FILMOGRAPHY (Mary at the movies)
In this section you will find some information about the movies and the TV series Mary has starred in so far.
• I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Mary playing Tanya
Air Date: September 11, 2009
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Tagline: Hope is closer than you think.
Plot Synopsis: When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of Raymond, her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Columbian immigrant looking for work, moves into April's basement room. Making amends for his own troubled past, Sandino challenges April to open her heart. And April soon realizes she must make the biggest choice of her life: between her old ways with Raymond and the new possibilities of family, faith... and even true love.
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• 30 Rock: Kidney Now! (Season 3, Episode 22)
Mary playing herself
Air Date: May 14, 2009
Genre: Comedy
Created by: Don Scardino
Plot Synopsis: Jack's on the hunt to find his birth dad. Only problem is there are three to choose from. When Jack is introduced to them one by one, it makes for hilarious scenes. When Jack's figures out which one he is, the man says he's so happy to meet him. Jack starts warming to the idea that it's because the man wants to be a 'real dad' to him. The reason is much funnier.
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• One Life to Live (Season 1, Episode 9876)
• One Life to Live (Season 1, Episode 10125)
Mary playing herself
Air Date: July 28, 2006 and November 19, 2008
Genre: Drama
Plot Synopsis: 'One Life to Live' premiered in 1968, centering on the lives of the citizens of the fictional town of Llanview, PA. Concentrating on the wealthy Lord family, and the middle-class Woleks and Rileys, the show was one of the first daytime dramas to depict people from all sorts of backgrounds. The show was the first to depict an interracial relationship, and among the first to explore drug addiction. It has also depicted dissociative identity disorder, cultism, out-of-body experiences, international espionage, time travel, and even underground cities!
• Entourage: Gary's Desk (Season 4, Episode 8)
Mary playing herself
Air Date: August 5, 2007
Genre: Comedy
Created by: Doug Ellin
Tagline: Maybe you can have it all.
Plot Synopsis: In this sitcom, the suddenly risen film star Vince Chase, a 'jeune premier' of humble origins, learns the ropes of the business and the the high-profile world of the wealthy happy few in and around Hollywood, but not alone: he brings form his native New York his atypical 'entourage (hence the title), not glitterati or professionals but a close circle of friends since childhood, and his professional agent finds they often make his job harder as the Queens boys not only sponge on the star but also have his ear, so Vince is much harder to counsel.
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• Ghost Whisperer: Mean Ghost (Season 2, Episode 15)
Mary playing Jackie Boyd
Air Date: February 9, 2007
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Created by: John Gray
Tagline: The dead are talking...and she is listening.
Plot Synopsis: After the death of one of the principle cheerleaders, Tais, the Grandview High Cheerleading Team is suffering a series of accidents injuring its cheerleaders. The Cheerleaders blame Maddy, a former cheerleader turned Wiccan Goth, for their string of bad luck. As Melinda tries to help Tais cross over, she becomes reminded of how she was treated while she was in high school.
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• Angel: One More Road to Cross
Mary playing Guardian Angel
Release Date: December 18, 2001
Genre: Documentary, Musical
Plot Synopsis: Rap star and movie actor DMX stars in this dramatization of his own success story. The story of a boy brought up in poverty who rose to fame through his talent for rapping and rhyming, 'Angel' is a heartwarming rags to riches tale. Rhythm and blues diva Mary J. Blige makes a special appearance as DMX's guardian angel.
• Strong Medicine: History (Season 2, Episode 4)
Mary playing Simone Fellows
Air Date: August 5, 2001
Genre: Drama
Created by: Tammy Ader
Tagline: Hope in every heartbeat.
Plot Synopsis: Tough female doctors treat an exclusively female clientele at the Rittenhouse Women's clinic, tackling female-centric issues and trying to make the world a better place in a male-dominated society.
• Prison Song
Mary playing Mrs. Butler
Release Date: April 27, 2001
Genre: Drama, Musical
Directed by: Darnell Martin
Plot Synopsis: A young African-American man battles poverty in order to fulfill his dreams of becoming a photographer. Inspired by his hard-working mom and her live-in companion Cee, Elijah refuses to hang out with troublemakers. But when Cee is arrested, Elijah begins to question whether hard work means anything when you come from the wrong side of the tracks. An innocent childhood prank causes Elijah's first arrest. When his mother suffers a nervous breakdown and is institutionalized, Elijah is forced to live in a shelter. After a fight with a bully results in the death of the thug, Elijah lands in prison, where he learns to draw to express himself and where he comes face to face with his past, present and what he wants his future to be.
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• Gangstresses
Mary playing herself
Release Date: July 11, 2000
Genre: Documentary
Directed by: Harry Davis
Plot Synopsis: Documentary tackles the world of women trying to hustle their way out of poverty by any means necessary. Interviews with drug dealers, strippers, and porn stars graphically detail what some women will do to survive in urban chaos, while profiles of music stars such as Mary J. Blige and Lil' Kim show how some success stories came out of the most difficult circumstances.
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• Moesha: Good Vibrations (Season 5, Episode 1)
Mary playing herself
Air Date: August 23, 1999
Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Henry Chan
Plot Synopsis: "Moesha" is a sitcom that follows the life and times of a black teenager living in the Leimert Park section of Los Angeles, CA. For years since her mother died, Moesha Mitchell has taken care of her father Frank and younger brother Myles. After deciding to fore-go college, Moesha is working at "Vibe Magazine". Her friends are jealous of her seemingly glamorous job but in actual fact she is just a gopher. Meanwhile Moesha's cousin Dorian, has run away from his home in Oakland and is seeking refuge with Myles.
• The Jamie Foxx Show: Papa Don't Preach (Season 2, Episode 14)
Mary playing Ola Mae
Air Date: January 18, 1998
Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Gerren Keith
Plot Synopsis: Jamie King is an aspiring musician from Houston, Texas who has come to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. He then puts his career on hold to work in his family's hotel The King's Tower, which is owned by his Uncle Junior King and his Aunt Helen King. He has two co-workers: The sexy, smooth talking Fancy, constantly wearing tight tops and short skirts, and the odd nemesis Braxton, the straight man who generally serves as the brunt of Jamie's jokes.
• New York Undercover: Private Enemy No. 1 (Season 1, Episode 14)
• New York Undercover: Tag, You're Dead (Season 2, Episode 2)
Mary playing herself
Air Date: January 5, 1995 and September 7, 1995
Genre: Crime, Drama
Directed by: Frederick King Keller and Jace Alexander
Plot Synopsis: Eddie Torres and 'J.C.' Williams are two detectives of the 4th precinct of New York City. In their job they fight against the worst of the society infiltrated like the bandits who try to stop. Helped by his superior, Lt. Cooper, and by their buddies Tommy McNamara and Nina Moreno, all together try to clean the streets of the criminal plague what invade the city.
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