MAUREEN MCCORMICK

'Maureen Denise McCormick' (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress, reality show participant and recording artist.
The naturally blonde-headed McCormick is widely known as a child actor for her role as Florence Henderson's oldest girl, 'Marcia Brady', in the 1970s television series ''The Brady Bunch,'' (1969 to 1974). She also had many recurring roles, from playing, 'Rebecca Hotchkiss' on ''Passions'' to 'Mrs. Strawther' on ''Son of the Beach''.

Contents

Biography

Early life and career

Later career

Personal life

Trivia

Dramatic portrayals

References

External links

Biography

Early life and career

McCormick was born in Los Angeles, California to Irene Beckman and Richard McCormick. She went to Charles Evans Hughes Jr. High and then Taft High School. McCormick made her television debut in 1964 doing Barbie doll commercials for Mattel, then an episode of ''Bewitched'', and played guest roles in other programs such as ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''Honey West'', ''The Farmer's Daughter'' and ''My Three Sons'' before winning the role of Marcia. She played that role for the duration of the program's production from 1969 until 1974 and in later ''Brady Bunch'' movies and spin-off series'. Also during this time, she was asked to lend her voice to the then new Chatty Cathy doll.
McCormick admitted to suffering from the eating disorder bulimia in her late teens and early 20s, after ''The Brady Bunch'' ended. "Back on the show, I could eat whatever I wanted," she told Entertainment Tonight in November 2006. "Things changed. I am 5-foot 3-inches. At some point I stopped growing, and it is harder when you are small. We never dealt with [eating disorders] on the show." In May of 2007 on an episode of Access Hollywood, Maureen admitted to battling a five year addiction to cocaine starting at the age of 18.

Later career

McCormick attempted to further her career after the demise of ''The Brady Bunch''. Although she made guest appearances in numerous television series, and played supporting roles in a few B-movies (including 1987's ''Return to Horror High''), she was never able to repeat her earlier success. In 1994, McCormick played the role of Rizzo in the Broadway production of ''Grease''. The following year she released a country and western album, "When You Get a Little Lonely". Though not a great commercial success, it earned her generally positive reviews. In 2000, she played Rebecca Hotchkiss on ''Passions'' for ten episodes; after her stint ended, she was replaced by Andrea Evans.
McCormick's other TV appearances include an episode of ''Happy Days'' ("Crusin") as well as an appearance as Amanda Bynes' mother in the ''Moody's Point'' skits on ''The Amanda Show''. She also had a cameo appearance on ''. Her line on the Former Child Star was "But if one more person calls me Marcia, I'll bust his fucking head".
In 2003, she appeared in ''Scrubs'' in a dream sequence where JD imagines Marcia Brady as his ideal bride (he shushes her when she points out that her name is actually Maureen McCormick).
In 1997, Maureen played the title role in ''Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story''. As of June 30, 2007, it is rated at 5.0 out of 10 stars on IMDB and continues to be shown on Lifetime and WE.In 1998 she played a role in the wedding singer.
McCormick returned to television in 2007 as a cast member on the fifth season of VH1's '
''Celebrity Fit Club''. She said that she hoped to lose 30 pounds she gained since her mother died, as well as having to move her brother into an assisted living facility. McCormick actually lost 34 pounds and was declared the individual winner of Celebrity Fit Club in June 2007.
McCormick can also been seen in Brad Paisley's video "Online" as the next door neighbor & crush for Jason Alexander's geek character.

Personal life

McCormick married Michael Cummings on 16 March 1985. They have one child, a daughter, Natalie Michelle Cummings (born May 19, 1989). The Cummings family have their home in the Conejo Valley in Southern California. Maureen is a smoker.
In April 2007, McCormick revealed that she was writing her autobiography in which she will discuss her battles with bulimia and drug addiction. She will also discuss an on-set crush she had on Eve Plumb while filming The Brady Bunch.^[1]

Trivia

In 1997, Maureen McCormick revealed that she had a crush on fellow The Brady Bunch actress Eve Plumb during an interview on the Vibe talk show. Host Chris Spencer asked "Are you talking about pattycake close, or Ellen [Degeneres] close?"; Maureen playfully replied "We had really good times together". Spencer then asked if they had kissed, McCormick admitted that they had. ^[2][3][4]

Dramatic portrayals

★ Kaley Cuoco portrayed McCormick in ''Growing Up Brady''. McCormick's character Marcia Brady has been portrayed by Christine Taylor and Autumn Reeser in The Brady Bunch Movies.

References

1. http://www.afterellen.com/blwe/04-27-2007?page=0%2C4
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3. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.culture.fabulous/browse_thread/thread/d4ba78a6349985f0/98070aa67127cb62?lnk=st&q=%22crush%22+%22maureen+Mccormick%22+%22eve+plumb%22&rnum=4&hl=en#98070aa67127cb62
4. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.showbiz.gossip/browse_thread/thread/f925364160366658/9d4b3cb5297bfb2d?lnk=st&q=%22crush%22+%22vibe%22+%22chris+spencer%22+%22maureen+Mccormick%22&rnum=1&hl=en#9d4b3cb5297bfb2d

External links

★ ETOnline.com: Marcia Brady's Bulimia

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★ The Official Maureen McCormick Fan Club Home Page
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