Mary Lou, Mary-Lou, Marylou or Marilou is a feminine given name. It is a combination of the names

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. Notable people and fictional characters with this name include:

People

Arts and entertainment

Marilou (singer) Marilou Bourdon (born September 20, 1990) is a French-Canadian pop singer and cookbook author from Longueuil. Early life Bourdon was born on September 20, 1990. At age 8 she began singing for friends and relatives and by age 10 was already a ...

(Marilou Bourdon, born 1990), French-Canadian pop singer and cookbook author * Marilou Awiakta (born 1936), American poet *

Mary Lou Belli Mary Lou Belli is an American television director and author. Career Belli attended Penn State where she received a Bachelor's degree. For many years she acted in musical theatre and soap operas in New York City, followed by a Los Angeles career ...

(), American television director and author *

Marilou Berry Marilou Berry (born 1 February 1983) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. She is known for her roles in ''Look at Me'' (2004), ''Vilaine'' (2008) and ''The New Adventures of Cinderella'' (2017). Personal life Marilou Berry was ...

(born 1983), French actress, film director and screenwriter * Marylou Dawes (1933–2013), Canadian concert pianist *

Marilou Diaz-Abaya Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya (née Diaz; March 30, 1955 – October 8, 2012) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was posthumously conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022, sh ...

(1955–2012), Filipino film director *

Mary Lou Fallis Mary Lou Fallis (born April 22, 1948) is a Canadian opera singer.Mary Lou Fallis

(born 1948), Canadian opera singer * Mary Lou Farrell (1942–2011), Canadian singer, actress and beauty queen * Mary Lou Kolbenschlag (born 1992), American actress - see
Mary Lou (actress) Mary Lou Kolbenschlag (born March 15, 1992) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Mary Ferry on the Nickelodeon television series ''Unfabulous'', also starring Emma Roberts. Personal life Mary Lou was born in Burbank, California ...
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Mary Lou Lord Mary Lou Lord (born March 1, 1965) is an indie folk musician who started out performing as a busker in Boston. Life and career Mary Lou Lord first gained attention playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston's subway stations, pa ...
(born 1965), American indie folk musician and busker * Mary Lou Metzger (born 1950), American singer and dancer *
Mary Lou Turner Mary Lou Turner (born June 13, 1947) is an American country music artist. She began her career as a regular on the ''Wheeling Jamboree'' in the early 1970s and in 1974 signed to replace Jan Howard as the "girl singer" (who had left to pursue her ...
(born 1947), American country music singer *
Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and ...
(1910–1981), American jazz pianist, arranger and composer

Journalism
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Mary Lou Finlay Mary Lou Finlay (born 1947) is a Canadian radio and television journalist, best known for hosting various programs on CBC Radio and CBC Television.
(born 1947), Canadian radio and television journalist * Mary Lou Forbes (1926–2009), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and commentator *
Mary Lou Foy Mary Lou Foy (born August 17, 1944) is an American photojournalist. She served as picture editor at ''The Washington Post'' from 1990 to 2006 and was president of the National Press Photographers Association in 1992. Education Foy attended Aub ...
(born 1944), American photojournalist

Politics
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Mary Lou Baker Mary Lou Baker (1914–1965) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives and a women's rights activist. Early life Born in Utah, Baker moved to Florida in 1925, where her father served as a judge and her mother headed the Florida Dem ...
(1914–1965), American member of the Florida House of Representatives, and women's rights activist *
Mary Lou Dickerson Mary Lou Dickerson (born September 3, 1946) is an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 36th district from 1995 until 2013. Early lif ...
(born 1946), American politician, Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives *
Mary Lou Freeman Mary Lou Freeman ( Hawkinson; October 21, 1941 – September 4, 2006) was an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives and the Iowa State Senate. Early life and career Born in Kandiyohi, Minnesota, Free ...
(1941–2006), American politician, Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives * Mary Lou Goertzen (1929–2020), American artist, peace activist and Mennonite *
Mary Lou Makepeace Mary Lou Makepeace (born April 30, 1940) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1997 to 2003. She was the first woman to hold that position. Early life and education Born Mary Louise Pfahl, she receiv ...
(born 1940), American politician, Mayor of Colorado Springs *
Mary Lou McDonald Mary Louise McDonald (born 1 May 1969) is an Irish politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition in Ireland since June 2020, as President of Sinn Féin since February 2018, and as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituen ...
(born 1969), Irish politician, leader of Sinn Féin *
Mary Lou Rath Mary Lou Rath (née Schmitt) (born June 17, 1934) is an American politician who served as a member of New York State Senate from 1993 to 2008. A Republican, she represented the state's 61st district, which consisted of parts of Erie County and ...
(), American politician, Republican member of New York State Senate

