Actress. She will be best remembered for her role as the drunken foul-mouthed house mother 'Mrs. Mac' in the Canadian holiday horror film classic, "Black Christmas" (1974). The film, which was directed by Bob Clark, also starred Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, and John Saxon, tells the story of a group of sorority girls who are stalked by a psychopathic stranger during their Christmas break.Ironically the film role was said to have been first offered to actress Bette Davis but she turned it down. The film was remade in 2019 with SCTV alumni actress and comedian Andrea Martin. She was born Marian Ann Waldman to Ashkenazi Jews in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 16, 1924. She was primarily a choir girl and a veteran stage actress in numerous stage productions for over thirty years before turning to films and television. She made her film debut playing the role of 'Elsa Britton' in the television horror movie, "When Michael Calls" in 1972. The film tells the story of a woman who is being harassed by telephone calls by an unknown caller who claims to be her nephew who died fifteen years before. The movie was directed by British film director Philip Leacock, and also starred Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, and a very young Michael Douglas. Besides, "When Michael Calls" (1972), and "Black Christmas" (1974), she also appeared in the films, "Class Of '44" (1973), "Deranged: Confessions Of A Necrophile" (1974), "A Cosmic Christmas" (1977), and "Phobia" (1980). She was also a screenwriter for television and she wrote episodes for the television series, "Police Surgeon" from 1971 to 1972, "The Starlost" in 1973, and "High Hopes" in 1978. She was married to Mortimer Forer who was a writer for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (or CBC) radio programs and with whom she would sometimes collaborate with on projects including, "As It Happens" and "10 Sussex Drive." Her husband Mortimer predeceased her in 1981. She passed away in her native Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 5, 1985, at the age of 60, following a battle with breast cancer. Her funeral was held at Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and she was buried with her husband Mortimer in Beth Tzedec Memorial Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where several other famous Canadian personalities are also laid to rest.