Mary Treen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-03-27
Day of Death
1989-07-20 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Mary Treen
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1988)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
as Mrs. Olsen
(1978)
Goodbye, Franklin High
as Teacher
(1975)
The Strongest Man in the World
as Mercedes
(1966)
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
as Mrs. Belden
(1963)
Who's Minding the Store?
as Mattress Customer
(1963)
Fun in Acapulco
as Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)
(1962)
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Mrs. Figgot
(1961)
Bachelor in Paradise
as Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)
(1961)
The Errand Boy
as Commissary Cashier
(1961)
All in a Night's Work
as Miss Schuster
(1959)
Career
as Marie, Secretary to Shirley Drake
(1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Nurse
(1958)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
as Mother Bradley (uncredited)
(1957)
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Mrs. Bates (uncredited)
(1957)
The Joker is Wild
as Heckler (uncredited)
(1957)
The Sad Sack
as Sgt. Hansen
(1957)
Gun Duel In Durango
as Miss Henderson
(1957)
(1956)
Bundle of Joy
as Matron
(1956)
The Birds and the Bees
as Mrs. Burnside
(1956)
Calling Homicide
as Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)
(1956)
When Gangland Strikes
as Emily Parsons
(1953)
Let's Do It Again
as Nelly
(1953)
Clipped Wings
as Mildred
(1952)
Room for One More
as Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
(1952)
Sailor Beware
as Ginger
(1952)
Dreamboat
as Wife in Hotel Bar
(1951)
The Stooge
as Ms. Regan (uncredited)
(1950)
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)
(1950)
Young Daniel Boone
as Helen Bryan
(1949)
And Baby Makes Three
as Pregnant woman
(1948)
The Snake Pit
as Nurse Jones
(1948)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Wife (uncredited)
(1948)
Shed No Tears
as Hilda (Uncredited)
(1948)
Let's Live a Little
as Miss Adams
(1947)
A Likely Story
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1947)
Merton of the Movies
as Gladys (uncredited)
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Cousin Tilly
(1946)
One Exciting Week
as Mabel Taylor
(1946)
Strange Impersonation
as Talkative nurse
(1946)
From This Day Forward
as Alice Beesley
(1946)
Swing Parade of 1946
as Marie Finch
(1946)
A Guy Could Change
as Grace Conley
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Train Passenger at Bar
(1945)
High Powered
as Cassie McQuade
(1945)
Don Juan Quilligan
as Lucy Blake
(1945)
Blonde from Brooklyn
as Diane Peabody
(1944)
Casanova Brown
as Monica Case, the Maid
(1944)
Tahiti Nights
as Mata
(1944)
I Love a Soldier
as Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant
(1944)
Hands Across the Border
as Sophie Lawrence
(1944)
The Navy Way
as Agnes
(1944)
Swing in the Saddle
as Addie LaTour
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. Sadie Schwartz
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
(1943)
Flight for Freedom
as Newspaper Woman (uncredited)
(1943)
Hit Parade of 1943
as Janie
(1943)
Mystery Broadcast
as Smitty
(1943)
They Got Me Covered
as Helen
(1943)
The Powers Girl
as Nancy
(1943)
Lady Bodyguard
as Miss Tracy
(1942)
The Night Before the Divorce
as Olga
(1942)
Between Us Girls
as Mary Belle
(1942)
Soaring Stars
as Autograph Seeker
(1942)
They All Kissed the Bride
as Susie Johnson
(1942)
Stand By All Networks
as Nora Cassidy
(1942)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Dawn
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Persis
(1941)
Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Martha
(1941)
Pacific Blackout
as Irene
(1941)
You Belong to Me
as Doris
(1941)
Father Takes a Wife
as Secretary
(1940)
Kitty Foyle
as Pat
(1940)
Double Alibi
as Hospital Switchboard Operator
(1940)
Black Diamonds
as Nina Norton
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Billy's Nurse
(1940)
Girl in 313
as Jenny, Hotel Maid
(1940)
Rodeo Dough
as Mary
(1940)
Danger On Wheels
as Esme
(1940)
Swing with Bing
as Herself
(1939)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Secretary
(1939)
Babes in Arms
as Receptionist (uncredited)
(1939)
First Love
as Agnes, Barbara's Maid
(1939)
Happily Buried
as Waitress
(1939)
Dad for a Day
as Employment Agency Receptionist
(1939)
(1939)
Pride of the Navy
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1939)
A Star Is Shorn
as Patsy
(1938)
Kentucky Moonshine
as Sugar Hatfield
(1938)
Always Goodbye
as Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)
(1938)
Rascals
as Waiting Room Patient
(1938)
I'll Give a Million
as Nanette
(1938)
Young Fugitives
as Kathy
(1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Miss Barkow
(1938)
Swing It, Sailor!
as Gertie Burns
(1938)
Change of Heart
as Stenographer
(1937)
Maid of Salem
as Susy Abbott
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Mrs. Blair
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
as Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited)
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Saxe
(1937)
God's Country and the Woman
as Miss Flint
(1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Fan with Locket (uncredited)
(1937)
Talent Scout
as Janet Morris
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Employment Clerk
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Jennie Wolfe
(1937)
Marry the Girl
as Nurse locked in room
(1937)
Second Honeymoon
as Elsie
(1937)
A Day at Santa Anita
as Mary Treen (uncredited)
(1936)
Colleen
as Miss Hively (uncredited)
(1936)
Jailbreak
as Gladys Joy
(1936)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Nurse Margaret Brody
(1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Florrie the maid
(1936)
Freshman Love
as Squirmy
(1936)
The Golden Arrow
as Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)
(1936)
The Captain's Kid
as Libby, the Housekeeper
(1936)
Love Begins at Twenty
as Alice Gillingwater
(1936)
Public Enemy's Wife
as Telephone Operator
(1936)
Romance in the Air
as Blondie
(1936)
Brides Are Like That
as Jennie
(1936)
Snowed Under
as Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)
(1936)
Down the Stretch
as Nurse
(1936)
Fugitive in the Sky
as Agatha Ormsby
(1935)
'G' Men
as Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)
(1935)
(1935)
Shipmates Forever
as Cowboy's Girl (uncredited)
(1935)
Broadway Hostess
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1935)
Broadway Gondolier
as 2nd Irate Caller
(1935)
Front Page Woman
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Spudsy's Wife
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Isabelle
(1935)
Maybe It's Love
as Secretary (uncredited)
(1935)
Traveling Saleslady
as Miss Wells
(1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride
as Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)
(1935)
Red Hot Tires
as Maggie
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Beauty Shop Operator
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Owen's Secretary
(1935)
I Live for Love
as Clementine
(1935)
Miss Pacific Fleet
as Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)
(1935)
Sweet Music
as Woman at train station (uncredited)
(1934)
Happiness Ahead
as Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve
(1934)
Babbitt
as Miss McGoun
(1931)
Blue of the Night
as Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses
(1930)
Viennese Nights
as Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)
(1930)
Surprise
as Mary - Oswald's Wife