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Mary Carr

Actress / Film Actress | * 03/14/1874 († 99, 06/24/1973) | Germantown, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr. She appeared in more than 140 films from 1915 to 1956. She was given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in silent pictures, especially Fox's 1920 Over the Hill to the Poorhouse, which was a great success. She was interred in Calvary Cemetery. Carr bore a strong resemblance to Lucy Beaumont, another famous character actress of the time who specialized in mother roles. As older actresses such as Mary Maurice and Anna Townsend passed on, Carr, still in her forties, seem to inherit all the matriarchal roles in silent films. Mary Carr appeared on the June 9, 1954 episode of the radio quiz program "You Bet Your Life", hosted by comedian Groucho Marx. The Carrs' oldest son, William, died at age two. Almost all of her children were involved in the film business and appeared with her in Over the Hill. Her children are: John CarrStephen CarrThomas CarrRosemary CarrMaybeth (Mary Elizabeth) Carr m. Pete CarpenterMarie Luella Carr Walsh ()
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Mary Carr(14 March 1874 – 24 June 1973) was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr (1866–1937). She appeared in 144 films between1915and 1956.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Western

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Drusilla Doane is a charity inmate at an old-ladies' home who inherits a million dollars. Someone leaves a baby on the porch. And someone else leaves another, and soon Drusilla, who always wanted a ch ...

Drusilla with a Million

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1925 | 1h 10min
Drama
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Nellie Wayne, a retired Broadway actress, has a small dog named "Chum", who is part of a vaudeville act and is the sole support of the family. ...

Broadway Broke

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1923 | 1h
Drama
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The mother of a large family is abandoned by her children and faces consignment to the poorhouse. But one of her offspring, the one no one had faith in, returns to rescue her. ...

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse

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1920 | 1h 50min
Drama, Crime
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Eddie is conned into fronting a speakeasy for a local gangster who intends to frame him for the murder of a cop. ...

Lights of New York

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1928 | 2.6/5 | 57min
Crime, Drama
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Movies with Mary Carr as Actress(79)

as Miss Rutledge (uncredited)1946 Partners in Time
as Mother of Jose1946 Devil Monster
as Granny Layton1945 Oregon Trail
as Mother1942 Eagle Squadron
as Grandma1940 Haunted House
as Grandma in Music Store1940 Manhattan Heartbeat
as Grandmother (uncredited)1940 The Shop Around the Corner
as Mrs. James Travers (uncredited)1939 East Side of Heaven
as (archive footage)1939 Land of Liberty
as Mrs. Martha Carter1938 West of Rainbow's End
as Bus Passenger (Uncredited)1937 Music for Madame
as Jose's Mother1936 The Sea Fiend
as Woman with Baby Clothes (uncredited)1936 The Country Doctor
as Wardrobe Mistress1935 Go Into Your Dance
as Harry's Mother1935 I Don't Remember
as Grandma1934 The Loudspeaker
as Mrs. Warren1934 The World Accuses
as Mrs. Rountree1934 Change of Heart
as Heart Patient1934 Bedside
as Flower peddler (uncredited)1933 The Power and the Glory
as Mrs. Murray1933 Flying Devils
as Flood Victim1933 Headline Shooter
as Mother Daniels1933 Police Call
as Widow1932 Young Blood
as Old Woman with Letter1932 Pack Up Your Troubles
as Mrs. Middleton1932 Forbidden Trail
as Mrs. Brunton1931 Kept Husbands
as Mother McGregor1931 The Law of the Tong
as Aunt Emily1931 The Fighting Marshal
as Old Lady1931 One Good Turn
1931 Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as Grandmother1931 The Primrose Path
as Mother Murphy1931 Honeymoon Lane
as Bud's Mother1931 Beyond Victory
as 'Grandma' Dolan1930 Hot Curves
as Mrs. Wood1930 Ladies in Love
as Old Lady1930 Trailing Trouble
as Mrs. Boone1930 Midnight Special
as Aunt Ada1930 The Utah Kid
as Mrs. Rhodes - Housekeeper1930 Second Wife
as Mrs. Pike1929 Sailor's Holiday
as Mrs. Morgan1928 Lights of New York
as Mrs. Taylor1928 The Riding Renegade
as Grandmother1927 On Your Toes!
as Grandmother1927 Blonde or Brunette
as Mrs. Gordon1927 Paying the Price
as Mrs. Zerelda Samuels1927 Jesse James
as Mother Malone1927 The Swell-Head
as Martha Fairfax1926 The King of the Turf
as Widow Malone1926 The Midnight Message
as Mother1926 The Hidden Way
as Mrs. Grogan1926 Frenzied Flames
as Ma Palmer1926 The Wise Guy
as Mary Williams1925 Big Pal
as Drusilla Doane1925 Drusilla with a Million
as Aunt Em1925 The Wizard of Oz
as Mother Emerson1925 A Slave of Fashion
as Mrs. Rhodes1925 Go Straight!
as Mrs. Laird1925 The Parasite
as Prison Matron1925 The Red Kimona
1925 The Fighting Cub
as Mrs. Henley1925 His Master's Voice
1925 The Feud Woman
as Grandma Sutton1924 Why Men Leave Home
as Mrs. Pierce1924 The Woman on the Jury
as Mrs. Colman - Fred's Mother1924 Three Women
as Mrs. Lane1924 Painted People
as The Mother1924 Damaged Hearts
as Mrs. Harris1924 Roulette
as St. Jimmy's mother1924 The Mine with the Iron Door
as Mrs. Winthrop1923 Three O'Clock in the Morning
as Mrs. Penfield1923 The Custard Cup
as Nellie Wayne1923 Broadway Broke
as Anne Bixler1923 On the Banks of the Wabash
as Mrs. Browning1923 The Daring Years
as Anna Webb1922 Silver Wings
as Ma Benton1920 Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
as Mrs. Nancy Wiggs1919 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Rosemary1919 Calibre 38

Full Name: Mary Carr
Born: Saturday, 03/14 1874 (March) in Germantown, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 06/24 1973 (June) in Woodland Hills (aged: 99)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Children: Louella Carr
Other names for Mary Carr (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mary K. Carr"
"Mary Kennavan Carr"
"Mary Kennevan Carr"
"Mary Kennevean Carr"
"Mrs. William Carr"
"Mary Kennavan"
"Mary Kennevean"
"Mary Carr (Schauspielerin)"
Mary Carr frequently works together with these people:
Bryant Washburn (5x, Actor)
Dorothy Davenport (5x, Actress)
Lew Cody (5x, Actor)
Larry Semon (5x, Crew)
Ernst Lubitsch (4x, Crew)
Paul Hurst (4x, Actor)
James Gleason (4x, Actor)
Terry Grey (4x, Cast)
S. Edwin Graham (4x, Crew)
Pat O'Malley (4x, Actor)
George Cooper (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:125015, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024