Mary Field
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieSeven Ways from Sundown
1960
Mary Karrington
movieRide a Crooked Trail
1958
Mrs. Curtis
movieThe Missouri Traveler
1958
Nelda Hamilton
movieThe Three Faces of Eve
1957
Effie, sales clerk / Effie Blanford (uncredited)
tvWagon Train
1957
Mrs. Gillespie
movieToy Tiger
1956
Miss Elsie
movieThe Price of Fear
1956
Ruth McNab
movieLucy Gallant
1955
Irma Wilson
movieTo Hell and Back
1955
Mrs. Murphy
tvGunsmoke
1955
Minerva / Clara
movieThe Private War of Major Benson
1955
Sister Mary Theresa
movieFour Guns to the Border
1954
Mrs. Pritchard
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Cathy Marion
tvTopper
1953
Thelma Gibney
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Helen Merchant / Mrs. Stewart
movieDear Brat
1951
Criminal Records Clerk (uncredited)
movieEdge of Doom
1950
Mary Jane Glennon
movieCheaper by the Dozen
1950
Music Teacher (uncredited)
movieDear Wife
1949
Mrs. Bixby
movieYou're My Everything
1949
Record Store Clerk (uncredited)
movieSpecial Agent
1949
Miss Tannehill - Librarian (uncredited)
movieMighty Joe Young
1949
Secretary (uncredited)
movieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
Peasant woman
movieHenry, the Rainmaker
1949
Mrs. Sweeney
movieOne Sunday Afternoon
1948
Secretary
movieJoan of Arc
1948
Boy's Mother (uncredited)
movieA Song Is Born
1948
Miss Totten
movieSorry, Wrong Number
1948
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
movieMr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948
Wee Shop Clerk
movieUp in Central Park
1948
Schoolteacher
movieRomance on the High Seas
1948
Marie - Elvira's Maid (uncredited)
movieThe Fuller Brush Man
1948
Beaver Patrol Leader (uncredited)
movieSitting Pretty
1948
Della (uncredited)
movieIf You Knew Susie
1948
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
movieOut of the Past
1947
Marny (uncredited)
movieLouisiana
1947
Mrs. Davis
movieUnconquered
1947
Maggie
movieDriftwood
1947
Mrs. White
movieDark Passage
1947
Aunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)
movieThe Unfaithful
1947
Miss Bryar
movieHigh Conquest
1947
Miss Woodley
movieWelcome Stranger
1947
Secretary
movieMiracle on 34th Street
1947
Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
movieThe Other Love
1947
Nurse (uncredited)
movieThe Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
Typewriting Academy Receptionist
movieSong of the South
1946
Mrs. Favers
movieBlack Angel
1946
Mavis' Maid (Uncredited)
movieDon't Gamble with Strangers
1946
Mrs. Arnold
movieThe Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
Bradford's Secretary
movieOne More Tomorrow
1946
Maude Miller
movieThe Dark Corner
1946
Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
movieTalk About a Lady
1946
Telephone Operator
movieLittle Giant
1946
Secretary (uncredited)
movieFrenchman's Creek
1944
Prue (uncredited)
movieUp in Mabel's Room
1944
Priscilla's Sister (uncredited)
movieMr. Skeffington
1944
Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)
movieLadies of Washington
1944
Nurse's Aide (uncredited)
movieMinistry of Fear
1944
Martha Penteel (uncredited)
movieHenry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
Husband-Seeking Woman
movieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944
Restaurant Cashier (uncredited)
movieFour Jills in a Jeep
1944
Maid (scenes deleted)
moviePrincess O'Rourke
1943
Clara Stilwell (uncredited)
movieA Lady Takes a Chance
1943
Florrie Bendix
movieThree Hearts for Julia
1943
Symphony Guild Secretary (uncredited)
movieHello, Frisco, Hello
1943
Ellie, Cockney Maid
movieSherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Party Pianist (uncredited)
movieThe Gorilla Man
1943
Nurse Kruger
movieThe Great Gildersleeve
1942
Amelia Hooker
movieYou Were Never Lovelier
1942
Louise - the Acuña Maid (uncredited)
movieI Married a Witch
1942
Nancy Wooley (uncredited)
movieNow, Voyager
1942
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
movieYou Can't Escape Forever
1942
Kirsty Lundstrom (uncredited)
movieGet Hep to Love
1942
Woman Judge
movieThe Major and the Minor
1942
Mother at Station (uncredited)
movieMrs. Miniver
1942
Miss Spriggins (uncredited)
movieMiss Annie Rooney
1942
Mrs. Metz
movieThis Above All
1942
Hotel Maid
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
Maid (Uncredited)
movieMokey
1942
Mrs. Graham
movieBall of Fire
1941
Miss Totten
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
Lulu Digby (uncredited)
movieHow Green Was My Valley
1941
Eve (uncredited)
movieSea Raiders
1941
Aggie Nelson
movieWild Geese Calling
1941
Jennie Delaney
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
Wife (uncredited)
movieA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
Woman on Street (uncredited)
movieShadows on the Stairs
1941
Phoebe Marcia St. John Snell
movieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941
Miss Frame
movieGolden Hoofs
1941
Nellie Crocker
movieCharter Pilot
1940
King's Secretary
movieThe Bank Dick
1940
Woman with Cherries on Hat (uncredited)
movieThe Trail Blazers
1940
Alice Chapman
movieThe Ape
1940
Mrs. Mason
movieThe Howards of Virginia
1940
Susan Howard
movieThree Faces West
1940
Mrs. Stebbins
movieMy Son, My Son!
1940
Bessie, Ladies' Room Maid
movieMa, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
Girl Customer (uncredited)
movieBroadway Melody of 1940
1940
Second Bride (uncredited)
movieConvicted Woman
1940
Gracie Dunn
movieThe Invisible Man Returns
1940
Passerby at Willie's House (uncredited)
movieLegion of the Lawless
1940
Mrs. Barton
movieEternally Yours
1939
Peabody's Housekeeper (uncredited)
movieDancing Co-Ed
1939
Miss Jennie May
movieWhen Tomorrow Comes
1939
Waitress (uncredited)
movieThe Fighting Gringo
1939
Sandra Courtney
movieStunt Pilot
1939
Ethel
movieGood Girls Go to Paris
1939
Ada - Brand's Maid (uncredited)
movieThe Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
Piano Player
movieThe Family Next Door
1939
Secretary
movieSergeant Madden
1939
Mrs. Daly
movieSociety Smugglers
1939
Secretary
movieMade for Each Other
1939
Johns Hopkins Technician (uncredited)
movieThere Goes My Heart
1938
Mrs. Crud - Pennypepper's Patient (voice) (uncredited)
movieSlander House
1938
Bessie, an attendant
movieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
Millie - Mrs. Updyke's Maid (uncredited)
movieCowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Myrtle Semple
movieWhite Banners
1938
Hester
movieJezebel
1938
Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)
movieThe Prince and the Pauper
1937
Mrs. Canty
movieCall It a Day
1937
Elsie Lester, Roger's Secretary (uncredited)