Edie McClurg Biography (1951-)

Born July 23, 1951, in Kansas City, MO; sister of Robert McClurg (an actor).Addresses: Agent: Leavitt Talent Group, 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1470, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (some sources cite 6404 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90048); Pakula/King & Associates, 9229 West Sunset Blvd.,Suite 315, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, voice artist, writer
Birth Details: July 23, 1951; Kansas City, Missouri

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Helen, Carrie, United Artists, 1976
Cracking Up, American International Pictures, 1977
Gloria's mother, Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (also known as High Encounters of the Ultimate Kind), Universal, 1980
Mr. Benson's secretary, Oh God! Book II, Warner Bros., 1980
Mrs. Grange, Pandemonium (also known as Thursday the 12th),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
Susan, Eating Raoul, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Voice of Miss Right, The Secret of NIMH (animated; also known as Mrs. Brisby and the Rats of NIMH), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1982
Checkout lady, Mr. Mom (also known as Mr. Mum), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
The queen, Cheech and Chong's The Corsican Brothers, Orion, 1984
Donna, The Longshot, Orion, 1986
Grace (the secretary), Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Paramount, 1986
Marge Sweetwater, Back to School, Orion, 1986
Car rental agent, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Paramount, 1987
Chastity Pariah, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, New World, 1988
Lynn, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
Voice of Barsa for American version, Kiki's Delivery Service (animated; also known as The Witch's Express Mail and Majo no takkyubin), 1989
Voice of Carlotta, The Little Mermaid (animated), Buena Vista, 1989
Secretary, Curly Sue, Warner Bros., 1991
Mrs. Burns, A River Runs through It, Columbia, 1992
Voice of Winnie Pig, Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Summer Vacation (animated), 1992
Aunt Irene, Airborne, Warner Bros., 1993
Dr. Emmerson, Stepmonster, Concorde, 1993
Mrs. Wilson (Mallory's mother), Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994
Dotty (some sources cite Dolly), Under the Hula Moon, Trident Releasing, 1995
Voice of Franklin's mom, Carpool, Warner Bros., 1996
Librarian, Casper: A Spirited Beginning (live action and animated;also known as Casper: The Beginning and Casper II: Ghost Central Station), 1997
Marge, The Prince, Curb Entertainment, 1997
Martha George, Flubber (also known as Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor), Buena Vista, 1997
Circuit Breaker, 1997
Second laundry lady, Holy Man, Buena Vista, 1998
Ted Kaczynski's mother, Ted, Chronic Filmwerks, 1998
Voice of Dr. Flora, A Bug's Life (animated), Buena Vista, 1998
Voice of nurse, The Rugrats Movie (animated), Paramount, 1998
Beverly McGuire, Can't Stop Dancing, PM Entertainment Group, 1999
Mrs. Ellen French, The Manor, Falcon, 1999
Dot, Meeting Daddy, Triangle Group, 2000
Esther, Hanging Up, Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
Voice of Carlotta, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (animated), Buena Vista Home Video/Walt Disney Home Video, 2000
Campus tour guide, Van Wilder (also known as National Lampoon'sVan Wilder, Van Wilder: Party Liaison, and Party Animals--wilder geht's nicht), Artisan Entertainment, 2002
Mother Disguisey, The Master of Disguise, Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
Nurse Rollins, Changing Hearts (also known as Colored Eggs), Crazy Dreams Entertainment, 2002
Pat, Now You Know, Lumberyard Productions, 2002
Grandma, Air Bud: Spikes Back, Miramax, 2003
Greta, Fish without a Bicycle, Cheshire Smile Productions, 2003
Mrs. Gertrude, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (also known as Dickie Roberts: (Former) Child Star), Paramount, 2003
Estelle, To Kill a Mockumentary, Pizza Guy Films, 2004
Mary Louise Morrison, Love Surreal, Dreamguy Productions/Candlelight Media Group, 2004
Nurse Olivia, Breaking Dawn (also known as The Gleam of Dawn), Castlight Pictures/Sodium Entertainment, 2004
Film Work
Additional voices, Home on the Range, Buena Vista, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Member of ensemble cast, Tony Orlando and Dawn (also known as The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour), CBS, 1976-1977
Venus Kallikak, The Kallikaks, NBC, 1977
Various roles, including Mrs. Marv Mendenhall, The David Letterman Show, NBC, 1980
The Big Show, NBC, 1980
Willamae Jones, Harper Valley PTA (also known as Harper Valley), NBC, 1981-1982
Marian, No Soap, Radio, ABC, 1982
Salaria, Madame's Place, syndicated, 1982
Voice of Wingnut Doozer, Fraggle Rock, HBO, 1983-1988
Voice of Mrs. Seaworthy, The Snorks (animated), NBC, 1984-1986
Bonnie Brendl, Small Wonder, syndicated, 1985-1987
