Mara was married to screenwriter/series creator/producer/novelist Roy Huggins and appeared as the leading lady in three episodes of his 1957 television series Maverick, including "Seed of Deception" with James Garner and Jack Kelly in the first season, "The Spanish Dancer" with Kelly and Richard Long in the second season, and "The Marquessa" with Kelly in the third season, after Huggins had left the series.