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

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Animal House ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Peter Riegert, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulc ...

''. She has also guest-starred in such television series as ''

Starsky & Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ''Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired by th ...

'', ''

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tatto ...

'', '' B.J. and the Bear'', ''

Supertrain ''Supertrain'' is an American science fiction-adventure-drama television series that ran on NBC from February 7 to May 5, 1979. Nine episodes were made, including a two-hour pilot episode. Premise The series takes place on the ''Supertrain'', a ...

'', and ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The seri ...

'', as well as appearing in

Larry Cohen Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1936 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as an author of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and ...

's film, '' Q''.

Life and career

Mary Louise Weller was born in New York City and was raised in Los Angeles's Westwood area. The famed entertainer

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was her godfather. The onetime top New York model made her film debut with an uncredited role in the 1973

Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino (; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he has received numerous accolades: including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy ...

cop drama ''

Serpico ''Serpico'' is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino in the title role. The screenplay was adapted by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler from the book of the same name written by ...

''. In 1978 Weller starred as a beautiful marine biologist in the

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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 ''

''. After ''Animal House'', Weller went on to appear in such films as ''

The Bell Jar ''The Bell Jar'' is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963, the novel is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The boo ...

'' (1979), ''

Once Upon a Spy ''Skyfall'' is a 2012 spy film and the twenty-third in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the villa ...

'' (1980), ''

Forced Vengeance ''Forced Vengeance'' is a 1982 American action film, starring Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller and Camila Griggs. The film was directed by James Fargo, written by Franklin Thompson and James Fargo and filmed in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong an ...

'' (1982), ''

Blood Tide ''Blood Tide'' is a 1982 British horror film directed by Richard Jefferies (screenwriter), Richard Jefferies, and starring James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Mary Louise Weller, Martin Kove, and Deborah Shelton. Its plot follows a y ...

'' (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. She trained with the U.S. Equestrian Team as a teenager and has participated in horse-riding competitions. As of 2007, Weller is retired from acting. According to ''Dancing at Ciro's'', Mary Louise Weller is of

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descent.Weller, Sheila. ''Dancing at Ciro's''. New York: St. Martin's, 2003.

Films

Television

References

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