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Mary Louise Weller
- Born
- Oct 2, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- Oct 1, 2026
Biography
Mary Louise Weller (October 2, 1946 — October 1, 2026) was an American actress and model, who made her film debut with an uncredited minor role in Serpico (1973). Weller was especially memorable as a beautiful marine biologist in the made-for-TV Hunters of the Reef (1978) and, likewise, as professor Andrew Prine's college student lover in The Evil (1978). Her best known role was the snooty and uptight sorority snob Mandy Pepperidge in Animal House (1978). She went on to play the sole non-suicidal character in The Bell Jar (1979), Martin Kove's fetching wife in Blood Tide (1982), Chuck Norris' girlfriend in Forced Vengeance (1982) and a small part in Larry Cohen's Q (1982).
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On TV, Weller had guest spots on a variety of 1970s network series. She voluntarily quit acting in the early 80s, and acted in a bunch of plays in New York and wrote the play Four Alone, which was performed at the Greenhouse Theater in Pasadena.
Moreover, Weller trained with the U.S. Equestrian Team as a teenager and has participated in horse-riding competitions. Weller unsuccessfully lobbied to get a film made, based on her own original script made about jockey Mary Bacon. She's a first cousin to writer Sheila Weller. In 1986, Weller purchased a large three-acre ranch in Malibu, California so she could raise horses.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

Serpico
Movie · 1973
Sally - Girl at Party (uncredited)

Animal House
Movie · 1978
Mandy Pepperidge

Q
Movie · 1982
Mrs. Pauley

Starsky & Hutch
TV · 1975
Dolly Ivers

Kojak
TV · 1973
Stacy

CHiPs
TV · 1977
Paula

Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1976

Forced Vengeance
Movie · 1982
Claire Bonner

The Evil
Movie · 1978
Laurie Belman

Blood Tide
Movie · 1982
Sherry Grice

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · 1977

Ciao! Manhattan
Movie · 1973
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FILMOGRAPHY
24 movie & TV credits
- 1998The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionMovie · Self - Mandy Pepperidge (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982Blood TideMovie · Sherry Grice
- 1982QMovie · Mrs. Pauley
- 1982Forced VengeanceMovie · Claire Bonner
- 1980Once Upon a SpyMovie · Paige Tannehill
- 1980When the Whistle BlowsTV
- 1980Valentine Magic on Love IslandMovie · Denise
- 1980Semi-ToughTV · Barbara Jane Bookman
- 1979Detective SchoolTV
- 1979The Bell JarMovie · Doreen
- 1979SupertrainTV · Ali
- 1978Vega$TV
- 1978Animal HouseMovie · Mandy Pepperidge
- 1978Hunters of the ReefMovie · Tracey Russell
- 1978The EvilMovie · Laurie Belman
- 1977CHiPsTV · Paula
- 1977Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.Movie · Venessa Stendak
- 1977
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