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
| Birth Location | New York City, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1909-06-10 |
| Died | 1996-06-12 |
Movies
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Ma Karrington
1960
Ride a Crooked Trail
as Mrs. Curtis
1958
The Missouri Traveler
as Nelda Hamilton
1958
The Three Faces of Eve
as Effie Blanford (uncredited)
1957
The Three Faces of Eve
as Effie, sales clerk
1957
Toy Tiger
as Miss Elsie
1956
The Price of Fear
as Ruth McNab
1956
Lucy Gallant
as Irma Wilson
1955
To Hell and Back
as Mrs. Murphy
1955
The Private War of Major Benson
as Sister Mary Theresa
1955
Four Guns to the Border
as Mrs. Pritchard
1954
The Lady Wants Mink
as Janie
1953
Dear Brat
as Criminal Records Clerk (uncredited)
1951
Edge of Doom
as Mary Jane Glennon
1950
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Music Teacher (uncredited)
1950
Dear Wife
as Mrs. Bixby
1949
Mighty Joe Young
as Secretary (uncredited)
1949
You're My Everything
as Record Store Clerk (uncredited)
1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Peasant woman
1949
Henry, the Rainmaker
as Mrs. Sweeney
1949
One Sunday Afternoon
as Secretary
1948
Joan of Arc
as Boy's Mother (uncredited)
1948
A Song Is Born
as Miss Totten
1948
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
as Wee Shop Clerk
1948
Up in Central Park
as Schoolteacher
1948
Romance on the High Seas
as Marie - Elvira's Maid (uncredited)
1948
The Fuller Brush Man
as Beaver Patrol Leader
1948
Sitting Pretty
as Della (uncredited)
1948
If You Knew Susie
as Telephone Operator
1948
Out of the Past
as Marny (uncredited)
1947
Louisiana
as Mrs. Davis
1947
Unconquered
as Maggie
1947
Driftwood
as Mrs. White
1947
Life with Father
as Nora
1947
Dark Passage
as Aunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)
1947
The Unfaithful
as Miss Bryar
1947
High Conquest
as Miss Woodley
1947
Welcome Stranger
as Secretary
1947
Miracle on 34th Street
as Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Felice
1947
The Other Love
as Nurse (uncredited)
1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Typewriting Academy Receptionist
1947
Song of the South
as Mrs. Favers
1946
Black Angel
as Mavis' Maid (Uncredited)
1946
Rendezvous with Annie
as Deborah
1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Bradford's Secretary
1946
One More Tomorrow
as Maude Miller
1946
Murder in the Music Hall
as Waitress
1946
The Dark Corner
as Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
1946
Little Giant
as Secretary (uncredited)
1946
The Affairs of Susan
as Nancy
1945
Frenchman's Creek
as Prue (uncredited)
1944
Up in Mabel's Room
as Priscilla's Sister (uncredited)
1944
The Port of 40 Thieves
as Della
1944
Ladies of Washington
as Nurse's Aide (uncredited)
1944
Mr. Skeffington
as Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Husband-Seeking Woman
1944
It Happened Tomorrow
as Restaurant Cashier (uncredited)
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Maid (scenes deleted)
1944
Princess O'Rourke
as Clara Stilwell (uncredited)
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Florrie Bendix
1943
Three Hearts for Julia
as Symphony Guild Secretary (uncredited)
1943
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Ellie, Cockney Maid
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Party Pianist (uncredited)
1943
The Gorilla Man
as Nurse Kruger
1943
The Great Gildersleeve
as Amelia Hooker
1942
You Were Never Lovelier
as Louise - the Acuña Maid (uncredited)
1942
I Married a Witch
as Nancy Wooley (uncredited)
1942
Now, Voyager
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
1942
You Can't Escape Forever
as Kirsty Lundstrom (uncredited)
1942
Get Hep to Love
as Woman Judge
1942
The Major and the Minor
as Mother at Station (uncredited)
1942
1942
Mrs. Miniver
as Miss Spriggins (uncredited)
1942
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mrs. Metz
1942
This Above All
as Hotel Maid
1942
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Maid (Uncredited)
1942
Mokey
as Mrs. Graham
1942
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Agnes
1942
Ball of Fire
as Miss Totten
1941
One Foot in Heaven
as Lulu Digby (uncredited)
1941
How Green Was My Valley
as Eve (uncredited)
1941
Sea Raiders
as Aggie Nelson
1941
Wild Geese Calling
as Jennie Delaney
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Woman on Street (uncredited)
1941
Shadows on the Stairs
as Phoebe Marcia St. John Snell
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Miss Frame
1941
Golden Hoofs
as Nellie Crocker
1941
Charter Pilot
as King's Secretary
1940
The Bank Dick
as Woman with Cherries on Hat (uncredited)
1940
The Trail Blazers
as Alice Chapman
1940
The Ape
as Mrs. Mason
1940
The Howards of Virginia
as Susan Howard
1940
Girls of the Road
as Mae
1940
Three Faces West
as Mrs. Stebbins
1940
My Son, My Son!
as Bessie, Ladies' Room Maid
1940
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Girl Customer (uncredited)
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Second Bride (uncredited)
1940
Convicted Woman
as Gracie Dunn
1940
The Invisible Man Returns
as Passerby at Willie's House (uncredited)
1940
Legion of the Lawless
as Mrs. Barton
1940
Eternally Yours
as Peabody's Housekeeper
1939
Dancing Co-Ed
as Miss Jennie May
1939
The Fighting Gringo
as Sandra Courtney
1939
Stunt Pilot
as Ethel
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Ada - Brand's Maid (uncredited)
1939
The Sun Never Sets
as Maid
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Piano Player
1939
The Family Next Door
as Secretary
1939
Sergeant Madden
as Mrs. Daly
1939
Society Smugglers
as Secretary
1939
Made for Each Other
as Johns Hopkins Technician (uncredited)
1939
There Goes My Heart
as Mrs. Crud - Pennypepper's Patient (voice) (uncredited)
1938
Slander House
as Bessie, an attendant
1938
Youth Takes a Fling
as Maid
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Millie - Mrs. Updyke's Maid (uncredited)
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Myrtle Semple
1938
White Banners
as Hester
1938
Jezebel
as Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)
1938
The Prince and the Pauper
as Mrs. Canty
1937
Call It a Day
as Elsie Lester, Roger's Secretary (uncredited)
1937
Mary Field hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows