Maureen Mccormick
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Biography
Regardless of what future roles Maureen McCormick may play, baby boomers who grew up with her on ABC's "The Brady Bunch" (1969-1974) will always remember her as blond-haired, blue-eyed Marcia Brady, the perfect eldest sibling, whose favored status as perceived by sister Jan prompted the infamous gripe, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" When it debuted at the end of the seminal 1960s, no one could have predicted the lasting appeal of "The Brady Bunch," but it spawned three series spin-offs (including ABC's animated "The Brady Kids" 1972-74, for which McCormick provided Marcia's voice), a variety show (ABC's "The Brady Bunch Hour," 1977), reunion movies, two 90s feature film adaptations and the translation of the original series episodes to the stage. Both a blessing and a curse for McCormick, the show brought her fame and ensured her a place in TV history, but the industry's identification with her as Marcia, coupled with her youthful appearance, hindered her attempts to create a post-Brady career.
McCormick began acting in commercials at the age of 6 and, besides appearing in such classic sitcoms as "Bewitched," "My Three Sons" and "I Dream of Jeannie," provided the voice for the Chatty Cathy doll. She made her feature debut in Elia Kazan's "The Arrangement" (1969), starring Kirk Douglas and Faye Dunaway, but would not perform for the big screen again until "Pony Express Rider" (1976). Her best film work may have come as the high school girlfriend of Lorenzo Lamas in "Take Down" (1978), but it became increasingly difficult for her to get cast as anything but a teenager, despite her advancing years. After taking time away from the business to concentrate on building a family, McCormick returned to acting, starring as the wickedly funny and vampy Rizzo on Broadway and in touring company productions of "Grease" (1994-95).
After resuming her recording career with the country album "When You Get a Little Lonely" (1995), McCormick guest-starred on CBS's "Touched By an Angel" and NBC's "The Single Guy," for which the network, exploiting her Brady fame, promoted her "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" episode into attracting the show's largest audience of the season. She established her revived TV career further with the role as the mother of a teenager in ABC's supernatural comedy "Teen Angel" (1997) and in the title role of "Get To the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story" (CBS, 1997). Back on top again, McCormick has her sights set on developing film and television projects that will stretch her talents on both sides of the camera and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is indeed life after the Bradys.
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Life Events
1964
Appeared in two episodes of "Bewitched" (ABC)
1964
Acting debut at the La Jolla Playhouse in "Wind It Up and It Breaks"
1964
Made TV debut in Barbie doll and Chatty Cathy commercials
1965
Played tomboy camper on NBC's "Camp Runamuck"
1969
Cast as the eldest daughter, Marcia Brady on the ABC series "The Brady Bunch"
1969
Made feature debut in Elia Kazan's "The Arrangement"
1972
At age 16, released first solo recording "Little Bird"
1972
Voiced Marcia Brady for the animated series "The Brady Kids" (ABC)
1977
Reprised role as Marcia Brady in the ABC variety series "The Brady Bunch Hour"
1979
Played high school girlfriend of Lorenzo Lamas in Keith Merrill's "Take Down"
1981
Starred in the short-lived spin-off "The Brady Brides" (NBC)
1988
Reunited with the Brady family in CBS TV-movie "A Very Brady Christmas"
1989
Acted the role of Space Princess in the satire "That's Adequate"
1994
Broadway debut as Rizzo in the revival of the musical "Grease"
1996
Trading on her "Brady Bunch" appeared in the "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" episode of "The Single Guy" (NBC)
1997
Acted in George Hickenlooper's "Dogtown"
1997
Returned as a TV series regular in ABC's supernatural sitcom "Teen Angel"; left show after half a season
1997
Starred in title role of CBS biopic "Get to The Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story"
2000
Appeared as Mrs. Strawther in three episodes of "Son of the Beach" (FX)
2000
Had recurring role on the NBC soap opera "Passions"
2003
Appeared in "Scrubs" (NBC) in a dream sequence where JD imagines Marcia Brady as his ideal bride
2007
Returned to television as a cast member on the fifth season of VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club"
2008
Became a cast member of the CMT reality show "Gone Country"
2008
Opened a bed & breakfast inn in the CMT reality series "Outsider's Inn"
2008
Published her autobiography entitled <i>Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice</i>
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