Marian Ethel Mercer[citation needed] (November 26, 1935 – April 27, 2011) was an American actress and singer.

[1] Additional theatre credits include Hay Fever and the short-lived 1978 revival of Stop the World – I Want to Get Off with Sammy Davis Jr.[1] In 1979, she starred as Deirdre in Bosoms and Neglect.

(Mercer was one of four members of the cast who lasted through the series' network and syndicated runs; the others were Gail Edwards, Paul Kreppel, and Barrie Youngfellow).

She made guest appearances on such shows as Love, American Style; Archie Bunker's Place; Mama's Family; Benson; The Golden Girls; Murder, She Wrote; Touched by an Angel; and Suddenly Susan, among many others.

Mercer was a resident of the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California[5] where she resided until her death on April 27, 2011, from Alzheimer's disease in Newbury Park, California at the age of 75.