Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers ; March 27, 1907[ citation needed ] – July 20, 1989) was an American film and television actress. A minor actress for much of her career, she managed to secure a plain, unassuming niche for herself in dozens of movies and television shows in a Hollywood career spanning four decades, from 1930 to 1981.
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Mary Treen
Treen in 1938
Born Mary Louise Summers
(1907-03-27 ) March 27, 1907Died July 20, 1989(1989-07-20) (aged 82) Occupation Actress Years active 1930– 1983 Spouse
Herbert C. Pearson
( m. 1944
; died
1965
) Family Mort Mills (cousin)
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Treen was the daughter of attorney Don C. Summers and actress Helene Sullivan Summers. In 1908, when she was 11 months old, her mother sued her father for divorce on the grounds that he failed to provide for her.[1] Her father died while she was an infant. She was reared in California by her mother and stepfather, a physician. She attended Westlake School for Girls and, later, a convent school where she tried out successfully in school plays. She was a Roman Catholic .[2]
During her career, Treen was seen in over 40 films.[3] Among her film roles were Tilly, the secretary of the Building and Loan, in Frank Capra 's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) starring James Stewart , and the role of Pat in the drama Kitty Foyle (1940) starring Ginger Rogers .
In the 1954–1955 season , Treen appeared in 38 episodes as Emily Dodger on the CBS situation comedy Willy .[4]
Her longest-running role was as Hilda, the maid and baby nurse in 64 episodes of the NBC and CBS sitcom The Joey Bishop Show from 1962 to 1965.[ citation needed ]
Treen was a Republican who supported the campaign of Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election .[5]
Treen died of cancer at her home in Newport Beach, California , on July 20, 1989, at age 82. Her only survivors were cousins,[6] including actor Mort Mills .[ citation needed ]
Treen in Danger on Wheels (1940)
Roscoe Karns and Treen in The Navy Way (1944)
Will Osborne and Treen in Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Treen in TV series Bonanza 1961 episode "The Spitfire"
Viennese Nights (1930) – Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)
Crooner (1932) – One of Teddy's Fans (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent (1934) – Nurse (scenes deleted)
Happiness Ahead (1934) – Bob's Comedienne Friend
The St. Louis Kid (1934) – Giddy Girl (scenes deleted)
Babbitt (1934) – Miss McGoun, Babbitt's Secretary
Maybe It's Love (1935) – Secretary (uncredited)
Red Hot Tires (1935) – Maggie
Sweet Music (1935) – Girl at the Railroad (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz (1935) – Isabelle, Hassler's Secretary
Traveling Saleslady (1935) – Miss Wells
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) – Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)
G Men (1935) – Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)
Go into Your Dance (1935) – Silent Showgirl (uncredited)
The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) – Secretary (uncredited)
Front Page Woman (1935) – Nurse (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) – Owen's secretary
Broadway Gondolier (1935) – 2nd Irate Caller (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory (1935) – Beauty Shop Operator
I Live for Love (1935) – Clementine – Donna's Maid
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) – Spudsy's Wife
Shipmates Forever (1935) – Cowboy's Girl (uncredited)
I Found Stella Parish (1935) – Sob Sister (uncredited)
Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) – Violet Johnson – Butch's Girl (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess (1935) – Nurse (uncredited)
Dangerous (1935) – Huree – a Nurse (uncredited)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) – Nurse Margaret Brody
Freshman Love (1936) – Squirmy
Colleen (1936) – Miss Hively – Cedric's Secretary (uncredited)
Brides Are Like That (1936) – Jennie
Snowed Under (1936) – Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)
