Corday was and always will be one of the best actresses in films. I grew up with this woman seeing her in many movies and TV shows. She made 47 appearances in movies and TV over her career.
Mara started acting in 1951 and had several small, uncredited roles in films like "Son Of Ali Baba" and "Tarzan And The She Devil". When she was signed to Universal her career took off.
Her films there included "Yankee Pasha", "Drums Across The River", "Francis Joins The WACS", "Man Without A Star", "Tarantula" and more.
Her other films roles included parts in "Black Scorpion", "Giant Claw", "Girls On The Loose", "Undersea Girl" and "The Quiet Man".
Mara also did a lot of TV including "Wanted Dead Or Alive", "Tales Of Wells Fargo", "Peter Gunn" and many more. She took time off from her career to raise her children and after the death of her then husband, Richard Long she went back to acting.She first appeared in the 1977 film "The Gauntlet" with her friend Clint Eastwood. The two first worked together in the 1955 sci-fi film "Tarantula".
She appeared in several Eastwood films, the most famous being "Sudden Impact".
I literally grew up watching her and it seems she was in hundreds of things, but alas she made far less than I thought. I guess her movies and TV has a big impact on me. Lovely and extremely talented, her legacy will live on.
Beautiful Mara Corday passed away on February 9, 2025 at the age of 95.
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