episode: "We Are Family" |
2008 | Miss Guided | Mrs. Dawn Pool | Episode: "Pool Party" |
Hannah Montana | Cindy Merriwether | Episode: "Hannah in the Streets with Diamonds" | |
Curious George | The Doorwoman | Voice, episode: "Everything Old is New Again" | |
2008–12 | The Life & Times of Tim | Helen | Voice, 17 episodes |
2009 | Days of Our Lives | Airline Passenger | 2 episodes |
Titan Maximum | Gammy | Voice, episode: "Dirty Lansbury" | |
2011 | Pair of Kings | June | Episode: "Brady Battles Boo-Mer" |
Elvira's Movie Macabre | Bernadette, Mistress of the Wind | Episode: "Untamed Woman" | |
Portlandia | Mayor's Secretary | Episode: "Mayor Is Missing" | |
Rules of Engagement | Silvia | Episode: "The Last of the Red Hat Lovers" | |
2010–12 | Fish Hooks | Mrs. Goldfishberg | Voice, 8 episodes [12] |
2012 | Desperate Housewives | Connie Thomas | Episode: "Who Can Say What's True?" |
Doc McStuffins | Moo Moo | Voice, episode: "Blame It on the Rain" | |
2013 | Two and a Half Men | Helen | Episode: "The Unblessed Biscuit" |
2014 | Sketchy | Stella | Episode: "Candy Crush Addiction" |
2005–14 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Madge | 2 episodes |
2014 | TripTank | Dawn | Voice, episode: "Roy & Ben's Day Off" [12] |
Wander Over Yonder | Trudi Traveler | Voice, episode: "The Tourist" [12] | |
Ben 10: Omniverse | Vera Tennyson | Voice, episode: "Clyde Five" [12] | |
Regular Show | Muscle Man's Mom | Voice, episode: "Terror Tales of the Park IV" [12] | |
NCIS | Mrs. Ruth Potts | Episode: "Grounded" | |
2015 | Mike & Molly | Paula Martin | Episode: "Cocktails and Calamine" |
Bad Shorts | Grace | Episode: "Ghost Lookers: The Haunting of Bueller House" | |
2016 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Realtor | Voice, episode: "Strongarm's Big Score" [12] |
2020 | Family Guy | Grace | Voice, episode: "Holly Bibble" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Esmerelda | Segment: "Hansel and Gretel" |
1983 | Bill: On His Own | Angela | |
1988 | Crash Course | Beth Crawford | |
Dance 'Til Dawn | Ruth Strull | ||
1990 | Menu for Murder | Patsy Webber | |
1992 | Ring of the Musketeers | Temp Agency Agent | Uncredited role |
1996 | Inhumanoid | Dra. Marianne Snow | |
1998 | Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery | — | |
2005 | Everything You Want | Mary Louise Morrison | |
2019 | Lucky | Miss Doris | Voice [12] |
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