Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick
Maureen McCormick
Born	Maureen Denise McCormick
Spouse	Michael Cummings

Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress and recording artist. She is known for her role as Marcia Brady in the television series The Brady Bunch.

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. 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 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 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. 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 Dr. "J.D." Dorian 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. The CBS movie of the week was highly rated and well received, and is in constant rotation on Lifetime and WE.

McCormick will return to television in 2007 as a cast member on the fifth season of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. She said in November 2006 that she hopes to lose the 30 pounds she has gained since her mother died, as well as having to move her brother into an assisted living facility.

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.

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.

Trivia

In 1997 Maureen McCormick revealed that she had a crush on fellow The Brady Bunch co-star 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. ^[1]

External links

References

^ "Marcia and Jan: K-I-S-S-I-N-G?". eonline.com. 4 October 1997. Retrieved 2007-03-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[1] "Marcia and Jan: K-I-S-S-I-N-G?". eonline.com. 4 October 1997. Retrieved 2007-03-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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