Mary Treen
Biography
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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.
Acting (143 movies)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
Strange Impersonation
1946
The Sad Sack
1957
Bundle of Joy
1956
Calling Homicide
1956
Girl in 313
1940
When Gangland Strikes
1956
Casanova Brown
1944
The Stooge
1951
Hands Across the Border
1944
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
You Belong to Me
1941
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Flight for Freedom
1943
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
Colleen
1936
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
So Proudly We Hail
1943
God's Country and the Woman
1937
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
Mystery Broadcast
1943
Stand By All Networks
1942
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
From This Day Forward
1946
Sweet Music
1935
And Baby Makes Three
1949
Broadway Hostess
1935
Maybe It's Love
1935
Down the Stretch
1936
Let's Do It Again
1953
Marry the Girl
1937
I Live for Love
1935
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966
Career
1959
Dad for a Day
1939
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
Swing It, Sailor!
1938
I Love a Soldier
1944
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
Always Goodbye
1938
Pacific Blackout
1941
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
Kitty Foyle
1940
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
Young Fugitives
1938
Blonde from Brooklyn
1945
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
The Birds and the Bees
1956
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962
Ever Since Eve
1937
A Star Is Shorn
1939
The Powers Girl
1943
Shed No Tears
1948
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
Dreamboat
1952
Red Hot Tires
1935
I'll Give a Million
1938
Broadway Gondolier
1935
Fugitive in the Sky
1936
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
Dangerous
1935
'G' Men
1935
Swing in the Saddle
1944
Page Miss Glory
1935
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
First Love
1939
High Powered
1945
Babes in Arms
1939
Rodeo Dough
1940
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
Missing Witnesses
1937
Traveling Saleslady
1935
Tahiti Nights
1944
One Exciting Week
1946
A Likely Story
1947
The Joker is Wild
1957
Maid of Salem
1937
Merton of the Movies
1947
The Snake Pit
1948
Jailbreak
1936
Happiness Ahead
1934
Talent Scout
1937
Freshman Love
1936
They Got Me Covered
1943
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
Between Us Girls
1942
Swing Parade of 1946
1946
Room for One More
1952
Love Begins at Twenty
1936
Change of Heart
1938
Danger On Wheels
1940
Brides Are Like That
1936
A Night at the Ritz
1935
Clipped Wings
1953
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939
Black Diamonds
1940
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