Marianne McAndrew
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Marianne McAndrew is an actress known for her role as Irene Molloy in the film Hello, Dolly!
in 1970. Four years after they got married, they starred together in The Bat People
. McAndrew has two brothers.
in the lead over Broadway star Carol Channing
, the role of Irene Molloy was given considerably more attention in the film than in earlier Broadway productions. Hello, Dolly! earned McAndrew two Golden Globe nominations in 1969; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the since discontinued Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress, as well as generally good reviews. The critical praise, along with the fact that she had landed a fourth billed role in a major movie musical with a big star in the lead as her first credited film role, led some to predict a bright film career for McAndrew.
She landed a starring (second billed) role in her next film (The Seven Minutes
), gaining particular attention for appearing nude. In 1969, McAndrew said "Intellectually, I can understand that nude scenes, in good taste, are honest. All these years we've been dishonest, in showing people in bed fully clothed. But we're going too far the other way. All I can say, I understand it intellectually... but when it comes down to it being me who takes off my clothes, it's scary."
By 1971, she had made appearances in popular TV shows including Hawaii 5-0, Mannix
, and Love, American Style
.
One notable later film role was her co-starring role in The Bat People, with her husband Stewart Moss
. The film was widely panned, but is still somewhat known today as a "bad film". The Bat People was also her last film released in theaters; she has only worked in Television since its release. Her only other later role of particular note is her role of Doris Williams in Growing Up Brady, a TV film about the popular show
. McAndrew, along with everything else related to the film Hello, Dolly! experienced something of a resurgence in notoriety with the release of WALL-E
, which featured clips from the film, including a duet with McAndrew's character (although McAndrew did not do her own singing in the film, which some news outlets claimed in articles about WALL-E).
Personal life
McAndrew married actor Stewart MossStewart Moss
Stewart Moss is an American actor. He has appeared in such TV shows as Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Riptide, Cagney and Lacey, Magnum, P.I., Barnaby Jones, The Rockford Files, Cannon, Kojak, Hogan's Heroes, Star Trek: The Original Series and Bonanza...
in 1970. Four years after they got married, they starred together in The Bat People
The Bat People
The Bat People is a 1974 film directed by Jerry Jameson and distributed by American International Pictures. After being bitten by a bat in a cave, a doctor undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat creature.- Synopsis :...
. McAndrew has two brothers.
Career
Hello, Dolly! was Marianne McAndrew's first credited film role. Despite the casting of film legend Barbra StreisandBarbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
in the lead over Broadway star Carol Channing
Carol Channing
Carol Elaine Channing is an American singer, actress, and comedienne. She is the recipient of three Tony Awards , a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination...
, the role of Irene Molloy was given considerably more attention in the film than in earlier Broadway productions. Hello, Dolly! earned McAndrew two Golden Globe nominations in 1969; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the since discontinued Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress, as well as generally good reviews. The critical praise, along with the fact that she had landed a fourth billed role in a major movie musical with a big star in the lead as her first credited film role, led some to predict a bright film career for McAndrew.
She landed a starring (second billed) role in her next film (The Seven Minutes
The Seven Minutes (film)
The Seven Minutes is 1971 drama film directed and produced by Russ Meyer. The film was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irving Wallace.-Plot:After a teenager who purchased the erotic novel The Seven Minutes is charged for rape, an...
), gaining particular attention for appearing nude. In 1969, McAndrew said "Intellectually, I can understand that nude scenes, in good taste, are honest. All these years we've been dishonest, in showing people in bed fully clothed. But we're going too far the other way. All I can say, I understand it intellectually... but when it comes down to it being me who takes off my clothes, it's scary."
By 1971, she had made appearances in popular TV shows including Hawaii 5-0, Mannix
Mannix
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors...
, and Love, American Style
Love, American Style
Love, American Style is an hour-long TV anthology produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974...
.
One notable later film role was her co-starring role in The Bat People, with her husband Stewart Moss
Stewart Moss
Stewart Moss is an American actor. He has appeared in such TV shows as Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Riptide, Cagney and Lacey, Magnum, P.I., Barnaby Jones, The Rockford Files, Cannon, Kojak, Hogan's Heroes, Star Trek: The Original Series and Bonanza...
. The film was widely panned, but is still somewhat known today as a "bad film". The Bat People was also her last film released in theaters; she has only worked in Television since its release. Her only other later role of particular note is her role of Doris Williams in Growing Up Brady, a TV film about the popular show
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. The series revolved around a large blended family...
. McAndrew, along with everything else related to the film Hello, Dolly! experienced something of a resurgence in notoriety with the release of WALL-E
WALL-E
WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future...
, which featured clips from the film, including a duet with McAndrew's character (although McAndrew did not do her own singing in the film, which some news outlets claimed in articles about WALL-E).
Filmography
| Film | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello, Dolly! | 1969 | Irene Molloy | Musical starring Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,... |
| The Seven Minutes The Seven Minutes (film) The Seven Minutes is 1971 drama film directed and produced by Russ Meyer. The film was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irving Wallace.-Plot:After a teenager who purchased the erotic novel The Seven Minutes is charged for rape, an... |
1971 | Maggie Russell | Appeared nude in this film. |
| Chandler | 1971 | Angel Carter | A flop starring Leslie Caron Leslie Caron Leslie Claire Margaret Caron is a French film actress and dancer, who appeared in 45 films between 1951 and 2003. In 2006, her performance in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit won her an Emmy for guest actress in a drama series... |
| The Bat People The Bat People The Bat People is a 1974 film directed by Jerry Jameson and distributed by American International Pictures. After being bitten by a bat in a cave, a doctor undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat creature.- Synopsis :... |
1974 | Cathy Beck | McAndrew co-starred with her husband in this film. |
| Growing Up Brady | 2000 | Doris Williams | TV movie |
| WALL-E WALL-E WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future... |
2008 | Irene Malloy | Appeared only in footage from Hello, Dolly!, which was used extensively in the film. |
Awards & nominations
Hello, Dolly! earned McAndrew two Golden Globe nominations in 1969; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the since discontinued Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – ActressExternal links
- Marianne McAndrew at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...