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