Edie McClurg

At 73 years old, Edie McClurg has this physical status:

Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1945) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, singer, and voice actor.

She has appeared in nearly 90 films and 55 television episodes, often portraying characters with a cheery Midwestern accent.

Early life and education

McClurg was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mac, a mailman, and Irene McClurg, an FAA secretary. She has an older brother, Bob, who is also an actor. McClurg received her degree from the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the mid-1960s, where she also taught radio for eight years. She obtained a master's degree from Syracuse University.

McClurg returned to the entertainment industry as a DJ, newswoman, and producer for the NPR affiliate KCUR-FM. In Conversation 26 of NPR's national broadcast of the Nixon Tape transcripts, she portrayed John Ehrlichman. In 2017, Edie was granted an honorary doctorate at this university.

Personal Life

TMZ announced that McClurg's family and friends filed court papers requesting a conservatorship to handle her affairs in 2019. According to TMZ, cognitive tests have shown that McClurg is unable to live alone without help and is "particularly vulnerable to undue influence given her poor judgment and apparent dementia."

A man who had been friended and moved in with McClurg, became her caregiver, with the court's permission, was abusing McClurg in August 2022. According to the papers, she was sexually assaulted by her caregiver, and a police report was not submitted with the Los Angeles Police Department. They also suspect the guy attempted to take her from the state in order to marry her. An order of protection was granted by the conservatorship's judge, with further hearings set for September 2022.

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Career

Helen Shyres appeared in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie starring Sissy Spacek, making his onscreen debut. She appeared on the Tony Orlando and Dawn variety show (1976-1977), and then as a cast member of The Kallikaks and The Richard Pryor Exhibition.

Mrs. Marv Mendenhall appeared on The David Letterman Show as Mrs. Marv Mendenhall in 1980.

She moved to Los Angeles and joined the Groundlings troupe after being a member of San Francisco's improv comedy the Pitcshel Players.

She appeared in 1981 as "Hermit Hattie" alongside fellow Groundling player Paul Reubens on his first appearance at The Pee Wee Herman Exhibition, in which she appeared as "Hermit Hattie" in 1981. She appeared in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark in 1988 with fellow Groundling player Cassandra Peterson, who appeared as her alter ego Elvira.

McClurg has appeared in more than 90 films and 55 television episodes, with mainly as a middle-aged, adamant, and a dim-witted Midwesterner.

McClurg has appeared in a variety of roles, including Mrs. Burns in A River Runs Through It, Grace in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Lisa Brindle on WKRP in Cincinnati, Lynne, Mrs. Patty Poole, The Big Red Dog's Return to School, Mrs. P. Johnson's Day Off, Mrs. Patty Poole, Mrs. Helen Bleakman of Clifford, and Mrs. Beeker on 7th Heaven, including Mrs.

In an episode of Campus Ladies, the she guest appeared as Barri's mother. In the Faerie Tale Theatre's production "Cinderella," she played one of the wicked stepsisters. McClurg appeared on several game shows, including Match Game, The $25,000 Pyramid, Password Plus, and Super Password.

McClurg provided various voices for The Jetsons, The Snorks, Life with Louie, A Bug's Life, Justin and the Knights of Valour, Cars and Cars 2.

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In an episode of The Golden Girls, McClurg portrayed a nurse named "Angel of Death." Cindy Merriweather also appeared in an episode of Hannah Montana as Cindy Merriweather. McClurg is a Spolin Players player, who is also an advocate for improvised comedy. On April 9, 2007, she appeared on Thank God You're Here. In 2011, she appeared on an episode of the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.

In 2020, she made a cameo appearance in "Holly Bibble," a spoof Ferris Bueller's Day Off. She appeared as 'Grace,' as the personal assistant to [Carter] Pontius Pilate. "Wasn't that cool?" immediately after her lines, Carter/Pontius' character's remark, "Wasn't that cool?"

That was really her!

Edie McClurg.

Thanks Edie!"

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