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