
Cast
Acting
Cast
Known for
Acting
Born
1951-07-23
From
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Also known as Edith Marie McClurg, Edith M. 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.

as Gerda (voice)

as Mary (voice)

as Minny (voice)

as Minny (voice)

as Carlotta (voice)

as Dr. Flora (voice)

as Grace, School Secretary

as Martha George

as Ms. Klingerhoff

as Helen

as Mallory's Mom

as Additional Voices (voice)

as Car Rental Agent

as Mrs. Butterworth (voice)

as Mrs. Burns

as Chastity Pariah

as Campus Tour Guide

as Dot

as Lynn

as Winnie Pig (voice)

as Check Out Lady

as Nurse (voice)

as Santa's Workshop Announcer (voice)

as Carlotta (archive footage) (voice)

as Peggy Jones / Sea Salt Sally (voice)

as Marge

as Grandma Taters (voice)

as Mother Disguisey

as Secretary

as Miss Doris (voice)

as Ruth Strull

as Aunt Irene

as Beth Crawford

as Bertha

as Carlotta (voice)

as Laundry Lady #2


as Esther

as Blue's Mom

as Lydia / Mum / Lady (voice)

as Librarian

as Doris Green

as Adrean (voice)

as Various

as Nurse Rollins

as Estelle

as Martha

as Gloria's Mom (Groundling)

as Violet Stimpleton (voice)

as Miranda Hoggendobber

as Violet

as Greta

as Gram Gram

as Maggie Perkins


as Mrs. Gertrude

as The Christmas Fairy (voice)

as Susan

as Self

as Mrs. Claus (voice)

as Mary Louise Morrison

as Beverly McGuire


as Dr. Marianne Snow

as Donna

as Winnie Pig (voice)

as Switchboard Operator

as Franklin's Mom (voice)

as Dolly

as Mrs. Claus (voice)

as Secretary

as The Queen

as Esmeralda

as Hermit Hattie

as Pat

as Cloris McDermott

as Housewife

as Patsy Webber


as Self

as Self

as Old Lady

as Ora Anderson (Mom) (voice)

as Angela

as Mrs. French

as DMV Clerk

as Nurse Olivia

as Mathilda (voice)

as Mother (voice)

as Nurse Jane

as (voice)