Veteran Ray Donovan and ER actress Mary Mara's family and colleagues are now remembering the ways she made their lives brighter in the wake of her tragic passing.
Sometimes an entertainer will make us realize that we didn't know how great they were until they're gone. Because when someone does their job well but doesn't seek any glory for it, we can find ourselves appreciating what they did even if we didn't recognize it as their work at the time.
But in such cases, it's not unusual to find that their colleagues knew exactly how underrated they were and were happy to sing their praises before the public at large would listen.
And from the sounds of it, that was very true in Mara's case as her sudden drowning prompted those she had become close to over the years to share how much she meant to them both as a performer and as a person.