Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Field (June 10, 1909 – June 12, 1996) was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles. She was born in New York City. As a child she never knew her biological parents. During her infancy she was left outside the doors of a church with a note pinned to her saying that her name was "Olivia Rockefeller". She would later be adopted. In 1937, she was signed under contract to Warner Bros. Studios and made her film debut in The Prince and the Pauper (1937). Her other screen credits include parts in such films as Jezebel (1938), Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), Eternally Yours (1939), When Tomorrow Comes (1939), Broadway Melody of 1940, Ball of Fire (1941), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Ministry of Fear (1944), Dark Angel (1946), Out of the Past(1947), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), and Life With Father (1947). During her time in Hollywood she appeared in approximately 103 films. Her TV credits include parts in Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, and The Loretta Young Show. In 1963, her last acting role was as a Roman Catholic nun in the television series, Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly and modeled after the 1944 Bing Crosby film of the same name. She appeared in several episodes of the television comedy, Topper, as Henrietta Topper's friend Thelma Gibney.
Acted in 135
1960s
- 1960
Seven Ways from Sundown
Mary Karrington
1950s
- 1958
Ride a Crooked Trail
Mrs. Curtis
- 1957
The Three Faces of Eve
Effie, sales clerk, Effie Blanford (uncredited)
- 1956
Toy Tiger
Miss Elsie
The Price of Fear
Ruth McNab
- 1955
Lucy Gallant
Irma Wilson
The Private War of Major Benson
Sister Mary Theresa
- 1954
Four Guns to the Border
Mrs. Pritchard
- 1953
The Lady Wants Mink
Janie
- 1952
- 1951
Dear Brat
Criminal Records Clerk (uncredited)
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Dear Wife
Mrs. Bixby
You're My Everything
Record Store Clerk (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
Secretary (uncredited)
Henry, the Rainmaker
Mrs. Sweeney
- 1948
One Sunday Afternoon
Secretary
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Wee Shop Clerk
Up in Central Park
Schoolteacher
The Fuller Brush Man
Beaver Patrol Leader (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
Della (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- 1947
Driftwood
Mrs. White
The Unfaithful
Miss Bryar
High Conquest
Miss Woodley
Welcome Stranger
Secretary
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Felice
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Typewriting Academy Receptionist
- 1946
Rendezvous with Annie
Deborah
Don't Gamble with Strangers
Mrs. Arnold
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Bradford's Secretary
One More Tomorrow
Maude Miller
Murder in the Music Hall
Waitress
Talk About a Lady
Telephone Operator
Little Giant
Secretary (uncredited)
- 1945
The Affairs of Susan
Nancy
- 1944
Frenchman's Creek
Prue (uncredited)
Up in Mabel's Room
Priscilla's Sister (uncredited)
The Port of 40 Thieves
Della
Ladies of Washington
Nurse's Aide (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Husband-Seeking Woman
Four Jills in a Jeep
Maid (scenes deleted)
- 1943
Princess O'Rourke
Clara Stilwell (uncredited)
Three Hearts for Julia
Symphony Guild Secretary (uncredited)
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Ellie, Cockney Maid
The Gorilla Man
Nurse Kruger
- 1942
The Great Gildersleeve
Amelia Hooker
You Were Never Lovelier
Louise - the Acuña Maid (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
Kirsty Lundstrom (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
Woman Judge
The Major and the Minor
Mother at Station (uncredited)
Wake Island
Movie
This Above All
Hotel Maid
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Maid (Uncredited)
Mokey
Mrs. Graham
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Agnes
- 1941
One Foot in Heaven
Lulu Digby (uncredited)
Sea Raiders
Aggie Nelson
Wild Geese Calling
Jennie Delaney
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Woman on Street (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Miss Frame
Golden Hoofs
Nellie Crocker
- 1940
Charter Pilot
King's Secretary
The Bank Dick
Woman with Cherries on Hat (uncredited)
The Trail Blazers
Alice Chapman
The Ape
Mrs. Mason
The Howards of Virginia
Susan Howard
Girls of the Road
Mae
Three Faces West
Mrs. Stebbins
My Son, My Son!
Bessie, Ladies' Room Maid
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Girl Customer (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
Second Bride (uncredited)
Convicted Woman
Gracie Dunn
The Invisible Man Returns
Passerby at Willie's House (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
Mrs. Barton
1930s
- 1939
Eternally Yours
Peabody's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
Miss Jennie May
When Tomorrow Comes
Waitress (uncredited)
The Fighting Gringo
Sandra Courtney
Stunt Pilot
Ethel
Good Girls Go to Paris
Ada - Brand's Maid (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
Maid
The Family Next Door
Secretary
Sergeant Madden
Mrs. Daly
Society Smugglers
Secretary
- 1938
There Goes My Heart
Mrs. Crud - Pennypepper's Patient (voice) (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
Maid
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Myrtle Semple
White Banners
Hester
- 1937
The Prince and the Pauper
Mrs. Canty
Call It a Day
Elsie Lester, Roger's Secretary (uncredited)
