Photo SpecialRue McClanahan: Celebrating a Golden Girl
From Blanche to Broadway, the Golden Girls star and Emmy winner is remembered as a fan favorite
Credit: Joan Marcus
Updated: Thursday Jun 03, 2010 | 02:50 PM EDT By: Cara Lynn Shultz
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A WICKED TURN
After battling – and beating – breast cancer in 1997, the actress returned to Broadway in 2001's The Women, and later took on the role of Wicked's Madame Morrible in 2005. "I'm having fun – not as much fun as a real play would be, you know, with a challenging role – but for a musical, it's pretty spectacular," she told Broadway.com.
