Actress. Best remembered for her roles as ‘Nurse Clara ‘Starch’ Willoughby’ on “Trapper John, M.D.” from 1979 until her death in 1980, and ‘Bertha’ on “All My Children” from 1977 to 1978. McCarty’s films include, “All That Jazz” (1979), “Somebody Killed Her Children” (1978), “My Six Loves” (1963), “Babes In Toyland” (1961), “Pillow Talk” (1959), “The French Line” (1954), “Hit Parade of 1947” (1947), “Girls Of The Big House” (1945), “Bells Of Rosarita” (1945), “Tell It To A Star” (1945), “In The Meantime Darling” (1944), “The Youngest Profession” (1943), “Ice Capades Revue” (1942), “High School” (1940), “Keep Smiling” (1938), “Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm” (1938), and Woman-Wise” (1937). She also appeared as a regular performer on “The Admiral Broadway Revue” in 1949, as a panelist on “Celebrity Time” from 1951 to 1952, and was a noted stage actress creating the original role of ‘Mama Morton’ in the Broadway version of “Chicago” and she was awarded a Tony Award nomination for her performance in “Anna Christie” in 1977. (bio by: K)