Mary Lou began her show business career at age 6 as a country music entertainer, performing throughout Southern California, Texas and Tennessee, winning local, state, regional, national and world championship titles. At age 8, Mary Lou chose to pursue a career in television and film. Her hard work and talent was rewarded in 2004 with a recurring ...
At Princeton University, Mary Lou is a member of the famed Triangle Club, the oldest touring collegiate original musical comedy organization in the United States. Former fellow Triangle members include Booth Tarkington, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Stewart, Jose Ferrer, David E. Kelley, Brooke Shields and Ellie Kemper.
According to Sue Rose, executive producer of the Nickelodeon show Unfabulous (2004), Mary Lou's character, "Mary Ferry", was never intended to last more than one episode. Introduced halfway through Season 1, "Mary Ferry" - the funny, likable nerd - finished the series with 30 episodes.
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Received awards at CARE 2005, 2006 and 2007, a red carpet event recognizing child actors for their positive contributions to society and to the entertainment industry - Universal Studios, Hollywood, California.
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One of Mary Lou's very early projects, "Future Girls: You can Be A Woman Marine Biologist", was made with scientist and author Judith Love Cohen (aka Judith Cohen), mother of actor Jack Black.