The Leading Ladies Of The Brady Bunch Are Aging Like Fine Wine

Not to shock you, but the leading ladies of "The Brady Bunch" look a little different these days. After all, the children on the blonder side of the family were only 13, 11, and 7, respectively, when they portrayed Marcia, Jan, and Cindy Brady between 1969 and 1974. That means no one expected them to remain frozen in their childhood primes, but the future of child stars can always veer off in any number of unfortunate directions, so there was no telling how they'd turn out.

Thankfully, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, and Susan Olsen seem to have come out the other side no worse for wear. The Brady ladies have had their ups and downs, but they've stepped into their 60s looking gorgeous, glowing, and largely without falling victim to the pitfalls so common among the age-avoidant in Hollywood. Here's the story of how these three very lovely girls became, well, three very lovely women.

It seemed, at first, like Maureen McCormick might become another child star horror story. As she recounted in her 2008 memoir, "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice," those initial post-Brady years were marred by addiction, an eating disorder, depression, and romantic woes. The pressure to live up to the image of "perfect" Marcia Brady was just too much, and, she claimed, the role was both a blessing and a hindrance.

Fortunately, McCormick found the strength to get sober more than 40 years ago, a move she credits with giving her the clarity to really get comfortable in her own skin. After winning Season 5 of "Celebrity Fit Club" in 2007, she committed to exercise and healthy eating, and as recently as April 2026, she was spotted power walking around Los Angeles with her husband. She may have traded in her hippie hair for beachy waves, and added a fashionable pair of glasses to highlight her over-50 personal style, but even in her late 60s, she's still unmistakably Marcia.

Eve Plumb had her own share of struggles after the curtains fell on "The Brady Bunch." No matter what she did, she couldn't get casting directors to stop seeing her as Jan Brady, and after all, Jan wasn't an actor. Plumb believes it was her decision to take on the gritty role of a teenage runaway in a 1976 made-for-TV movie that broke her out of the Brady mold. She's worked steadily from then to now, on screens big and small — as well as creating art and selling household items through her Plumb Goods brand.

At the same time, she underwent quite the glow-up. While Maureen McCormick merely maintained her Brady beauty, Plumb ditched the Jan braces and limp locks for a winning smile and a chic pixie cut, a low-maintenance haircut perfect for older women. She was fierce in red for a radio interview promoting her 2026 memoir, "Happiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond," with a sizzling bright manicure to match.

Being the youngest one in curls wasn't easy for Susan Olsen, from the roles she couldn't get after "The Brady Bunch" ended and she was (in her words) no longer cute, to entering middle age in front of a world of fans. The woman behind Cindy Brady may be the cast member who's battled her appearance the most: She's the only one of Carol Brady's daughters to admit to undergoing cosmetic surgery (though it was a nose job when she was 16, not an age-related up-freshening), and she claims she's struggled with her weight since she was two years old. She also said facing 50 in 2011 was daunting because 50 "sounds old."

Eventually, however, Olsen made peace with the aging process. Motherhood and careers in graphic design and talk radio helped, allowing Olsen to step out of the Brady box and forge her own identity. In 2023, she proved that her 60s suit her when she stepped out at the Brentwood Country Club in stylish specs, silver fringe, a very '90s choker necklace, and chunky gray layers tipped in auburn. She said, "I'm the one that really depresses people with my age," but added that it's also something she takes "a tiny bit of fiendish delight in."