Carolyn Conwell (May 16, 1930 – October 22, 2012) was an American actress. Conwell studied under

Herbert Berghof Herbert Berghof (September 13, 1909 – November 5, 1990) was an American actor, director and acting teacher.Kennedy, Dennis. ''The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance'', Oxford Univ. Press (2010) p. 61 Early life Berghof was born in ...

in New York and

Jeff Corey Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor. He was blacklisted in the 1950s and became an acting coach for a period, before returning to film and television work in the 1960s. ...

in Los Angeles. She appeared in many theatre productions, including ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

'' and ''

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pe ...

''. Conwell had three children and resided in Los Angeles. She was best known for playing Mary Williams on ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' (1980–2004).

Filmography

*'' Torn Curtain'' (1966) – Farmer's Wife *''

The Big Valley ''The Big Valley'' is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour epis ...

'' (1967–1968, TV Series) – Mrs. Wiggins / Idanell Bowles *'' The Boston Strangler'' (1968) – Irmgard DeSalvo *'' Medical Center'' (1969, TV Series) – Doris Webb *''

Nanny and the Professor ''Nanny and the Professor'' is an early 1970s American sitcom created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century-Fox Television that aired on ABC from January 21, 1970 until December 27, 1971. During pre-production, the proposed ...

'' (1970, TV Series) – Mrs. Parsons *'' Adam at 6 A.M.'' (1970) – Mavis *'' The Magnificent Seven Ride!'' (1972) – Martha *'' The Quest'' (1976, TV Series) – Luana *'' Lou Grant'' (1978, TV Series) – Mrs. Pratt *''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books comprise a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adulthood in the Midwestern United States, Americ ...

'' (1979, TV Series) – Bess Slade *''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' (1980, TV Series) *''

Knots Landing ''Knots Landing'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially cente ...

'' (1980, TV Series) – Hooker *'' Cheech & Chong's Next Movie'' (1980) – Swedish Maid *''

'' (1980–2004, TV Series) – Mary Williams (final appearance)

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* 1930 births 2012 deaths Actresses from Chicago American stage actresses American television actresses Place of death missing 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1930s-stub