Mary Louise Weller

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 also guest-starred in such television series as Starsky & Hutch, Fantasy Island, B.J. and the Bear, Supertrain, and CHiPs, as well as appearing in Larry Cohen's film, Q.[1]

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

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. The famed entertainer 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 beautiful marine biologist in the made-for-TV film Hunters of the Reef (1978), and then as professor Andrew Prine's college student lover in the haunted house horror film The Evil (1978). She achieved perhaps her greatest enduring cult movie renown with her performance as prissy and uptight sorority sister Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 hit comedy Animal House.[3] After Animal House, Weller went on to appear in such films as 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.[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

Year Title Role Notes
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

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Calling Dr. Storm, M.D. Venessa Standak TV movie
1977 Baretta Rosalind Episode: All That Shatters
1978 Kojak Stacy Episode: May The Horse Be With You
1978 CHiPS Carol Episode: High Flyer
1978 Hunters Of The Reef Tracey Russell TV movie
1978 Starsky & Hutch Dolly Ivers Episode: Moonshine
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Annie Metzger Episode: Gameplan
1979 Supertrain Ali Episode: The Queen And The Improbable Knight
1979 Fantasy Island Tina Mason Episode: Yesterday's Love/Fountain Of Youth
1979 B. J. and the Bear Elizabeth Chambers Episode: Deadly Cargo
1979 Detective School Cora Episode: Nick Is Smitten
1980 Semi-Tough Barbara Jane Bookman Episode: Barbara Jane Moves In (pilot)
1980 Vega$ Jamie Randall Episode: Lost Monday
1980 Fantasy Island Dulcinea "Dulcie" Merchant Episode: Don Quixote/The Sex Symbol
1980 Once Upon a Spy Paige Tannehill TV movie
1981 CHiPS Paula Episode: Forty Tons Of Trouble
1983 Quincy, M.E. Dr. Wendy Peterman Episode: The Cutting Edge

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. 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.
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