Mary Therese Cadorette (born March 31, 1957) is an American actress best known for playing

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's live-in girlfriend, flight attendant Vicky Bradford, on the short-lived 1984 ''

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'' spin-off ''

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''.

Education

Cadorette graduated with a BFA in Dramatic Arts and Theater from the

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in 1979.

Television, theater and film credits

In 1981, she was acting in commercials. In 1984 the producers of ''

'' 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. During auditions Ritter felt an immediate connection to Cadorette, who was cast as stewardess Vicky Bradford, and introduced in the ''Three's Company'' episode "Cupid Works Overtime". Cadorette as Vicky appeared in two more episodes of ''Three's Company'' before she began as a co-star in ''

''. The show lasted one season. Cadorette performed in multiple dinner theatres with the

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. She also spent three and a half years on

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as an

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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 ''

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''. Cadorette has been in multiple films, including ''

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'' and ''

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.'' In the 1980s she was also seen on a number of game shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

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 ''

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'' for

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in 2011.

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.

Nug and Bug Antique Collectibles

In 2014, Cadorette opened an antique store in

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, called Nug and Bug Antique Collectibles.

Personal life

Cadorette married Michael Eisen in 1982. Later, she married William Harris, and went by the name Mary Cadorette-Harris. William Harris died on October 15, 2010. On November 1, 2015, she married her childhood sweetheart Michael Daly, and is now known as Mary Cadorette-Daly.

Directorial credits/educational career

* In March 2011, Cadorette directed and choreographed ''

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'' at

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. * In March 2012, Cadorette directed and choreographed '' 42nd Street'' at Glastonbury High School utilizing some original

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choreography. * In May 2013, Cadorette directed and choreographed ''Hairspray'' at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in Hartford, Connecticut. 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

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(May 2016) Cadorette currently teaches ballet, Luigi Jazz, ensemble, and tap within the Musical Theater Department at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in Hartford, Connecticut.

Filmography

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadorette, Mary Living people American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Miss America 1976 delegates Actresses from Hartford, Connecticut University of Connecticut alumni 20th-century American actresses People from East Hartford, Connecticut 1957 births