Mary Anne McGarry, a talented actress, director, writer, and producer, held dual citizenship in the United States and Ireland. Born to Irish-American parents in Cincinnati, Ohio, she began her acting career at the tender age of 14, landing her first professional role as Irina in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" at St. Louis' Gaslight Theater.
Throughout her illustrious career, Mary Anne has acted, directed, written, and produced theater across the United States, with a steadying supply of performances to keep her passion for theater satisfied. She has had parallel careers in both theater and academia, studying at esteemed institutions such as Quebec's Universite Laval, Britain's Cambridge University, St. Louis University, and Northwestern University, where she earned a Ph.D. in theater and film.
Mary Anne has had the privilege of working with numerous renowned theater companies, including the Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, the Mark Taper Forum of Los Angeles, the Pasadena Playhouse, Steppenwolf, Northlight Rep, and Court Theaters of Chicago, as well as the Folger Theater in Washington D.C., the Public Theater in New York City, People's Light & Theater Co in Pennsylvania, Sacramento Theater Company, and her own summer Shakespeare Festival in Geneva, Illinois.
In addition to her impressive theater credits, Mary Anne has also made a name for herself in television and film, having worked on various projects, including the popular sitcom "Roseanne", although she was unfortunately fired from the first season alongside George Clooney. Despite this setback, she has continued to work with many talented individuals in the industry.
Mary Anne's one-woman show, "Honeymoon in Galway", received critical acclaim, being named "Best of the Year" by the Los Angeles Times, and is currently in development for film, with Arthur Lappin as executive producer. Her screenplay, "Craving for That Kind of Love", set in Harlem and London in the 1920s, is also in development for UK television.
As a published author, Mary Anne has written her first mystery novel, "Homicide Nun", which features an Irish nun as a reluctant homicide detective, transplanted to Riverside, California. Mary Anne is a devoted mother to her daughter, grandmother to her three grandchildren, and sister to her three siblings.
