Mary Louise Weller
American · 79 years old · Died 1 October 2026
Actress: Mandy Pepperidge in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Mary Louise Weller is best remembered as Mandy Pepperidge, the Omega sorority girl in the 1978 comedy National Lampoon's Animal House, which the Library of Congress later selected for the National Film Registry. She made her film debut in Hail! (1972), appeared briefly in Serpico, and had roles in The Evil, The Bell Jar, Forced Vengeance and Q. On television she guest-starred in Kojak, Starsky & Hutch, CHiPs, Fantasy Island and Quincy, M.E. before leaving acting. A message on her Facebook account said she died on October 1 after a brief illness, one day before her 80th birthday.
Since Mary Louise Weller died
Live count since 1 October 2026
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