Biography
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Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers, March 27, 1907 β 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 1954β1955 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
all 172
Movies 142
TV Shows 30
self 3
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Goodbye, Franklin High (1978)
The Love Boat (1977)
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
Happy Days (1974)
Love, American Style (1969)
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
Green Acres (1965)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
Hazel (1961)
The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
All in a Night's Work (1961)
Surfside 6 (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Career (1959)
Dennis the Menace (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
The Sad Sack (1957)
The Joker Is Wild (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Wagon Train (1957)
Last Stagecoach West (1957)
Gun Duel In Durango (1957)
Bundle of Joy (1956)
Calling Homicide (1956)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
When Gangland Strikes (1956)
The Go-Getter (1956)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
December Bride (1954)
Willy (1954)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
Clipped Wings (1953)
Let's Do It Again (1953)
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Dreamboat (1952)
Sailor Beware (1952)
Room for One More (1952)
The Stooge (1951)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
Young Daniel Boone (1950)
And Baby Makes Three (1949)
The Life of Riley (1949)
Let's Live a Little (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
Shed No Tears (1948)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
A Likely Story (1947)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
One Exciting Week (1946)
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Strange Impersonation (1946)
From This Day Forward (1946)
A Guy Could Change (1946)
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)
Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
High Powered (1945)
Tahiti Nights (1944)
Casanova Brown (1944)
Swing in the Saddle (1944)
I Love a Soldier (1944)
The Navy Way (1944)
Hands Across the Border (1944)
Mystery Broadcast (1943)
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
Flight for Freedom (1943)
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
They Got Me Covered (1943)
The Powers Girl (1943)
Lady Bodyguard (1943)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942)
Stand By All Networks (1942)
Between Us Girls (1942)
They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
Soaring Stars (1942)
The Great Man's Lady (1942)
The Night Before the Divorce (1942)
Pacific Blackout (1941)
You Belong to Me (1941)
Father Takes a Wife (1941)
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
Rodeo Dough (1940)
Black Diamonds (1940)
Swing with Bing (1940)
Queen of the Mob (1940)
Girl in 313 (1940)
Double Alibi (1940)
Danger On Wheels (1940)
First Love (1939)
Dad for a Day (1939)
Babes in Arms (1939)
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939)
A Star Is Shorn (1939)
Happily Buried (1939)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Pride of the Navy (1939)
I'll Give a Million (1938)
Young Fugitives (1938)
Always Goodbye (1938)
Rascals (1938)
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
Swing It, Sailor! (1938)
Missing Witnesses (1937)
Harris in the Spring (1937)
Second Honeymoon (1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
Talent Scout (1937)
Ever Since Eve (1937)
Marry the Girl (1937)
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
The Go-Getter (1937)
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Maid of Salem (1937)
God's Country and the Woman (1937)
Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
The Captain's Kid (1936)
Down the Stretch (1936)
Love Begins at Twenty (1936)
Jailbreak (1936)
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)
The Golden Arrow (1936)
Brides Are Like That (1936)
Snowed Under (1936)
Colleen (1936)
Freshman Love (1936)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
Dangerous (1935)
Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
Broadway Hostess (1935)
Shipmates Forever (1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
I Live for Love (1935)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Front Page Woman (1935)
'G' Men (1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
Traveling Saleslady (1935)
A Night at the Ritz (1935)
Sweet Music (1935)
Red Hot Tires (1935)
Maybe It's Love (1935)
Babbitt (1934)
Happiness Ahead (1934)
Blue of the Night (1931)
Viennese Nights (1930)
Surprise (1930)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1907-03-27
Deathday1989-07-20 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMary Lou Treen, Mary Louise Summers
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