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Actress Mary Mara, who appeared in TV shows including Ray Donovan, Dexter and ER in an acting career spanning more than 30 years, has died in what ...

Her earliest acting credit goes back to the 1989 movie The Preppie Murder. The New York native worked regularly ever since, with a combination of repeat characters in some shows and appearances in others. In a statement, her manager Craig Dorfman described her as “electric, funny and a true individual" who was well-loved, as well as a tremendous actress. Actress Mary Mara, who appeared in TV shows including Ray Donovan, Dexter and ER in an acting career spanning more than 30 years, has died in what authorities have said appeared to be a drowning accident.

She also appeared in 'Dexter,' 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'Ray Donovan', 'General Hospital' and many more shows.

An autopsy will be conducted to determine an official cause of death as the investigation continues. Following her run on Nash Bridges, Mara would go on to appear in bit parts on several hit TV series, including Ally McBeal, The West Wing, Star Trek: Enterprise, Law & Order: SVU, Nip/Tuck, Dexter, and Lost. In more recent years, she featured as Mrs. Sullivan in four episodes of Showtime crime drama Ray Donovan and Selma in ABC soap opera General Hospital. Born on September 21, 1960, in Syracuse, New York, Mara made her on-screen television debut in the 1989 made-for-TV movie The Preppie Murder. She went on to appear in numerous TV series, including the likes of Law & Order, NYPD Blue, and ER. In 1996, she got her big break in the CBS police drama Nash Bridges, where she played Inspector Brynn Carson across the first two seasons.

Actress Mary Mara died after an apparent drowning in the St. Lawrence River in New York, officials say. Mara, 61, was known for playing Loretta Sweet in “ER ...

“Mary was one of the finest actresses I ever met,” her manager, Craig Dorfman, said in a statement to Variety. “I still remember seeing her onstage in 1992 in ‘Mad Forest’ off Broadway. She was electric, funny and a true individual. Her last acting role was in the 2020 movie “Break Even.” She had recently retired and lived “a bicoastal life in New York City and Southern California,” People reported. She will be missed.”

Mary Mara, a character actor who appeared in 'ER,' 'Ray Donovan' and 'Law and Order,' has died at 61 in an apparent drowning in New York.

I still remember seeing her onstage in 1992 in Mad Forest off Broadway. She was electric, funny, and a true individual. Mara was also a stage actor. Mara’s manager, Craig Dorfman, confirmed her death to CNN, stating, “Mary was one of the finest actresses I ever met.

New York State Police identified the body of a woman found in the St. Lawrence River on Sunday as that of 'ER' and 'Ray Donovan' actor Mary Mara.

But New York State Police said there were no signs of foul play and that it appeared the “Dexter” actor died while swimming. Her entertainment career spanned decades and was filled with recurring and guest roles on the small screen. The TV veteran and film star died in an apparent drowning in upstate New York near the Canadian border, according to a Monday statement from New York State Police.