Mary Woronov

Mary Woronov
Woronov in February 2007
Born	December 8, 1943 (1943-12-08) (age 65) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Other name(s)	Penny Arcade Mary Waronov
Occupation	Actress, writer
Years active	1966–present
Spouse(s)	Theodore Gershuny (m. 1970–1973) «start: (1970)–end+1: (1974)»"Marriage: Theodore Gershuny to Mary Woronov" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Woronov)
Official website

Mary Woronov (born December 8, 1943)^{[1][not in citation given]} is an American actress and writer. She is known for her roles in mostly independent and cult films. Woronov has appeared in over 80 movies, and has also made numerous appearances in mainstream television series, such as Charlie's Angels and Knight Rider.

Early life

Woronov was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Carol Eschholz.^[2] Woronov's adoptive father, Victor D. Woronov, whose name she took legally (her surname at birth is unknown), was a cancer surgeon.

Career

Acting

She first made headlines in the mid-1960s as one of Andy Warhol's Factory superstars, and danced with The Velvet Underground in Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable show, which featured the Velvet Underground and Nico.

Woronov's notable appearances include in the 1975 cult film Death Race 2000 and 1979's Rock 'n' Roll High School (and the 1991 sequel Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever), but her breakthrough role was in the 1982 cult film Eating Raoul. She has since had roles in numerous films including Blood Theatre (1984), Chopping Mall (1986), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Dick Tracy (1990), Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003).

Woronov has also made guest appearances on TV shows such as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Charlie's Angels, Mr. Belvedere, Murder, She Wrote, Amazing Stories, St. Elsewhere, Wings, Babylon 5, Family Matters, and Highlander: The Series.

She became a fan of the L.A. punk music scene and made a cameo appearance with actor Jack Nance in 1983's Suicidal Tendencies' Institutionalized video.^[3]

Writing

She has written such books as Blind Love and Swimming Underground: My Years in the Warhol Factory.^[4]

Selected filmography

References

External links

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• Mary Woronov at the Internet Movie Database
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