Science and medicine
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Mary Lou Clements-Mann Mary Lou Clements-Mann (September 17, 1946 – September 2, 1998) was the founder and first Director of the Center for Immunization Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and is well known for her work in the areas of ...
(1946–1998), American biologist * Mary L. McMaster, American oncologist and clinical trialist *
Mary Lou Soffa Mary Lou Ehnot Soffa is an American computer scientist noted for her research on compilers, program optimization, system software and system engineering. She is also noted for her leadership in broadening participation in computing. She is on th ...
, American computer scientist *
Mary Lou Zoback Mary Lou Zoback ( Chetlain; born July 5, 1952) is an American geophysicist and seismologist. A specialist in tectonic stress and natural hazards risks, she spent most of her career as a research scientist with the United States Geological Survey ...
(born 1952), American geophysicist

Sport
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Mary Lou Beschorner Mary Lou Beschorner (September 18, 1929 – November 8, 2008) was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Born in Sandwich, Illinois, Mary ...
(1929–2008), American player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *
Mary Lou Crocker Mary Lou Daniel Crocker (September 17, 1944 – January 27, 2016) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She also played under her maiden name, Mary Lou Daniel. Daniel won the U.S. Girls' Junior in 1962. In 1962, she w ...
(1944–2016), American golfer *
Mary-Lou Daniels Mary Lou Piatek-Daniels (born August 6, 1961) is a retired tennis player from the U.S. who played on the WTA Tour during the 1980s. In 1979, she was the no. 1 junior in the world. She won her first pro title at Richmond, Virginia 1981, beating ...
(born 1961), American retired tennis player *
Marilou Dozois-Prévost Marilou Dozois-Prévost (born May 11, 1986) is a Canadian weightlifter. Dozois-Prévost won a silver medal in the women's 48 kg division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. She finished in 10th place on the 48 kg even ...
(born 1986), Canadian weightlifter * Mary Lou Graham (born 1936), American player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League * Mary Lou Petty (1915–2014), American swimmer *
Mary Lou Retton Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is an American retired gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals. Retton's per ...
(born 1968), American retired gymnast, 1984 Olympic all-around champion * Mary Lou Studnicka (1931–2014), American pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Other fields
* Mary Lou Jepsen (born 1965), American entrepreneur, business executive and inventor *
Mary Lou Robinson Mary Lou Robinson (August 26, 1926 January 26, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Education and career Born on August 26, 1926, in Dodge City, Kansas, Robinson graduat ...
(1926–2019), American federal judge * Mary Lou Spiess (1931–1992), American disability advocate, teacher, and designer of disabled fashion * Mary Louise
Marylou Whitney Marylou Whitney (née Mary Louise Schroeder; December 24, 1925 – July 19, 2019) was an American socialite and philanthropist. A prominent owner and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses, Whitney was notable for "reigning for decades as the social ...
(1925–2019), American philanthropist and socialite

Fictional characters
* Mary Lou Collins, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' *Marylou, a character in the novel ''
On the Road ''On the Road'' is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, with its protagoni ...
'' by American writer Jack Kerouac *Marylou Ahearn, a character in the novel '' The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady'' by Elizabeth Stuckey-French *Marylou, a character in the movie ''The Howling'' (film) played by Elizabeth Shé

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