Marie Mara’s family and colleagues remember the actress after she drowned at 61 in upstate New York

Relatives, friends and colleagues of the late actress Marie Mara mourned her drowning death at the age of 61 in upstate New York.

Relatives praised Mara, known for her roles in ER, Criminal Minds, Dexter and Ray Donovan, as a ‘talented character actress’ who excelled in the ‘complex images of often turbulent characters’ in a joint obituary with her. People.

The obituary stated that Mara’s 32-year career in film and television is similar to that of a veteran companion who had just missed out on stardom but had always played for winning teams.

Billy Crystal, who performed opposite Mara in the 1992 film Mr. Saturday Night, dedicated the Tuesday version of the Broadway play to the late actress.

“Tonight’s MrSatNightBway performance is dedicated to Mary Mara, who played my daughter in the 1992 film Mr. Saturday Night,” Krystal wrote on Twitter on Monday. “Maryam died at the age of 61.”

Writer and actor Bill Corbett said he was “reeling and heartbroken” when he learned of Mara’s death.

“One of my lifelong companions, early collaborators in the theater and an ongoing aid/inspiration in my addiction recovery,” Corbett said. “I love you, Mary.”

Relatives praised Mara, who was seen in a 2019 selfie, as a ‘talented character actress’ who excelled in the ‘intricate portrayal of often turbulent characters’ in an obituary.

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Billy Crystal, who performed opposite Mara in the 1992 film Mr. Saturday Night, dedicated the Tuesday version of the Broadway play to the late actress

He added a photo he took with her with the caption, “I haven’t seen Mary in a few years since we met after seeing her perform at SWEAT at Lynn Nottage on the Mark Taper Forum. She was amazing.

Mara manager Craig Dorfman released a statement to People calling her “electric, funny, and a true character,” adding that “everyone loved her” and “we’ll miss her.”

Office star, Ryan Wilson, said, ‘I was so saddened to hear the news of the passing of actress Marie Mara. We had our first professional gigs together on Twelfth Night at the New York Shakespeare Festival. I haven’t seen her since but her talent and infectious spirit is fondly remembered. REST IN PEACE’

Smallville actress Annette O’Toole tweeted that Mara “was so funny, cute and brilliantly talented,” adding, “I’m so sorry she left us.”

Writer and actor Bill Corbett said he was “reeling and heartbroken” when he learned of Mara’s death

Office star Ryan Wilson praised the late actress for her ‘talent and infectious spirit’

Smallville actress Annette O’Toole described Mara as funny, cute [and] brilliantly talented”

General Hospital actor John Lindstrom said he was ‘crushed when he learned of Marie Mara’s sudden death’ along with a photo of the two of them together

General Hospital actor John Lindstrom said he was ‘crushed when he learned of Marie Mara’s sudden death’ along with a photo of the two of them together.

“We performed together in 2008, in Malcolm Danary’s play In Heat at the Lost Playhouse in Los Angeles,” he said. She beat cancer and was somehow battling through the effects of chemotherapy when we were working. She was brave, brilliant, funny, and talented at Uber.

I last saw her at a play at the DTLA Music Center giving a great performance, before she flew back to New York State. This world would be a much less joyful place without her. rest in peace’

salads with New York State Police On Monday, he said, Mara was found just after 8 a.m. Sunday in the Saint Lawrence River near Cape Vincent, and that preliminary probe results indicated that she sank while swimming.

“The victim’s body showed no signs of tampering and was transferred to the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office pending an autopsy to determine the official cause of death,” police said.

Mara is survived by daughter Katie Myrsola, sisters Martha Mara and Susan Mara, son-in-law Scott Daley and nephew Christopher Daley.