Mary Woronov
Mary Woronov (born December 8, 1943 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American actress , writer and painter . Woronov was a member of Andy Warhol's Factory .
Life
In the 1960s, the tall, dark-haired beauty Woronov joined the Andy Warhol clique and initially acted as a go -go dancer at Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable shows. The sadomasochistic “whip dance” of the attractive, always cold-looking woman to the roaring sounds of Velvet Undergrounds Venus in Furs was provocative for the time (together with Warhol employee Gerard Malanga ). A longer sequence in Warhol's film The Chelsea Girls shows Woronov being visibly affected by amphetaminesis intoxicated as “Hanoi Hanna” tormenting her roommate with words and deeds. As she writes in her autobiography Swimming Underground , the actress also belonged to the “Mole People” in the vicinity of the Factory, a group of speed freaks who partied all night and went through violent drug psychoses .
In the late 1960s, Voronov left the factory and spent several years in Europe after a drug withdrawal . After returning to the United States, she took on various off-Broadway engagements. After a brief liaison with director and producer Theodore Gershuny , she moved to Los Angeles at the invitation of her friend Paul Bartel , in whose films she played several roles . One of her best-known roles is that of Mary Bland in Eating Raoul . In 1990 she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal in luxury, sex and lotter life .
In addition to her acting work, Mary Woronov has earned a reputation as a painter and writer.
Filmography (selection)
- Andy Warhol made several short films in the 1960s
- 1970: Kemek
- 1974: Silent Night, Bloody Night
- 1975: Frankenstein's Death Race (Death Race 2000)
- 1976: Cannonball
- 1976: Hollywood Boulevard
- 1979: Rock 'n' Roll High School
- 1981: Heart squeak (Heartbeeps)
- 1982: Eating Raoul
- 1984: Hard but warm episode 5x15: The dog who knew too much
- 1984: The Comet (Night of the Comet)
- 1986: Nomads - Death out of nowhere (Nomads)
- 1986: TerrorVision
- 1987: Sledge Hammer! (TV series, episode 1x22)
- 1989: Luxury, Sex and Lotter Life (Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills)
- 1989: Warlock - Satan's Son (Warlock)
- 1991: Rock'n'Roll High School Forever
- 1992: Sleeping Dogs (Where Sleeping Dogs Lie)
- 1999: X-Factor: The Unbelievable ( Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction , TV series, episode 3x09 Motel 66 )
- 2004: The Halfway House
- 2005: The Devil's Rejects
- 2009: The House of the Devil
- 2011: Kitchenette: Part One
- 2012: Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
- 2019: Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
literature
- Victor Bockris , Gerard Malanga : Up-Tight: The Velvet Underground Story. New edition in English. Cooper Square Publishers, 2003, ISBN 0-8154-1285-1 .
Autobiography
- Mary Woronov: Swimming Underground: My Years in the Warhol Factory. Serpent's Tail 2000, ISBN 1-85242-719-1 . (English)
Web links
- Mary Woronov in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mary Woronov in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Mary Woronov at filmreference.com (English)
- Mary Woronov in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to IMDb ; other sources give 1946 as the date, cf. Mary Woronov Biography. Film Reference, accessed December 12, 2008 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Voronov, Mary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: December 8, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |