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Mary Field

Mary Field

Birthday: 1909-06-10 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1960
Seven Ways from Sundown

as    Ma Karrington

1958
Ride a Crooked Trail

as    Mrs. Curtis

1958
The Missouri Traveler

as    Nelda Hamilton

1955
Lucy Gallant

as    Irma Wilson

1955
The Private War of Major Benson

as    Sister Mary Theresa

1954
Four Guns to the Border

as    Mrs. Pritchard

1948
Up in Central Park

as    Schoolteacher

1948
One Sunday Afternoon

as    Secretary

1948
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

as    Wee Shop Clerk

1947
Dark Passage

as    Aunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)

1946
Song of the South

as    Mrs. Favers

1944
The Port of 40 Thieves

as    Della

1941
Sea Raiders

as    Aggie Nelson

1941
Shadows on the Stairs

as    Phoebe Marcia St. John Snell

1940
The Trail Blazers

as    Alice Chapman

1940
Convicted Woman

as    Gracie Dunn

1940
Girls of the Road

as    Mae

1939
Dancing Co-Ed

as    Miss Jennie May