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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1951-07-23
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Movies List of Edie McClurg

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Natural Born Killers

1994 Movie
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The Little Mermaid

1989 Movie
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Stepmonster

1993 Movie
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Carrie

1976 Movie
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Everything You Want

2005 Movie
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Breaking Dawn

2004 Movie
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Flubber

1997 Movie
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Airborne

1993 Movie
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Eating Raoul

1982 Movie
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Bill: On His Own

1983 Movie
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Holyman Undercover

2010 Movie
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Changing Hearts

2002 Movie
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Wreck-It Ralph

2012 Movie
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Mr. Mom

1983 Movie
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Eyes Upon Waking

2022 Movie
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Now You Know

2002 Movie
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Country Remedy

2007 Movie
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Cracking Up

1977 Movie
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Oh, God! Book II

1980 Movie
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Carpool

1996 Movie
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Meeting Daddy

2000 Movie
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Back to School

1986 Movie
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Under the Hula Moon

1995 Movie
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Inhumanoid

1996 Movie
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Frozen

2013 Movie
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Christmas Every Day

1986 Movie
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Menu for Murder

1990 Movie
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Foodfight!

2012 Movie
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Curly Sue

1991 Movie
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Heal Thyself

2012 Movie
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Cars

2006 Movie
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Cars 2

2011 Movie
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Fired Up!

2009 Movie
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Theresa Is a Mother

2015 Movie
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Hanging Up

2000 Movie
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Crash Course

1988 Movie
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The Gift

2014 Movie
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Air Bud: Spikes Back

2003 Movie
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Can't Stop Dancing

1999 Movie
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A Long Way Off

2014 Movie
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Pandemonium

1982 Movie
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Cinderella

1985 Movie
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The Longshot

1986 Movie
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She's Having a Baby

1988 Movie
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The Rugrats Movie

1998 Movie
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A Bug's Life

1998 Movie
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Working

1982 Movie
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Home on the Range

2004 Movie
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Cooking Up Raoul

2012 Movie
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Holy Man

1998 Movie
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Dance 'Til Dawn

1988 Movie
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The Paragon of Comedy

1983 Movie