--- name: "Mary Treen" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-treen" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 March 1907" died: "20 July 1989" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 80 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T01:46:10.577718+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mary Treen Actor. Born 27 March 1907 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Died 20 July 1989. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 March 1907, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - **Died:** 20 July 1989 - **Active:** 1940–1946 - **Also known as:** Mary Lou Treen, Mary Louise Summers - **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Treen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6780854, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871695/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/106584 ## Biography Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers) was an American film and television actress. She began her career as a dancer in Fanchon and Marco revues before entering films in the mid-1930s. She appeared in dozens of films over five decades, often in supporting roles as working women or comic relief characters. Her film credits include Pat in *Kitty Foyle* (1940) and Cousin Tilly in *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946). On television she had recurring roles as Emily Dodger in the sitcom *Willy* (1954–1955) and as Hilda in *The Joey Bishop Show* (1962–1965). She was married to Herbert C. Pearson from 1944 until his death in 1965. Treen died of cancer in Newport Beach, California, in 1989. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) ### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these - *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Fi1m 91, as Cousin Tilly — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) - *Kitty Foyle* (1940), Fi1m 70, as Pat — [page](https://film.one/film/kitty-foyle.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *The Snake Pit* (1948), Fi1m 76, as Nurse Jones (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-snake-pit.md) ## Complete filmography (174) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home* (1983), as Mrs. Olsen - *Goodbye, Franklin High* (1978), as Teacher - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Sister #2 - *The Strongest Man in the World* (1975), as Mercedes - *Happy Days* (1974), series, as Miss Prism - *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Miss Crenshaw, Clerk - *The Bill Cosby Show* (1969), series, as Mrs. Drucker - *Here's Lucy* (1968), series, as Mary Winters - *Paradise, Hawaiian Style* (1966), as Mrs. Belden - *Green Acres* (1965), series, as Telephone Operator - *Please Don't Eat the Daisies* (1965), series, as Mabel - *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, as Woman #1 - *Who's Minding the Store?* (1963), as Mattress Customer - *Fun in Acapulco* (1963), as Mrs. Stevers (uncredited) - *Girls! Girls! Girls!* (1962), as Mrs. Figgot - *The Errand Boy* (1961), as Commissary Cashier - *Bachelor in Paradise* (1961), as Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited) - *Hazel* (1961), series, as Nurse - *All in a Night's Work* (1961), as Miss Schuster - *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Hotel Plaza Desk Clerk (uncredited) - *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Clara Lindsey, Rose Pine - *Career* (1959), as Marie - *Dennis the Menace* (1959), series, as Cook - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Mrs. Shaughnessy, Annie Wilson - *I Married a Monster from Outer Space* (1958), as Mother Bradley (uncredited) - *The Donna Reed Show* (1958), series, as Miss Winters, Sunny Cooper, Mrs. Larson - *Rock-a-Bye Baby* (1958), as Nurse - *The Sad Sack* (1957), as Sgt. Hansen - *The Joker is Wild* (1957), as Heckler (uncredited) - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Bess - *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Bessie Treymore (uncredited) - *Last Stagecoach West* (1957), Actor - *Public Pigeon No. 1* (1957), as Mrs. Bates (uncredited) - *Gun Duel in Durango* (1957), as Miss Henderson - *Down Liberty Road* (1957), as Secretary (Uncredited) - *Bundle of Joy* (1956), as Matron - *Calling Homicide* (1956), as Flo Burton - Script Girl (uncredited) - *Hey, Jeannie!