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Edie McClurg

Acting
Known For

73 Years Old

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.

Born

Kansas City, Missouri, USA on 23rd July 1951

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