After appearing in the 1980 disco-themed "Can't Stop the Music", Rush returned to television work. She was a cast member on the early 1980s soap opera "Flamingo Road" as Eudora Weldon. In 1998, she was featured in an episode titled "Balance of Nature" on the television series "The Outer Limits". In 1989, Rush toured on stage in the national company of "Steel Magnolias" as the character M'Lynn. She has continued to make guest appearances on television. In 2007, she played the recurring role of Grandma Ruth Camden on the series "7th Heaven".