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He later went on to marry Mary Andrews and she would give birth to their first and only child, Archie Andrews. However, that did not last. He and Mary separated, which was not amicable as the two had trouble being in the same room together without a mediator present and Mary moved away to Chicago.
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Mary Andrews (née Maiden) is a recurring character on The CW's Riverdale. She is portrayed by Molly Ringwald.
Mary is Archie's mother and the widow of the late Fred Andrews. They separated, and Mary moved to Chicago, but the divorce never carried through, as Fred unexpectedly passed away. She returned to Riverdale upon Fred's passing and assumed legal guardianship of Archie until he left for basic training. After Hiram Lodge's attempt to destroy the Andrews family home, during the cleanup of debris, she would sell Archie the house.
Mary was raised in Riverdale and attended the local high school where she was friends with Hermione Lodge and Alice Smith. She later went on to marry Fred Andrews and welcomed their first and only child, Archie Andrews. Two years prior to the start of the series, she and Fred separated and began divorce proceedings. Mary moved to Chicago in that ti...
Mary is a middle-aged woman with pale skin, dark brown eyes, short red hair, and a big smile. She is slightly above the height of the average woman, around 5′ 8″ with a slim figure. Mary's wardrobe is very neat and well put-together. She often wears casual and non-revealing clothing such as turtle-necks and long sleeve shirts in varying colors.
Mary is a kind and loving mother. She cares deeply for Archie, only wanting for him to aspire to be his best self. With the rise in dangerous activity throughout Riverdale, Mary only sought to protect Archie by getting him out of town. However, against her best wishes, he decided to stay. While she was accepting of his decision, she did not agree w...
Archie Andrews
The relationship between Mary and her son, Archie, is close, but not nearly as close as he is with his father, whom he lived with. Mary hadn't seen her son for two years up until she returned to Riverdale after leaving and moving to Chicago. She and Archie spent quite a bit of time together while she was in town, and before she left for Chicago again, Archie promised that he would come spend some time with her over the next summer break since he chose to remain in Riverdale with his father after Mary offered him the chance to move to Chicago with her. After Fred's passing, Mary moved back to Riverdale, where she gained full custody of Archie. The two have continued to grow close, and Archie is even supportive of her relationship with Brooke Rivers.
Fred Andrews
Mary and Fred's relationship dates back to their childhood, with both of them growing up in Riverdale and attending school together. They later went on to marry and welcome their first and only child, Archie. Two years prior to the start of the series, Fred and Mary decided to separate and began divorce proceedings. Mary moved to Chicago at that time, and while she wanted her son to join her, he chose to stay in Riverdale with his father. Mary and Fred's separation was not an amicable one as according to Archie, at one point, they could not even talk to each other without a mediator present. Despite this, they have shown to enjoy each other's company, so much so that Archie and Jughead began to speculate if they were going to rekindle their relationship. However, they never did, and when Fred died, she returned to Riverdale to look after Archie.
Alice Smith
Not much is known about Mary and Alice's history, though they their relationship dates back at least to their adolescent years. Mary left Riverdale some years later, after she and Fred decided to separate. Two years after Mary departure from Riverdale, she returned, where she had a run in with Alice at the Homecoming dance, which she had attended to see her son perform given his new interest in music. She came face-to-face with Alice in the woman's restroom, where Alice couldn't help but notice that Mary attended the dance with Fred and Hermione despite their secret affair. Even though Mary had left, nothing much had changed. She saw straight through Alice's juvenile tactics, the same ones she had been using since Junior High. Furthermore, she and Fred were no longer together, so he was free to do as he pleased.
Season 1
•"Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil" (mentioned) •"Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!" (mentioned) •"Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend" •"Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again" •"Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder" •"Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter" (mentioned)
Season 2
•"Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying" •"Chapter Twenty-Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night" (mentioned) •"Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood" (mentioned) •"Chapter Twenty-Nine: Primary Colors" •"Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens" •"Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" (mentioned) •"Chapter Thirty-Two: Prisoners" (mentioned)
Season 3
•"Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day" •"Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter" (mentioned) •"Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night" •"Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House" •"Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive The Night"
•Mary Andrews appeared in the Archie Comics for the first time in Archie #115 on December 1960.
•In the comics, she's the "typical all-American suburban housewife." Although in some stories, Mary works as a real estate agent.
•Originally, Archie's mother had white hair and a plumb physique but was later given ginger hair to match her son's and a slender and younger appearance.
•Along with Penelope Blossom, Tom Keller, Polly Cooper and Waldo Weatherbee, Mary is one of the five recurring characters to have appeared in all seven seasons of Riverdale.
Riverdale (TV Series 2017–2023) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Riverdale is an American television series based on the characters of Archie Comics. The series was adapted for the CW by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and is produced by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions and Archie Comics.
Nov 5, 2021 · Mary (Hayley Law, Riverdale) is a passionate musician and out-of-the-box thinker while Mark (Ben Rosenfield, Mrs. America) is much more traditional and inside his head.
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Apr 7, 2023 · Molly Ringwald as Mary Andrews: The Breakfast Club's Molly Ringwald continues to reprise her role as Archie's mother, Mary Andrews. Before joining the Riverdale cast, Ringwald was already well-recognized in Hollywood after featuring in several popular '80s movies, including 1984's Sixteen Candles and 1986's Pretty in Pink .
