- Mary Louise Weller retired from acting in 2007 after starring in a lot of movies, TV shows, and plays
- Upon retirement, Weller went on to buy 3 acres of property where she decided to train horses
- The former actress and model who was initially part of the U. S Equestrian team now dedicates her time to rearing and riding horses
78–year-old Mary Louise Weller, best known as the actress, Mandy Pepperidge, in National Lampoon’s Animal House, retired from acting in 2007.
In addition to her acting stints, she has also been described as a model, par her Wikipedia page.
Although she has been out of the limelight for a while, her social media presence shows that Mary Louise is still very much active online. She purchased a large ranch in Malibu, California, which she dedicated to raising horses. As such, her Twitter handle has a lot of posts about horses.
78-year-old Mary Louise Weller is in Malibu, California
— Mary Louise Weller (@MLWELLER) August 5, 2021
As a teenager, Mary Louise Weller trained with the U.S. Equestrian Team and participated in horse-riding competitions. As such, upon Mary’s retirement from acting in 2007, she bought a large ranch in Malibu, California.
At the ranch, Mary Louise dedicated her life to horse rearing in her 3-acre ranch. Now, she is all about it and has obviously taken it very seriously.
On Twitter, her most recent tweet was on May 19, 2023. Over the 14 years of her activeness on the social media platform, she mostly posts about horses, her former life as an actress, and some other random things.
Her last known movie/series feature was in 1983 where she was cast as Dr. Wendy Peterman in an episode of Quincy, M. E.
She is Best Known for Being in Animal House
The Los-Angeles born actress is mostly remembered for playing the role of Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 film. It was more of her break-out role despite being active since 1972.
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the movie had the highest rate of 91%.
At the beginning of her career, she appeared in movies such as Hail, Serpico, and The Evil, After these movies, she then went on to be cast in National Lampoon’s Animal House. Moving on, she played roles in The Bell Jar, Forced Vengeance, Q, and Blood Tide.
Her TV show appearances include Baretta, CHiPS. Starsky & Hutch, Fantasy Island, Detective School, Vega$ and Quincy, M.E.
Asides from these, another TV series that put Mary Louise Weller out there is Once Upon a Spy. In the TV movie, she played Paige Tannehill.
Some more of Weller’s Filmography
— Mary Louise Weller (@MLWELLER) April 13, 2021
- Kojak – As Stacy
- Hunters of The Reef – As Tracey Russell
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries – As Annie Metzger
- Supertrain – Ali
- J and the Bear – As Elizabeth Chambers
- Detective School – As Cora
- Semi-Tough – As Barbara Jane Bookman
The Actress has Written a Play
Mary Louise Weller performed in several plays while she was active in the entertainment industry.
Asides from that, she also wrote a play titled Four Alone. This play was performed at the Greenhouse Theatre in Pasadena.
Brief Bio of Mary Weller
Mary has quite a rich history of family members in the movie industry. Her father is known as Alex Weller and her mother is Annette Weller. According to Tuko. co, he was a renowned surgeon in New York.
She is also related to Sheila Weller who is a well-known writer and is also a god-daughter of Danny Kaye who is a well-known entertainer.
