Mary Carr was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr (1866–1937). She appeared in 144 films between 1915 and 1956. She was famous for having given birth to several children and for this was considered an expert in motherhood which led to her being given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in silent pictures, especially Fox's 1920 Over the Hill to the Poorhouse

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse also known as Over the Hill is a silent film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and almost all of her real-life children....

which was a great success. She was interred in Calvary Cemetery

Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles

The Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, located at 4201 Whittier Boulevard in Los Angeles, California...

. Carr bore a strong resemblance to Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont was an English actress of the stage and screen from Bristol, England. She was the daughter of Sir Albert and Helen Coles. She was educated at a young ladies' college in Bath, England....

, another famous character actress of the time who specialized in mother roles.

Almost all of her children were involved in the film business. All of them appeared with her in Over the Hill. They are as follows:

• John Carr (January 2, 1904 - November 27, 1956)
• Stephen Carr (April 23, 1906 - May 20, 1986)
• Thomas Carr
  Thomas Carr (director)
  Thomas Carr was an American film director of Hollywood movies and television programs.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1907, Carr was born into an acting family. His father was the actor William Carr and his mother was the actress Mary Carr. Thomas Carr followed the family...
  
   (July 4, 1907 - April 23, 1997)
• Rosemary Carr (October 2, 1910 - April 24, 1987)
• Maybeth (Mary Elizabeth) Carr (May 4, 1912 - December 27, 1996)
• Louella Carr (? ) - January 16, 1937

Selected filmography

Silent Films

• 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)
• Souls in Bondage (1916) (*as Mrs. Carr)
• Her Bleeding Heart (1916) (*as Mrs. Carr)
• The Flames of Johannis (1916) (*as Mrs. Carr)
• Love's Toll (1916 Lubin/V-L-S-E) (*as Mrs. Carr)
• The Light at Dusk (1916 Lubin/V-L-S-E) (*as Mary Kennevan Carr)
• The Barrier (1917 Rex Beach Pictures) (*as Mary Kennevan Carr)
• The Beloved Rogue (1918)
• The Sign Invisible (1918 First National Exhibitors) (*as Mary Kennevan Carr)
• My Own United States (1918 Metro Pictures) (*as Mary Kennevan Carr)
• To the Highest Bidder (1918 Greater Vitagraph)
• The Birth of a Race
  The Birth of a Race
  The Birth of a Race is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble. It was made as a response to the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, and was meant to discredit the negative stereotypes perpetuated by the film...
  
  (1918 Gardner Syndicate) (*as Mary K. Carr)
• The Lion and the Mouse (1919 Vitagraph)
• Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1919 Paramount Pictures)(Extant; Library of Congress)
• Calibre 38 (1919 William L. Sherry/Film Clearing House) (*as Mary Kennevan Carr)(Incomplete;Library of Congress)
• The Spark Divine (1919 Vitagraph)
• Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
  Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
  Over the Hill to the Poorhouse also known as Over the Hill is a silent film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and almost all of her real-life children....
  
  (1920 Fox Film Corporation)(Extant;Library of Congress)
• Thunderclap (1921 Fox Film Corporation)
• Silver Wings
  Silver Wings (film)
  Silver Wings is a 1922 drama film directed by Edwin Carewe and John Ford. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Mary Carr - Anna Webb * Lynn Hammond - John Webb * Knox Kincaid - John...
  
  (1922 Fox Film Corporation)
• The Custard Cup (1923 Fox Film Corporation)
• You Are Guilty (1923 Mastodon Films)
• Loyal Lives (1923 Vitagraph)
• The Daring Years
  The Daring Years
  The Daring Years is an independently released American silent film melodrama, directed by Kenneth Webb and produced by Daniel Carson Goodman. The film starred Mildred Harris, Clara Bow, Charles Emmett Mack, and Tyrone Power, Sr....
  
  (1923 Equity Pictures Corporation)(Lost)
• On the Banks of the Wabash
  On the Banks of the Wabash (1923 film)
  On the Banks of the Wabash is a silent film rural melodrama directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced and distributed by his movie company Vitagraph. The film is very loosely based on Paul Dresser's song/poem On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away. The film was an expensive production with...
  
  (1923 Vitagraph)(Lost)
• Broadway Broke (1923 Selznick Distributing Corporation)
• Three O'Clock in the Morning (1923 C.C. Burr Productions Inc.)
• Roulette (1924 Selznick Distributing Corporation)
• Painted People (1924 Associated First National)
• Damaged Hearts (1924 Film Booking Offices of America)
• Why Men Leave Home
  Why Men Leave Home
  Why Men Leave Home is a 1924 silent film comedy-drama produced by Louis B. Mayer and released through First National Pictures, then known as Associated First National. It is based on a 1922 Broadway play by Avery Hopwood. The film was released in Germany in 1925 by UFA. John M. Stahl directed and...
  
