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{{short description|American actress}}
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| birth_name = Mary Hackett Swope
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|6|26}}
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| birth_place = [[New York, NY]], [[United States]]
| birth_place = New York City, US
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'''Topo Swope''' (born 1948) is an American actress and [[talent agent]].
'''Mary Hackett "Topo" Swope''' (born February 14, 1949) is an American actress and [[talent agent]]. She is the daughter of actress [[Dorothy McGuire]] and still photographer [[John Swope (photographer)|John Swope]].
Daughter of [[Dorothy McGuire]] and still photographer John Swope. Sister of Mark Swope.


==Early life and family==
==Career==
Mary Hackett Swope<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47408010/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/|title=Dorothy McGuire's Hobby Now Family Photography|date=February 24, 1952|newspaper=[[Brooklyn Eagle]]|page=28|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref> was born on February 14, 1949, in New York City to photographer [[John Swope (photographer)|John Swope]] and film actress [[Dorothy McGuire]].
Actress in several films in the 1970s. Founder of Topo Swope Talent.<ref>[http://www.toposwopetalent.com/ Topo Swope Talent]</ref>

==Film career==
Swope acted in several films in the 1970s. She had a supporting role in the [[Peter Yates]] film ''[[The Hot Rock (film)| The Hot Rock]]'' (1972) in which she appeared with [[Robert Redford]] and [[George Segal]].

==Topo Swope Gallery==
Following her film career, Swope opened an art gallery in Los Angeles. In September 1981 she mounted the first-ever exhibition of paintings by [[Henry Fonda]], an old family friend. While the original paintings were not for sale, 200 signed lithographs were available for $500 apiece.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47406234/the-los-angeles-times/|title=Fonda Turns a Hat Trick|first=Roderick|last=Mann|date=September 13, 1981|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=342|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47406641/the-dispatch/|title=NBC Rules Upset Johnny Carson|first=Shirley|last=Eder|date=September 30, 1981|newspaper=[[The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus|The Dispatch]]|page=34|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>

==Talent agent==
In 1994 she founded Topo Swope Talent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toposwopetalent.com/about/the-team/|title=The Team|publisher=Topo Swope Talent|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[The Little Dragons]]'' (1980)
* ''[[My Old Man's Place]]'' (1971)
*''[[Tracks (1976 film)|Tracks]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Pretty Maids All in a Row]]'' (1971)
*''[[The Hot Rock (film)|The Hot Rock]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Hot Rock (film)|The Hot Rock]]'' (1972)
*''[[Pretty Maids All in a Row]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Tracks (1976 film)|Tracks]]'' (1977)
*''[[Glory Boy]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Hot Rod (1979 film)|Hot Rod]]''
*(1979)| 1979 || ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'' || Arlene|| 1 episode (S04 E21)
* ''[[The Little Dragons]]'' (1980)


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0842883}}
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 20 June 2023

Topo Swope
Born
Mary Hackett Swope

(1949-02-14) February 14, 1949 (age 75)
New York City, US
Years active1971-1979
Parent(s)John Swope
Dorothy McGuire
Websitehttp://www.toposwopetalent.com

Mary Hackett "Topo" Swope (born February 14, 1949) is an American actress and talent agent. She is the daughter of actress Dorothy McGuire and still photographer John Swope.

Early life and family[edit]

Mary Hackett Swope[1] was born on February 14, 1949, in New York City to photographer John Swope and film actress Dorothy McGuire.

Film career[edit]

Swope acted in several films in the 1970s. She had a supporting role in the Peter Yates film The Hot Rock (1972) in which she appeared with Robert Redford and George Segal.

Topo Swope Gallery[edit]

Following her film career, Swope opened an art gallery in Los Angeles. In September 1981 she mounted the first-ever exhibition of paintings by Henry Fonda, an old family friend. While the original paintings were not for sale, 200 signed lithographs were available for $500 apiece.[2][3]

Talent agent[edit]

In 1994 she founded Topo Swope Talent.[4]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dorothy McGuire's Hobby Now Family Photography". Brooklyn Eagle. February 24, 1952. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Mann, Roderick (September 13, 1981). "Fonda Turns a Hat Trick". Los Angeles Times. p. 342 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Eder, Shirley (September 30, 1981). "NBC Rules Upset Johnny Carson". The Dispatch. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "The Team". Topo Swope Talent. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

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