Mary Mara is dead: The actress from “Ambulance”, “Law and Order” was 61 years old

Mary Mara, the actor best known for his recurring roles in “Ambulance” and “Law and Order,” died in Cape Vincent, New York on Sunday from apparent drowning. She was 61.

In a report released Monday, New York State police confirmed that Mara was found in the St. Lawrence River in Cape Vincent around 8:10 p.m. on Sunday by various officers. According to a statement from a representative, Mara was staying at her sister Marta’s summer home. Preliminary investigation suggests that Mara died of drowning while swimming. Her body was transported to the Jefferson County Courthouse, where an autopsy will be performed to determine the official cause of death.

In a statement to Variety, Mara’s manager Craig Dorfman confirmed her death.

“Mary was one of the best actresses I’ve ever met,” Dorfman wrote. “I still remember seeing her on stage in 1992 at Mad Forest near Broadway. She was electric, fun and a real person. Everyone loved her. She will be missing. “

Mara was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, before continuing her studies at San Francisco and Yale State University. She began her film and television career in 1989 with the television film “The Preppie Murder” and will continue to accumulate over 80 screen credits. Her notable productions include “Ambulance,” starring repetitive patient Loretta Sweet, and police procedural “Our Bridges,” in which she starred as Inspector Bryn Carson. Other notable TV credits include “NYPD Blue”, “Ally McBeal”, “Farscape”, “Law & Order”, “The West Wing”, “Monk”, “Shameless”, “Ray Donovan”, “Dexter” and “Criminal Minds. ”

Mara appeared on stage in the production of the New York Shakespeare Festival “Twelfth Night” with Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Gregory Hines. In 1990, he partnered with William Hurt in a production of Yale’s repertory theater based on Anton Chekhov’s Ivanov.

Mara made her film debut in 1992 with “Love Potion № 9” and appeared the same year as Billy Crystal’s daughter in “Mr. Saturday night. “Other credits include” Bound, “” A Civil Action, “” K-Pax, “” Gridiron Gang “and” Baby Night. “After appearing in the 2020 film Break Even, Mara retired from acting and returned to live in Syracuse.

Mara survived by her stepdaughter Katie Mersola, sisters Martha Mara and Susan Daly, son-in-law Scott Daly and nephew Christopher Daly.

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