Mary Mara

Mary Mara
Born	(1960-09-21) September 21, 1960 Syracuse, New York, United States
Years active	1989-present

Mary Mara (born September 21, 1960) is an American TV and film actress from Syracuse, New York known for her recurring role as Inspector Bryn Carson on Nash Bridges and primetime dramas ER and Law & Order. She also appeared in Mr. Saturday Night.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Blue Steel	Wife	Film Debut
	The Preppie Murder	Susan Bird
1991	The Hard Way	Detective China
	True Colors	Sophia Palmeri
	Out of the Rain	Trisha
1992	Mr. Saturday Night	Susan
	Love Potion No. 9	Marisa
1995	Just Looking	Alicia
	Indictment: The McMartin Trial	Detective Jane Hoag
1996	Bound	Sue the Bartender
	What Kind of Mother Are You?	Marcy Hackman
1998	A Civil Action	Kathy Boyer
1999	Switched at Birth	Judy
2001	Stranger Inside	Tanya
	Lloyd	JoAnn
	K-PAX	Abby
2002	Dish: Gossip in Hollywood	Narrator
	Saint Sinner	Munkar
2005	Undoing	Kasawa
2006	Gridiron Gang	Kenny's mom
2008	Prom Night	Mrs. Waters

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993, 1999	Law & Order	Mrs. Sharkey / Sally Knight	2 episodes
1994, 1998	NYPD Blue	Linda Walker / Theresa Carlin	2 episodes
1996-97	Nash Bridges	Inspector Brynn Carson	Main Character, Season 1-2
1997	Dellaventura	Anne Morgan	"Clean Slate"
	Spicy City	Alice / Geisha	Voice
1998	The Visitor	Magnolia Vale	"The Chain"
1999	Ally McBeal	Julie Stall	"Angels and Blimps"
	Farscape	Lyneea	"I, E.T."
	Profiler	Mrs. Atkins	"Infidelity"
	G vs E	Leona	"Evilator"
2000	Rude Awakening	Dr. Zimmerman	"Telltale Heart"
2001	The Practice	Dr. Jane Lefkowitz	2 episodes
	Gideon's Crossing	Dr. Jane Lefkowitz	2 episodes
	Becker	Beth	"Really Good Advice"
	Judging Amy	Deborah Mahaffey	"Hold on Tight"
	The West Wing	Sherri Wexler	"On the Day Before"
	Third Watch	Mrs. Jensen	2 episodes
2002	Boston Public	Pauline Campbell	"Chapter Thirty-Two"
	Philly	Melissa Cannon	"Meat Me in Philly"
	Crossing Jordan	Denise Tremaine	"Lost and Found"
2003-04	The Handler	Camille	3 episodes
2004	The Guardian	Alison Scanlon	"The Watchers"
	Star Trek: Enterprise	Sphere Builder Presage	3 episodes
	North Shore	Debbie Bevans	"Meteor Shower"
	Without a Trace	Mrs. Corcoran	"In the Dark"
	7th Heaven	Nurse	"Gratitude"
	Joan of Arcadia	Sarah Polonsky	"The Book of Questions"
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Carlene Ballentine	"Pure"
	Monk	Treesa Crane	"Mr. Monk and the Kid"
	Nip/Tuck	Natalie Holden	"Sal Perri"
2006	Bones	Helen Bronson	"The Woman in the Tunnel"
2009	Dexter	Valerie Hodges	3 episodes
	Lost	Jill	2 episodes
	Lie to Me	Krentz	"Control Factor"
	Saving Grace	Zoe	"She's a Lump"
2013	Ray Donovan	Mrs. Sullivan	4 episodes
	Shameless	Nance	2 episodes
2014	Criminal Minds	Judith Anderson	"Mr. and Mrs. Anderson"
	General Hospital	Selma

External links

• Mary Mara at the Internet Movie Database