Mary Mara
Neither a full-fledged leading lady nor a character actress, Mary Mara built a solid career without ever having one breakout role. She studied acting while an undergraduate at San Francisco State University, continuing her education at the Yale School of Drama. Billed simply as "Wife," she made her screen debut in the Jamie Lee Curtis thriller "Blue Steel" in 1989. During the early part of the '90s, her roles in films gradually increased in stature. She had a supporting role in Billy Crystal's 1992 feature "Mr. Saturday Night," and co-starred in the romantic comedy "Love Potion No. 9" with Sandra Bullock. She had a recurring role on the megahit television drama "ER" during the show's 1995-96 season, and appeared in the Jennifer Tilly thriller "Bound." She also played Inspector Bryn Carson, another recurring role, on the Don Johnson-led police show "Nash Bridges." In the 2000s, Mara continued her frequent TV guest-starring roles, appearing on programs like "The Practice" and "Crossing Jordan," but also appeared in the sci-fi feature "K-PAX" with Kevin Spacey. Other notable TV roles include a two-episode role on "Lost" in 2009, and a recurring part on "Dexter" that same year. Mary Mara died on June 26, 2022 in Cape Vincent, NY at the age of 61.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Paradise, FL | Koko (Character) | - | 2015 |
9% |
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Prom Night | Ms. Waters (Character) | $43.8M | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Swedish Auto | Pam (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pizza Time | Mom (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saint Sinner | Munkar (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Clive Barker Presents Saint Sinner | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
42% |
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K-PAX | Abby (Character) | $50.3M | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Stranger Inside | Tanya (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Em & Me | Linda (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Lloyd | JoAnn (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Mistaken Identity | Judy (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the Blink of an Eye | Christie (Character) | - | 1996 |
87% |
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Bound | Sue, Bartender (Character) | $3.8M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What Kind of Mother Are You? | Marcy Hackman (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Looking | Alicia (Character) | - | 1995 |
25% |
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Love Potion No. 9 | Marisa (Character) | $710.3K | 1992 |
59% |
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Mr. Saturday Night | Susan (Character) | $12.6M | 1992 |
75% |
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The Hard Way | Detective China (Character) | $24.5M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Empire City | Nancy Kraus (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Out of the Rain | Trisha (Character) | - | 1990 |
TV
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55% | 76% | Doubt | Patrice Thorne (Guest Star) | 2017 |
35% | 74% | Secrets and Lies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
72% | 85% | Ray Donovan | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
71% | 81% | Dexter | Valerie Hodges (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Lie to Me | Krentz (Guest Star) | 2009 |
76% | 67% | Saving Grace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
86% | 90% | Lost | Jill (Guest Star) | 2009 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Helen Bronson (Guest Star) | 2006 |
74% | 82% | Nip/Tuck | Natalie Holden (Guest Star) | 2005 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Carlene Ballentine (Guest Star) | 2005 |
89% | 87% | Monk | Treesa Crane (Guest Star) | 2005 |
96% | 73% | Joan of Arcadia | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
56% | 79% | Star Trek: Enterprise | Sphere-Builder Presage (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 83% | The Guardian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
73% | No Score Yet | The Handler | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 |
64% | No Score Yet | Philly | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boston Public | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Sherri Wexler (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Becker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
50% | No Score Yet | Gideon's Crossing | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
83% | No Score Yet | That's Life | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 1999 |
83% | No Score Yet | Good vs. Evil | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
90% | 87% | Farscape | Lyneea (Guest Star) | 1999 |
61% | 78% | Ally McBeal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1996-1998 |
83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Linda Walker (Guest Star) | 1994 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Visitor | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
0% | No Score Yet | Dellaventura | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Loretta Sweet (Guest Star) | 1995-1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hope & Gloria | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |