Mary Carver
Mary Carvellas, better known as Mary Carver, was an American actress whose career spanned more than 60 years. She may be best known for her role as matriarch Cecilia Simon on the series Simon & Simon appearing in 153 episodes from 1981 to 1989 over eight seasons.
Early life
Carver was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of John and Carmen Carvellas. Carver graduated from Hollywood High School and Los Angeles City College.Career
Carver appeared in the Broadway production of Out West of Eighth in 1951. She appeared on Broadway in The Shadow Box in 1977 and in Fifth of July during the 1980s.Her films included From Here to Eternity, Pay or Die, I Never [Promised You a Rose Garden (film)|I Never Promised You a Rose Garden], Protocol, Best Seller, Arachnophobia, and Safe.
Her television roles included Simon & Simon, The Donna Reed Show, ER, The Guardian, Gunsmoke, Lou Grant, Lux Video Theatre, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mannix, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, McCloud, Quincy, M.E., The Rockford Files, Star Trek: Enterprise, and The Twilight Zone.
In addition to acting, Carver taught within the theater department of the University of Southern California.