Mary Black (born Mary Carter Walsh, 26 October 1935, Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian actress who left acting in 1970 to raise her children, then restarted her career in Vancouver in 1995. She has over 78 credits and has worked with directors including Zack Snyder, Neil LaBute, and Jason Reitman. Her film credits include Elf (2003), The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Fido (2007), and Man of Steel (2013). On television she has appeared in Monk, Supernatural, Gracepoint (4 episodes), and A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2018). No major awards are on record.

Filmography

• 2018Keepers of the Flame
• A Series of Unfortunate Events — Sweet Old Lady
• 2017The Layover — Meemaw
• 2017When Calls The Heart: The Christmas Wishing Tree — Myra McCormick
• 2016A Family of Ghosts — Gertrude
• 2016Trunk — Grandma
• Impastor — Mrs Lutz
• 2015No Men Beyond This Point — Helen Duvall
• Zoo — Vera Salvon
• Gracepoint — Mrs. Novik
• 2014Leprechaun: Origins — Mary
• 2013After All These Years — Helen Nickerson
• 2013Garage Sale Mystery — Duchess
• 2013Man of Steel — Ro-Zar
• 2010Call Me Mrs. Miracle — Betty
• R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour — Gladys, Clare
• 2009A Dog Named Christmas — Jean Fisher
• 2009Case 39 — Custody Judge
• 2009Personal Effects — Peggy
• Sanctuary — Grace
• 2008Whispers and Lies — Rose
• Blood Ties — Lavena
• 2006Fido — Mrs. Henderson
• 2006Final Days of Planet Earth — Old Lady on Bus
• Men in Trees — Minnie
• 2006Murder on Pleasant Drive — Mickey Gladden
• 2006Past Sins — Evelyn Watts
• 2006Slither — Woman in Basement
• 2006The Wicker Man — Sister Oak
• 2005Dark Pines — Winnifred Trainor
• 2005Home for the Holidays — Lois Krem
• Supernatural — Elderly Patient
• 2005The Exorcism of Emily Rose — Dr. Vogel
• 2005The Fog — Aunt Connie
• 2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants — Bailey's Neighbor
• 2004Family Sins — Judge
• The Collector
• The Mountain
• 2003Before I Say Goodbye — Rhoda Johnson
• 2003Elf — Nurse
• 2003Hope Springs — Mrs. Peterson
• 2002Dead in a Heartbeat — Mrs. Trivers
• 2002Deadly Little Secrets — Mrs. Alard
• 2002Door to Door — Mrs. Warren
• Monk — Kelly Street
• 2001My Love, My Umbrella — Umbrella Thief
• 2000In the Name of the People — Lynette Burke
• Level 9
• 2000The Guilty — Mrs. Gilbert
• So Weird — Grandma Kathleen
• 1998Circle of Deceit — Cleaning Lady
• Da Vinci's Inquest
• 1998Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister — Church Volunteer
• 1998Wrongfully Accused — Woman with I.V.
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Judge (segment "The Devil's Autograph")
• Millennium — Mrs. Nesmith
• 1970Goin' Down the Road — Peter's Aunt

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 201650 Years of Star Trek — Self