What popular television sitcom did Rue Mcclanahan star in?”
Rue McClanahan is best known nowadays for her role as Blanche Devereaux on “The Golden Girls.” She was nominated four times for an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, from 1986 to 1989, and won that award in 1987. Blanche had the most exciting social life of the four women in the house that she owned in Florida. When Bea Arthur left the show after the 1991-1992 season, the other three main actresses (McClanahan, Betty White, and Estelle Getty) reprised their roles in “The Golden Palace,” in which their characters ran a hotel. The series receved mixed reviews and lasted only one season. Don Cheadle, who played the hotel manager, played a hotel manager to better effect in “Hotel Rwanda” some years later. McClanahan also played a recurring role on another Bea Arthur sitcom, “Maude,” as Maude’s good friend and neighbor Vivian Cavender Harmon.
Rue played Blanche Devereaux in “The Golden Girls” from 1985-1992. Her fellow golden girls were played by Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Estelle Getty. The very popular program presented the comedic events in the life of four senior women, formerly married, and facing the challenges of later life together. Bea Arthur, whose character was Dorothy, died today (Sunday, April 26). Below is the URL to the page for “The Golden Girls” on the Internet Movie Database.
