NEW YORK — Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux to life on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76. Her manager, Barbara
Rue McClanahan, the brassy actress who stirred equal parts Southern charm and sex appeal into her roles on television shows like “Maude,” “Mama's Family” and “The Golden Girls,” has died, People magazine reported.
The Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan had a minor stroke last November while recovering from heart bypass surgery, the actress' rep confirmed Thursday to EW. McClanahan has been in the hospital since then, but is
Image Credit: http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/100603/Rue-McClanahan_240.jpgRue McClanahan, best known for playing a sex-obsessed Southerner of a certain age in the 1985-92 sitcom The Golden Gi.
Image Credit: Everett CollectionIt's hard to imagine that originally, producers asked Rue McClanahan to read for the role of Rose on The Golden Girls. They'd wanted Betty White to play Blanche, a part McClanahan knew she