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Edie McClurg - She's no pushover!
Edie McClurg | Working Actor
Born on July 23, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, Edie McClurg began her performing career at age five with the oxymoronic Kansas City Rhythm Kids. She retired when the dance teacher was arrested on a morals charge for "dating" the tall and lissome, yet underage, star dancer in the troupe. That girl's big number culminated with a back-bend where Edie drank a soda upside down (of course).
She has a Bachelor's degree in Speech Education and a Master of Science degree from Syracuse University and taught radio at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for eight years. There she re-entered the entertainment field as a DJ, newswoman and producer for the NPR affiliate KCUR-FM. Her proudest moment was portraying John Ehrlichman in Conversation 26 of the NPR national broadcast of the Nixon Tape Transcripts. Thus did Edie contribute to the peaceful overthrow of the government of an unindicted co-conspirator.
Her career-long devotion to satirical improvisation included an impressive tenure with The Groundlings. She went on to create original characters, performed on the short-lived talk show "The David Letterman Show" (1980): Mrs. Marv Mendenhall, Dot Duncan, Whirly June Pickens, Officer Jeanelle Archer, 105-year-old Edie, etc. Television has been a home to many of Edie's characters -- on "The Richard Pryor Show" (1977); as Lucille Tarlek, wife of mega-obnoxious advertising salesman Herb Tarlek on "WKRP in Cincinnati (1978); and as Mrs. Poole on "Valerie" (1986).
Her movie career growth paralleled her ten years with The Groundlings. Her first film was Brian De Palma's teen horror classic "Carrie" (1976). She did several John Hughes films, including "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986), "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" (1987), "She's Having a Baby" (1988) and "Curly Sue" (1991). Offbeat cult favorites are "Eating Raoul" (1982), "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" (1988), HBO's "The Pee Wee Herman Show" (1981), and Martin Mull's "The History of White People in America" (1985).
In more mainstream films, she received a National Media Award for her portrayal of a mentally disabled woman in "Bill: On His Own (1983), starring Mickey Rooney. She has acted for Robert Redford in "A River Runs Through It" (1992), for Oliver Stone in "Natural Born Killers" (1994), for Diane Keaton in Hanging Up" (2000), and she was named Best Actress of the Chicago Alternative Film Festival for her portrayal of Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski's mother.
Edie's most recent accomplishments: the nosy lady on "Fat Actress" (2005), David Spade's nasty neighbor in "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" (2003), Dana Carvey's mother in Sony Pictures' "The Master of Disguise" (2002), Jane Kaczmarek's friend on "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000), guest-starring on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000), NBC's "Providence" (1999), WB's "7th Heaven" (1996), Lea Thompson's mother on "Caroline in the City" (1995) and several animation roles for television and in features, such as "The Little Mermaid" (1989), "The Rugrats Movie" (1998) and as Dr. Flora in "A Bug's Life" (1998). She also did the voice of a Midwestern minivan for Pixar's "Cars" (2006).
Perseverence. Adaptability. Flexibility. Affable; but not a pushover. Self-Doubt kills talent. These are not fortune cookie aphorisms. I had to give myself permission to act, then others agreed. Continue to study and learn new skills. Don't stink up the place with bad acting, if an opportunity comes your way. Now go about your business."
Theatrical Talent Agency
http://aeftalent.com
5055 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 865
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323-939-1188
Fax: 323-939-0630
Representative: Mike Eisenstadt (eisenstadt@aeftalent.com)
Talent Agency Voice
http://www.sbvtalent.com/
Email: info@sbvtalent.com
5900 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 700
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323-938-6000
Fax: 323-935-8671
Production Company
5750 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90036
Phone: 323-876-8645
Contact: Edie McClurg (edie@ediemc.com)
Realtor
Muscle Man's Mom
Trudi Traveler
Madge
Bea's Mom / Mrs. Goldfishberg
MuuMuu
Helen
Connie Thomas
Bernadette, Mistress of the Wind
Airline Passenger / Airline Passanger
The Doorwoman
Cindy Merriwether
Fran
Mrs. Beeker
Tooth Fairy / Bertha / The Tooth Fairy / ...
Grandma Taters
Violet Stimpleton / Townsperson #4
Mrs. Violet Bleakman
Crissy / Bridgit / Sidney Dunlop
Mrs. McCoy
Sis / Lunch Lady
Margaret Duffy
Miranda Hoggendobber
Ms. Davis / Dog
Ora Anderson (Mom)
Hilda Morris
Demille
Willa Winkle
Aunt Ruth Generic
Mom / Wise Gal / Rt. Arm
Cille Vonzel
Mrs. Normanmeyer / Additional Voices
Lucille Tarlek
Winnie Pig
Principal Marilyn Ridge
Additional Voices
Mrs. Patty Poole
Mathilda
Mrs. Seaworthy
Bonnie Brindle
Telula / Selma
Additional Voices
Audrey Blume / Woman on TV
Kathleen Wheeler
Betty
Additional Voices
Additional Voices
Solaria
Marion
Sister Mary Catherine
Willamae Jones
Lucille Tarlek
Esther Greene
Various / Titanic Survivor / Award Winner
Venus Kallikak
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