  (1924 Associated First National)
• The Woman on the Jury (1924 Associated First National)
• The Spirit of the USA (1924 Film Booking Offices)
• For Sale (1924 Associated First National)
• A Self-Made Failure (1924 Associated First National)(Trailer only; Library of Congress)
• The Mine with the Iron Door
  The Mine with the Iron Door
  The Mine with the Iron Door is a 1924 silent film directed by Sam Wood and produced by Sol Lesser. The film is based on the book of the same name by American Author Harold Bell Wright published in 1923. The Film was shot on location in the Tucson Arizona Valley, Oracle, Arizona and Mt. Lemmon...
  
  (1924 Principal Distributing)
• Three Women (1924 Warner Brothers)(Extant)
• East of Broadway (1924 Associated Exhibitors)
• On the Stroke of Three (1924 Film Booking Offices)
• Easy Money (1925)(Extant; Library of Congress)
• Capital Punishment (1925 Al Lichtman/Preferred Pictures)
• The Parasite (1925 Al Lichtman/Preferred)
• The Night Ship (1925 Lumas Film Corporation)
• The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925 Principal Distributing)
• School for Wives (1925 Vitagraph)
• Wizard of Oz
  Wizard of Oz (1925 film)
  Wizard of Oz is a 1925 silent film directed by Larry Semon, who also appears in a lead role. The first major film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this film features a young Oliver Hardy as the "Tin Woodsman."-Plot:...
  
  (1925 Chadwick Pictures) - Aunt Em
  Aunt Em
  Aunt Em is a fictional character from the Oz books. She is the aunt of Dorothy Gale and wife of Uncle Henry, and lived together with them on a farm in Kansas...
  
  (Extant)
• Go Straight (1925 Al Lichtman/Preferred)
• Drusilla with a Million (1925 Film Booking Offices)
• A Slave of Fashion
  A Slave of Fashion
  A Slave of Fashion was a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Norma Shearer. Joan Crawford had an early uncredited role as a mannequin. The film is considered lost. -Plot:...
  
  (1925 MGM)(Lost)
• The Fighting Cub (1925 Truart Film Company)
• His Master's Voice (1925 Lumas Film Corporation)
• Big Pal (1925 Henry Ginsberg Distributing)
• The Red Kimona
  The Red Kimona
  The Red Kimona is a 1925 silent film drama about prostitution produced by Dorothy Davenport and starring Priscilla Bonner. The film is notable today for being one of the few independent productions produced and written by women. The film is based on a real case of prostitution that took place in...
  
  (1925 Vital Exchanges)(Extant;Library of Congress)
• Hogan's Alley (1925 Warner Brothers)(Lost)
• Flaming Waters (1925 Film Booking Offices)
• The Gold Hunters (1925 Davis Distributing Division)
• Stop, Look and Listen
  Stop, Look and Listen (film)
  Stop, Look and Listen is a 1926 American comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.-Cast:* Larry Semon - Luther Meek* Dorothy Dwan - Dorothy* Mary Carr - Mother* William Gillespie - Bill* Lionel Belmore - Sheriff* B.F...
  
  (1926 Larry Semon/Pathe Exchange)(Extant)
• Her Own Story (1926 Goodwill Productions)
• The King of the Turf (1926 Film Booking Offices)
• Pleasures of the Rich
  Pleasures of the Rich
  Pleasures of the Rich is a 1926 silent comedy-drama directed by Louis J. Gasnier and produced by the Tiffany studios with a general distribution through Renown Pictures. This movie stars several well known performers of the time, such as Helene Chadwick, Jack Mulhall, Hedda Hopper and Mary Carr. A...
  
  (1926 Tiffany/Renown)(Extant;Library of Congress)
• The Night Watch (1926 Truart)
• The Night Patrol (1926 Film Booking Offices)
• Somebody's Mother (1926 Rayart Pictures/Independent Sales Corporation)
• Fourth Commandment (1926 Universal Pictures)
• The Wise Guy (1926 First National)
• The Hidden Way (1926 Associated Exhibitors)
• Frenzied Flames (1926 Elbee Pictures)
• The Midnight Message (1926 Goodwill Productions)(Extant;Library of Congress)
• The False Alarm (1926 Columbia Pictures)
• Dame Chance (1926 American Cinema Associates)(Extant;Library of Congress)
• Atta Boy(1926 Monty Banks/Pathe Exchange)
• Whom Shall I Marry (1926 Aywon Film)
• The Show Girl (1927 Rayart)
• Blonde or Brunette (1927 Paramount)(Extant; Library of Congress)
• God's Great Wilderness (1927 American Cinema Associates)
• Paying the Price (1927 Columbia Pictures)(Incomplete;Library of Congress)
• False Morals (1927 Hi-Mark) (Extant; Library of Congress)
• Special Delivery
  Special Delivery (1927 film)
  Special Delivery is a 1927 silent comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Eddie Cantor - Eddie, The Mail Carrier* Jobyna Ralston - Madge, The Girl* William Powell - Harold Jones* Donald Keith - Harrigan, The Fireman...
  
