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Mary Louise Weller, Who Played Sorority Girl in ‘Animal House,’ Dies at 79
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Mary Louise Weller, the actress known for her role as Mandy Pepperidge in “Animal House,” died Thursday after a long illness. She was 79. Her longtime partner Michael Roy Curtis and multiple reports confirmed her death. Weller was born in New York City on Oct. 2, 1946, and raised
Mary Louise Weller, the actress known for her role as Mandy Pepperidge in “Animal House,” died Thursday after a long illness. She was 79. Her longtime partner Michael Roy Curtis and multiple reports confirmed her death.
Weller was born in New York City on Oct. 2, 1946, and raised in Westwood, Calif. Actor-singer Danny Kaye […]
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