Edie McClurg
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 McClurg at the 34th Annual Annie Awards |
Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1951) is an American actress. She is known for her perky Midwestern accent.
McClurg is known for a number of roles, including Mr. Rooney's incompetent secretary Grace in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Lucille Tarlek on WKRP in Cincinnati, perky PTA member (and ally of Stella Johnson), Willamae Jones in the television remake of Harper Valley PTA; next-door neighbor Mrs. Patty Poole on The Hogan Family, nosy next-door neighbor Bonnie Brindle on Small Wonder, the car-rental agent whom Steve Martin berates in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Mrs. Violet Bleakman on Clifford the Big Red Dog; and as Mrs. Beeker on the long-running family drama 7th Heaven. In 1980 she was a regular performer on The David Letterman Show in the persona of Mrs. Marv Mendenhall.
McClurg began her career with a role in the 1976 Brian De Palma directed, Stephen King penned horror film Carrie and can be seen in nearly 90 movies and 55 TV episodes, usually typecast as a middle-aged, somewhat stubborn and dimwitted Midwesterner. She appeared as one of the wicked stepsisters in the Faerie Tale Theatre production of Cinderella. She began her career doing additional voices for The Jetsons and was recently in the animated film Cars, providing the voice for Minny.
She can now be heard as the voice of Fran the squirrel on Higglytown Heroes on The Disney Channel and as Mrs. Claus in Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen. McClurg guest starred as Barri's mother in a January 2007 episode of Campus Ladies.
She is also known for her appearances on Match Game. One of her best known on-screen moments is her two word reply to Steve Martin's ranting monologue in Planes, Trains & Automobiles. She also provided the voice of Carlotta in The Little Mermaid, and Miss Right (a female crow) in The Secret of NIMH.
On April 9, 2007, she made an appearance on the NBC show Thank God You're Here.