Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg born July 23 1951 is an American actress voice actress standup 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 MissouriKansas City in the mid1960s where she also taught radio for eight years She earned a masters degree from Syracuse University McClurgs onscreen debut was in the 1976 Brian De Palma horror film Carrie as Helen Shyres one of Carries 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 Chongs Next Movie Having been a member of San Franciscos 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 Peewee 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 middleaged somewhat stubborn and dimwitted Midwesterner McClurg is known for a number of roles including Mrs Burns in A River Runs Through It Grace in Ferris Buellers Day Off Lucille Tarlek on WKRP in Cincinnati Lynn in Shes 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 Barris 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 25000 Pyramid Password Plus and Super Password McClurg contributed assorted voices for The Jetsons The Snorks Life with Louie A Bugs Life Justin the Knights of Valour Cars and Cars 2 She voiced Carlotta in The Little Mermaid Mary in WreckIt Ralph Molly in Home on the Range Miss Right in The Secret of NIMH the Dragon in the Nightmare Ned video game Barsa in Kikis Delivery Service Fran on Higglytown Heroes Mrs Claus in Holidaze The Christmas That Almost Didnt Happen Grandma Taters in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius Violet Stimpleton in Rocket Power Beas mother in Fish Hooks Winnie Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures How I Spent My Vacation Aunt Ruth in Bobbys 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