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Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers, March 27, 1907 – July 20, 1989) was an American film and television actress. 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.

Mary Treen
Treen in 1938
Born	Mary Louise Summers (1907-03-27)March 27, 1907 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1989(1989-07-20) (aged 82) Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1930–1983
Spouse	Herbert C. Pearson ​ ​ (m. 1944; died 1965)​
Family	Mort Mills (cousin)

Early years

Treen was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of attorney Don C. Summers and actress Helene Sullivan Summers. In 1908, when she was 11 months old, her mother sued her father for divorce on the grounds that he failed to provide for her.[1] Her father died while she was an infant. She was reared in California by her mother and stepfather, a physician. She attended the Westlake School for Girls and a convent where she tried out successfully in school plays. She was a Roman Catholic.[2]

Career

During her career, Treen was seen in over 40 films.[3] 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.

In the 1954–1955 season, Treen appeared in 38 episodes as Emily Dodger on the CBS situation comedy Willy.[4] Her longest-running role was as Hilda, the maid and baby nursein 64 episodes of the NBC and CBS sitcom The Joey Bishop Show from 1962 to 1965.

Treen was a Republican who supported the campaign of Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election.[5]

Death

Treen died of cancer at her home in Newport Beach, California, on July 20, 1989, at age 82. Her only survivors were distant cousins.[6] One of her cousins was actor Mort Mills.

Partial filmography

Television

• The Life of Riley as Millie in "Assistant Manager" (1949)
• The Gene Autry Show (2 episodes, 1952)
• Willy (series regular, 1954–1955) as Emily Dodger
• Crossroads in "Broadway Trust" (1955)
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Mrs. Curtis in "George's Mother-in-Law Trouble" (1955)
• Four Star Playhouse as Madeline in "A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln" (1955)
• It's a Great Life as Thelma Purcell in "A Job for Kathy" (1955)
• Climax! in "The Day They Gave the Babies Away" (1955)
• Hey, Jeannie! as Katie in "Jeannie the Policewoman" (1957)
• The Jack Benny Program (1957, 1962, 2 episodes)
• The Donna Reed Show (1958–1965, 3 episodes)
• Bourbon Street Beat as Clairibelle in "Mrs. Viner Vanishes" (1959)
• M Squad as Mary Cosgrove in "Voluntary Surrender" (1959)
• Denise the Menace (1960, season 2 episode 6)
• The Ann Sothern Show (1959–1960, 2 episodes)
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Hazel in "The Doctor and the Redhead" (1960)
• The Loretta Young Show as Aunt Gladys in "Off-Duty Affair" (1960)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1962, 3 episodes)
• Pete and Gladys (1961–1962, 2 episodes)
• Bonanza (1961–1962, 2 episodes)
• Ichabod and Me in "The Old Stowe Road" and "Women's Rights" (1962)
• The Joey Bishop Show (1962–1965)
• Perry Mason as Bess in "The Case of the Baffling Bug" (1965)
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies as Mabel in "Help Wanted, Desperately" (1967)
• The Brady Bunch as Kay in "Goodbye, Alice, Hello" (1972)
• Here's Lucy as Mary Winters in "Lucy Fights the System" (1974)
• Laverne and Shirley as Nana Shotz in "The Society Party" (1976)
• The Dukes of Hazzard as Aunt Clara Coltrane in "Sadie Hogg Day" (1981)

References

External links

• Mary Treen at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Mary Treen

Mary Treen (* 27. März 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri als Mary Louise Summers; † 20. Juli 1989 in Newport Beach, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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