Maureen McCormick is best known for her childhood role at Marcia Brady on the classic sitcom The Brady Bunch. In her new memoir, titled Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, McCormick tells the story of the battle she fought between the picture perfect character she played on TV and the real-life turmoil she endured off-camera.

"When the series had its final bow, she took up a hard-partying lifestyle in Hollywood, using drugs including cocaine and Quaaludes. She struggled to regain her earlier success, landing some TV and movie roles, but developed a reputation for unreliability due to her addiction, even botching an interview with Steven Spielberg for a role in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' because she was high."

Now 52, McCormick is still surprised by how much Marcia Brady was and is part of people's lives. She admits it took her most of her life to separate Marcia from Maureen, but says she's finally reached a point of "equanimity and acceptance." Source: The Associated Press

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