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Mary Treen

Mary Treen

Acting

Born: March 27, 1907Saint 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.

Known For
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

1987
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

Mrs. Olsen

1983
Goodbye, Franklin High

Goodbye, Franklin High

Teacher

1978
The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World

Mercedes

1975
Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Mrs. Belden

1966
Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

Mattress Customer

1963
Fun in Acapulco

Fun in Acapulco

Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)

1963
Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Mrs. Figgot

1962
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

Commissary Cashier

1961
Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise

Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)

1961
All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

Miss Schuster

1961
Career

Career

Marie, Secretary to Shirley Drake

1959
I Married a Monster from Outer Space

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

Mother Bradley (uncredited)

1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Nurse

1958
The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

Sgt. Hansen

1957
The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

Heckler (uncredited)

1957
Last Stagecoach West

Last Stagecoach West

1957
Public Pigeon No. 1

Public Pigeon No. 1

Mrs. Bates (uncredited)

1957
Gun Duel in Durango

Gun Duel in Durango

Miss Henderson

1957
Bundle of Joy

Bundle of Joy

Matron

1956
Calling Homicide

Calling Homicide

Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)

1956
The Birds and the Bees

The Birds and the Bees

Mrs. Burnside

1956
When Gangland Strikes

When Gangland Strikes

Emily Parsons

1956
Clipped Wings

Clipped Wings

Mildred

1953
Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

Nelly

1953
Dreamboat

Dreamboat

Wife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)

1952
Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

Ginger

1952
Room for One More

Room for One More

Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)

1952
The Stooge

The Stooge

Ms. Regan (uncredited)

1951
The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)

1950
Young Daniel Boone

Young Daniel Boone

Helen Bryan

1950
And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

Pregnant woman

1949
Let's Live a Little

Let's Live a Little

Miss Adams

1948
The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit

Nurse Jones (uncredited)

1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Wife (uncredited)

1948
Shed No Tears

Shed No Tears

Hilda (Uncredited)

1948
Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

Gladys (uncredited)

1947
A Likely Story

A Likely Story

Nurse (uncredited)

1947
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

Cousin Tilly

1946
One Exciting Week

One Exciting Week

Mabel Taylor

1946
Swing Parade of 1946

Swing Parade of 1946

Marie Finch

1946
Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation

Talkative nurse

1946
From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

Alice Beesley

1946
A Guy Could Change

A Guy Could Change

Grace Conley

1946
She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Train Passenger at Bar

1945
Blonde from Brooklyn

Blonde from Brooklyn

Diane Peabody

1945
Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan

Lucy Blake

1945
High Powered

High Powered

Cassie McQuade

1945
Tahiti Nights

Tahiti Nights

Mata

1944
Casanova Brown

Casanova Brown

Monica Case, the Maid

1944
Swing in the Saddle

Swing in the Saddle

Addie LaTour

1944
I Love a Soldier

I Love a Soldier

Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant

1944
The Navy Way

The Navy Way

Agnes

1944
Hands Across the Border

Hands Across the Border

Sophie Lawrence

1944
Mystery Broadcast

Mystery Broadcast

Smitty

1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

1943
So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail

Lt. Sadie Schwartz

1943
Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

Newspaper Woman (uncredited)

1943
Hit Parade of 1943

Hit Parade of 1943

Janie

1943
They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered

Helen

1943
The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl

Nancy

1943
Lady Bodyguard

Lady Bodyguard

Miss Tracy

1943
My Heart Belongs to Daddy

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Dawn

1942
Stand By All Networks

Stand By All Networks

Nora Cassidy

1942
Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

Mary Belle

1942
They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride

Susie Johnson

1942

Soaring Stars

Autograph Seeker

1942
The Night Before the Divorce

The Night Before the Divorce

Olga

1942
Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout

Irene

1941
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

Persis

1941
You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

Doris

1941
Father Takes a Wife

Father Takes a Wife

Secretary

1941
Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Martha

1941
Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

Pat

1940
Rodeo Dough

Rodeo Dough

Mary

1940
Black Diamonds

Black Diamonds

Nina Norton

1940

Swing with Bing

Herself

1940
Queen of the Mob

Queen of the Mob

Billy's Nurse

1940
Girl in 313

Girl in 313

Jenny, Hotel Maid

1940
Double Alibi

Double Alibi

Hospital Switchboard Operator

1940
Danger On Wheels

Danger On Wheels

Esme

1940
First Love

First Love

Agnes, Barbara's Maid

1939
Dad for a Day

Dad for a Day

Employment Agency Receptionist

1939
Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms

Receptionist (uncredited)

1939
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

Mary

1939
When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

Waitress (uncredited)

1939
A Star Is Shorn

A Star Is Shorn

Patsy

1939
Happily Buried

Happily Buried

Waitress

1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Secretary

1939

Pride of the Navy

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1939
Strange Faces

Strange Faces

Lorry May

1938
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

Nanette

1938
Young Fugitives

Young Fugitives

Kathy

1938
Always Goodbye

Always Goodbye

Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)

1938
Rascals

Rascals

Waiting Room Patient

1938
Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine

Sugar Hatfield

1938
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

Miss Barkow

1938
Swing It, Sailor!

Swing It, Sailor!

Gertie Burns

1938
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

Stenographer

1938
Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited)

1937
Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

Elsie

1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

Fan with Locket (uncredited)

1937
Talent Scout

Talent Scout

Janet Morris

1937
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

Employment Clerk

1937
Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

Nurse locked in room

1937
Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

Jennie Wolfe

1937
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

Mrs. Blair

1937
A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita

Mary Treen (uncredited)

1937
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

Saxe

1937
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

Susy Abbott

1937
God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman

Miss Flint

1937
Fugitive in the Sky

Fugitive in the Sky

Agatha Ormsby

1936
The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid

Libby, the Housekeeper

1936
Down the Stretch

Down the Stretch

Nurse

1936
Love Begins at Twenty

Love Begins at Twenty

Alice Gillingwater

1936
Jailbreak

Jailbreak

Gladys Joy

1936
Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

Telephone Operator

1936
Murder by an Aristocrat

Murder by an Aristocrat

Florrie

1936
The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow

Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)

1936
Romance in the Air

Romance in the Air

Blondie

1936
Brides Are Like That

Brides Are Like That

Jennie

1936
Snowed Under

Snowed Under

Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)

1936
Colleen

Colleen

Miss Hively (uncredited)

1936
Freshman Love

Freshman Love

Squirmy

1936
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

Nurse Margaret Brody

1936
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935
Miss Pacific Fleet

Miss Pacific Fleet

Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)

1935
Broadway Hostess

Broadway Hostess

Nurse (uncredited)

1935
Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

Cowboy's Girl (uncredited)

1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Lucky Legs

Spudsy's Wife

1935
I Live for Love

I Live for Love

Clementine

1935
Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

Beauty Shop Operator

1935
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

2nd Irate Caller

1935
Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes

Owen's Secretary

1935
Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman

Nurse (uncredited)

1935
'G' Men

'G' Men

Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)

1935
The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride

Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)

1935
Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady

Miss Wells

1935
A Night at the Ritz

A Night at the Ritz

Isabelle

1935
Sweet Music

Sweet Music

Woman at train station (uncredited)

1935
Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires

Maggie

1935
Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

Secretary (uncredited)

1935
Babbitt

Babbitt

Miss McGoun

1934
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve

1934
Blue of the Night

Blue of the Night

Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses

1931
Viennese Nights

Viennese Nights

Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)

1930
Surprise

Surprise

Mary - Oswald's Wife

1930