Mary Louise Weller

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Mary Louise Weller
Born (1946-09-01) September 1, 1946 (age 77)
New York City
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Notable work National Lampoon's Animal House , Forced Vengeance

Mary Louise Weller, born September 1, 1946, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mandy Pepperidge in the popular 1978 film Animal House . She has guest-starred in television series such as Starsky & Hutch , Fantasy Island , B.J. and the Bear , Supertrain , and CHiPs , as well as appeared in Larry Cohen's film Q . [1]

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Life and career

Mary Louise Weller was born in New York City to Alexander L. Weller (1897-1979) and Anette Donay (1909-1990) and was raised in Los Angeles's Westwood area. Danny Kaye was her godfather. [2] The onetime top New York model made her film debut with an uncredited role in the 1973 Al Pacino cop drama Serpico . In 1978, Weller starred as a marine biologist in the TV film Hunters of the Reef (1978), and then as professor Andrew Prine's college student lover in the horror film The Evil (1978). Her greatest renown is with her performance as prissy, uptight sorority sister Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 hit comedy Animal House . [3] After Animal House, Weller appeared in The Bell Jar (1979), Once Upon a Spy (1980), Forced Vengeance (1982), Blood Tide (1982) and Q (1982).

Weller acted in several plays in New York and wrote the play Four Alone, which was performed at the Greenhouse Theater in Pasadena, California. [4] She trained with the U.S. Equestrian Team as a teenager and has participated in horse-riding competitions. [4]

According to Dancing at Ciro's, Mary Louise Weller is of Lithuanian-Jewish descent. [5]

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Hail! Mrs. Ellison
1973 Serpico Sally (party guest)uncredited
1978 The Evil Laurie Belman
1978 National Lampoon's Animal House Mandy Pepperidge
1979 The Bell Jar Doreen
1982 Forced Vengeance Claire Bonner
1982 Q Mrs. Pauley
1982 Blood Tide Sherry Grice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977Calling Dr. Storm, M.D.Venessa StandakTV movie
1977 Baretta RosalindEpisode: All That Shatters
1978 Kojak StacyEpisode: May The Horse Be With You
1978 CHiPS CarolEpisode: High Flyer
1978Hunters Of The ReefTracey RussellTV movie
1978 Starsky & Hutch Dolly IversEpisode: Moonshine
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Annie MetzgerEpisode: Gameplan
1979 Supertrain AliEpisode: The Queen And The Improbable Knight
1979 Fantasy Island Tina MasonEpisode: Yesterday's Love/Fountain Of Youth
1979 B. J. and the Bear Elizabeth ChambersEpisode: Deadly Cargo
1979 Detective School CoraEpisode: Nick Is Smitten
1980 Semi-Tough Barbara Jane BookmanEpisode: Barbara Jane Moves In (pilot)
1980 Vega$ Jamie RandallEpisode: Lost Monday
1980 Fantasy Island Dulcinea "Dulcie" MerchantEpisode: Don Quixote/The Sex Symbol
1980 Once Upon a Spy Paige TannehillTV movie
1981 CHiPS PaulaEpisode: Forty Tons Of Trouble
1983 Quincy, M.E. Dr. Wendy PetermanEpisode: The Cutting Edge

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References

  1. Mary Louise Weller at IMDb
  2. "Victoria Advocate 29 Aug 1982, page 83".
  3. Tate, James M. (May 15, 2012). "Mary Louise Weller Reflects Animal House". Cult Film Freak. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. 1 2 NANCY MILLS (August 10, 1986). "SUMMER STARS". Los Angeles Times (Home 4 ed.). p. 5 via Los Angeles Times. (Document ID: 57998634).
  5. Weller, Sheila. Dancing at Ciro's. New York: St. Martin's, 2003.