Mary Mara's impressive television career boasts recurring roles on the iconic series "ER" and memorable guest appearances on "Hope & Gloria", "NYPD Blue", and "Law& Order". Additionally, she has made significant contributions to television films, including "In the Blink of an Eye" on the CBS Television Network and "Indictment".
Her feature film credits are equally impressive, featuring standout performances in "Mr. Saturday Night", "True Colors", "Blue Steel", "Just Looking", "Love Potion #9" alongside Sandra Bullock, and "The Hard Way" alongside Michael J. Fox.
On stage, Mary Mara has showcased her talents in productions such as "Kindertransport", "Dream of a Common Language", and "Mad Forest" for the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York, as well as a New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Twelfth Night" alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
Notably, she has also appeared alongside William Hurt in a Yale Repertory production of "Ivanov", directed by the head of the Moscow Arts Theater, who surprisingly spoke no English.
Before embarking on her professional journey, Mary Mara attended San Francisco State University, where she co-founded the theater company HART (Haight Ashbury Repertory Theatre) to hone her acting skills. She later transferred to the Yale School of Drama, graduating with a master's degree in fine arts.
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., Mary Mara divided her time between homes in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
