Mary Lanier

Mary Lanier
Born	Mary Bernadette Anderson August 15, 1912 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.
Died	May 23, 2002 (aged 89) Ojai, California, U.S.A.
Other names	Bernadette Anderson
Spouse	Daniel Garey (1981 – 23 May 2002) (her death) Preston Paul Lanier (? – ?) (his death) 1 child

Mary Lanier (August 15, 1912 — May 23, 2002)^[1] was an American film actress.

Biography

Lanier was born Mary Bernadette Anderson in Mobile, Alabama;^[2] she had one brother named Rupert J. Anderson who had died in 1990 at the age of 80. She had only appeared in two films including Ladies on Sweet Street in 1991 and Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me in 1993. Lanier was married 2 times; her first husband was Preston Paul Lanier, together they had one child Rose Diane Lanier (a.k.a. Diane Ladd), a successful actress; and then in 1981 she married her second husband Daniel Garey, they had no children; they were married until Mary's death. She is also the cousin by marriage of playwright Tennessee Williams; and grandmother of actress Laura Dern, and ex-mother-in-law of Bruce Dern. She was also known as Bernadette Anderson.

Lanier died on May 23, 2002, in Ojai, California, her cause of death is unknown, but some sources say natural causes. She was 89 years old at the time of her death in Ojai, Ca., she was buried in a cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

• Ladies on Sweet Street (1991) - Lady Officer
• Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1993) - Lucille's mother

Notes

1. ^ Mary Lanier
2. ^ Mary Lanier

External links

• Mary Lanier at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Lanier, Mary
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	August 15, 1912
Place of birth	Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.
Date of death	May 23, 2002
Place of death	Ojai, California, U.S.A.