Mary Treen
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Perry Mason
Bess
1957
Series
The Love Boat
Sister #2
1977
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Clara Lindsey
1960
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Rose Pine
1960
Series
Bonanza
Mrs. Shaughnessy
1959
Series
Bonanza
Annie Wilson
1959
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Mrs. Larson
1958
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Sunny Cooper
1958
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Miss Winters
1958
Series
Wagon Train
Bessie Treymore (uncredited)
1957
Series
Love, American Style
Miss Crenshaw
1969
Series
Love, American Style
Clerk
1969
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Girl in Park
1951
Series
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mrs. Curtis
1950
Series
Happy Days
Miss Prism
1974
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Madeline
1952
Series
Green Acres
Telephone Operator
1965
Film
It's a Wonderful Life
Cousin Tilly
1946
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self (uncredited)
1950
Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Woman #1
1964
Series
Here's Lucy
Mary Winters
1968
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Singer at Party
1950
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Mrs. Jameson
1950
Series
Hazel
Nurse
1961
Series
Surfside 6
Hotel Plaza Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1960
Series
Dennis the Menace
Cook
1959
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Series
December Bride
Mrs. Schultz
1954
Series
The Gene Autry Show
Adele Tompkins
1950
Series
The Gene Autry Show
Netty Blinkensop
1950
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Mrs. Drucker
1969
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Dress Shop Owner (uncredited)
1954
Series
The Joey Bishop Show
Hilda
1961
Series
Hey, Jeannie!
Katie
1956
Series
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Mabel
1965
Series
Letter to Loretta
Aunt Gladys
1953
Film
Swing in the Saddle
Addie LaTour
1944
Series
The Life of Riley
Millie
1949
Film
The Strongest Man in the World
Mercedes
1975
Film
Kitty Foyle
Pat
1940
Film
So Proudly We Hail
Lt. Sadie Schwartz
1943
Willy
1954
Film
Babes in Arms
Receptionist (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Snake Pit
Nurse Jones (uncredited)
1948
Film
'G' Men
Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)
1935
Film
Last Stagecoach West
1957
Film
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Mrs. Figgot
1962
Film
Casanova Brown
Monica Case, the Maid
1944
Film
Shed No Tears
Hilda (Uncredited)
1948
Film
Front Page Woman
Nurse (uncredited)
1935
Film
The Errand Boy
Commissary Cashier
1961
Film
Sailor Beware
Ginger
1952
Film
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Mother Bradley (uncredited)
1958
Film
Bachelor in Paradise
Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)
1961
Film
Room for One More
Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
1952
Film
I Live for Love
Clementine
1935
Film
They Gave Him a Gun
Saxe
1937
Film
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Who's Minding the Store?
Mattress Customer
1963
Film
The Stooge
Ms. Regan (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Joker is Wild
Heckler (uncredited)
1957
Film
All in a Night's Work
Miss Schuster
1961
Film
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Nurse
1958
Film
The Fuller Brush Girl
Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)
1950
Soaring Stars
Autograph Seeker
1942
Film
The Go-Getter
Mrs. Blair
1937
Film
They All Kissed the Bride
Susie Johnson
1942
Film
Bundle of Joy
Matron
1956
Film
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Mrs. Belden
1966
Film
The Sad Sack
Sgt. Hansen
1957
Film
When Tomorrow Comes
Waitress (uncredited)
1939
Film
Strange Impersonation
Talkative nurse
1946
Film
Dreamboat
Wife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
1952
Film
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
Mrs. Olsen
1983
Film
Fun in Acapulco
Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)
1963
Film
The Case of the Curious Bride
Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)
1935
Film
Maid of Salem
Susy Abbott
1937
Film
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
1943
Film
Happiness Ahead
Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve
1934
Film
Traveling Saleslady
Miss Wells
1935
Film
Danger On Wheels
Esme
1940
Strange Faces
Lorry May
1938
Film
Sally, Irene and Mary
Miss Barkow
1938
Film
Dangerous
1935
Film
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Secretary
1939
Film
The Powers Girl
Nancy
1943
Film
You Belong to Me
Doris
1941
Film
Lady Bodyguard
Miss Tracy
1943
Film
Happily Buried
Waitress
1939
Film
I Love a Soldier
Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant
1944
Film
Pacific Blackout
Irene
1941
Film
And Baby Makes Three
Pregnant woman
1949
Film
God's Country and the Woman
Miss Flint
1937
Film
Don't Bet on Blondes
Owen's Secretary
1935
Film
Page Miss Glory
Beauty Shop Operator
1935
Film
Missing Witnesses
Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Great Man's Lady
Persis
1941
Film
Always Goodbye
Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)
1938
Film
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Fan with Locket (uncredited)
1937
Film
A Likely Story
Nurse (uncredited)
1947
Film
One Exciting Week
Mabel Taylor
1946
Film
First Love
Agnes, Barbara's Maid
1939
Film
Between Us Girls
Mary Belle
1942
Film
Don Juan Quilligan
Lucy Blake
1945
Film
Gun Duel in Durango
Miss Henderson
1957
Film
From This Day Forward
Alice Beesley
1946
Film
Stand By All Networks
Nora Cassidy
1942
Film
Queen of the Mob
Billy's Nurse
1940
Film
Swing It, Sailor!
