Maureen Denise McCormick was born on August 5,1956 and is an American actress.
39 Facts About Maureen McCormick
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Maureen McCormick portrayed Marcia Brady on the ABC television sitcom The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974, and reprised the role in several of the numerous Brady Bunch spin-offs and films, including The Brady Kids, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Brady Brides and A Very Brady Christmas.
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Maureen McCormick appeared in The Idolmaker as well as a wide range of other supporting film roles.
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Maureen McCormick had a brief career as a recording artist, releasing four studio albums with the Brady Bunch cast as well as touring with them.
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Maureen McCormick's only release as a solo artist to date is a country music album, When You Get a Little Lonely.
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Addictions to cocaine and quaaludes, as well as bouts of depression and bulimia, all contributed to Maureen McCormick losing her reputation for reliability as an actress.
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In 2008, Maureen McCormick published an autobiography, Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, which debuted at number four on The New York Times bestseller list.
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Maureen McCormick was born on August 5,1956, in the Encino section of Los Angeles, California, to Irene and Richard Maureen McCormick, a teacher.
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Maureen McCormick has three older brothers: Michael, Dennis and Kevin.
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Maureen McCormick is of Irish and German descent, and was raised in a Catholic family.
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Maureen McCormick played guest roles on I Dream of Jeannie, Honey West, The Farmer's Daughter and My Three Sons.
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Maureen McCormick played the eldest daughter, Marcia, who had five siblings in The Brady Bunch, an American television sitcom about a blended family that aired from late 1969 to early 1974 on ABC, on Friday nights.
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Maureen McCormick had a sporadic romance with her Brady Bunch co-star Barry Williams during the original series' run.
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Maureen McCormick recorded four albums with the Brady Bunch cast and toured with them as well.
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Maureen McCormick released another single in 1973, "Love's in the Roses", backed with "Harmonize".
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Maureen McCormick flubbed an audition with Steven Spielberg for a part in Raiders of the Lost Ark, arriving for the audition under the influence of cocaine and having not slept for three days.
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Maureen McCormick lost her reputation for reliability as an actress in Hollywood, and one producer threatened that she would never work as an actress again.
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Maureen McCormick later claimed she failed to get a role as a prostitute or heroin dealer for the movie Midnight Express because she continued to be identified with her Brady Bunch role.
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Maureen McCormick reprised her role as Marcia Brady on the short-lived series The Brady Brides in 1981, which was spun off from the movie The Brady Girls Get Married.
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Maureen McCormick portrayed Wendy Darling in a touring stage production of Peter Pan, beginning in 1983.
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Shortly after getting married, Maureen McCormick went through a series of interventions, stints in rehab, and experimental therapies.
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Maureen McCormick says that treatment with psychologist Eugene Landy set her back.
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Maureen McCormick began to get sober after marrying, but she still suffered from depression and paranoia, and once threatened to jump from a balcony in front of her husband.
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Maureen McCormick said that she was helped by her friendships with former Brady Bunch cast members.
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Maureen McCormick has appeared sporadically in films and television projects, having a minor role as a police officer in Return to Horror High, and again reprising her Marcia Brady role for the television film A Very Brady Christmas.
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Maureen McCormick gave birth to her daughter, Natalie Michelle, on May 19,1989.
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In 1993, the television sitcom Herman's Head episode "When Hermy Met Maureen McCormick" heavily featured her, playing herself.
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In 1994, Maureen McCormick made her Broadway debut as Betty Rizzo in a production of Grease.
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Maureen McCormick released her debut studio album, When You Get a Little Lonely, on April 4,1995, as an audio CD and cassette.
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Maureen McCormick promoted it with live performances in Palmdale, California, and CD signings.
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When You Get a Little Lonely received negative reviews from music critics, though Maureen McCormick's vocals did receive some praise.
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In 2000, Maureen McCormick was the first actress to play Rebecca Crane on the soap opera Passions, but she was not put on contract.
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In 2003, Maureen McCormick appeared as herself on an episode of the sitcom Scrubs with references being made to her Marcia Brady character.
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Maureen McCormick released her autobiography, Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, on October 14,2008.
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Maureen McCormick said that a film would likely be made about her autobiography.
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In March 2009, Maureen McCormick appeared on Comedy Central's roast of Larry the Cable Guy.
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In 2015, Maureen McCormick appeared in the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity.
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Maureen McCormick joined with the other surviving main cast members of The Brady Bunch in the 2019 television series A Very Brady Renovation on HGTV.
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Kaley Cuoco portrayed Maureen McCormick in Growing Up Brady.