Mary Gardner

&nbsp Mary Gardner, also known as "Aunt Mary" is a fictional character on the soap opera Generations.

She was portrayed by Mina Kolb.

Background
She has comes from a wealthy family.

She had a brother, Hugh, who is the father of Jessica Gardner.

GEN storylines
Mary first appeared after the death of her brother, Hugh. She and her niece, Jessica Gardner, discovered from Hugh's attorney, Phillip Webb, that they would split Hugh's estate if Jessica's estranged son, Jason Craig, isn't located.

When Jason did show up to claim in the inheritance, Mary and Jessica split the inheritance. Mary and Rob Donnelly became cohorts. She later agreed that Jason should receive a portion of she and Jessica's inheritance. Mary told Jason he has to sign some papers to receive his inheritance. When Jason signs the papers, he waived any further rights to his grandfather's estate. When Jason discovered from Sam Whitmore about she and Jessica's deceit, he hired Gail Brinkley to help him get his rightful inheritance. Mary and Jessica offered to give Jason several thousands of dollars from the inheritance money, which he rejected.

Mary agreed to sign Jason's agreement settlement. When Mary Gardner first appeared, she was the chairperson of the prestigious mayor's arts council.

Ruth Marshall sought to become a member of the mayor's arts council and was grilled by several other members, including Mary and Laura McCallum for being the daughter of the maid to the Whitmore family; but Doreen Jackson jumped to her defense and eventually Ruth became a member of the arts council.

Occupation

 * Chairwoman of the mayor's arts council