Gertie Burns
1938
Film
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Train Passenger at Bar
1945
Film
Broadway Hostess
Nurse (uncredited)
1935
Film
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Spudsy's Wife
1935
Film
Freshman Love
Squirmy
1936
Film
Let's Do It Again
Nelly
1953
Film
They Got Me Covered
Helen
1943
Film
The Golden Arrow
Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)
1936
Film
Marry the Girl
Nurse locked in room
1937
Film
Blonde from Brooklyn
Diane Peabody
1945
Film
The Navy Way
Agnes
1944
Film
Young Fugitives
Kathy
1938
Film
Public Enemy's Wife
Telephone Operator
1936
Film
Broadway Gondolier
2nd Irate Caller
1935
Film
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Martha
1941
Film
Miss Pacific Fleet
Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)
1935
Film
Flight for Freedom
Newspaper Woman (uncredited)
1943
Film
Merton of the Movies
Gladys (uncredited)
1947
Film
Maybe It's Love
Secretary (uncredited)
1935
Film
Snowed Under
Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)
1936
Film
Second Honeymoon
Elsie
1937
Film
Shipmates Forever
Cowboy's Girl (uncredited)
1935
Film
Career
Marie
1959
Film
I'll Give a Million
Nanette
1938
Film
Down Liberty Road
Secretary (Uncredited)
1957
Film
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Nurse Margaret Brody
1936
Film
Hands Across the Border
Sophie Lawrence
1944
Film
Talent Scout
Janet Morris
1937
Film
A Day at Santa Anita
Mary Treen (uncredited)
1937
Film
Dance Charlie Dance
Jennie Wolfe
1937
Film
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Mary
1939
Film
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Wife (uncredited)
1948
Film
Rascals
Waiting Room Patient
1938
Film
Goodbye, Franklin High
Teacher
1978
Film
Kentucky Moonshine
Sugar Hatfield
1938
Film
High Powered
Cassie McQuade
1945
Film
When Gangland Strikes
Emily Parsons
1956
Film
Let's Live a Little
Miss Adams
1948
Film
Public Pigeon No. 1
Mrs. Bates (uncredited)
1957
Film
Colleen
Miss Hively (uncredited)
1936
Film
Fugitive in the Sky
Agatha Ormsby
1936
Film
Love Begins at Twenty
Alice Gillingwater
1936
Film
Young Daniel Boone
Helen Bryan
1950
Film
A Guy Could Change
Grace Conley
1946
Film
Sweet Music
Woman at train station (uncredited)
1935
Film
Murder by an Aristocrat
Florrie
1936
Film
Ever Since Eve
Employment Clerk
1937
Film
The Birds and the Bees
Mrs. Burnside
1956
Film
The Captain's Kid
Libby, the Housekeeper
1936
Film
Girl in 313
Jenny, Hotel Maid
1940
Film
Brides Are Like That
Jennie
1936
Film
Father Takes a Wife
Secretary
1941
Film
Swing Parade of 1946
Marie Finch
1946
Film
Mystery Broadcast
Smitty
1943
Film
A Night at the Ritz
Isabelle
1935
Film
Change of Heart
Stenographer
1938
Film
Double Alibi
Hospital Switchboard Operator
1940
Film
The Night Before the Divorce
Olga
1942
Film
Red Hot Tires
Maggie
1935
Film
Black Diamonds
Nina Norton
1940
Film
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Dawn
1942
Swing with Bing
Herself
1940
Film
Babbitt
Miss McGoun
1934
Film
Dad for a Day
Employment Agency Receptionist
1939
Film
Jailbreak
Gladys Joy
1936
Film
Rodeo Dough
Mary
1940
Film
Calling Homicide
Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)
1956
Pride of the Navy
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1939
Film
Hit Parade of 1943
Janie
1943
Film
Blue of the Night
Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses
1931
Film
Down the Stretch
Nurse
1936
Film
Romance in the Air
Blondie
1936
Film
A Star Is Shorn
Patsy
1939
Film
Surprise
Mary - Oswald's Wife
1930
Film
Tahiti Nights
Mata
1944
Film
Clipped Wings
Mildred
1953
Film
Viennese Nights
Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)
1930