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Mary Treen

Born 27 Mar 1907 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USADied 20 Jul 1989aged 82144 credits

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.

Mary Treen, nascuda Mary Louise Summers (Saint Louis, Missouri, 27 de març de 1907 - Newport Beach, Califòrnia, 20 de juliol de 1989), va ser una actriu de cinema i televisió nord-americana. Una actriu menor durant gran part de la seva carrera, va aconseguir assegurar-se un nínxol senzill i modest en desenes de pel·lícules i programes de televisió durant el Hollywood dels anys 40, 50 i 60 en una carrera de més de 40 anys.

Mary Treen (geboren als Mary Louise Summers, 27. März 1907 – 20. Juli 1989) war eine US-amerikanische Film- und Fernsehschauspielerin, ein bekanntes Gesicht, das dem Film eine gewisse Leichtigkeit verlieh. Obwohl sie den Großteil ihrer Karriere als eher unbedeutende Schauspielerin verbrachte, gelang es ihr, sich in den 1940er, 1950er und 1960er Jahren in Hollywood eine unaufdringliche, aber dennoch feste Größe zu erarbeiten. Frühe Jahre Sie wurde in St. Louis, Missouri, als Tochter des Anwalts Don C. Summers und der Schauspielerin Helene Sullivan Summers geboren. 1908, als Mary Louise elf Monate alt war, reichte ihre Mutter die Scheidung von ihrem Vater ein, da er sich nicht um ihren Unterhalt kümmerte. Ihr Vater starb, als sie noch ein Säugling war. Sie wuchs in Kalifornien bei ihrer Mutter und ihrem Stiefvater, einem Arzt, auf. Treen besuchte die Westlake School for Girls und ein Kloster, wo sie erfolgreich in Schultheaterstücken mitwirkte. Karriere Während ihrer Karriere wirkte Treen in über 40 Filmen mit. Zu ihren Filmrollen zählten die der Sekretärin Tilly in „Ist das Leben nicht schön?“ (1946) und die der Pat in dem Drama „Kitty Foyle“ (1940) mit Ginger Rogers. Ihre längste Rolle war die der Hilda, des Dienstmädchens und Kindermädchens, in 64 Folgen der NBC- und CBS-Sitcom „The Joey Bishop Show“ von 1962 bis 1965. Zuvor, in der Saison 1954/55, spielte sie in 38 Folgen die Rolle der Emily Dodger in der CBS-Sitcom „Willy“. Tod Treen starb am 20. Juli 1989 in Newport Beach, Kalifornien, an Krebs. Sie wurde 82 Jahre alt. Ihre einzigen Hinterbliebenen waren entfernte Verwandte. Einer ihrer Verwandten war der Schauspieler Mort Mills.

Acting (144)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · Self (archive footage)
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home1983 · Mrs. Olsen
Goodbye, Franklin High
Goodbye, Franklin High1978 · Teacher
The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World1975 · Mercedes
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Paradise, Hawaiian Style1966 · Mrs. Belden
Who's Minding the Store?
Who's Minding the Store?1963 · Mattress Customer
Fun in Acapulco
Fun in Acapulco1963 · Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Girls! Girls! Girls!1962 · Mrs. Figgot
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work1961 · Miss Schuster
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy1961 · Commissary Cashier
Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise1961 · Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)
Career
Career1959 · Marie
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
I Married a Monster from Outer Space1958 · Mother Bradley (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-Bye Baby1958 · Nurse
The Sad Sack
The Sad Sack1957 · Sgt. Hansen
Down Liberty Road
Down Liberty Road1957 · Secretary (Uncredited)
Last Stagecoach West
Last Stagecoach West1957
Public Pigeon No. 1
Public Pigeon No. 11957 · Mrs. Bates (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
The Joker is Wild1957 · Heckler (uncredited)
Gun Duel in Durango
Gun Duel in Durango1957 · Miss Henderson
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy1956 · Matron
Calling Homicide
Calling Homicide1956 · Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)
The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees1956 · Mrs. Burnside
When Gangland Strikes
When Gangland Strikes1956 · Emily Parsons
Clipped Wings
Clipped Wings1953 · Mildred
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again1953 · Nelly
Room for One More
Room for One More1952 · Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
Dreamboat
Dreamboat1952 · Wife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware1952 · Ginger
The Stooge
The Stooge1951 · Ms. Regan (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl1950 · Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)
Young Daniel Boone
Young Daniel Boone1950 · Helen Bryan
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three1949 · Pregnant woman
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven1948 · Wife (uncredited)
Let's Live a Little
Let's Live a Little1948 · Miss Adams
Shed No Tears
Shed No Tears1948 · Hilda (Uncredited)
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit1948 · Nurse Jones (uncredited)
A Likely Story
A Likely Story1947 · Nurse (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward1946 · Alice Beesley
Strange Impersonation
Strange Impersonation1946 · Talkative nurse
One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week1946 · Mabel Taylor
Swing Parade of 1946
Swing Parade of 19461946 · Marie Finch
A Guy Could Change
A Guy Could Change1946 · Grace Conley
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life1946 · Cousin Tilly
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan1945 · Lucy Blake
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes1945 · Train Passenger at Bar
Blonde from Brooklyn
Blonde from Brooklyn1945 · Diane Peabody
High Powered
High Powered1945 · Cassie McQuade
The Navy Way
The Navy Way1944 · Agnes
I Love a Soldier
I Love a Soldier1944 · Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown1944 · Monica Case, the Maid
Swing in the Saddle
Swing in the Saddle1944 · Addie LaTour
Tahiti Nights
Tahiti Nights1944 · Mata
They Got Me Covered
They Got Me Covered1943 · Helen
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl1943 · Nancy
Hit Parade of 1943
Hit Parade of 19431943 · Janie
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail1943 · Lt. Sadie Schwartz
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Lady Bodyguard
Lady Bodyguard1943 · Miss Tracy
Hands Across the Border
Hands Across the Border1943 · Sophie Lawrence

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