She is best known for playing one of the most beloved sisters in a famous TV family in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
When she was just 13 years old, she charmed viewers as the sweet, beautiful, blonde, “girl next door” and responsible eldest sister of her five siblings during the original five seasons of the ABC sitcom.
Her character’s impeccable, popular image inspired her jealous, clumsy sister’s now-famous catchphrase whenever she felt overshadowed on the show.
But despite her perfect on-screen persona, in real life the TV icon would eventually suffer a common fate among other child stars: she became addicted and that affected her career after the show ended.
Today, the actress looks fit and healthy, and remains a likable, resilient television icon who has overcome personal struggles.
Can you guess who it is?
The beloved former child star, who is best known for her role as the perfect, blonde, eldest sister of her four siblings on a hit TV sitcom, was spotted out and about in LA last week.
It is known that she went through a dark period with drug addiction, but today the actress looks fit and healthy, according to exclusive photos from DailyMail.com
It’s Maureen McCormick!
The Brady Bunch alum, now 68, was recently spotted running errands in her California neighborhood during a rare public outing.
Exclusive photos from DailyMail.com show McCormick, who shot to fame playing Marcia Brady in the 1970s TV show, walking around Westlake Village on the afternoon of December 11.
She looked comfortable and casual in an athletic outfit consisting of a colored sports sweater, black leggings and sneakers.
McCormick cemented her place as a pop culture icon with her role as Marcia, but her real life in the years after the show ended was far from perfect.
She has been open about her struggles with addiction in recent years, admitting that she had a chronic cocaine addiction that overshadowed her life and career.
At just 13 years old, Maureen McCormick charmed viewers as sweet, beautiful, blonde, “girl next door” and responsible eldest sister, Marcia Brady, during the ABC sitcom’s original five seasons.
The Brady Bunch alum, now 68, was recently spotted in Westlake Village on the afternoon of December 11, during a rare public outing
McCormick looked comfortable and casual in an athletic outfit consisting of a colored sports jersey, black leggings and sneakers
In 2008, she spoke candidly about her struggles in a revealing tell-all entitled Here’s The Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice.
The bestseller describes, among other things, her addiction, trading sex for drugs, crippling depression and a battle with bulimia.
She revealed that her decision to go straight was prompted by husband Michael Cummings – with whom she will celebrate 40 years of marriage in March 2025 – after he gave her an ultimatum that he would leave if she ever used drugs again.
Luckily, that scared Maureen right away and she has been clean and sober ever since.
The couple, who share a 35-year-old daughter, Natalie, now live a quiet life outside Los Angeles.
This past March marked the 50th anniversary of The Brady Bunch, which featured a large blended family of six children, three boys and three girls.
Marcia Marcia Marcia! Eve Plumb as Jan and Maureen McCormick sing on a variety show during a 1972 episode of The Brady Bunch
Maureen worked with Artem Chigvintsev in Dancing with the Sttars in 2016
McCormick reunited with former co-stars Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland, Christopher Knight and Barry Williams in 2019
The film ran from 1969 to 1974 and co-starred Barry Williams (Greg), Eve Plumb (Jan), Susan Olsen (Cindy), Mike Lookinland (Bobby) and Christopher Knight (Peter).
Jan’s catchphrase ‘Marcia Marcia Marcia’ became famous, saying it whenever she was compared unfavorably to her sister.
Robert Reed, who played patriarch Mike Brady, died in 1992 and Florence Henderson, who played matriarch Carol Brady, died in 2016.
McCormick has had many smaller TV roles in recent years, including her 2016 appearance as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.