  (1927 Paramount)
• The Swell-Head (1927 Columbia Pictures)(Lost)
• Better Days (1927 Trinity Pictures/First Division)(Extant; Library of Congress)
• Jesse James (1927 Paramount)(Lost)
• On Your Toes (1927 Universal Pictures)(Lost)
• Frenzy (1928 Paramount) (*short)
• Dame Care (1928 Deutsch First National Gmbh)
• A Million for Love (1928 Sterling Pictures)
• Lights of New York
  Lights of New York (1928 film)
  Lights of New York was the first all-talking feature film, released by Warner Brothers and directed by Bryan Foy. The film, which cost only $23,000 to produce, grossed over $1,000,000. It was also the first film to define the crime genre...
  
  (1928 Warner Brothers)(Extant)
• Ehre deine Mutter (Honor Thy Mother) (1928 Deutsche First National Gmbh)
• Love Over Night (1928 Pathe Exchange)(Lost)
• Some Mother's Boy (1929 Rayart)

Sound Films

• Sailor's Holiday (1929)
• Second Wife (1930)
• Trailin Trouble (1930)
• Ladies in Love (1930)
• Hot Curves (1930)
• The Utah Kid (1930)
• Just Imagine
  Just Imagine
  Just Imagine is a 1930 science-fiction musical comedy directed by David Butler, to console audiences distressed by the Great Depression. The film is probably best known for its art direction and special effects in its portrayal of New York City in an imagined 1980...
  
  (1930)
• Midnight Special (1930)
• The Primrose Path (1931)
• Kept Husbands
  Kept Husbands
  - Cast :*Dorothy Mackaill as Dorothea "Dot" Parker Brunton*Joel McCrea as Richard "Dick" Brunton*Ned Sparks as Hughie Hanready*Mary Carr as Mrs. Brunton*Clara Kimball Young as Mrs. Henrietta Post*Robert McWade as Arthur Parker*Bryant Washburn as Charlie Bates...
  
  (1931)
• Beyond Victory (1931)
• Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
  Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
  Stout Hearts and Willing Hands is a 1931 short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1932 for Best Short Subject , but was disqualified.-Cast:* Frank Fay* Lew Cody* Laura La Plante* Alec B...
  
  (1931)
• Honeymoon Lane (1931)
• One Good Turn
  One Good Turn (1931 film)
  One Good Turn is a 1931 short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy.- Plot :Stan and Ollie are victims of the Great depression and are begging for food. A friendly old lady provides them with some sandwiches. Enjoying their meal they hear that the old lady will be thrown out of her house because...
  
  (1931)
• The Fighting Marshall (1931)
• The Law of the Tong (1931)
• The Fighting Fool (1932)
• Pack Up Your Troubles
  Pack Up Your Troubles
  Pack Up Your Troubles is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy film directed by George Marshall and Raymond McCarey, named after the World War I song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and smile, smile, smile." It is the team's second feature-length picture....
  
  (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
  Bombshell (film)
  Bombshell is a Pre-Code film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, C. Aubrey Smith, Mary Forbes and Franchot Tone.-Plot:...
  
  (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
  Go Into Your Dance
  Go Into Your Dance is a 1935 musical film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Glenda Farrell, and Helen Morgan.-Plot:...
  
  (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
  Postal Inspector
  Postal Inspector is a 1936 American film directed by Otto Brower.- Cast :*Ricardo Cortez as Inspector Bill Davis*Patricia Ellis as Connie Larrimore*Michael Loring as Charlie Davis*Bela Lugosi as Gregory Benez*Wallis Clark as Inspector Gil Pottle...
  
  (1936) (*uncredited)
• Rich Relations
  Rich Relations (film)
  - Cast :*Ralph Forbes as Dave Walton*Frances Grant as Nancy Tilton*Barry Norton as Don Blair*Muriel Evans as Trixie Lane*Franklin Pangborn as Mr. Dwight*Wesley Barry as Albert*Jeanie Roberts as Buddy*Crauford Kent as Mr. Colby*Ethel Clayton as Mrs. Blair...
  
  (1937)
• Music for Madame (1937) (*uncredited)
• West of Rainbow's End (1938)
• East Side of Heaven (1939 (*uncredited)
• The Shop Around the Corner
  The Shop Around the Corner
  -External links:* Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism, Issue 1, 2010...
  
  (1940)(*uncredited)
• Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)
• Haunted House (1940)
• Model Wife (1941) (*uncredited)
• Eagle Squadron (1942)
• Oregon Trail (1945)
• Partners in Time (1946)
• Friendly Persuasion
  Friendly Persuasion (film)
  Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 Civil War film starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton and Phyllis Love. The screenplay was adapted by Michael Wilson from the 1945 novel The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West, and was directed by William Wyler...
  
  (1956)

External links

• Mary Carr with Norma Shearer in the film Nothing to Wear (aka A Slave of Fashion)
• brief 1925 bio on Mary Carr