Mary Louise Weller

American actress (born 1946)

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]

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

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

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