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
Credits
- 2022 · Eyes Upon Waking as Nurse Jane
- 2019 · The Little Mermaid Live! as Carlotta (voice)
- 2015 · Theresa Is a Mother as Cloris McDermott
- 2014 · Tom and Jerry Santa's Little Helpers as Mrs. Claus (voice)
- 2014 · The Gift as Old Lady
- 2014 · A Long Way Off as
- 2013 · Frozen as Gerda (voice)
- 2013 · Wander Over Yonder as Trudi (voice)
- 2013 · Curious George Swings Into Spring as Lydia/Mum/Lady
- 2012 · Wreck-It Ralph as Mary (voice)
- 2012 · Cooking Up Raoul as Self
- 2012 · Foodfight! as Mrs. Butterworth (voice)
- 2012 · Heal Thyself as Doris Green
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Minny (voice)
- 2010 · Pair of Kings as June
- 2010 · Regular Show as Monique Sorrenstein (voice)
- 2010 · Fish Hooks as Mrs. Goldfishberg (voice)
- 2010 · Holyman Undercover as Martha
- 2009 · Titan Maximum as Gammy (voice)
- 2009 · Fired Up! as Ms. Klingerhoff
- 2008 · The Life & Times of Tim as Helen (voice)
- 2008 · Miss Guided as Mrs. Pool
- 2007 · What's Wrong with Ruth? as Mother (voice)
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2007 · Rules of Engagement as Silvia
- 2007 · Country Remedy as Maggie Perkins
- 2006 · Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen as Mrs. Claus (voice)
- 2006 · Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! as Peggy Jones / Sea Salt Sally (voice)
- 2006 · Cars as Minny (voice)
- 2006 · Hannah Montana as Cindy Merriwether
- 2005 · Everything You Want as Mary Louise Morrison
- 2005 · Fat Actress as Nosy Lady
- 2005 · American Dragon: Jake Long as
- 2004 · Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas as Santa's Workshop Announcer (voice)
- 2004 · Breaking Dawn as Nurse Olivia
- 2004 · Higglytown Heroes as Fran (voice)
- 2004 · The Batman as Mrs. Brown (voice)
- 2004 · Home on the Range as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2004 · To Kill a Mockumentary as Estelle
- 2003 · Fish Without a Bicycle as Greta
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Helen
- 2003 · Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star as Mrs. Gertrude
- 2003 · Air Bud: Spikes Back as Gram Gram
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · Stuart Little: The Animated Series as (voice)
- 2002 · Now You Know as Pat
- 2002 · The Master of Disguise as Mother Disguisey
- 2002 · The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Grandma Taters (voice)
- 2002 · Changing Hearts as Nurse Rollins
- 2002 · National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Campus Tour Guide
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Madge
- 2000 · Clifford the Big Red Dog as Mrs. Bleakman (voice)
- 2000 · The Kids from Room 402 as
- 2000 · Meeting Daddy as Dot
- 2000 · Hanging Up as Esther
- 2000 · The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea as Carlotta (voice)
- 2000 · Malcolm in the Middle as Julie
- 1999 · Crashbox as
- 1999 · Family Guy as Edie McClurg (voice)
- 1999 · Can't Stop Dancing as Beverly McGuire
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Ms. Martel (voice)
- 1999 · Providence as Meryl Ridley
- 1998 · Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery as Miranda Hoggendobber
- 1998 · A Bug's Life as Dr. Flora (voice)
- 1998 · The Rugrats Movie as Nurse (voice)
- 1998 · Holy Man as Laundry Lady #2
- 1998 · Maggie Winters as
- 1997 · Flubber as Martha George
- 1997 · Cow and Chicken as
- 1997 · Casper: A Spirited Beginning as Librarian
- 1997 · Perversions of Science as The Farmer's Wife
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Maw Maw
- 1996 · Bone Chillers as Miss Webb
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Mrs. Beeker
- 1996 · Carpool as Franklin's Mom (voice)
- 1996 · Inhumanoid as Dr. Marianne Snow
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as
- 1995 · Under the Hula Moon as Dolly
- 1995 · Caroline in the City as Margaret Duffy
- 1995 · Night Stand with Dick Dietrick as
- 1994 · Life with Louie as Mom (voice)
- 1994 · Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman as Ora Anderson (Mom) (voice)
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Loafer
- 1994 · Natural Born Killers as Mallory's Mom
- 1994 · Tiny Toon Spring Break as Winnie Pig (voice)
- 1994 · Monty as
- 1993 · Problem Child as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1993 · Airborne as Aunt Irene
- 1993 · Stepmonster as
- 1993 · Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as DMV Clerk
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Betty (uncredited)
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Betty
- 1992 · A River Runs Through It as Mrs. Burns
- 1992 · Mad About You as Rosie
- 1992 · Picket Fences as Mother Dinkel
- 1992 · The Addams Family as Normina Normanmeyer (voice)
- 1992 · Vicki! as Self
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Hilda Morris
- 1992 · Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation as Winnie Pig (voice)
- 1991 · Curly Sue as Secretary
- 1991 · Drexell's Class as
- 1991 · The New WKRP in Cincinnati as
- 1991 · Dinosaurs as Shopper (voice)
- 1990 · Menu for Murder as Patsy Webber
- 1990 · Tiny Toon Adventures as Winnie Pig (voice)
- 1990 · TaleSpin as Mrs. Vandersnoot (voice)
- 1990 · Bobby's World as
- 1990 · Bobby's World as Mrs. Orso (voice)
- 1990 · Gravedale High as
- 1989 · The Little Mermaid as Carlotta (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Mrs. Oliver
- 1988 · Dance 'Til Dawn as Ruth Strull
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1988 · Empty Nest as
- 1988 · Elvira: Mistress of the Dark as Chastity Pariah
- 1988 · She's Having a Baby as Lynn
- 1988 · Crash Course as Beth Crawford
- 1987 · Planes, Trains and Automobiles as Car Rental Agent
- 1987 · Full House as
- 1986 · Christmas Every Day as The Christmas Fairy (voice)
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Cille Vonzel
- 1986 · Back to School as Marge
- 1986 · Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Grace, School Secretary
- 1986 · The Hogan Family as
- 1986 · The Hogan Family as Mrs. Patty Poole
- 1986 · The Longshot as Donna
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Nurse DeFarge
- 1985 · Small Wonder as Bonnie Brindle
- 1985 · Cinderella as Bertha
- 1985 · The History of White People in America as Housewife
- 1985 · Mr. Belvedere as
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Beauty Salon Customer
- 1984 · Snorks as Ms. Seabottom/ Mrs. Seaworthy
- 1984 · Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers as The Queen
- 1983 · Bill: On His Own as Angela
- 1983 · Mr. Mom as Check Out Lady
- 1983 · The Paragon of Comedy as
- 1982 · Madame's Place as Solaria
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Bertha
- 1982 · No Soap, Radio as
- 1982 · Teachers Only as
- 1982 · Working as Switchboard Operator
- 1982 · Pandemonium as Blue's Mom
- 1982 · Eating Raoul as Susan
- 1981 · The Pee-wee Herman Show as Hermit Hattie
- 1981 · Harper Valley as Willamae Jones
- 1980 · Oh, God! Book II as Secretary
- 1980 · Cheech & Chong's Next Movie as Gloria's Mom (Groundling)
- 1980 · The Big Show as Self
- 1979 · Hello, Larry as
- 1978 · WKRP in Cincinnati as Lucille Tarlek
- 1977 · Once Upon a Brothers Grimm as Esmeralda
- 1977 · The Richard Pryor Show as
- 1977 · The Kallikaks as
- 1977 · Cracking Up as
- 1977 · The Complete Richard Pryor Roast as
- 1976 · Carrie as Helen
- 1976 · Alice as
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1971 · Columbo as Mrs. Lerby
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self