Voice, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (animated), ABC, 1985-1988
Patty Poole, Valerie, NBC, 1986-1987, later known as Valerie'sFamily, NBC, 1987-1988, later known as The Hogan Family (also known as The Hogans), NBC, 1988-1990, CBS, 1990-1991
Panelist, The Match Game 90, ABC, 1990
Voice, Rick Moranis in Gravedale High (animated; also known as Gravedale High), NBC, 1990-1991
Voice of Aunt Ruth Generic, Bobby's World (animated; also known asBobby's World of Monsters), Fox, 1990-1998
Panelist, The Match Game 91, ABC, 1991
Principal Marilyn Ridge, Drexell's Class, Fox, 1992
Voice of Normina Normanmeyer, The Addams Family (animated), ABC, 1992-1995
Voice of Mrs. Ora Anderson (Louie's mother), Life with Louie (animated), Fox, 1995-1998
Mrs. Webb, Bone Chillers, ABC and Global Television, 1996
Voice of Violet Stimpelton, Rocket Power (animated), Nickelodeon,1999-2000
Polite voice, "The Revolting Slob" segment, Crashbox (live actionand animated), HBO, 1999-2000, 2003, 2004-
Voice of Mrs. McCoy, The Kids from Room 402 (animated), ABC FamilyChannel, 2000-2001
Voices of Mrs. Violet Bleakman and others, Clifford the Big Red Dog (animated; also known as Scholastic Clifford), PBS, 2000-2003
Movies
Angela, Bill: On His Own, CBS, 1983
Beth Crawford, Crash Course (also known as Driver's Ed, Driving Academy, and Driving School), NBC, 1988

Ruth Strull, Dance 'til Dawn (also known as Senior Prom), NBC, 1988
Patsy Webber, Menu for Murder (also known as Murder at the P.T.A. Luncheon), CBS, 1990
Dr. Marianne Snow, "Inhumanoid," Roger Corman Presents, Showtime,1996
Miranda Hoggendobber, Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (also known as Murder, She Purred), ABC, 1998
Mrs. Lerby, Columbo: Ashes to Ashes, ABC, 1998
Voice of Violet Stimpelton, Rocket Power: Race across New Zealand(animated), Nickelodeon, 2002
Specials
Esmerelda, "Hansel and Gretel," Once upon a Brothers Grimm, CBS, 1977
The Chevy Chase Show, NBC, 1977
Esther Greene, "A Home Run for Love" (also known as "Thank You, Jackie Robinson"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1978
Hermit Hattie, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, HBO, 1981
Switchboard operator, Working (musical), PBS, 1982
Herself, The Making of "The Corsican Brothers," 1984
The Paragon of Comedy, Showtime, 1984
The History of White People in America: Volume I (also known as The History of White People in America), HBO, 1985
The History of White People in America: Volume II (also known as The History of White People in America), HBO, 1986
The 55th Annual King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1988
Candid Camera on Wheels, CBS, 1989
Voice, Christmas Every Day (animated), syndicated, 1991
Department of Motor Vehicles clerk, Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun, PBS, 1993
Voice of Mrs. Ora Anderson (Louie's mother), Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman (animated), Fox, 1994
Boarding attendant, The Making of "Speed 2: Cruise Control," 1997
Also appeared in White Politics in America.
Episodic
The Richard Pryor Show, NBC, 1977
Lucille Tarlek, "Goodbye, Johnny," WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, 1979
Lucille Tarlek, "Never Leave Me, Lucille," WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, 1979
Lucille Tarlek, "Real Families," WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, 1980
Sister Pollyanna, "Sanctuary," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1981
Audrey Blume, "Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Parts 1 & 2," The Jeffersons, CBS, 1982
Imogene, "Sharples vs. Sharples," Alice, CBS, 1982
Betty, "Arnold the Entrepreneur," Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1984
Kathleen Wheeler, "Promises, Promises," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1984
Bertha, "Cinderella," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theater), Showtime, 1985
Voice of woman on television, "And Up We Go," The Jeffersons, CBS,1985
Beauty salon customer, "Camille," Moonlighting, ABC, 1986
Penny Nichols, "Reunion," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1986
Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, multiple appearances, beginning 1989
Voice of Mrs. Vandersnoot, "Captains Outrageous," TaleSpin (animated), broadcast on Disney Afternoon, syndicated, 1990
Voice of Winnie Pig, "Hog Wild Hamton," Tiny Toon Adventures (animated), syndicated, 1990
Lucille Tarlek, "Lotto Fever," The New WKRP in Cincinnati, syndicated, 1991
Lucille Tarlek, "The Trip," The New WKRP in Cincinnati, syndicated, 1991
Nurse DeFarge, "Beauty and the Beast," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1991
Voice of shopper, "Power Erupts," Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991
Bingo lady, "Bingo," Roseanne, ABC, 1992
Jungle Jenny, "Radio Days," Full House, ABC, 1992
Voice of Wanda Jean Schmeltzer, "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp," Goof Troop (animated; also known as Disney's Goof Troop), ABC and syndicated, 1992
