Edie Mcclurg was born on the twenty-third of July in the year 1951 in the city of Kansas in Missouri. She began her career in the entertainment field at the young age of five, where she performed among the ‘Kansas City Rhythm Kids’. Mcclurg studied in the University of Missouri during the mid-nineteen sixties, where she pursued her undergraduate degree and also re-entered into the field of entertainment as a DJ, producer and newswoman. According to her biography, Edie Mcclurg obtained her Masters’ degree from Syracuse University in Science. Her onscreen debut began with the 1976 horror film titled ‘Carrie’. She also taught radio at the University of Missouri for almost eight years.
It is believed that the proudest moment in her life was when she portrayed John Ehrlichman while performing in ‘Conversation 26’ in the ‘Nixon Tape Transcripts’. She was also one of the original cast members of the satirical improvisation titled ‘The Groundlings’. She had moved to Los Angeles just to be a part of the ‘Groundlings’ troupe. She was also responsible for the creation of the original characters in ‘The David Letterman Show’ including ‘Mrs. Marv Mendenhall’, ‘Dot Duncan’, ‘Whirly June Pickens’, ‘Officer Jeanelle Archer’, and ‘105-year-old Edie’. She has done several films by ’John Hughes’, like ’Ferris Bueller's Day Off’ in 1986, ’Planes, Trains & Automobiles’ in 1987, ’She's Having a Baby’ in 1988, ’Eating Raoul’ in 1982, ’Elvira: Mistress of the Dark’ in 1988, HBO's ’The Pee Wee Herman Show’ in 1981 and ’The History of White People in America’ in 1985.
Some of her recent performances include ’Holyman Undercover’ in 2010, ’Cars 2’ in 2011, ’Foodfight!’ in 2012, ’Wreck-It Ralph’ in 2012, ’Frozen’ in 2013, ’A Long Way Off’ in 2014, ’Theresa Is A Mother’ in 2016, and also ’Zootopia’ in 2016. She has an upcoming film in the following titled ’Eyes Upon Waking’ in 2017. She has also appeared in several television serials in the recent years including ’Two and A Half Men’ in 2013, ’CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’ from 2005 to 2014, ’Trip Tank’ in 2014, ’Ben 10: Omniverse’ in 2014, ’Mike and Molly’ in 2015, and also ’Bad Shorts’ in 2015. She has also appeared in several animation films like ’The Little Mermaid’ in 1989, ’The Rugrats Movie’ in 1998 and in ’A Bug’s Life’ in 1998.
Edic Mcclurg’s net worth is estimated to be around three million US dollars. It is believed that she has never been married. She is very focussed and works hard at her career. She has won the ’BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award’. She has a huge fan following who worship her comedic side and roles. She has also won a ’National Media Award’ for portraying the role of a mentally disabled woman. Her career in the film industry is rich in a variety of roles and memorable characters and voices. Despite the fact that she is sixty five years old and has the experience of almost forty years, she still works to her full potential for the success of the characters she portrays.
| Birth Date: | 23 Jul, 1951 |
| Age: | 68 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Kansas City |
| Education: | University of Missouri–Kansas City Syracuse University |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American stand-up comedienne |
| Net Worth 2021: | 6 million |
