Mary Treen
Acting
Born 1907-03-27
Died 1989-07-20
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
178 credits
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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
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Acting
57 credits
Perry Mason
The Love Boat
Bonanza
The Andy Griffith Show
Wagon Train
The Donna Reed Show
Love, American Style
The Red Skelton Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Happy Days
Green Acres
Four Star Playhouse
It's a Wonderful Life
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Jack Benny Program
Surfside 6
Here's Lucy
Dennis the Menace
Hazel
December Bride
The Gene Autry Show
The Bill Cosby Show
The Joey Bishop Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Hey, Jeannie!
The Strongest Man in the World
Letter to Loretta
The Life of Riley
Swing in the Saddle
Babes in Arms
Kitty Foyle
'G' Men
The Snake Pit
So Proudly We Hail
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Shed No Tears
Fun in Acapulco
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
The Errand Boy
Front Page Woman
Casanova Brown
Bachelor in Paradise
The Joker is Wild
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Who's Minding the Store?
Sailor Beware
Dreamboat
Room for One More
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
All in a Night's Work
I Live for Love
Sally, Irene and Mary
The Stooge
The Sad Sack
The Go-Getter
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