Lilah, "The Pit Stop," Getting By, NBC, 1993
Cille Vonzel, "Whose San Andreas Fault Is It, Anyway?," L.A. Law,NBC, 1994
God, "Death in Plainview," Monty, Fox, 1994
Nurse lady, "Tom's Deal," The Mommies, NBC, 1995
Peggy Prockett, "Harry Weston, Man's Best Friend," Empty Nest, NBC, 1995
Peggy Prockett, "Stand by Your Man," Empty Nest, NBC, 1995
The widow Taylor, First Time Out, The WB, 1995
Demille, "A Man's Place Is in the Homey, or the Stepford Guys," Homeboys in Outer Space, UPN, 1996
Mabel, "Uniting Loved Ones," Night Stand (also known as Night Stand with Dick Dietrick), syndicated, 1996
Mrs. Beeker, "What Will People Say?," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1996
Mother Dinkel, "Snow Exit," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996
Guest, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, Comedy Central, 1996, ABC, 1997
Farmer's wife, "Panic," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997
Hilda Morris, "From Here to Maternity," Melrose Place, Fox, 1997
Hilda Morris, "Last Exit to Ohio," Melrose Place, Fox, 1997
Hilda Morris, "101 Damnations," Melrose Place, Fox, 1997
Loafer, "Last Call," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
Maw-Maw, "Witch Trash," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1997
Mrs. Tot, "How to Marry a Moron," Married ... with Children, Fox,1997
Nurse Debbie, "One Flew over the 'Cuda's Nest," Nash Bridges (alsoknown as Bridges), CBS, 1997
Arlene, "Suburban Myth," Maggie Winters, CBS, 1998
Margaret Duffy (Caroline's mother), "Caroline and the Visit from Mom," Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1998
Bridgit, "Trade Off," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges),CBS, 1999
Mrs. Beeker, "Life Is Too Beautiful," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1999
Mrs. Beeker, "The Tribes That Bind," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1999
Rosie, "Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School," Mad about You (alsoknown as Loved by You), NBC, 1999
Crissy, "ManHunt," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 2000
Mrs. Beeker, "Gossip," 7th Heaven, The WB, 2000
Voice of Mrs. Martel, "Zeta," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 2000
Voices of Mrs. Nadine and Mrs. Dora, "Jaybirds of a Feather," Pepper Ann (animated; also known as Disney's Pepper Ann), ABC and syndicated, 2000
Julie, "Book Club," Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2001
Meryl Ridley, "Saved by the Bell," Providence, NBC, 2001
(In archive footage) Herself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Fran, Higglytown Heroes, 2004
Appeared as Tina, The Martin Short Show; contributed the voice ofFrymom, "Parents of Panic," The Super Mario Bros. Freaky Show! (animated).
Pilots
Helen, Pottsville, CBS, 1980
Top Ten, NBC, 1980
Ida Antoine, Second Edition, CBS, 1984
Fannie, Together We Stand (also known as Nothing Is Easy),CBS, 1986
Voice of old lady, Quints (animated), UPN, 1999
Other
Voice of Mrs. Newman for Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order (animated), broadcast on World Premiere Toons, The Cartoon Network.
Television Additional Voices
Animated Series
Scooby and Scrappy-Doo, ABC, 1979-1980, and 1982-1983
The Smurfs (also known as Smurfs' Adventures), NBC, 1981-1990
The Jetsons (also known as The New Jetsons), syndicated, 1985 and 1987
The Tom & Jerry Kids Show, Fox, 1990-1993
TaleSpin, broadcast on Disney Afternoon, syndicated, 1990-1994
Droopy, Master Detective, Fox, 1993-1994
Problem Child, USA Network, 1993-1994
Episodic
"Trading Faces," Darkwing Duck (animated; also known as Disney's Darkwing Duck), ABC and syndicated, 1991
Stage Appearances
It's Edie in Here (solo show), Groundlings Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, 2003
Mrs. Upson, Mame (musical), Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, 2004
Appeared as Whirly June Pickens, Whirly June: A Midwestern Woman (solo show), Zepyhr Theatre, Hollywood, CA. Appeared in Frankie and Johnnyin the Clair de Lune, B Street Theatre, Sacramento, CA; and in Never in My Lifetime, Hudson Theatres, Los Angeles.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself, Identity Crisis: The Making of a Master (short documentary film), 2003
Video Games
Voice of Miss Rivers (pirate school teacher), Escape from Monkey Island, LucasArts Entertainment, 2000
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
Staff writer, The David Letterman Show, NBC, 1980
Specials
(With others) The Pee-Wee Herman Show, HBO, 1981
(With John Paragon and Paul Reubens) The Paragon of Comedy, Showtime, 1984
Writings for the Stage
It's Edie in Here (solo show), Groundlings Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, 2003
Also the author of Whirly June: A Midwestern Woman (solo show), Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, CA.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Edie McClurg Official Site, http://www.ediemc.com, June 23, 2004

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