Edie McClurg
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1951-07-23 (73 years old)
Place of Birth Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Edie McClurg
Biography
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.
Known For
Actor
as Nurse Jane
as Carlotta (voice)
as Cloris McDermott
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
as Old Lady
as Gerda (voice)
as Lydia/Mum/Lady
as Trudi (voice)
as Mary (voice)
as Self
as Mrs. Butterworth (voice)
as Doris Green
as Minny (voice)
as Martha
as June
as Monique Sorrenstein (voice)
as Mrs. Goldfishberg (voice)
as Ms. Klingerhoff
as Gammy (voice)
as Helen (voice)
as Mrs. Pool
as Mother (voice)
as Maggie Perkins
as Self
as Silvia
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
as Peggy Jones / Sea Salt Sally (voice)
as Minny (voice)
as Cindy Merriwether
as Mary Louise Morrison
as Nosy Lady
as Santa's Workshop Announcer (voice)
as Nurse Olivia
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Estelle
as Fran (voice)
as Mrs. Brown (voice)
as Greta
as Mrs. Gertrude
as Gram Gram
as Helen
as Self
as (voice)
as Pat
as Mother Disguisey
as Nurse Rollins
as Campus Tour Guide
as Grandma Taters (voice)
as Dot
as Esther
as Carlotta (voice)
as Madge
as Mrs. Bleakman (voice)
as Julie
as Beverly McGuire
as Edie McClurg (voice)
as Ms. Martel (voice)
as Meryl Ridley
as Miranda Hoggendobber
as Dr. Flora (voice)
as Nurse (voice)
as Laundry Lady #2
as Martha George
as Librarian
as The Farmer's Wife
as Franklin's Mom (voice)
as Dr. Marianne Snow
as Maw Maw
as Miss Webb
as Mrs. Beeker
as Dolly
as Margaret Duffy
as Ora Anderson (Mom) (voice)
as Mallory's Mom
as Winnie Pig (voice)
as Mom (voice)
as Loafer
as Aunt Irene
as DMV Clerk
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Betty (uncredited)
as Mrs. Burns
as Winnie Pig (voice)
as Betty
as Rosie
as Mother Dinkel
as Normina Normanmeyer (voice)
as Self
as Hilda Morris
as Secretary
as Shopper (voice)
as Patsy Webber
as Winnie Pig (voice)
as Mrs. Vandersnoot (voice)
as Mrs. Orso (voice)
as Carlotta (voice)
as Mrs. Oliver
as Ruth Strull
as Chastity Pariah
as Lynn
as Beth Crawford
as Car Rental Agent
as The Christmas Fairy (voice)
as Marge
as Grace, School Secretary
as Donna
as Cille Vonzel
as Mrs. Patty Poole
as Bertha
as Housewife
as Nurse DeFarge
as Bonnie Brindle
as Beauty Salon Customer
as The Queen
as Ms. Seabottom/ Mrs. Seaworthy
as Angela
as Check Out Lady
as Switchboard Operator
as Blue's Mom
as Susan
as Solaria
as Bertha
as Hermit Hattie
as Willamae Jones
as Secretary
as Gloria's Mom (Groundling)
as Self
as Lucille Tarlek
as Esmeralda
as Helen Shyres
as Mrs. Lerby
Writer
as Writer