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Mary Field

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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Seven Ways from Sundown
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960 • Mary Karrington
Ride a Crooked Trail
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958 • Mrs. Curtis
The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler
1958 • Nelda Hamilton
The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve
1957 • Effie, sales clerk
Toy Tiger
Toy Tiger
1956 • Miss Elsie
The Price of Fear
The Price of Fear
1956 • Ruth McNab
Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant
1955 • Irma Wilson
To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back
1955 • Mrs. Murphy

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Seven Ways from Sundown
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960 • Mary Karrington
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Ride a Crooked Trail
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958 • Mrs. Curtis
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The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler
1958 • Nelda Hamilton
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The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve
1957 • Effie, sales clerk
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Toy Tiger
Toy Tiger
1956 • Miss Elsie
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The Price of Fear
The Price of Fear
1956 • Ruth McNab
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Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant
1955 • Irma Wilson
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To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back
1955 • Mrs. Murphy
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The Private War of Major Benson
The Private War of Major Benson
1955 • Sister Mary Theresa
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Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border
1954 • Mrs. Pritchard
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Dear Brat
Dear Brat
1951 • Criminal Records Clerk (uncredited)
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Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950 • Mary Jane Glennon
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950 • Music Teacher (uncredited)
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Dear Wife
Dear Wife
1949 • Mrs. Bixby
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Special Agent
Special Agent
1949 • Miss Tannehill - Librarian (uncredited)
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You're My Everything
You're My Everything
1949 • Record Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • Secretary (uncredited)
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Henry, the Rainmaker
Henry, the Rainmaker
1949 • Mrs. Sweeney
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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
1948 • Boy's Mother (uncredited)
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A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born
1948 • Miss Totten
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Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948 • Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Up in Central Park
Up in Central Park
1948 • Schoolteacher
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Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas
1948 • Marie - Elvira's Maid (uncredited)
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The Fuller Brush Man
The Fuller Brush Man
1948 • Beaver Patrol Leader (uncredited)
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Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
1948 • Della (uncredited)
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If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
1948 • Telephone Operator
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Out of the Past
Out of the Past
1947 • Marny (uncredited)
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Louisiana
Louisiana
1947 • Mrs. Davis
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Unconquered
Unconquered
1947 • Maggie
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Driftwood
Driftwood
1947 • Mrs. White
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Dark Passage
Dark Passage
1947 • Aunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)
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The Unfaithful
The Unfaithful
1947 • Miss Bryar
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High Conquest
High Conquest
1947 • Miss Woodley
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Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger
1947 • Secretary
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Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 • Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
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The Other Love
The Other Love
1947 • Nurse (uncredited)
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947 • Typewriting Academy Receptionist
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Song of the South
Song of the South
1946 • Mrs. Favers
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Black Angel
Black Angel
1946 • Mavis' Maid (Uncredited)
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946 • Bradford's Secretary
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One More Tomorrow
One More Tomorrow
1946 • Maude Miller
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The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
1946 • Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
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Talk About a Lady
Talk About a Lady
1946 • Telephone Operator
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Little Giant
Little Giant
1946 • Secretary (uncredited)
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Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek
1944 • Prue (uncredited)
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Up in Mabel's Room
Up in Mabel's Room
1944 • Priscilla's Sister (uncredited)
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Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944 • Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)
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Ladies of Washington
Ladies of Washington
1944 • Nurse's Aide (uncredited)
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Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear
1944 • Martha Penteel (uncredited)
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Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944 • Husband-Seeking Woman
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It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 • Restaurant Cashier (uncredited)
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Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 • Maid (scenes deleted)
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Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke
1943 • Clara Stilwell (uncredited)
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A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 • Florrie Bendix
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Three Hearts for Julia
Three Hearts for Julia
1943 • Symphony Guild Secretary (uncredited)
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Hello, Frisco, Hello
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943 • Ellie, Cockney Maid
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 • Party Pianist (uncredited)
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The Gorilla Man
The Gorilla Man
1943 • Nurse Kruger
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The Great Gildersleeve
The Great Gildersleeve
1942 • Amelia Hooker
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You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
1942 • Louise - the Acuña Maid (uncredited)
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I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
1942 • Nancy Wooley (uncredited)
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Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager
1942 • Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
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You Can't Escape Forever
You Can't Escape Forever
1942 • Kirsty Lundstrom (uncredited)
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Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942 • Woman Judge
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The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
1942 • Mother at Station (uncredited)
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Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1942 • Miss Spriggins (uncredited)
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Miss Annie Rooney
Miss Annie Rooney
1942 • Mrs. Metz
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This Above All
This Above All
1942 • Hotel Maid
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The Man Who Wouldn't Die
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942 • Maid (Uncredited)
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Mokey
Mokey
1942 • Mrs. Graham
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Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
1941 • Miss Totten
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One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
1941 • Lulu Digby (uncredited)
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How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
1941 • Eve (uncredited)
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Sea Raiders
Sea Raiders
1941 • Aggie Nelson
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Wild Geese Calling
Wild Geese Calling
1941 • Jennie Delaney
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 • Wife (uncredited)
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 • Woman on Street (uncredited)
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Shadows on the Stairs
Shadows on the Stairs
1941 • Phoebe Marcia St. John Snell
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Golden Hoofs
Golden Hoofs
1941 • Nellie Crocker
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Charter Pilot
Charter Pilot
1940 • King's Secretary
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The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
1940 • Woman with Cherries on Hat (uncredited)
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The Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers
1940 • Alice Chapman
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The Ape
The Ape
1940 • Mrs. Mason
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Three Faces West
Three Faces West
1940 • Mrs. Stebbins
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My Son, My Son!
My Son, My Son!
1940 • Bessie, Ladies' Room Maid
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Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940 • Girl Customer (uncredited)
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Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 • Second Bride (uncredited)
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Convicted Woman
Convicted Woman
1940 • Gracie Dunn
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The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns
1940 • Passerby at Willie's House (uncredited)
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Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours
1939 • Peabody's Housekeeper
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Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed
1939 • Miss Jennie May
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When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 • Waitress (uncredited)
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The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo
1939 • Sandra Courtney
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Stunt Pilot
Stunt Pilot
1939 • Ethel
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Good Girls Go to Paris
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939 • Ada - Brand's Maid (uncredited)
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Sergeant Madden
Sergeant Madden
1939 • Mrs. Daly
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Society Smugglers
Society Smugglers
1939 • Secretary
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Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other
1939 • Johns Hopkins Technician (uncredited)
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There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart
1938 • Mrs. Crud - Pennypepper's Patient (voice) (uncredited)
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Slander House
Slander House
1938 • Bessie, an attendant
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 • Millie - Mrs. Updyke's Maid (uncredited)
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Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 • Myrtle Semple
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Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 • Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)
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Call It a Day
Call It a Day
1937 • Elsie Lester, Roger's Secretary (uncredited)
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Mary Field – Biography, Known For & Filmography