Maureen McCormick, beloved for her role as Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, lived a life far removed from her on-screen image, battling a series of heartbreaking tragedies, addictions, and personal struggles that haunted her for decades.
Growing up in a dysfunctional household plagued by her brother’s heroin addiction, her father’s infidelity, and abuse, Maureen lived in constant fear, compounded by a family history of syphilis and mental illness that left her terrified she would go insane. While playing the perfect, all-American Marcia, Maureen secretly grappled with anxiety, the loss of her mother to cancer, and the immense pressure of fame, which ultimately led to a destructive cocaine addiction by age 18. Her addiction spiraled into risky sexual behavior and suicidal thoughts, nearly destroying her life until her husband, actor Michael Cummings, gave her an ultimatum that pushed her toward recovery.