Mary Louise Weller

Born: 1946-09-01

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


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Animal House

as Mandy Pepperidge
Released: 1978-07-28

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi...

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Serpico

as Sally - Girl at Party (uncredited)
Released: 1973-12-18

Frank Serpico is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of...

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Q

as Mrs. Pauley
Released: 1982-09-08

New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the...

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Forced Vengeance

as Claire Bonner
Released: 1982-07-30

A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.

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Blood Tide

as Sherry Grice
Released: 1982-09-24

An adventurer hunting for treasure in Greece accidentally frees a monster that forces local...

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The Evil

as Laurie Belman
Released: 1978-05-05

Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are...

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The Bell Jar

as Doreen
Released: 1979-03-20

Adaptation of the 1963 novel by Sylvia Plath. Details a young woman's summer in New York working...

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Hunters of the Reef

as Tracey Russell
Released: 1978-05-20

A salvage boat captain is pitted against a better-equipped competitor in a race to locate a...

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Hail

as Mrs. Ellinson
Released: 1973-07-27

A presidential advisor discovers that the President has assembled a secret army of vigilantes to...

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Once Upon a Spy

as Paige Tannehill
Released: 1980-09-19

Computer genius and chess champion Ted Danson is lured into service by secret agent Eleanor...

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The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

as Self - Mandy Pepperidge (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1998-10-13

This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector's edition DVD, is composed of a...

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Valentine Magic on Love Island

as Denise
Released: 1980-02-15

Janis Paige presides over the proceedings at a posh resort, using magical powers to help eight...

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Quincy, M.E.

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-10-03

Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the...

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Starsky & Hutch

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-10

Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch'...

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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-01-30

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC....

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When the Whistle Blows

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-03-14

Short-lived comedy about construction workers enjoying themselves. The crew was all male except...

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Vega$

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-20

Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981....

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Kojak

as Stacy
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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CHiPs

as Paula
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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Detective School

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-07-31

Detective School is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC for four months in 1979, for...

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