Career
Parker (also known as "" Parker), was a protégé of Mitchell Leisen. Leisen recruited Parker for various projects both on and off the screen starting in 1938. Parker was discovered while performing at the Casa Mañana Theatre in her native Fort Worth, Texas during the Texas Centennial celebrations and given a contract with Paramount Pictures.
She returned from Hollywood in the late 1940s and would only be seen in a few movies from that point (all bit parts).
Her television show Mary Parker Playtime was a show for children in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Saint Stage Hit the Deck (1945 version).
Musical written by Vincent Youmans. Let"s Face lieutenant (1941-1943).
Wartime musical, written by Cole Porter.
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1939/40).