Maureen McCormick
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{{Infobox actor
| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1956|8|5}}
| birthname = Maureen Denise McCormick
| birthplace = [[Encino, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| academyawards =
| spouse = Michael Cummings (1985 - )
}}
'''Maureen Denise McCormick''' (born [[August 5]], [[1956]]) is an [[United States|American]] actress, reality show participant and recording artist. She is best known as a [[child actor]] who played [[Characters of The Brady Bunch#Marcia Brady|Marcia Brady]] in the [[1970]]s [[television series]] ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' from 1969 to 1974.
==Biography==
===Early life and career===
McCormick was born in [[Encino, California]], on August 5, 1956, the daughter of Irene ([[married and maiden names|née]] Beckman) and William McCormick, a teacher.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Maureen-McCormick.html Maureen McCormick Biography (1956-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She attended Charles Evans Hughes Junior High and [[Taft High School (Los Angeles)|Taft High School]]. McCormick made her television debut in 1964 in [[Barbie]] doll and [[Chatty Cathy]] commercials. She appeared in two episodes of ''[[Bewitched]]'' and played guest roles on ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', ''[[Honey West (TV series)|Honey West]]'', ''[[The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)|The Farmer's Daughter]]'' and ''[[My Three Sons]]'' before landing the role of Marcia Brady. McCormick played the Brady character during the show's run from [[1969]] to [[1974]], and in later ''Brady Bunch'' movies and spin-off series. She also lent her voice to the redesigned [[Chatty Cathy]] doll that was introduced in 1970.
McCormick said she suffered from the eating disorder [[bulimia]] in her late teens and early twenties, 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 [tall]. At some point I stopped growing, and it is harder when you are small. We never dealt with [eating disorders] on the show." In a May 2007 episode of [[Access Hollywood]], McCormick admitted to battling a five-year [[addiction]] to [[cocaine]] starting at the age of 18 (shortly after the ''Brady Bunch'' was cancelled).
===Later career===
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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 1979's ''Vacation in Hell'' and 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 theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Grease (musical)|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]]'' ("Cruisin") 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 f*ck*ng head".
*In 1993, she played herself on an episode of ''[[Herman's Head]]''.[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0600248/]
*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 2003, she appeared in ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' in a dream sequence where [[John Dorian|JD]] imagines Marcia Brady as his ideal bride (he shushes her when she points out that her name is actually Maureen McCormick).
*McCormick returned to television in 2007 as a cast member on the fifth season of VH1's ''[[Celebrity Fit Club (US TV series)|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. In 2008, she appeared to gain most of it back.
*McCormick can also be seen in [[Brad Paisley| Brad Paisley's]] video "[[Online (song)|Online]]" as the next door neighbor as well as crush for [[Jason Alexander| Jason Alexander's]] geek character.
*In [[2008]], she became a cast member of the [[CMT]] reality show ''[[Gone Country (television series)|Gone Country]]''. That appearance would lead to a spin-off reality series, ''[[Outsider's Inn]]'', in which she opens a bed & breakfast inn in [[Newport, Tennessee]].
*Also in [[2008]], she was a guest on the [[Food Network]] show [[Paula's Party]] hosted by [[Paula Deen]].
*She played Mrs. Strawther on ''[[Son of the Beach]]''.
===Personal life===
McCormick married Michael Cummings on [[March 16]] [[1985]]. They have one child, Natalie Michelle Cummings (born [[May 19]], [[1989]]). The family lives in [[Westlake Village]] in [[Southern California]].
In April 2007, McCormick revealed a family dispute on [[Dr. Phil (TV series)|Dr. Phil]], accusing a brother of elder abuse and of alienating their father from his other children to gain control of his financial assets.<ref>[http://drphil.com/shows/show/905/ The True Life of Marcia Brady]
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On October 14, 2008, an [[autobiography]] on McCormick entitled "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice" is scheduled to be published.
==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 Movie]]s.
==References==
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Chatty Cathy and her Talking Friends by Schiffer Publishing. schifferbooks.com
==External links==
*[http://www.etonline.com/celebrities/spotlight/37869/ ETOnline.com: Marcia Brady's Bulimia]
*{{imdb name|id=0566572|name=Maureen McCormick}}
*[http://www.maureenfanclub.com/ The Official Maureen McCormick Fan Club Home Page]
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