Overview
- Her death on Wednesday was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter by her son, writer and artist Caley O’Dwyer.
- Carr gained a lasting cult following through 1970s collaborations with S. F. Brownrigg, including Don’t Look in the Basement, Poor White Trash Part II and Keep My Grave Open.
- She drew wide attention with a 1987 Designing Women appearance in an episode written by Linda Bloodworth Thomason that later received an Emmy nomination for its script.
- Her screen and stage credits spanned Logan’s Run, Falcon Crest, One Day at a Time, Another World and a 1991 Los Angeles Theatre Center production of The Night of the Iguana.
- Beyond acting, she wrote telefilm material, authored the 1989 comic novel Topsy Turvy Dingo Dog, returned for Don’t Look in the Basement 2 in 2015, and was previously married to Oscar-winning screenwriter Edward Anhalt.