In the 1978 movie Animal House, Mrs. Wormer’s first name is Marion. She is the wife of Dean Vernon Wormer, the stern administrator determined to expel the unruly Delta Tau Chi fraternity from fictional Faber College.
The film reveals her name during a memorable supermarket scene involving Eric “Otter” Stratton. Otter flirts with her while pretending to discuss vegetables, and she introduces herself by saying that her name is Marion and that people call her Mrs. Wormer. The brief exchange gives the character a first name that is otherwise easy to miss.
Marion Wormer was played by Verna Bloom, while John Vernon portrayed Dean Wormer. Bloom’s performance became one of the film’s most recognizable comic supporting roles, particularly because Marion’s flirtatious, mischievous behavior contrasts sharply with her husband’s authoritarian personality.
A nearby point of confusion is the dean’s own first name: he is Vernon Wormer, not “Dean” as a given name. The film’s fictional college, fraternity conflicts and exaggerated 1960s campus setting are comic inventions, but Marion’s name is stated directly in the dialogue.