The Singing Kid (1936) – Secretary (scenes deleted)
The Golden Arrow (1936) – Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936) – Florrie
Public Enemy's Wife (1936) – Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Jailbreak (1936) – Gladys Joy
Love Begins at 20 (1936) – Alice Gillingwater
Stage Struck (1936) – Ms. Warren (uncredited)
Down the Stretch (1936) – Nurse
The Captain's Kid (1936) – Libby, the Housekeeper
Fugitive in the Sky (1936) – Agatha Ormsby
God's Country and the Woman (1937) – Miss Flint
Maid of Salem (1937) – Susy Abbott
They Gave Him a Gun (1937) – Saxe
The Go Getter (1937) – Mrs. Blair
Ever Since Eve (1937) – Employment Clerk
Dance Charlie Dance (1937) – Jennie Wolfe – Arden's Agent
Marry the Girl (1937) – Kidnapped Nurse (uncredited)
Talent Scout (1937) – Janet Morris
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) – Fan with Locket (uncredited)
Second Honeymoon (1937) – Elsie
Missing Witnesses (1937) – Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited)
Change of Heart (1938) – Stenographer (uncredited)
Swing It, Sailor! (1938) – Gertie Burns
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) – Miss Barkow
Kentucky Moonshine (1938) – 'Sugar' Hatfield
Rascals (1938) – Patient (uncredited)
Always Goodbye (1938) – Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)
Young Fugitives (1938) – Kathy
I'll Give a Million (1938) – Nanette (uncredited)
Strange Faces (1938) – Lorry May
Pride of the Navy (1939) – Minor Role (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) – Secretary (uncredited)
For Love or Money (1939) – Amy, The Maid
When Tomorrow Comes (1939) – Waitress (uncredited)
Babes in Arms (1939) – Receptionist (uncredited)
Dad for a Day (1939, Short) – Employment Agency Receptionist (uncredited)
First Love (1939) – Agnes, Barbara's Maid
Danger on Wheels (1940) – Esme
Double Alibi (1940) – Hospital Switchboard Operator
Girl in 313 (1940) – Jenny, Hotel Maid
Queen of the Mob (1940) – Billy's Nurse
Black Diamonds (1940) – Nina Norton
Dulcy (1940) – Miss Twill (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle (1940) – Pat Day
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) – Martha, Sales Girl
The Flame of New Orleans (1941) – Party Guest (uncredited)
Father Takes a Wife (1941) – Secretary
You Belong to Me (1941) – Doris
Pacific Blackout (1941) – Irene
Roxie Hart (1942) – Secretary (uncredited)
The Night Before the Divorce (1942) – Olga – the Maid
True to the Army (1942) – Mae
Ship Ahoy (1942) – Nurse (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady (1942) – Persis
They All Kissed the Bride (1942) – Susie Johnson
Between Us Girls (1942) – Mary Belle
Stand By All Networks (1942) – Nora Cassidy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942) – Dawn (uncredited)
Lady Bodyguard (1943) – Miss Tracy
The Powers Girl (1943) – Nancy
Flight for Freedom (1943) – Newspaper Woman (uncredited)
They Got Me Covered (1943) – Helen
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) – Janie
So Proudly We Hail! (1943) – Lt. Sadie Schwartz
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) – Fan (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast (1943) – Smitty
Hands Across the Border (1944) – Sophie Lawrence
The Navy Way (1944) – Agnes
Swing in the Saddle (1944) – Addie LaTour
I Love a Soldier (1944) – Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant
Casanova Brown (1944) – Monica Case
Tahiti Nights (1944) – Mata
High Powered (1945) – Cassie McQuade
Don Juan Quilligan (1945) – Lucy Blake
Blonde from Brooklyn (1945) – Diane Peabody
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) – Train Passenger at Bar
A Guy Could Change (1946) – Grace Conley
From This Day Forward (1946) – Alice Beesley
Strange Impersonation (1946) – Talkative Nurse
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) – Marie Finch
One Exciting Week (1946) – Mabel Taylor
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) – Cousin Tilly
A Likely Story (1947) – Nurse (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies (1947) – Gladys (uncredited)
Shed No Tears (1948) – Hilda – the Maid (uncredited)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) – Wife (uncredited)
