Mary Treen
Acting
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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.
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Filmography of
Mary Treen
(archive footage)
... 1988
Teacher
... 1978
Mercedes
... 1975
Mattress Customer
... 1963
Mrs. Stevers
... 1963
Commissary Cashier
... 1961
Mrs. Freedman
... 1961
Marie, Secretary to Shirley Drake
... 1959
Mother Bradley (uncredited)
... 1958
Nurse
... 1958
Sgt. Hansen
... 1957
... 1957
Miss Henderson
... 1957
Matron
... 1956
Flo Burton, script girl
... 1956
Emily Parsons
... 1956
Mildred
... 1953
Nelly
... 1953
Wife in Hotel Bar
... 1952
Ginger
... 1952
Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
... 1952
Helen Bryan
... 1950
Pregnant woman
... 1949
Miss Adams
... 1948
Nurse Jones
... 1948
Wife (uncredited)
... 1948
Hilda
... 1948
Gladys (uncredited)
... 1947
Cousin Tilly
... 1946
Mabel Taylor
... 1946
Marie Finch
... 1946
Talkative nurse
... 1946
Alice Beesley
... 1946
Grace Conley
... 1946
Train Passenger at Bar
... 1945
Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant
... 1945
Diane Peabody
... 1945
Lucy Blake
... 1945
Cassie McQuade
... 1945
Monica Case, the Maid
... 1944
Addie LaTour
... 1944
Agnes
... 1944
Sophie Lawrence
... 1944
Smitty
... 1943
Sadie
... 1943
Janie
... 1943
Helen
... 1943
Nancy
... 1943
Miss Tracy
... 1943
... 1942
Nora Cassidy
... 1942
Mary Belle
... 1942
Susie Johnson
... 1942
Persis
... 1942
... 1942
Irene
... 1941
Doris
... 1941
Secretary
... 1941
Martha
... 1941
Pat Day
... 1940
Mary
... 1940
Nina Norton
... 1940
Herself
... 1940
Jenny, Hotel Maid
... 1940
Hospital Switchboard Operator
... 1940
Esme
... 1940
Agnes, Barbara's Maid
... 1939
Receptionist
... 1939
... 1939
Waitress (uncredited)
... 1939
Patsy
... 1939
Waitress
... 1939
Secretary
... 1939
Nanette
... 1938
Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)
... 1938
Kathy
... 1938
Sugar Hatfield
... 1938
Waiting Room Patient
... 1938
Miss Barkow
... 1938
Gertie Burns
... 1938
Elsie
... 1937
Fan with Locket (uncredited)
... 1937
Janet Morris
... 1937
Employment Clerk
... 1937
Nurse locked in room
... 1937
Jennie Wolfe - Arden's Agent
... 1937
Mrs. Blair
... 1937
Saxe
... 1937
Susy Abbott
... 1937
Miss Flint
... 1937
Agatha Ormsby
... 1936
Libby, the Housekeeper
... 1936
Nurse
... 1936
Alice Gillingwater
... 1936
Gladys Joy
... 1936
Telephone Operator
... 1936
Florrie
... 1936
Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)
... 1936
Jennie
... 1936
Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)
... 1936
Miss Hively (uncredited)
... 1936
Squirmy
... 1936
Nurse Margaret Brody
... 1936
Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)
... 1935
Nurse (uncredited)
... 1935
Cowboy's girl
... 1935
Spudsy's Wife
... 1935
Clementine
... 1935
Beauty Shop Operator
... 1935
2nd Irate Caller
... 1935
Nurse (uncredited)
... 1935
Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)
... 1935
Telegraph Office Clerk
... 1935
Miss Wells
... 1935
Isabelle, Hassler's Secretary
... 1935
Woman at train station (uncredited)
... 1935
Maggie
... 1935
Secretary
... 1935
Miss McGoun
... 1934
Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve
... 1934
Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses
... 1931
Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)
... 1930
Mary - Oswald's Wife
... 1930