Mary Treen
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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.
Acting
Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
as Cousin Tilly
1946
TV
Bonanza
as Mrs. Shaughnessy
1959
TV
Bonanza
as Annie Wilson
1959
TV
Happy Days
as Miss Prism
1974
TV
The Love Boat
as Sister #2
1977
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
as Clara Lindsey
1960
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
as Rose Pine
1960
Movie
The Joker is Wild
as Heckler (uncredited)
1957
TV
Perry Mason
as Bess
1957
Movie
The Snake Pit
as Nurse Jones (uncredited)
1948
Movie
'G' Men
as Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)
1935
Movie
Who's Minding the Store?
as Mattress Customer
1963
Movie
Fun in Acapulco
as Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)
1963
Movie
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Nurse
1958
Movie
The Strongest Man in the World
as Mercedes
1975
TV
Green Acres
as Telephone Operator
1965
Movie
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Mrs. Figgot
1962
Movie
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
as Mother Bradley (uncredited)
1958
Movie
The Errand Boy
as Commissary Cashier
1961
Movie
Dangerous
1935
Movie
Kitty Foyle
as Pat
1940
Movie
Room for One More
as Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
1952
Movie
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
as Mrs. Belden
1966
Movie
Babes in Arms
as Receptionist (uncredited)
1939