Dexter And Criminal Minds Actress Mary Mara Passes Away
Actor Mary Mara, best known for her roles in American shows like ER, Dexter, Criminal Minds and Law & Order, passed away on Sunday (June 26) at the age of 61
Actor
Mary
Mara,
best
known
for
her
roles
in
American
shows
like
ER,
Dexter,
Criminal
Minds
and
Law
&
Order,
passed
away
on
Sunday
(June
26)
at
the
age
of
61.
According
to
reports,
the
actress
passed
away
due
to
drowning
in
Cape
Vincent,
New
York.
The
news
was
confirmed
by
the
New
York
State
Police
in
a
report
published
on
Monday
(June
27).
The
report
revealed
that
"Mara
was
discovered
in
the
St.
Lawrence
River
in
Cape
Vincent
around
8:10
p.m.
on
Sunday
by
various
officers."
Variety
report
claimed
the
preliminary
investigation
suggested
Mara
died
by
drowning
while
swimming.
The
official
cause
of
death
will
be
determined
after
an
autopsy,
which
will
be
performed
at
Jefferson
County
Medical
Examiner's
Office.
The
late
actress'
representative
released
a
statement
to
Variety
and
said
that
she
was
staying
at
the
summer
home
of
her
sister
Martha
during
the
weekend.
Dorfman
added,
"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."
Mara
born
and
raised
in
Syracuse,
New
York
began
her
acting
career
in
1989
with
TV
movie
The
Preppie
Murder,
and
went
on
to
earn
more
than
80
screen
credits.
Apart
from
ER,
she
was
also
seen
in
shows
like
NYPD
Blue,
Ally
McBeal,
Farscape,
Law
and
Order,
The
West
Wing,
Monk,
Shameless,
Ray
Donovan,
Dexter,
Criminal
Minds
and
many
more.
Mara
is
survived
by
her
stepdaughter
Katie
Mersola,
sisters
Martha
Mara
and
Susan
Dailey,
nephew
Christopher
Dailey
and
brother-in-law
Scott
Dailey.