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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.
1988
as Self (archive footage)
1983
1978
as Teacher
1977
as Sister #2
1975
as Mercedes
1974
as Miss Prism
1969
as Miss Crenshaw
1969
as Clerk
1969
as Mrs. Drucker
1968
as Mary Winters
1966
as Mrs. Belden
1965
as Telephone Operator
1965
as Mabel
1964
as Woman #1
1963
as Mattress Customer
1963
as Mrs. Stevers (uncredited)
1962
as Mrs. Figgot
1961
as Commissary Cashier
1961
as Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited)
1961
as Nurse
1961
as Miss Schuster
1960
as Hotel Plaza Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1960
as Clara Lindsey
1960
as Rose Pine
1959
as Marie, Secretary to Shirley Drake
1959
as Cook
1959
as Mrs. Shaughnessy
1959
as Annie Wilson
1958
as Mother Bradley (uncredited)
1958
as Miss Winters
1958
as Sunny Cooper
1958
as Mrs. Larson
1958
as Nurse
1957
as Sgt. Hansen
1957
as Heckler (uncredited)
1957
as Bess
1957
as Bessie Treymore (uncredited)
1957
1957
as Miss Henderson
1956
as Matron
1956
as Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited)
1956
as Katie
1956
as Mrs. Burnside
1956
as Emily Parsons
1954
as Dress Shop Owner (uncredited)
1954
as Mrs. Schultz
1954
1953
as Aunt Gladys
1953
as Mildred
1953
as Nelly
1952
1952
as Madeline
1952
as Wife in Hotel Bar
1952
as Ginger
1952
as Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
1951
as Ms. Regan (uncredited)
1950
as Singer at Party
1950
as Mrs. Jameson
1950
as Mrs. Curtis
1950
as Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)
1950
as Self (uncredited)
1950
as Adele Tompkins
1950
as Netty Blinkensop
1950
as Helen Bryan
1949
as Pregnant woman
1949
as Millie - Stevenson's Secretary
1948
as Miss Adams
1948
as Nurse Jones
1948
as Wife (uncredited)
1948
as Hilda (Uncredited)
1947
as Gladys (uncredited)
1947
as Nurse (uncredited)
1946
as Cousin Tilly
1946
as Mabel Taylor
1946
as Marie Finch
1946
as Talkative nurse
1946
as Alice Beesley
1946
as Grace Conley
1945
as Train Passenger at Bar
1945
as Diane Peabody
1945
as Lucy Blake
1945
as Cassie McQuade
1944
as Mata
1944
as Monica Case, the Maid
1944
as Addie LaTour
1944
as Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant
1944
as Agnes
1944
as Sophie Lawrence
1943
as Smitty
1943
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
1943
as Lt. Sadie Schwartz
1943
as Newspaper Woman (uncredited)
1943
as Janie
1943
as Helen
1943
as Nancy
1943
as Miss Tracy
1942
as Dawn
1942
as Nora Cassidy
1942
as Mary Belle
1942
as Susie Johnson
1942
as Autograph Seeker
1942
as Persis
1942
as Olga
1941
as Irene
1941
as Doris
1941
as Secretary
1941
as Martha
1940
as Pat
1940
as Mary
1940
as Nina Norton
1940
as Herself
1940
as Billy's Nurse
1940
as Jenny, Hotel Maid
1940
as Hospital Switchboard Operator
1940
as Esme
1939
as Agnes, Barbara's Maid
1939
as Employment Agency Receptionist
1939
as Receptionist (uncredited)
1939
as Mary
1939
as Patsy
1939
as Waitress
1939
as Secretary
1939
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1938
as Nanette
1938
as Kathy
1938
as Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited)
1938
as Sugar Hatfield
1938
as Waiting Room Patient
1938
as Miss Barkow
1938
as Gertie Burns
1938
as Stenographer
1937
as Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited)
1937
as Elsie
1937
as Fan with Locket (uncredited)
1937
as Janet Morris
1937
as Employment Clerk
1937
as Nurse locked in room
1937
as Jennie Wolfe
1937
1937
as Mrs. Blair
1937
as Saxe
1937
as Susy Abbott
1937
as Miss Flint
1936
as Agatha Ormsby
1936
as Libby, the Housekeeper
1936
as Nurse
1936
as Alice Gillingwater
1936
as Gladys Joy
1936
as Telephone Operator
1936
as Florrie the maid
1936
as Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)
1936
as Jennie
1936
as Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited)
1936
as Miss Hively (uncredited)
1936
as Squirmy
1936
as Nurse Margaret Brody
1935
1935
as Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)
1935
as Nurse (uncredited)
1935
as Cowboy's Girl (uncredited)
1935
as Spudsy's Wife
1935
as Clementine
1935
as Beauty Shop Operator
1935
as 2nd Irate Caller
1935
as Owen's Secretary
1935
as Nurse (uncredited)
1935
as Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)
1935
as Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)
1935
as Miss Wells
1935
as Isabelle
1935
as Woman at train station (uncredited)
1935
as Maggie
1935
as Secretary (uncredited)
1934
as Miss McGoun
1934
as Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve
1931
as Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses
1930
as Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited)
1930
as Mary - Oswald's Wife