Edie McClurg

Acting · Born 1951-07-23 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Biography

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,…

Filmography

• Natural Born Killers as Mallory's Mom
• A River Runs Through It as Mrs. Burns
• The Little Mermaid as Carlotta (voice)
• Stepmonster
• Elvira: Mistress of the Dark as Chastity Pariah
• Carrie as Helen
• Everything You Want as Mary Louise Morrison
• Fish Without a Bicycle as Greta
• Breaking Dawn as Nurse Olivia
• Flubber as Martha George