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Mary Louise Weller

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
22

Gender
Female

Birthday
September 1, 1946 (79 years old)

Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA

Mary Louise Weller

Biography

Lovely, shapely and appealing blonde actress Mary Louise Weller was born on September 1, 1946 and raised in Los Angeles. The onetime top New York model made her film debut with an uncredited tiny role in the superbly gritty cop drama Serpico (1973). Weller was especially memorable as a beautiful marine biologist in the made-for-TV picture Hunters of the Reef (1978) (TV) and, likewise, solid as professor Andrew Prine's college student lover in the superior haunted house horror winner The Evil (1978). Mary achieved her greatest enduring cult movie popularity with her excellent and inspired performance as snooty and uptight sorority snob "Mandy Pepperidge" in the uproariously raunchy'n'raucous hit comedy Animal House (1978). After "Animal House", Weller went on to play the sole non-suicidal character in The Bell Jar (1979), Martin Kove's fetching wife in the cruddy "Jaws" rip-off Blood Tide (1982), Chuck Norris' girlfriend in the exciting martial arts action opus Forced Vengeance (1982) and a funny small part in Larry Cohen's terrific tongue-in-cheek monster-on-the-loose treat Q (1982). Mary had guest spots on the TV shows "Quincy M.E." (1976), "Fantasy Island" (1977), "Supertrain" (1979), "CHiPs" (1977), "Vega$" (1978), "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977), "B.J. and the Bear" (1978), "Kojak" (1973), "Starsky and Hutch" (1975) and "Baretta" (1975). Weller voluntarily quit acting in film and television programs in the early 80s. She acted in a bunch of plays in New York and wrote the play "Four Alone", which was performed at the Greenhouse Theater in Pasadena. Moreover, Mary trained with the U.S. Equestrian Team as a teenager and has participated in horse-riding competitions. Weller tried to get a movie based on her own original script made about jockey "Mary Bacon", but, alas, it never came to be. She's a first cousin to writer Sheila Weller. In 1986, Mary Louise Weller purchased a large three-acre ranch in Malibu, California so she could raise horses. IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders

Known For

Acting

1998The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunionas Self - Mandy Pepperidge (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982Blood Tideas Sherry Grice
1982Qas Mrs. Pauley
1982Forced Vengeanceas Claire Bonner
1980Once Upon a Spyas Paige Tannehill
1980When the Whistle Blowsas
1980Valentine Magic on Love Islandas Denise
1979Detective Schoolas
1979The Bell Jaras Doreen
1979Supertrainas Ali
1978Vega$as
1978Animal Houseas Mandy Pepperidge
1978Hunters of the Reefas Tracey Russell
1978The Evilas Laurie Belman
1977CHiPsas Paula
1977Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.as Venessa Stendak
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteriesas
1976Quincy, M.E.as
1975Starsky & Hutchas Dolly Ivers
1973Serpicoas Sally - Girl at Party (uncredited)
1973Kojakas Stacy
1973Hailas Mrs. Ellinson

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