Mary Treen

Known For

Acting

Born

Mar 27, 1907

Died

Jul 20, 1989

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Credits

178 titles

Mary Treen

Biography

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

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Movie
1983

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

Mrs. Olsen

Movie
1978

Goodbye, Franklin High

Teacher

Movie
1977

The Love Boat

Sister #2

Tv
1975

The Strongest Man in the World

Mercedes

Movie
1974

Happy Days

Miss Prism

Tv
1969

Love, American Style

Miss Crenshaw

Tv
1969

The Bill Cosby Show

Mrs. Drucker

Tv
1968

Here's Lucy

Mary Winters

Tv
1966

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Mrs. Belden

Movie
1965

Green Acres

Telephone Operator

Tv
1965

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Mabel

Tv
1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Woman #1

Tv
1963

Who's Minding the Store?

Mattress Customer

Movie
1963

Fun in Acapulco

Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)

Movie
1962

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Mrs. Figgot

Movie
1961

The Errand Boy

Commissary Cashier

Movie
1961

Bachelor in Paradise

Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)

Movie
1961

Hazel

Nurse

Tv
1961

The Joey Bishop Show

Hilda

Tv
1961

All in a Night's Work

Miss Schuster

Movie
1960

Surfside 6

Hotel Plaza Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Tv
1960

The Andy Griffith Show

Clara Lindsey

Tv
1959

Career

Marie

Movie
1959

Dennis the Menace

Cook

Tv
1959

Bonanza

Mrs. Shaughnessy

Tv
1958

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

Mother Bradley (uncredited)

Movie
1958

The Donna Reed Show

Mrs. Larson

Tv
1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Nurse

Movie
1957

The Sad Sack

Sgt. Hansen

Movie
1957

The Joker is Wild

Heckler (uncredited)

Movie
1957

Perry Mason

Bess

Tv
1957

Wagon Train

Bessie Treymore (uncredited)

Tv
1957

Last Stagecoach West

Movie
1957

Public Pigeon No. 1

Mrs. Bates (uncredited)

Movie
1957

Gun Duel in Durango

Miss Henderson

Movie
1957

Down Liberty Road

Secretary (Uncredited)

Movie
1956

Bundle of Joy

Matron

Movie
1956

Calling Homicide

Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)

Movie
1956

Hey, Jeannie!

Katie

Tv
1956

The Birds and the Bees

Mrs. Burnside

Movie
1956

When Gangland Strikes

Emily Parsons

Movie
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

Dress Shop Owner (uncredited)

Tv
1954

December Bride

Mrs. Schultz

Tv
1954

Willy

Tv
1953

Letter to Loretta

Aunt Gladys

Tv
1953

Clipped Wings

Mildred

Movie
1953

Let's Do It Again

Nelly

Movie
1952

The Ford Television Theatre

Tv
1952

Four Star Playhouse

Madeline

Tv