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.
Acted in 174
1980s
- 1983
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
Mrs. Olsen
1970s
- 1978
Goodbye, Franklin High
Teacher
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
Who's Minding the Store?
Mattress Customer
- 1962
- 1961
Bachelor in Paradise
Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)
All in a Night's Work
Miss Schuster
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Career
Marie
- 1958
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Mother Bradley (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Nurse
- 1957
The Sad Sack
Sgt. Hansen
The Joker is Wild
Heckler (uncredited)
Last Stagecoach West
Movie
Public Pigeon No. 1
Mrs. Bates (uncredited)
Gun Duel in Durango
Miss Henderson
Down Liberty Road
Secretary (Uncredited)
- 1956
Bundle of Joy
Matron
Calling Homicide
Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)
Hey, Jeannie!
Katie · 1 episode
The Birds and the Bees
Mrs. Burnside
When Gangland Strikes
Emily Parsons
- 1955
Crossroads
Nurse · 1 episode
- 1954
- 1953
Clipped Wings
Mildred
Let's Do It Again
Nelly
- 1952
Dreamboat
Wife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
Ginger
Room for One More
Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
- 1951
The Stooge
Ms. Regan (uncredited)
- 1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)
Young Daniel Boone
Helen Bryan
1940s
- 1949
And Baby Makes Three
Pregnant woman
The Life of Riley
Millie · 1 episode
- 1948
Let's Live a Little
Miss Adams
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Wife (uncredited)
Shed No Tears
Hilda (Uncredited)
- 1947
Merton of the Movies
Gladys (uncredited)
A Likely Story
Nurse (uncredited)
- 1946
One Exciting Week
Mabel Taylor
Swing Parade of 1946
Marie Finch
Strange Impersonation
Talkative nurse
From This Day Forward
Alice Beesley
A Guy Could Change
Grace Conley
- 1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Train Passenger at Bar
Blonde from Brooklyn
Diane Peabody
Don Juan Quilligan
Lucy Blake
High Powered
Cassie McQuade
- 1944
Tahiti Nights
Mata
Swing in the Saddle
Addie LaTour
I Love a Soldier
Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant
The Navy Way
Agnes
Hands Across the Border
Sophie Lawrence
- 1943
Mystery Broadcast
Smitty
So Proudly We Hail
Lt. Sadie Schwartz
Flight for Freedom
Newspaper Woman (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
Janie
The Powers Girl
Nancy
Lady Bodyguard
Miss Tracy
- 1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Dawn
Stand By All Networks
Nora Cassidy
Between Us Girls
Mary Belle
They All Kissed the Bride
Susie Johnson
The Night Before the Divorce
Olga
- 1941
Pacific Blackout
Irene
The Great Man's Lady
Persis
Father Takes a Wife
Secretary
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Martha
- 1940
Kitty Foyle
Pat
Rodeo Dough
Mary
Black Diamonds
Nina Norton
Queen of the Mob
Billy's Nurse
Girl in 313
Jenny, Hotel Maid
Double Alibi
Hospital Switchboard Operator
1930s
- 1939
First Love
Agnes, Barbara's Maid
Dad for a Day
Employment Agency Receptionist
Babes in Arms
Receptionist (uncredited)
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Mary
When Tomorrow Comes
Waitress (uncredited)
A Star Is Shorn
Patsy
Happily Buried
Waitress
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Secretary
- 1938
Strange Faces
Lorry May
I'll Give a Million
Nanette
Young Fugitives
Kathy
Always Goodbye
Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)
Kentucky Moonshine
Sugar Hatfield
Rascals
Waiting Room Patient
Sally, Irene and Mary
Miss Barkow
Swing It, Sailor!
Gertie Burns
Change of Heart
Stenographer
- 1937
Missing Witnesses
Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited)
Second Honeymoon
Elsie
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Fan with Locket (uncredited)
Talent Scout
Janet Morris
Ever Since Eve
Employment Clerk
Marry the Girl
Nurse locked in room
Dance Charlie Dance
Jennie Wolfe
A Day at Santa Anita
Mary Treen (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
Mrs. Blair
They Gave Him a Gun
Saxe
Maid of Salem
Susy Abbott
God's Country and the Woman
Miss Flint
- 1936
Fugitive in the Sky
Agatha Ormsby
The Captain's Kid
Libby, the Housekeeper
Down the Stretch
Nurse
Love Begins at Twenty
Alice Gillingwater
Jailbreak
Gladys Joy
Public Enemy's Wife
Telephone Operator
Murder by an Aristocrat
Florrie
The Golden Arrow
Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)
Romance in the Air
Blondie
Brides Are Like That
Jennie
Snowed Under
Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)
Colleen
Miss Hively (uncredited)
Freshman Love
Squirmy
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Nurse Margaret Brody
- 1935
Dangerous
Movie
Miss Pacific Fleet
Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess
Nurse (uncredited)
Shipmates Forever
Cowboy's Girl (uncredited)
I Live for Love
Clementine
Page Miss Glory
Beauty Shop Operator
Broadway Gondolier
2nd Irate Caller
Don't Bet on Blondes
Owen's Secretary
Front Page Woman
Nurse (uncredited)
'G' Men
Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)
The Case of the Curious Bride
Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady
Miss Wells
A Night at the Ritz
Isabelle
Sweet Music
Woman at train station (uncredited)
Red Hot Tires
Maggie
Maybe It's Love
Secretary (uncredited)
- 1934
Babbitt
Miss McGoun
Happiness Ahead
Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve
- 1931
Blue of the Night
Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses
- 1930
Viennese Nights
Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)
Surprise
Mary - Oswald's Wife
Appearances2
1980s
- 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
