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Mary Treen

Mary Treen

1907-03-27 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers, March 27, 1907 – July 20, 1989) was an American film and television actress, a familiar face who brought levity to the screen. A minor actress for much of her career, she managed to secure a plain, unassuming niche for herself in the Hollywood of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Early years She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of attorney Don. C. Summers and actress Helene Sullivan Summers. In 1908, when Mary Louise was 11 months old, her mother sued her father for divorce on the grounds that he failed to provide for her. Her father died while she was an infant. She was reared in California by her mother and her stepfather, a physician. Treen attended the Westlake School for Girls and a convent where she tried out successfully in school plays. Career During her career, Treen was seen in over 40 films. Among her film roles were Tilly, the secretary of the Building and Loan, in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and the role of Pat in the drama Kitty Foyle (1940) starring Ginger Rogers. Her longest-running role was as Hilda, the maid and baby nurse, in 64 episodes from 1962 to 1965 of the NBC and CBS sitcom The Joey Bishop Show. Earlier, in the 1954–1955 season, she was cast in thirty-eight episodes as Emily Dodger on the CBS sitcom Willy. Death Treen died of cancer in Newport Beach, California, July 20, 1989. She was 82. Her only survivors were distant cousins. One of her cousins was actor Mort Mills.

Filmography

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

1983 · Movie

as Mrs. Olsen

Goodbye, Franklin High

Goodbye, Franklin High

1978 · Movie

as Teacher

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · TV Show

as Sister #2

The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World

1975 · Movie

as Mercedes

Happy Days

Happy Days

1974 · TV Show

as Miss Prism

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 · TV Show

as Miss Crenshaw, Clerk

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

1969 · TV Show

as Mrs. Drucker

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

1968 · TV Show

as Mary Winters

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

1966 · Movie

as Mrs. Belden

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1965 · TV Show

as Mabel

Green Acres

Green Acres

1965 · TV Show

as Telephone Operator

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964 · TV Show

as Woman #1

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

1963 · Movie

as Mattress Customer

Fun in Acapulco

Fun in Acapulco

1963 · Movie

as Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

1962 · Movie

as Mrs. Figgot

Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise

1961 · Movie

as Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)

The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

1961 · Movie

as Commissary Cashier

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

1961 · Movie

as Miss Schuster

The Joey Bishop Show

The Joey Bishop Show

1961 · TV Show

as Hilda

Hazel

Hazel

1961 · TV Show

as Nurse

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · TV Show

as Clara Lindsey, Rose Pine

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960 · TV Show

as Hotel Plaza Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Career

Career

1959 · Movie

as Marie

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · TV Show

as Mrs. Shaughnessy, Annie Wilson

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1959 · TV Show

as Cook

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958 · Movie

as Nurse

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

1958 · Movie

as Mother Bradley (uncredited)

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

1958 · TV Show

as Mrs. Larson, Sunny Cooper, Miss Winters

The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

1957 · Movie

as Sgt. Hansen

Gun Duel in Durango

Gun Duel in Durango

1957 · Movie

as Miss Henderson

The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

1957 · Movie

as Heckler (uncredited)

Last Stagecoach West

Last Stagecoach West

1957 · Movie

Public Pigeon No. 1

Public Pigeon No. 1

1957 · Movie

as Mrs. Bates (uncredited)

Down Liberty Road

Down Liberty Road

1957 · Movie

as Secretary (Uncredited)

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 · TV Show

as Bess

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957 · TV Show

as Bessie Treymore (uncredited)

Bundle of Joy

Bundle of Joy

1956 · Movie

as Matron

Calling Homicide

Calling Homicide

1956 · Movie

as Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)

When Gangland Strikes

When Gangland Strikes

1956 · Movie

as Emily Parsons

The Birds and the Bees

The Birds and the Bees

1956 · Movie

as Mrs. Burnside

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!

