Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick is a film and television actress, who played Marcia Brady, the oldest sister in the 1970s sitcom The Brady Bunch. In October 2008, she published the autobiographical Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice. The book details a young life marked by cocaine binges, missed opportunities and affairs with celebrities including Steve Martin and Michael Jackson.E! Online: A Very Brady Druggie? Maureen McCormick Spills (October 13, 2008)

In March of 2009, McCormick began her involvement in the "Best Buddies" program. "Best Buddies" is a non-profit group that facilitates friendships for mentally challenged children and young adults.KHNLHD: Friendship the focus as McCormick speaks (March 13, 2009)

Career

At the age of eight, McCormick first appeared in a television commercial selling Barbie dolls in 1964. Two years later, she made two appearances as 'Young Endora' on the television series Bewitched. Then in 1969 came the role of a lifetime when she was cast as Marcia Brady on the iconic series The Brady Bunch. She has more than 60 acting credits on her resume, including several cameo appearances as herself or as a combination of herself and the Marcia Brady character. Other television series that she has appeared in include Happy Days, The Streets of San Francisco, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Teen Angel, and Son of the Beach. There have also been several reincarnations of the Brady Bunch, such as The Brady Kids, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Brady Girls Get Married, A Very Brady Christmas, and Bradymania: A Very Brady Special. In the past few years she has appeared on the reality series Celebrity Fit Club and Gone Country

Surviving Marcia Brady

McCormick's memoir is a frank confessional, published October 14, 2008. The following are excerpts from the book.E! Online: A Very Brady Druggie? Maureen McCormick Spills (October 13, 2008)

"As a teenager, I had no idea that few people are everything they present to the outside world. Yet there I was, hiding the reality of my life behind the unreal perfection of Marcia Brady."E! Online: A Very Brady Druggie? Maureen McCormick Spills (October 13, 2008)

"I'll always be struck by how much a part of people's lives Marcia is and always will be. But now I'm not bothered by the connection. It took most of my life, countless mistakes and decades of pain and suffering to reach this point of equanimity and acceptance."E! Online: A Very Brady Druggie? Maureen McCormick Spills (October 13, 2008)