Maureen McCormick Net Worth

How much is Maureen McCormick worth?

Net Worth:$3 Million
Profession:Professional Actress
Date of Birth:August 5, 1956 (age 66)
Country:United States of America
Height:
5 ft 2 in (1.6 m)

About Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick, who was the youngest of four children, was born in 1956 in Encino, Los Angeles, California. While most people know her for her most famous role playing Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch she has actually been involved in acting since she was a very young child. In 1962, at the age of six, Maureen won the Baby Miss San Fernando Valley beauty pageant.

American actress, singer and author Maureen McCormick has an estimated net worth of $2 million dollars, as of 2023. From 1969 to 1974, McCormick played Marcia Brady on the ABC television sitcom The Brady Bunch.

She had her first big breakthrough in 1964 when she found herself on national TV doing commercials for barbie and Chatty Cathy. She also found her first TV appearance on the big hit TV show Bewitched playing Endora, who has disguised herself as a child in the episode.

Maureen’s popularity throughout the early part of her career could be arguably attributed to many different things but the role she’s most known for is her stint as Marcia Brady, the oldest of the daughters in the popular sitcom The Brady Bunch. From 1969 to 1974 the Brady Bunch aired to amazing results printing Maureen’s name into the minds of audiences all across America.

She also lent her voice in advertising to Mattel in 1970 for the revamped design of the Chatty Cathy doll. In music, she sang with The Brady Bunch, forming a group. Together they put out four albums as well as went on tour. Maureen put out a few singles on her own, even performing on American Bandstand where she impressed the host Dick Clark so much that he advised her to pursue a musical career.

After The Brady Bunch was canceled in 1974 Maureen struggled with her career due to an addiction to cocaine and quaaludes. Lasting for years it even caused her to lose roles for legendary movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark.

McCormick’s Total Net Worth

Maureen McCormick’s success has waxed and waned over the years, she has been America’s sweetheart, she has been a theater performer going around as Wendy in a play of Peter Pan, she has done many cameos and voiceovers. She continued to work despite her being typecast as Marcia Brady and marked as a “problem actress”.

Picking up any roles she could get, pushing her music career, even doing theater work makes it clear that the reason she was so successful is due to her willpower to persevere. Through all of her hard times, she continued to push herself to find whatever work was available even writing an autobiography telling her story about her life and career.

Most of her money comes from The Brady Bunches syndication the year after it was canceled. She also got some voiceover roles in the animated versions of The Brady Bunch, as well as cameos in other shows.

Overall, from her work on TV series, her appearances in films, as well as all of the appearances that she has made as herself throughout her career. It is estimated that Maureen McCormick has earned $8.5 million in lifetime career earnings.

Of that amount, around $1 million is expected to have been paid in business related costs. The remainder, $7.5 million, will have been taxed at 50% as McCormick has been residing in the state of California and earned through high federal tax rates up until 1987. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $3.75 million dollars, having paid the same amount in taxes.

McCormick was earning $1,100 per week on The Brady Bunch. After it was cancelled, McCormick spent years addicted to cocaine and quaaludes, which impeded her career. Despite her drug problems, she landed roles on some big shows such as Happy days, Fantasy island, and Love Boat, as well as many others, keeping her making money throughout her toughest years. In the 2000s, she appeared on a few more shows including Scrubs, Dr. Phil and Dancing with the Stars.

Maureen McCormick married Michael Cummings in 1985 and they remain together. They have one child together, Natalie. While McCormick has certainly suffered her person struggles through her career, it does seem that she has managed to hold on to most of her wealth.

McCormick purchased a property in Thousand Oaks area of Los Angeles, in 1988, for $370,000. She also acquired a property in Woodland Hills from her inheritance and sold it in 2016 for $635,000.

In her personal life McCormick has likely spent $2-3 million dollars of her career earnings but also probably possesses assets valued at around $800,000 not including investment assets. In her investments, she may have earned investment returns of $1 million dollars. Therefore, it is estimated that Maureen McCormick has a net worth of around $3 million dollars.

Summing-Up

Maureen was a household name for most of her career, there aren’t many people who haven’t heard of her most famous role as the oldest sibling of The Brady Brunch Brood. This name for better or worse carried her through a lot of her life. Ultimately she was successful for many reasons, perseverance, talent and vision, and with the love of a husband who helped her break away from her addictions. Maureen McCormick will always be in America’s heart never forgetting the nostalgia when we hear, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia”.

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