Actress
21 February 1934 to 2 June 2010
Although she had acted on screen since the 1960s McClanahan only found international fame as the man-eating Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls (1985-92), a character she reprised in the spin-off The Golden Palace (1992-93). Other work includes a long running supporting role in the Bea Arthur sitcom Maude (1972-78).
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