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Marya Carter
Playboy centerfold appearance
May 1962
Preceded by	Roberta Lane
Succeeded by	Merissa Mathes
Personal details
Born	May 12, 1942 (1942-05-12) (age 67)
Measurements	Bust: 37" Waist: 23" Hips: 36"
Height	5 ft 8½ in (1.74 m)
Weight	126 lb (57 kg; 9.0 st)

Marya Carter (born Zella Maria Grajeda on May 12, 1942) 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.

During the 1960s and 70s, Marya 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.

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. Ihnat died in 1972 of a heart attack.

[edit] Film and Television Work

• 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
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) .... Candy
• 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)
• 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

[edit] External links

• Marya Carter at Playboy.com
• Marya Carter at the Internet Movie Database

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