* (1956), series, as Katie - *The Birds and the Bees* (1956), as Mrs. Burnside - *When Gangland Strikes* (1956), as Emily Parsons - *Crossroads* (1955), series, as Nurse - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Dress Shop Owner (uncredited) - *December Bride* (1954), series, as Mrs. Schultz - *Willy* (1954), series, Actor - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Aunt Gladys - *Clipped Wings* (1953), as Mildred - *Let's Do It Again* (1953), as Nelly - *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, Actor - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Madeline - *Dreamboat* (1952), as Wife in Hotel Bar (uncredited) - *Sailor Beware* (1952), as Ginger - *Room for One More* (1952), as Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen) - *The Stooge* (1951), as Ms. Regan (uncredited) - *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Singer at Party, Mrs. Jameson - *The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show* (1950), series, as Mrs. Curtis - *The Fuller Brush Girl* (1950), as Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited) - *The Gene Autry Show* (1950), series, as Adele Tompkins, Netty Blinkensop - *Young Daniel Boone* (1950), as Helen Bryan - *And Baby Makes Three* (1949), as Pregnant woman - *The Life of Riley* (1949), series, as Millie - *Let's Live a Little* (1948), as Miss Adams - *The Snake Pit* (1948), as Nurse Jones (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-snake-pit.md) - *Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven* (1948), as Wife (uncredited) - *Shed No Tears* (1948), as Hilda (Uncredited) - *Merton of the Movies* (1947), as Gladys (uncredited) - *A Likely Story* (1947), as Nurse (uncredited) - *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), as Cousin Tilly — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) - *One Exciting Week* (1946), as Mabel Taylor - *Swing Parade of 1946* (1946), as Marie Finch - *Strange Impersonation* (1946), as Talkative nurse - *From This Day Forward* (1946), as Alice Beesley - *A Guy Could Change* (1946), as Grace Conley - *She Wouldn't Say Yes* (1945), as Train Passenger at Bar - *Blonde from Brooklyn* (1945), as Diane Peabody - *Don Juan Quilligan* (1945), as Lucy Blake - *High Powered* (1945), as Cassie McQuade - *Tahiti Nights* (1944), as Mata - *Casanova Brown* (1944), as Monica Case, the Maid - *Swing in the Saddle* (1944), as Addie LaTour - *I Love a Soldier* (1944), as Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant - *The Navy Way* (1944), as Agnes - *Hands Across the Border* (1944), as Sophie Lawrence - *Mystery Broadcast* (1943), as Smitty - *Thank Your Lucky Stars* (1943), as Autograph Seeker (uncredited) - *So Proudly We Hail* (1943), as Lt. Sadie Schwartz - *Flight for Freedom* (1943), as Newspaper Woman (uncredited) - *Hit Parade of 1943* (1943), as Janie - *They Got Me Covered* (1943), as Helen - *The Powers Girl* (1943), as Nancy - *Lady Bodyguard* (1943), as Miss Tracy - *My Heart Belongs to Daddy* (1942), as Dawn - *Stand By All Networks* (1942), as Nora Cassidy - *Between Us Girls* (1942), as Mary Belle - *They All Kissed the Bride* (1942), as Susie Johnson - *Soaring Stars* (1942), as Autograph Seeker - *The Night Before the Divorce* (1942), as Olga - *Pacific Blackout* (1941), as Irene - *The Great Man's Lady* (1941), as Persis - *You Belong to Me* (1941), as Doris - *Father Takes a Wife* (1941), as Secretary - *Tall, Dark and Handsome* (1941), as Martha - *Kitty Foyle* (1940), as Pat — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/kitty-foyle.md) - *Rodeo Dough* (1940), as Mary - *Black Diamonds* (1940), as Nina Norton - *Queen of the Mob* (1940), as Billy's Nurse - *Girl in 313* (1940), as Jenny, Hotel Maid - *Double Alibi* (1940), as