Best known for playing Marcia Brady on “The Brady Bunch” from 1969 to 1974, Maureen McCormick portrayed multiple characters on “Fantasy Island” in six episodes across seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. Unlike Michelle Phillips, the actor didn’t have one defining role among her various parts, and played a different character each time she appeared on the show.
Following her appearances on “Fantasy Island,” McCormick began a theatrical career, In the 1980s and 1990s, playing Wendy Darling in a production of “Peter Pan” and Betty Rizzo in “Grease.” Throughout her post-“Brady Bunch” years, however, the actor struggled with substance addiction, even losing out on a role in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” due to her appearing at the audition under the influence. Even while enduring her addictions, McCormick did marry Michael Cummings in 1985, after which she managed to get sober, though she still struggled with depression.
’90s kids and Millenials may well recall McCormick from “The Amanda Show,” in which she played Moody’s Mom. She also released an album, “When You Get a Little Lonely,” which debuted April 4, 1995, and was met with mostly negative reviews. After this, her career is marked mostly by appearances on reality TV series, including VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club” and even an appearance on “Dr. Phil.” But she did publish her autobiography, “Here’s the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice,” in 2008.
Her last film credit was as Nurse Ruland in the 2017 psychological thriller “Rock Paper Dead,” although McCormick has continued to appear on TV, featuring in 2019’s reality show “A Very Brady Renovation” and hosting “Macy’s Thanksgiving Cake Spectacular: Cakes on Parade” that same year. In 2023, McCormick actually appeared in an episode of Fox’s legacy sequel series “Fantasy Island,” showing up in season 2, episode 4, “Mystery in Miami” as a character named Rosemarie.
