---
name: "Marian Carr"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marian-carr"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 July 1926"
died: "30 July 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:51:00.110124+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Marian Carr

Actor. Born 6 July 1926 in Providence, Kentucky, United States. Died 30 July 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 July 1926, Providence, Kentucky, United States
- **Died:** 30 July 2003

## Biography

Marian Carr (born Marion Dorice Dunn) was an American actress who appeared in films and television from the mid-1940s to the 1960s. She was born on 6 July 1926 in Providence, Kentucky, and died on 30 July 2003 in Palm Desert, California.

After working as a model in Chicago, where she was named 'Chicago's Prettiest Office Worker' in 1946, Carr moved to Los Angeles and began acting in local theatre. She signed a contract with RKO Pictures and made her feature debut in *San Quentin* (1946). She had an uncredited role in *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946) and appeared in Westerns such as *The Devil Thumbs a Ride* (1947) and *Northern Patrol* (1953).

Carr played the character Friday in the film noir *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955). Other credits include *World for Ransom* (1954), *Indestructible Man* (1956), *The Harder They Fall* (1956) and *Nightmare* (1956), as well as television appearances.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955), Fi1m 87, as Friday — [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-me-deadly.md)

## Also known for

- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Jane Wainwright (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *The Harder They Fall* (1956), Alice (uncredited)
- *Indestructible Man* (1956), Eva Martin

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/marian-carr