Hospital Switchboard Operator - *Danger On Wheels* (1940), as Esme - *First Love* (1939), as Agnes, Barbara's Maid - *Dad for a Day* (1939), as Employment Agency Receptionist - *Babes in Arms* (1939), as Receptionist (uncredited) - *Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga* (1939), as Mary - *When Tomorrow Comes* (1939), as Waitress (uncredited) - *A Star Is Shorn* (1939), as Patsy - *Happily Buried* (1939), as Waitress - *Three Smart Girls Grow Up* (1939), as Secretary - *Pride of the Navy* (1939), as Undetermined Role (uncredited) - *Strange Faces* (1938), as Lorry May - *I'll Give a Million* (1938), as Nanette - *Young Fugitives* (1938), as Kathy - *Always Goodbye* (1938), as Al's Bride-to-Be (uncredited) - *Kentucky Moonshine* (1938), as Sugar Hatfield - *Rascals* (1938), as Waiting Room Patient - *Sally, Irene and Mary* (1938), as Miss Barkow - *Swing It, Sailor!* (1938), as Gertie Burns - *Change of Heart* (1938), as Stenographer - *Missing Witnesses* (1937), as Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (uncredited) - *Second Honeymoon* (1937), as Elsie - *Mr. Dodd Takes the Air* (1937), as Fan with Locket (uncredited) - *Talent Scout* (1937), as Janet Morris - *Ever Since Eve* (1937), as Employment Clerk - *Marry the Girl* (1937), as Nurse locked in room - *Dance Charlie Dance* (1937), as Jennie Wolfe - *The Go-Getter* (1937), as Mrs. Blair - *A Day at Santa Anita* (1937), as Mary Treen (uncredited) - *They Gave Him a Gun* (1937), as Saxe - *Maid of Salem* (1937), as Susy Abbott - *God's Country and the Woman* (1937), as Miss Flint - *Fugitive in the Sky* (1936), as Agatha Ormsby - *The Captain's Kid* (1936), as Libby, the Housekeeper - *Down the Stretch* (1936), as Nurse - *Love Begins at Twenty* (1936), as Alice Gillingwater - *Jailbreak* (1936), as Gladys Joy - *Public Enemy's Wife* (1936), as Telephone Operator - *Murder by an Aristocrat* (1936), as Florrie - *The Golden Arrow* (1936), as Appleby's Secretary (uncredited) - *Romance in the Air* (1936), as Blondie - *Brides Are Like That* (1936), as Jennie - *Snowed Under* (1936), as Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (uncredited) - *Colleen* (1936), as Miss Hively (uncredited) - *Freshman Love* (1936), as Squirmy - *The Murder of Dr. Harrigan* (1936), as Nurse Margaret Brody - *Dangerous* (1935), Actor - *Miss Pacific Fleet* (1935), as Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited) - *Broadway Hostess* (1935), as Nurse (uncredited) - *Shipmates Forever* (1935), as Cowboy's Girl (uncredited) - *The Case of the Lucky Legs* (1935), as Spudsy's Wife - *I Live for Love* (1935), as Clementine - *Page Miss Glory* (1935), as Beauty Shop Operator - *Broadway Gondolier* (1935), as 2nd Irate Caller - *Don't Bet on Blondes* (1935), as Owen's Secretary - *Front Page Woman* (1935), as Nurse (uncredited) - *'G' Men* (1935), as Gregory's Secretary (uncredited) - *The Case of the Curious Bride* (1935), as Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited) - *Traveling Saleslady* (1935), as Miss Wells - *A Night at the Ritz* (1935), as Isabelle - *Sweet Music* (1935), as Woman at train station (uncredited) - *Red Hot Tires* (1935), as Maggie - *Maybe It's Love* (1935), as Secretary (uncredited) - *Babbitt* (1934), as Miss McGoun - *Happiness Ahead* (1934), as Bob's Friend Celebrating New Year's Eve - *Blue of the Night* (1931), as Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses - *Viennese Nights* (1930), as Shocked Woman on Street (uncredited) - *Surprise* (1930), as Mary - Oswald's Wife ## Gallery - ![Mary Treen](https://film.one/media/person/444366/gallery-77b58bbad152.jpg) Mary Treen — Universal Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Mary_Treen_1938.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mary Treen](https://film.one/media/person/444366/gallery-a77f52b89328.jpg) Mary Treen — Image via TMDB - ![Mary Treen](https://film.one/media/person/444366/gallery-a5e98f536d69.jpg) Mary Treen — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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