years_active birth_place birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
1966 -- present pasadena , california , united states march 20 , 1942 -lrb- age 73 -rrb- mews small
 mary edith willard small actress , singer
mews small

mews small -lrb- born march 20 , 1942 in pasadena , california -rrb- is an american actress and singer .
born mary edith willard small , she was known professionally as marya small during the 1970s and has also been credited as merrya small , mary small rusk and mary small .
small performed in a 1966 theatre production of `` the sound of music '' in stowe , vermont .
small has since acted in several feature films and television shows .
she has worked with such names as jack nicholson , morgan freeman , henry fonda , susan sarandon and elizabeth taylor .
small originated the role of frenchy in the original broadway production of the musical `` grease '' .
small later performed in `` grease '' alongside john travolta .
she is known for her roles as candy in `` one flew over the cuckoo 's nest '' and dr. nero in `` sleeper '' .
she also portrayed the janis joplin inspired role of frankie in the animated rotoscope film `` american pop '' .
on january 12 , 2014 at the egyptian theatre in hollywood , california , there was a special screening of `` american pop '' with small and lead actor ron thompson in attendance , it was the first time ron thompson had ever introduced the film before a live audience .
at the aero theatre in santa monica , california on march 27 , 2015 , there was a screening of `` american pop '' with director ralph bakshi , mews small and ron thompson attending .