1956 · TV Show

as Katie

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Willy

1954 · TV Show

December Bride

December Bride

1954 · TV Show

as Mrs. Schultz

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · TV Show

as Dress Shop Owner (uncredited)

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1953 · Movie

as Nelly

Clipped Wings

Clipped Wings

1953 · Movie

as Mildred

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953 · TV Show

as Aunt Gladys

Dreamboat

Dreamboat

1952 · Movie

as Wife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)

Room for One More

Room for One More

1952 · Movie

as Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)

Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

1952 · Movie

as Ginger

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · TV Show

as Madeline

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 · TV Show

The Stooge

The Stooge

1951 · Movie

as Ms. Regan (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951 · TV Show

as Girl in Park

The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950 · Movie

as Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)

Young Daniel Boone

Young Daniel Boone

1950 · Movie

as Helen Bryan

The Gene Autry Show

The Gene Autry Show

1950 · TV Show

as Adele Tompkins, Netty Blinkensop

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · TV Show

as Self (uncredited)

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

1950 · TV Show

as Singer at Party, Mrs. Jameson

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950 · TV Show

as Mrs. Curtis

And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

1949 · Movie

as Pregnant woman

The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

1949 · TV Show

as Millie

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948 · Movie

as Wife (uncredited)

Shed No Tears

Shed No Tears

1948 · Movie

as Hilda (Uncredited)

The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit

1948 · Movie

as Nurse Jones (uncredited)

Let's Live a Little

Let's Live a Little

1948 · Movie

as Miss Adams

A Likely Story

A Likely Story

1947 · Movie

as Nurse (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

1947 · Movie

as Gladys (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Movie

as Cousin Tilly

Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation

1946 · Movie

as Talkative nurse

From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

1946 · Movie

as Alice Beesley

One Exciting Week

One Exciting Week

1946 · Movie

as Mabel Taylor

Swing Parade of 1946

Swing Parade of 1946

1946 · Movie

as Marie Finch

A Guy Could Change

A Guy Could Change

1946 · Movie

as Grace Conley

She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945 · Movie

as Train Passenger at Bar

Blonde from Brooklyn

Blonde from Brooklyn

1945 · Movie

as Diane Peabody

High Powered

High Powered

1945 · Movie

as Cassie McQuade

Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan

1945 · Movie

as Lucy Blake

Casanova Brown

Casanova Brown

1944 · Movie

as Monica Case, the Maid

Hands Across the Border

Hands Across the Border

1944 · Movie

as Sophie Lawrence

I Love a Soldier

I Love a Soldier

1944 · Movie

as Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant

Swing in the Saddle

Swing in the Saddle

1944 · Movie

as Addie LaTour

Tahiti Nights

Tahiti Nights

1944 · Movie

as Mata

The Navy Way

The Navy Way

1944 · Movie

as Agnes

Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

1943 · Movie

as Newspaper Woman (uncredited)

So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail

1943 · Movie

as Lt. Sadie Schwartz

Mystery Broadcast

Mystery Broadcast

1943 · Movie

as Smitty

The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl

1943 · Movie

as Nancy

Hit Parade of 1943

Hit Parade of 1943

1943 · Movie

as Janie

They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered

1943 · Movie

as Helen

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 · Movie

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Lady Bodyguard

Lady Bodyguard

1943 · Movie

as Miss Tracy

Stand By All Networks

Stand By All Networks

1942 · Movie

as Nora Cassidy

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Soaring Stars

1942 · Movie

as Autograph Seeker

The Night Before the Divorce

The Night Before the Divorce

1942 · Movie

as Olga

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

1942 · Movie

as Mary Belle

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

1942 · Movie

as Dawn

They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride

1942 · Movie

as Susie Johnson

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941 · Movie

as Martha

You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1941 · Movie

as Doris

The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1941 · Movie

as Persis

Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout

1941 · Movie

as Irene

Father Takes a Wife

Father Takes a Wife

1941 · Movie

as Secretary

Girl in 313

Girl in 313

1940 · Movie

as Jenny, Hotel Maid

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

1940 · Movie

as Pat

Rodeo Dough

Rodeo Dough

1940 · Movie

as Mary

Danger On Wheels

Danger On Wheels

1940 · Movie

as Esme

Black Diamonds

Black Diamonds

1940 · Movie

as Nina Norton

Double Alibi

Double Alibi

1940 · Movie

as Hospital Switchboard Operator

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Swing with Bing

1940 · Movie

as Herself

Queen of the Mob

Queen of the Mob

1940 · Movie

as Billy's Nurse

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Pride of the Navy

1939 · Movie

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Dad for a Day

Dad for a Day

1939 · Movie

as Employment Agency Receptionist

A Star Is Shorn

A Star Is Shorn

1939 · Movie

as Patsy

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939 · Movie

as Secretary

First Love

First Love

1939 · Movie

as Agnes, Barbara's Maid

Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms

1939 · Movie

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

1939 · Movie

as Mary

Happily Buried

Happily Buried

1939 · Movie

as Waitress

When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

1939 · Movie

as Waitress (uncredited)

Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine

1938 · Movie

as Sugar Hatfield

Swing It, Sailor!

Swing It, Sailor!

1938 · Movie

as Gertie Burns

Always Goodbye

Always Goodbye

1938 · Movie

as Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)

Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938 · Movie

as Miss Barkow

Young Fugitives

Young Fugitives

1938 · Movie

as Kathy

I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938 · Movie

as Nanette

Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1938 · Movie

as Stenographer

Rascals

Rascals

1938 · Movie

as Waiting Room Patient

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Strange Faces

1938 · Movie

as Lorry May

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937 · Movie

as Saxe

God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman

1937 · Movie

as Miss Flint

Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

1937 · Movie

as Nurse locked in room

A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita

1937 · Movie

as Mary Treen (uncredited)

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1937 · Movie

as Employment Clerk

Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

1937 · Movie

as Jennie Wolfe

Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

1937 · Movie

as Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited)

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937 · Movie

as Susy Abbott

Talent Scout

Talent Scout

1937 · Movie

as Janet Morris

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937 · Movie

as Mrs. Blair

Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

1937 · Movie

as Elsie

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

1937 · Movie

as Fan with Locket (uncredited)

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936 · Movie

as Nurse Margaret Brody

Colleen

Colleen

1936 · Movie

as Miss Hively (uncredited)

Down the Stretch

Down the Stretch

1936 · Movie

as Nurse

Murder by an Aristocrat

Murder by an Aristocrat

1936 · Movie

as Florrie

Fugitive in the Sky

Fugitive in the Sky

1936 · Movie

as Agatha Ormsby

Jailbreak

Jailbreak

1936 · Movie

as Gladys Joy

Freshman Love

Freshman Love

1936 · Movie

as Squirmy

Love Begins at Twenty

Love Begins at Twenty

1936 · Movie

as Alice Gillingwater

Brides Are Like That

Brides Are Like That

1936 · Movie

as Jennie

The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid

1936 · Movie

as Libby, the Housekeeper

Snowed Under

Snowed Under

1936 · Movie

as Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)

The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow

1936 · Movie

as Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)

Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

1936 · Movie

as Telephone Operator

Romance in the Air

Romance in the Air

1936 · Movie

as Blondie

The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935 · Movie

as Spudsy's Wife

Sweet Music

Sweet Music

1935 · Movie

as Woman at train station (uncredited)

Broadway Hostess

Broadway Hostess

1935 · Movie

as Nurse (uncredited)

Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

1935 · Movie

as Secretary (uncredited)

I Live for Love

I Live for Love

1935 · Movie

as Clementine

Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires

1935 · Movie

as Maggie

Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935 · Movie

as 2nd Irate Caller

Dangerous

Dangerous

1935 · Movie

'G' Men

'G' Men

1935 · Movie

as Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935 · Movie

as Beauty Shop Operator

Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady

1935 · Movie

as Miss Wells

A Night at the Ritz

A Night at the Ritz

1935 · Movie

as Isabelle

Miss Pacific Fleet

Miss Pacific Fleet

1935 · Movie

as Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)

The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935 · Movie

as Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)

Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman

1935 · Movie

as Nurse (uncredited)

Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

1935 · Movie

as Cowboy's Girl (uncredited)

Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935 · Movie

as Owen's Secretary

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1934 · Movie

as Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve

Babbitt

Babbitt

1934 · Movie

as Miss McGoun

Blue of the Night

Blue of the Night

1931 · Movie

as Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses

Viennese Nights

Viennese Nights

1930 · Movie

as Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)

Surprise

Surprise

1930 · Movie

as Mary - Oswald's Wife