Mary Mara ER and Ray Donovan actress dead at age 61

Mary Mara has passed on after purportedly suffocating in the St. Lawrence River. She was 61.

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Mary Mara, an actress best known for her roles in "ER" and "Ray Donavan," has died, her manager Craig Dorfman said in a statement. He is 61 years old.

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"Mary is one of the best actresses I've ever met. I remember seeing her perform on Broadway's Crazy Forest in 1992.

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She's electric, funny, and a real person. Everyone loves him. He will be missed.

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Officials responded to a call about a "probable drowning" at around 8:10 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to a press release from the New York State Police.

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Troops and firefighters and ambulances in Cape Vincent arrived on the scene and "found a woman dead in the St Lawrence River," the statement said.

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According to the initial investigation, the victim drowned while swimming," police said.

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There were no signs of bad behavior, police added in a statement. Jefferson County Court is expected to perform an autopsy to determine the official cause of death, police said.

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Mara's films include Mr. Saturday Night” and “Love Potion 9”. His most recent award went to the 2020 film Break Even.

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