'Golden Girls' star Rue McClanahan dies

Rue McClanahan, an Emmy Award-winning actress best known for her role as widowed Southern vixen Blanche Devereaux on the popular sitcom "The Golden Girls," died of a brain hemorrhage June 3 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She was 76.

Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, issued a statement regarding the news.  Lawrence's statement reads: "Rue McClanahan passed away this morning, June 3rd at 1:00 am at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.  She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on Monday, May 31st.  She died peacefully with her son, Mark Bish, her sister, Dr. Melinda L. McClanahan and her nephew, Brendan Kinkade at her side."

"The Golden Girls" was broadcast on NBC from 1985 until 1992 and centered on four older women sharing a Miami home. McClanahan starred as the man-crazed Southern belle Blanche Devereaux. She co-starred with Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Estelle Getty.

McClanahan received an Emmy Award in 1987 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the sitcom.

McClanahan's other TV credits include "Maude," "Mama's Family," and the 'Golden Girls' spin-off "Golden Palace."