Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973) was an American film actress, both in the silent and sound era of film. She appeared in more than 140 films from 1915 to 1956, and 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. Carr bore a strong resemblance to Lucy Beaumont, another famous character actress of the time who specialized in maternal roles. As older actresses such as Mary Maurice and Anna Townsend passed on, Carr, still in her forties, seemed 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.
She was interred in Calvary Cemetery. Carr's 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.
Filmography Silent films
The Shadow of Tragedy (1915, short) The Mirror (1915, short) as Mrs. Carr Blaming the Duck, or Ducking the Blame (1915, short) as Mrs. Carr The City of Failing Light (1916) as Mrs. William Carr, Lost Souls in Bondage (1916) as Mrs. Carr, Lost Her Bleeding Heart (1916) as Mrs. Carr, Lost The Flames of Johannis (1916) as Mrs. Carr, Lost Love's Toll (1916) as Mrs. Carr, Lost The Light at Dusk (1916) as Mary Kennevan Carr, Lost The Barrier (1917) as Mary Kennevan Carr, Lost The Beloved Rogue (1918), Lost (not to be confused with 1917 film Beloved Rogues) The Sign Invisible (1918) as Mary Kennevan Carr, Lost My Own United States (1918) as Mary Kennevan Carr, Lost To the Highest Bidder (1918), Lost The Birth of a Race (1918) as Mary K. Carr, Survives The Lion and the Mouse (1919), Lost Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1919), Survives, in the Library of Congress Calibre 38 (1919) as Mary Kennevan Carr, Incomplete, Library of Congress The Spark Divine (1919), Lost Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920), Survives Thunderclap (1921), Lost Silver Wings (1922), Lost The Custard Cup (1923), Lost You Are Guilty (1923), Survives, may be the LOC Kodascope abridged version Loyal Lives (1923), Survives, incomplete or abridged The Daring Years (1923), Lost On the Banks of the Wabash (1923) (abridged version Survives; private collector) Broadway Broke (1923), Lost Three O'Clock in the Morning (1923), Lost Roulette (1924), Lost Painted People (1924), Lost Damaged Hearts (1924), Lost Why Men Leave Home (1924), Survives, MGM and/or George Eastman House The Woman on the Jury (1924), Lost The Spirit of the USA (1924), Survives, abridged version For Sale (1924), Lost A Self-Made Failure (1924), Lost, trailer only in the Library of Congress The Mine with the Iron Door (1924), Survives, Gosfilmofond and Bois d'Arcy, France Three Women (1924), Survives East of Broadway (1924), Survives, Cineteca Italiana On the Stroke of Three (1924), Lost Easy Money (1925), Survives, Library of Congress Capital Punishment (1925), Survives, Filmmuseum Amsterdam and UCLA Film and Television Archive The Parasite (1925), Survives, Library of Congress The Night Ship (1925), Lost The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925), Survives, Library of Congress School for Wives (1925), Lost The Wizard of Oz (1925) as Aunt Em, Survives Go Straight (1925), Survives, Library of Congress Drusilla with a Million (1925), Survives, Lobster Films, France A Slave of Fashion (1925), Lost The Fighting Cub (1925), Survives, UCLA (one reel missing) His Master's Voice (1925), Survives, Grapevine Video Big Pal (1925), Survives The Red Kimona (1925), Survives, Library of Congress Hogan's Alley (1925), Survives Flaming Waters (1925), Survives, Library of Congress The Gold Hunters (1925), Lost Stop, Look and Listen (1926), Lost Her Own Story (1926), Lost The King of the Turf (1926), Survives, Cinematheque Belgique, Brussels Pleasures of the Rich (1926), Lost, trailer in the Library of Congress The Night Watch (1926), Lost The Night Patrol (1926), Survives Somebody's Mother (1926), Lost Fourth Commandment (1926), Survives, BFI National Film & TV The Wise Guy (1926), Survives, National Archives of Canada The Hidden Way (1926), Survives, New Zealand Film Archive, Museum of Modern Art Frenzied Flames (1926), Survives, Cinematheque de Belgique, Cineteca Italiana The Midnight Message (1926), Survives, Library of Congress The False Alarm (1926), Lost according to IMDb Dame Chance (1926), Survives, Library of Congress Atta Boy(1926), Survives, UCLA Film and Television Archive Whom Shall I Marry (1926) Incomplete, BFI (missing a reel) The Show Girl (1927), Survives, UCLA Film and Television Archive Blonde or Brunette (1927), Survives, Library of Congress God's Great Wilderness (1927), Lost Paying the Price (1927) Incomplete, Library of Congress False Morals (1927), Survives, Library of Congress Special Delivery (1927), Survives, Library of Congress The Swell-Head (1927), Lost Better Days (1927), Survives, Library of Congress Jesse James (1927), Lost On Your Toes (1927), Lost Frenzy (1928 short) Dame Care (1928), Lost A Million for Love (1928), Lost Ehre deine Mutter (Honour Thy Mother) (1928) Love Over Night (1928), Survives, Museum of Modern Art Some Mother's Boy (1929) Survives, BFI National Film and Television London
Sound films
Lights of New York (1928) Sailor's Holiday (1929) Second Wife (1930) Trailing Trouble (1930) Ladies in Love (1930) Hot Curves (1930) The Utah Kid (1930) Just Imagine (1930) Midnight Special (1930) Primrose Path (1931) Kept Husbands (1931) Beyond Victory (1931) Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) Honeymoon Lane (1931) One Good Turn (1931) The Fighting Marshall (1931) The Law of the Tong (1931) The Fighting Fool (1932) Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) Young Blood (1932) Forbidden Trail (1932) Gun Law (1933) The Moonshiner's Daughter (1933 short) Flying Devils (1933) Police Call (1933) The Power and the Glory (1933) Bombshell (1933) Headline Shooter (1933, uncredited) Bedside (1934, uncredited) Love Past Thirty (1934) Change of Heart (1934) The Loudspeaker (1934) Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) The World Accuses (1934) The Silver Streak (1934) Fighting Lady (1935) Go Into Your Dance (1935, uncredited) Silk Hat Kid (1935, uncredited) I Don't Remember (1935 short) The Sea Fiend (1936) The Country Doctor (1936, uncredited) Gentle Julia (1936, uncredited) Postal Inspector (1936, uncredited) Rich Relations (1937) Music for Madame (1937, uncredited) West of Rainbow's End (1938) East Side of Heaven (1939, uncredited) The Shop Around the Corner (1940, uncredited) Manhattan Heartbeat (1940) Haunted House (1940) Model Wife (1941, uncredited) Eagle Squadron (1942) Oregon Trail (1945) Partners in Time (1946, uncredited) Friendly Persuasion (1956, uncredited)
References
External links
Mary Carr at Virtual History