Mary Treen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1907
- Died
- July 20, 1989
- Birthplace
- Saint 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.
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home 1983
as Mrs. Olsen
Goodbye, Franklin High 1978
as Teacher
The Strongest Man in the World 1975
as Mercedes
Paradise, Hawaiian Style 1966
as Mrs. Belden
Who's Minding the Store? 1963
as Mattress Customer
Fun in Acapulco 1963
as Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)
Girls! Girls! Girls! 1962
as Mrs. Figgot
The Errand Boy 1961
as Commissary Cashier
Bachelor in Paradise 1961
as Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)
All in a Night's Work 1961
as Miss Schuster
Career 1959
as Marie
I Married a Monster from Outer Space 1958
as Mother Bradley (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958
as Nurse
The Sad Sack 1957
as Sgt. Hansen
The Joker is Wild 1957
as Heckler (uncredited)
Last Stagecoach West 1957
Actor
Public Pigeon No. 1 1957
as Mrs. Bates (uncredited)
Gun Duel in Durango 1957
as Miss Henderson
Down Liberty Road 1957
as Secretary (Uncredited)
Bundle of Joy 1956
as Matron
Calling Homicide 1956
as Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)
The Birds and the Bees 1956
as Mrs. Burnside
When Gangland Strikes 1956
as Emily Parsons
Clipped Wings 1953
as Mildred
Let's Do It Again 1953
as Nelly
Dreamboat 1952
as Wife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Sailor Beware 1952
as Ginger
Room for One More 1952
as Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
The Stooge 1951
as Ms. Regan (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl 1950
as Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)
Young Daniel Boone 1950
as Helen Bryan
And Baby Makes Three 1949
as Pregnant woman
Let's Live a Little 1948
as Miss Adams
The Snake Pit 1948
as Nurse Jones (uncredited)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven 1948
as Wife (uncredited)
Shed No Tears 1948
as Hilda (Uncredited)
Merton of the Movies 1947
as Gladys (uncredited)
A Likely Story 1947
as Nurse (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
as Cousin Tilly
One Exciting Week 1946
as Mabel Taylor
Swing Parade of 1946 1946
as Marie Finch
Strange Impersonation 1946
as Talkative nurse
From This Day Forward 1946
as Alice Beesley
A Guy Could Change 1946
as Grace Conley
She Wouldn't Say Yes 1945
as Train Passenger at Bar
Blonde from Brooklyn 1945
as Diane Peabody
Don Juan Quilligan 1945
as Lucy Blake
High Powered 1945
as Cassie McQuade
Tahiti Nights 1944
as Mata
Casanova Brown 1944
as Monica Case, the Maid
Swing in the Saddle 1944
as Addie LaTour
I Love a Soldier 1944
as Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant
The Navy Way 1944
as Agnes
Hands Across the Border 1944
as Sophie Lawrence
Mystery Broadcast 1943
as Smitty
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail 1943
as Lt. Sadie Schwartz
Flight for Freedom 1943
as Newspaper Woman (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943 1943
as Janie
They Got Me Covered 1943
as Helen
The Powers Girl 1943
as Nancy
Lady Bodyguard 1943
as Miss Tracy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy 1942
as Dawn
Stand By All Networks 1942
as Nora Cassidy
Between Us Girls 1942
as Mary Belle
They All Kissed the Bride 1942
as Susie Johnson
- Soaring Stars
Soaring Stars 1942
as Autograph Seeker
The Night Before the Divorce 1942
as Olga
Pacific Blackout 1941
as Irene
The Great Man's Lady 1941
as Persis
You Belong to Me 1941
as Doris
Father Takes a Wife 1941
as Secretary
Tall, Dark and Handsome 1941
as Martha
Kitty Foyle 1940
as Pat
Rodeo Dough 1940
as Mary
Black Diamonds 1940
as Nina Norton
- Swing with Bing
Swing with Bing 1940
as Herself
Queen of the Mob 1940
as Billy's Nurse
Girl in 313 1940
as Jenny, Hotel Maid
Double Alibi 1940
as Hospital Switchboard Operator
Danger On Wheels 1940
as Esme
First Love 1939
as Agnes, Barbara's Maid
Dad for a Day 1939
as Employment Agency Receptionist
Babes in Arms 1939
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga 1939
as Mary
When Tomorrow Comes 1939
as Waitress (uncredited)
A Star Is Shorn 1939
as Patsy
Happily Buried 1939
as Waitress
Three Smart Girls Grow Up 1939
as Secretary
- Pride of the Navy
Pride of the Navy 1939
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Strange Faces 1938
as Lorry May
I'll Give a Million 1938
as Nanette
Young Fugitives 1938
as Kathy
Always Goodbye 1938
as Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)
Rascals 1938
as Waiting Room Patient
Kentucky Moonshine 1938
as Sugar Hatfield
Sally, Irene and Mary 1938
as Miss Barkow
Swing It, Sailor! 1938
as Gertie Burns
Change of Heart 1938
as Stenographer
Missing Witnesses 1937
as Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited)
Second Honeymoon 1937
as Elsie
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air 1937
as Fan with Locket (uncredited)
Talent Scout 1937
as Janet Morris
Ever Since Eve 1937
as Employment Clerk
Marry the Girl 1937
as Nurse locked in room
Dance Charlie Dance 1937
as Jennie Wolfe
The Go-Getter 1937
as Mrs. Blair
A Day at Santa Anita 1937
as Mary Treen (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun 1937
as Saxe
Maid of Salem 1937
as Susy Abbott
God's Country and the Woman 1937
as Miss Flint
Fugitive in the Sky 1936
as Agatha Ormsby
The Captain's Kid 1936
as Libby, the Housekeeper
Down the Stretch 1936
as Nurse
Love Begins at Twenty 1936
as Alice Gillingwater
Jailbreak 1936
as Gladys Joy
Public Enemy's Wife 1936
as Telephone Operator
Murder by an Aristocrat 1936
as Florrie
The Golden Arrow 1936
as Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)
Romance in the Air 1936
as Blondie
Brides Are Like That 1936
as Jennie
Snowed Under 1936
as Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)
Colleen 1936
as Miss Hively (uncredited)
Freshman Love 1936
as Squirmy
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan 1936
as Nurse Margaret Brody
Dangerous 1935
Actor
Miss Pacific Fleet 1935
as Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess 1935
as Nurse (uncredited)
Shipmates Forever 1935
as Cowboy's Girl (uncredited)
The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935
as Spudsy's Wife
I Live for Love 1935
as Clementine
Page Miss Glory 1935
as Beauty Shop Operator
Broadway Gondolier 1935
as 2nd Irate Caller
Don't Bet on Blondes 1935
as Owen's Secretary
Front Page Woman 1935
as Nurse (uncredited)
'G' Men 1935
as Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)
The Case of the Curious Bride 1935
as Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady 1935
as Miss Wells
A Night at the Ritz 1935
as Isabelle
Sweet Music 1935
as Woman at train station (uncredited)
Red Hot Tires 1935
as Maggie
Maybe It's Love 1935
as Secretary (uncredited)
Babbitt 1934
as Miss McGoun
Happiness Ahead 1934
as Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve
Blue of the Night 1931
as Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses
Viennese Nights 1930
as Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)
Surprise 1930
as Mary - Oswald's Wife
Credits from TMDB.