Marya Carter

American actress and model

Marya Carter
Playboy centerfold appearance
May 1962
Preceded by	Roberta Lane
Succeeded by	Merissa Mathes
Personal details
Born	Zella Maria Grajeda (1942-05-12) May 12, 1942 (age 82)^[1] Los Angeles County, California
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)^[1]

Marya "Sally" Carter (born Zella Maria Grajeda; May 12, 1942)^[1] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the month for its May 1962 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Paul Morton Smith.^[1]

During the 1960s and 1970s, Carter pursued an acting career, mostly appearing in B-movies and guest roles on television. She used several names for her credits; among them were Sally Carter, Sally Carter Hunt, Sally Carter Ihnat, and Sally Ihnat.^{[citation needed]}

She was married to Steve Ihnat, a character actor best known for playing Fleet Captain Garth of Izar in the Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy". They had two children. Steve Ihnat died in 1972 of a heart attack on Marya's 30th birthday. She was subsequently married to the game show host Peter Marshall, divorcing in 1983.

Filmography

Switch – "Dangerous Curves" (1978) ... Adele
Charlie's Angels – "Terror on Ward One" (1977) ... Nurse Farragut
The Rookies:
- Sudden Death (1976)
- Key Witness (1974) ... Mrs. Stafford
- Frozen Smoke (1973) ... Mrs. Potter
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (1975) (TV) ... Irene Daniels
The New Land – "The Word Is: Persistence" (1974)
Police Story – "Chain of Command" (1974) ... Janice Magill
Emergency! – "Audit" (1973) ... First Woman
The Red Pony (1973) (TV) ... Miss Willis
Do Not Throw Cushions Into the Ring (1970) ... The Wife
The New Interns (1964) ... Nurse
The Greatest Show on Earth – "A Place to Belong" (1964) ... Jeannie
My Favorite Martian – "Who Am I?" (1964) ... Nurse
The Dick Van Dyke Show – "The Man from Emperor" (1964) ... Sexy Secretary/Florence
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – "Goodbye, George" (1963) ... Starlet
The Phantom Planet (1961) ... Juror

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Playmate data". Retrieved November 9, 2010.

External links

Marya Carter at IMDb
Marya Carter May 1962

Playboy Playmates of 1962

Merle Pertile	Kari Knudsen	Pamela Gordon	Roberta Lane	Marya Carter	Merissa Mathes
Unne Terjesen	Jan Roberts	Mickey Winters	Laura Young	Avis Kimble	June Cochran