Mary Cadorette

Mary Cadorette
Born (1957-03-31) March 31, 1957 (age 67)
Other namesMary Cadorette-Daly
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • teacher
Years active1980–2000
Known forThree's a Crowd
Three's Company
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Night Court
Spouse(s)Michael Eisen
(m. 1982; div. ??)
William Harris
(m. ??; died 2010)
Michael Daly
(m. 2015)
Websitenugandbug.com

Mary Cadorette (born March 31, 1957)[1] is an American actress best known for playing Jack Tripper's live-in girlfriend, flight attendant Vicky Bradford, on the short-lived 1984 Three's Company spin-off Three's a Crowd.

Education

Cadorette graduated with a BFA in Dramatic Arts and Theater from the University of Connecticut[2] in 1979.

Television, theater and film credits

In 1976, she participated in the Miss America Pageant as "Miss Connecticut".[3] In 1981, she was acting in commercials.[4] In 1984, the producers of Three's Company decided at the end of the 8th season that they would spin off a new show starring John Ritter with a love interest. Over 500 women auditioned for the love interest role who would be named Vicky Bradford.[5] During auditions Ritter felt an immediate connection to Cadorette,[5] who was cast as stewardess Vicky Bradford, and introduced in the Three's Company episode "Cupid Works Overtime".[citation needed] Cadorette as Vicky appeared in two more episodes of Three's Company before she began as a co-star in Three's a Crowd. The show lasted one season.[citation needed]

Cadorette performed in multiple dinner theatres with the USO. She also spent three and a half years on Broadway as an understudy for the lead role of "Peggy Sawyer" in the Broadway musical 42nd Street. She later took over the role. In 1990, she landed the recurring role of Margaret Turner on Night Court.

Cadorette has been in multiple films, including Stewardess School and The Rat Pack. In the 1980s she was also seen on a number of game shows, including The $25,000 Pyramid, Super Password, and Body Language.

Later career/return to Connecticut

In 1999, Cadorette left California and moved back home to Connecticut to take care of her mother who had suffered a stroke. Her mother died eight years later. She continues to act in local stage productions, such as playing Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town for Connecticut Repertory Theatre in 2011.[6]

The Chapeau Rouge Dance Project

Cadorette and two friends, whom she had known since they were in dance school as children, decided to take up dancing again and share their craft and experience. They formed "The Chapeau Rouge Dance Project," encouraging former, retired, (and often older) dance students to attend classes in the dance studio that they rented.[7]

Nug and Bug Antique Collectibles

In 2014, Cadorette opened an antique store in Marlborough, Connecticut, called Nug and Bug Antique Collectibles.[8]

Personal life

Cadorette was once married to Michael Eisen.[9] Later, she married William Harris, and went by the name Mary Cadorette-Harris. William Harris died on October 15, 2010.[10] On November 1, 2015, she married her childhood sweetheart Michael Daly, and is now known as Mary Cadorette-Daly.[8]

Directorial credits/educational career

Other directorial/choreographical credits at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts include: A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine (December 2014) and West Side Story (May 2016)[citation needed]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes Dancer Feature film
1984 Three's Company Vicky Bradford Episode: "Cupid Works Overtime"
Episode: "Friends and Lovers: Part 1"
Episode: "Friends and Lovers: Part 2"
1984 Battle of the Network Stars XVII Self - ABC Team
1984–85 Three's a Crowd Vicky Bradford Main role (22 episodes)
1985 Battle of the Network Stars XVIII Self - ABC Team
1986 The Love Boat Darlene Harper Episode: "The Art Lover/Couples/Made for Each Other"
1986 Simon & Simon Amy Gayle Episode: "The Last Harangue"
1986 Stewardess School Kelly Johnson Feature film
1987 The Colbys Researcher Episode: "Fallon's Baby"
1987 My Two Dads Elizabeth Episode: "Whose Night Is It, Anyway?"
1988–89 The Munsters Today Dee Dee Nelson Episode: "Vampire Pie"
Episode: "Two Left Feet"
Episode: "Neighborly Munsters:
1988 Murphy Brown Sherry French (Secretary #1) Episode: "Respect"
1989 Monsters Sherrie Episode: "Fools' Gold"
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder Leslie Singer Television film
1989 Matlock Donna Episode: "The Scrooge"
1989–90 Who's the Boss? Deb Episode: "Sex, Lies and Exercise Tape"
Episode: "Micelli's Marauders"
1990 The Bradys Valerie Episode: "The Brady 500"
1990 Jake and the Fatman Jeannie Wicks Episode: "Exactly Like You"
1990–91 Night Court Margaret Turner Episode: "When Harry Met Margaret"
Episode: "Can't Buy Me Love"
Episode: "A Night Court at the Opera"
Episode: "Alone Again, Naturally"
1991 Eddie Dodd Prosecutor Jessica Tilden Episode: "Unnecessary Losses"
1991 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Cathy Lee Austin Episode: "Fat Boy and Little Man"
1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw Edwina Television film
1997 JAG Rebecca Bauwer Episode: "The Guardian"
1997 ER Carla Kramer Episode: "One More for the Road"
1998 Rhapsody in Bloom Debra's Girlfriend #1 Television film
1998 The Rat Pack Betty Television film
2000 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Marissa's Mother Episode: "Morning Sickness"

References

  1. ^ "Today in History - Famous Birthdays - March 31st". Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Rizzo, Frank (October 6, 2011). "David Patrick Kelly Stars in 'Our Town'". The Courant.
  3. ^ https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1976-candidates/
  4. ^ Dougherty, Philip H. (23 October 1981). "Advertising; Alexander's Takes Aim at Image". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b Angela Mary (2017-08-25), Three's Company E True Hollywood Story, retrieved 2019-05-30[dead YouTube link]
  6. ^ "Our Town Opens at Connecticut Repertory Theatre 10/6-16".
  7. ^ "Mary Cadorette-Harris". The Chapeau Rouge Dance Project. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "About Nug & Bug". Nug and Bug Antiques & Collectibles. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-24-vw-31449-story.html
  10. ^ "William David HARRIS Obituary: View William HARRIS's Obituary by Hartford Courant". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.