The Snake Pit (1948) – Nurse Jones (uncredited)
Let's Live a Little (1948) – Miss Adams
And Baby Makes Three (1949) – Mrs. Bennett (uncredited)
Young Daniel Boone (1950) – Helen Bryan
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) – Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)
The Stooge (1951) – Ms. Regan (uncredited)
Room for One More (1952) – Grace Roberts
Sailor Beware (1952) – Ginger
Dreamboat (1953) – Wife in Bar (uncredited)
Let's Do It Again (1953) – Nelly – the Maid
Clipped Wings (1953) – Mildred
The Eternal Sea (1955) – Admitting Nurse (uncredited)
When Gangland Strikes (1956) – Emily Parsons
The Birds and the Bees (1956) – Mrs. Burnside
Calling Homicide (1956) – Flo Burton – Script Girl (uncredited)
Bundle of Joy (1956) – Matron
The Go-Getter (1956) – Miss Wellington, aptitude tester
Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957) – Mrs. Bates (uncredited)
Hold That Hypnotist (1957) – Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Gun Duel in Durango (1957) – Spinster
The Last Stagecoach West (1957) – Miss Feeney, Bryceson's Secretary (uncredited)
The Joker Is Wild (1957) – Heckler (uncredited)
The Sad Sack (1957) – Sgt. Hansen
Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958) – Nurse
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) – Mother Bradley (uncredited)
Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) – Mother at Wedding Party (uncredited)
Career (1959) – Marie, Secretary to Shirley Drake
All in a Night's Work (1961) – Miss Schuster
Ada (1961) – Clubwoman with Pecan Pie (uncredited)
Bachelor in Paradise (1961) – Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)
The Errand Boy (1961) – Commissary Cashier
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) – Mrs. Figgot – Hat Customer (uncredited)
Fun in Acapulco (1963) – Mrs Stevers (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963) – Mattress Customer
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) – Mrs. Belden
The Strongest Man in the World (1975) – Mercedes
Goodbye, Franklin High (1978) – Teacher
The Life of Riley as Millie in "Assistant Manager" (1949) starring Jackie Gleason as Riley
The Gene Autry Show (2 episodes, 1952)
Willy (series regular, 1954–1955) as Emily Dodger
Crossroads in "Broadway Trust" (1955)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Mrs. Curtis in "George's Mother-in-Law Trouble" (1955)
Four Star Playhouse as Madeline in "A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln" (1955)
It's a Great Life as Thelma Purcell in "A Job for Kathy" (1955)
Climax! in "The Day They Gave the Babies Away" (1955)
Hey, Jeannie! as Katie in "Jeannie the Policewoman" (1957)
The Jack Benny Program (1957, 1962, 2 episodes)
The Donna Reed Show (1958–1965, 3 episodes)
Bourbon Street Beat as Clairibelle in "Mrs. Viner Vanishes" (1959)
M Squad as Mary Cosgrove in "Voluntary Surrender" (1959) starring Lee Marvin
Dennis the Menace (1960, season 2 episode 6)
The Ann Sothern Show (1959–1960, 2 episodes)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Hazel in "The Doctor and the Redhead" (1960)
The Loretta Young Show as Aunt Gladys in "Off-Duty Affair" (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1962, 3 episodes)
Pete and Gladys (1961–1962, 2 episodes) with Harry Morgan and Cara Williams
Bonanza (1961–1962, 2 episodes)
Ichabod and Me in "The Old Stowe Road" and "Women's Rights" (1962)
The Joey Bishop Show (1962–1965)
Perry Mason as Bess in "The Case of the Baffling Bug" (1965)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies as Mabel in "Help Wanted, Desperately" (1967)
The Brady Bunch as Kay in "Goodbye, Alice, Hello" (1972)
Here's Lucy as Mary Winters in "Lucy Fights the System" (1974)
Laverne and Shirley as Nana Shotz in "The Society Party" (1976)
The Dukes of Hazzard as Aunt Clara Coltrane in "Sadie Hogg Day" (1981)
McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition , New York: Penguin Books, 1996, ISBN 0 14 02 4916 8 , p. 916. Motion Picture and Television Magazine , November 1952, page 34, Ideal Publishers
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