Mary Mara Dead: Actress of ER & Ray Donovan fame ‘drowns’ as tributes pour in for Syracuse native
ER star Mary Mara has died after reportedly drowning in a river.
The 61-year-old, who also appeared in Ray Donovan, was found in the St Lawrence River by New York State troopers on Sunday.
Police believe Mara drowned while swimming but an investigation is still ongoing and her remains have been taken to the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
Her cause of death currently remains unknown.
A preliminary investigation has revealed there were no signs of foul play.
Dozens of tributes have been paid to Mara following her death.
Her manager Craig Dorfman told : "Mary was one of the finest actresses I ever met.
"I still remember seeing her onstage in 1992 in 'Mad Forest' off-Broadway.
";She was electric, funny, and a true individual. Everyone loved her. She will be missed."
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Jon Lindstrom, who plays Kevin Collins on the ABC soap General Hospital, said: "Crushed to learn of Mary Mara’s untimely passing.
"We performed together back in 2008 in Malcolm Danare’s “In Heat” at the Lost Playhouse in LA.
"She was plowing through the aftereffects of Chemo. Brave, brilliant, Uber-talented. Earth will be much less-colorful without her. R.I.P."
Mara was a Syracuse native who lived in Cape Vincent at the time of her death.
She had shared a series of pictures of her spending time by the St. Lawrence River.
A picture from 2019 was accompanied with the caption: ";63 degrees! Life affirming river swim, first one of the season."
Throughout her over 30-year career, Mara appeared in over 20 movies and 40 television shows including West Wing, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Love Potion No. 9.
Mara also played Jill in Lost, Loretta Sweet on ER and Nance in Shameless.
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Her final acting role came in 2020 when she appeared in the action movie Break Even.
She's survived by her stepdaughter, sisters, brother-in-law and nephew.
