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Mary Woronov

Biography

Mary Woronov is an American actress, writer, and painter who became a Warhol superstar in the 1960s and later a fixture of cult cinema. Born in Palm Beach, Florida, she studied art at Cornell University before appearing in Andy Warhol's underground films, including Chelsea Girls (1966), where she played Hanoi Hannah. In 1973 she took over a role in David Rabe's Broadway play In the Boom Boom Room and won a Theatre World Award. She went on to lead Roger Corman's Death Race 2000 (1975) and appeared in Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) after moving to Los Angeles. Her breakthrough came in Paul Bartel's Eating Raoul (1982), playing the wife of Bartel's character; the pair often collaborated, appearing in 17 films together. Other credits include Night of the Comet (1984), Chopping Mall (1986), and The House of the Devil (2009). She has also written a memoir, a novel, and a short story collection.

82years old

Turns 83 on December 8in 54 days

  • Born Palm Beach
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films
33
Career span
55 years1966 to 2021

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Woronov earned a Theatre World Award after taking over the part of Susan in David Rabe's Broadway play In the Boom Boom Room. She had been hired in 1973 as Julie Newmar's understudy, but Newmar was fired while the show was still in rehearsals.

  2. First role

    Malanga, then working as Andy Warhol's assistant, invited Woronov to appear in a movie he was making. She later saw Warhol's art studio, The Factory, during a Cornell-sponsored trip to Manhattan-based artists.

Mary Woronov movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The House of the Devil2009 Horroras Mrs. Ulman

    IMDb rating 6.356K votes

  2. Death Race 20001975 Action, Comedy, Sci-Fias Calamity Jane

    IMDb rating 6.233K votes

  3. Warlock1989as Channeler

    IMDb rating 6.221K votes

  4. Night of the Comet1984as Audrey

    IMDb rating 6.327K votes

  5. Eating Raoul1982as Mary Bland

    IMDb rating 6.810K votes

  6. TerrorVision1986as Raquel

    IMDb rating 5.68.7K votes

  7. Rock 'n' Roll High School1979as Miss Evelyn Togar

    IMDb rating 6.612K votes

  8. Silent Night, Bloody Night1972as Diane Adams

    IMDb rating 5.25.6K votes

Most often with

Paul Bartel directed four of these films, Joe Dante three and Allan Arkush three. Two actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Mary Woronov's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$137 million

12 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 33 films: 12 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 12 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 12Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003as Acme VP, Bad Ideas
    $69M50.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Black Widow1987as Shelley
    $25M18.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Night of the Comet1984as Audrey
    $14M10.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Warlock1989as Channeler
    $9.1M6.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Death Race 20001975as Calamity Jane
    $8.0M5.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Let It Ride1989as Quinella
    $4.9M3.6% of the total
  7. 7
    $2.3M1.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Heartbeeps1981as Party House Owner
    $2.2M1.6% of the total
Cannonball! (1976), $1.5 millionThe Living End (1992), $692,585TerrorVision (1986), $320,256Motorama (1991), $10,535

$2.5 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Mary Woronov's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1974Theatre World AwardWon

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