Mary Black plays a "sweet old lady" in the Netflix episodes "The Reptile Room: Part One" and "The Ersatz Elevator: Part Two".
Biography[]
Mary Black is an established Canadian theatrical, film and television actress. She moved west to Vancouver from Toronto in 1995 seeking new adventures, then decided one rainy afternoon to restart the acting career she had left in 1970 to raise her children. It was a good decision, and at the right time. Work started coming in with varied and interesting roles - nuns, judges, vampires, cult leaders and rulers of far away planets (Man of Steel). She has shared the screen with some of Hollywood's top actors, including Russell Crowe, Colin Firth, Nicholas Cage, William H. Macy, Helen Mirren, Renee Zellwigger, Scott Bakula, and Christopher Lloyd. She has worked with directors Bruce Beresford, Neil LaBute, Jake Snyder (Man of Steel), Jerry Ciccoritti, and Jason Reitman (Juno).
In addition to a rich film and television career, Mary has, through the years, satisfied her first love of the theatre by appearing in a variety of new works along with the classics, including staged readings of Shakespeare with the Savage God Company.[1]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Goin' Down the Road | Peter's Aunt | |
| 1998 | Cricle of Deceit | Cleaning Lady | |
| 1998 | Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister | Church Volunteer | |
| 1998 | Wrongfully Accused | Woman with I.V. | |
| 1999 | Fatal Error | Mrs. Morley | |
| 2000 | In the Name of the People | Lynette Burke | |
| 2000 | The Guilty | Mrs. Gilbert | |
| 2000 | The Workshop Junkie | Helen | Short |
| 2001 | Mon amour mon paraluie | Umbrella thief | Short |
| 2002 | Dead in a Heartbeat | Mrs. Trivers | |
| 2002 | Door to Door | Mrs. Warren | |
| 2002 | Deadly Little Secrets | Mrs. Alard | |
| 2002 | Dents in the Sky | Amy Mason | Short |
| 2003 | Before I Say Goodbye | Rhoda Johnson | |
| 2003 | Hope Springs | Mrs. Peterson | |
| 2003 | Casanova at Fifty | Sylvia | Shot |
| 2003 | The Delicate Art of Painting | Grant's Mom | Scenes Deleted |
| 2003 | Elf | Nurse | |
| 2004 | Family Sims | Judge | |
| 2005 | The Magic of Ordinary Days | Marian Case | |
| 2005 | The Harp | Old Woman | Short |
| 2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Bailey's Neighbor | |
| 2005 | Crazy Late | Mrs. Berguson | Short |
| 2005 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Dr. Vogel | |
| 2005 | Break a Leg, Rosie | Customer | Short |
| 2005 | The Fog | Aunt Connie | |
| 2005 | Dark Pines | Winnifred Trainor | |
| 2005 | Home for the Holidays | Lois Krem | |
| 2006 | Final Days of Planet Earth | Old Lady on Bus | |
| 2006 | Slither | Woman in Basement | |
| 2006 | Murder on Pleasant Drive | Mickey Gladden | |
| 2006 | Remission Impossible | Cynical Janitor | Short |
| 2006 | Past Sins | Evelyn Watts | |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man | Sister Oak | |
| 2006 | Fido | Mrrs. Henderson | |
| 2006 | Orpheus | Landlady | |
| 2008 | The Secrets of Pine Cove | Rose | |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | Peggy | |
| 2009 | Case 39 | Custody Judge | |
| 2009 | A Dog Named Christmas | Jean Fisher | |
| 2009 | Revolution | Francesca Heart | |
| 2010 | Miracle in Manhattan | Betty | |
| 2010 | The Beast of Bottomless Lake | Randi Radford | |
| 2012 | Camera Shy | Hostage #1 | |
| 2012 | The Ties That Remain | Rose | Short |
| 2012 | Says Who? | Cafe Patron | Short |
| 2013 | After All These Years | Helen Nickerson | |
| 2013 | Man of Steel | Ro-Zar | |
| 2013 | Garage Sale Mystery | Duchess | |
| 2014 | Cruel & Unusual | Facilitator | |
| 2014 | Leprechaun: Origins | Mary | |
| 2015 | No Men Beyond This Point | Helen Duvall | |
| 2016 | Beat Around the Bush | Goldie | Short |
| 2016 | Trunk | Grandma | Short |
| 2016 | Marrying the Family | Grandma | |
| 2017 | A Family of Ghosts | Gertrude | Short |
| 2017 | The Layover | Meemaw | |
| 2018 | Any Wednesday | Agnes | Short |
| 2018 | Daedalus | Patty, the Sheriff | Short |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Madison | B.B. Kelly | One Episode |
| 1997-1998 | Millennium | Mary / Mrs. Nesmith | |
| 1997-1999 | Dead Man's Gun | Elena / Old Crone | |
| 1999 | Master Keaton | Phil's Mother | One Episode |
| 1999 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Teri Vale | One Episode |
| 1999 | So Weird | Grandma Kathleen | One Episode |
| 2000 | Hollywood Off-Ramp | One Episode | |
| 2000 | Cold Squad | Eleanor Walsh | One Episode |
| 2001 | Level 9 | Ellen Landry | One Episode |
| 2001 | Mysterious Ways | Mrs. Katie Ballard | One Episode |
| 2001 | Pasadena | Mrs. Parker | One Episode |
| 2002 | Monk | Kelly Street | |
| 2002 | Just Cause | Judge Lewis | One Episode |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | Joyce | One Episode |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Mrs. Beckham | One Episode |
| 2004 | The Collector | Judge | One Episode |
| 2005 | The Mountain | Old Woman | One Episode |
| 2007 | Men in Trees | Minnie | One Episode |
| 2007 | Blood Ties | Lavena | One Episode |
| 2006-2007 | Supernatural | Grandma / Elderly Patient | |
| 2007 | Dragon Boys | Betty Majone | |
| 2009 | Mixed Blessings | Gradma Kowalchuk | One Episode |
| 2010 | Sanctuary | Grace | One Episode |
| 2011-2012 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Gladys / Clare | |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Mrs. Novik | |
| 2015 | Impastor | Mrs. Lutz | One Episode |
| 2015 | iZombie | Clara | One Episode |
| 2016 | Zoo | Vera Salvon | One Episode |
| 2017 | No Tomorrow | Nan | One Episode |
| 2016-2017 | When Calls the Heart | Mrs. McCormick / Old Settler Woman | |
| 2017-2018 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Sweet Old Lady | |
| 2019 | Project Blue Book | Evelyn Meters | One Episode |