Edie McClurg
Biography
Edie McClurg is a retired American actress and comedian. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she performed with the Groundlings improv troupe and took the role of Hermit Hattie in Paul Reubens's 1981 play The Pee Wee Herman Show, and she was usually typecast as a somewhat stubborn, dim-witted, middle-aged Midwesterner. She made her screen debut as Helen Shyres in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976). Her films include Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988), Curly Sue (1991), A River Runs Through It (1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), Flubber (1997) and Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003). On television she appeared in WKRP in Cincinnati and played Bonnie Brindle on Small Wonder and Mrs. Patty Poole on The Hogan Family. Her voice work includes The Little Mermaid (1989), A Bug's Life (1998), Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and Frozen (2013).
81years old
Turns 82 on July 23in 283 days
- Born Kansas City
- Star sign: LeoFirst day of the sign, on the Cancer cusp
- Also credited as Edith Marie McClurg
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 42 years1977 to 2019
Genres
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First role
Edie McClurg first appeared on screen in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie, playing Helen Shyres opposite Sissy Spacek.
Early training
Edie McClurg kept up her love of improvised comedy by learning improvisation under Viola Spolin, and she went on to become a player with Spolin Players.
Edie McClurg movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Hughes directed four of these films, John Musker two and Ron Clements two. Frank Welker appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Frank Welker's page
Tress MacNeille's page
Jodi Benson's page
Rob Paulsen's page
Michael McKean's page
Rene Auberjonois's page
All films by John Hughes
All films by John Musker
All films by Ron Clements
Also three films together6 more actors
- Kenneth MarsThe Little Mermaid Live! (2019), The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) and The Little Mermaid (1989)
- Ben SteinCasper: A Spirited Beginning (1997), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Pat CarrollThe Little Mermaid Live! (2019), The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) and The Little Mermaid (1989)
- Buddy HackettThe Little Mermaid Live! (2019), The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) and The Little Mermaid (1989)
- John ParagonElvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988), Eating Raoul (1982) and The Pee Wee Herman Show (1981)
- Samuel E. WrightThe Little Mermaid Live! (2019), The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) and The Little Mermaid (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Edie McClurg's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.9 billion
18 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 18 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 18Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B43.4% of the total
- 2$471M16.0% of the total
- 3$363M12.4% of the total
- 4$211M7.2% of the total
- 5$178M6.1% of the total
- 6$110M3.7% of the total
- 7$70M2.4% of the total
- 8$52M1.8% of the total
$207 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Annie Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.