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.
Filmography
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Mary Karrington
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Mary Karrington
Ride a Crooked Trail
as Mrs. Curtis
Ride a Crooked Trail
as Mrs. Curtis
Lucy Gallant
as Irma Wilson
Lucy Gallant
as Irma Wilson
To Hell and Back
as Mrs. Murphy
To Hell and Back
as Mrs. Murphy
The Private War of Major Benson
as Sister Mary Theresa
The Private War of Major Benson
as Sister Mary Theresa
The Lady Wants Mink
as Janie
The Lady Wants Mink
as Janie
Dear Brat
as Criminal Records Clerk (uncredited)
Dear Brat
as Criminal Records Clerk (uncredited)
Edge of Doom
as Mary Jane Glennon
Edge of Doom
as Mary Jane Glennon
Dear Wife
as Mrs. Bixby
Dear Wife
as Mrs. Bixby
You're My Everything
as Record Store Clerk (uncredited)
You're My Everything
as Record Store Clerk (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Miss Tannehill - Librarian (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Miss Tannehill - Librarian (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Peasant woman
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Peasant woman
Henry, the Rainmaker
as Mrs. Sweeney
Henry, the Rainmaker
as Mrs. Sweeney
Joan of Arc
as Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
as Boy's Mother (uncredited)
A Song Is Born
as Miss Totten
A Song Is Born
as Miss Totten
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
as Marie - Elvira's Maid (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
as Marie - Elvira's Maid (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
as Beaver Patrol Leader (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
as Beaver Patrol Leader (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
as Della (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
as Della (uncredited)
Life with Father
as Nora
Life with Father
as Nora
Dark Passage
as Aunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)
Dark Passage
as Aunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
as Miss Bryar
The Unfaithful
as Miss Bryar
High Conquest
as Miss Woodley
High Conquest
as Miss Woodley
Welcome Stranger
as Secretary
Welcome Stranger
as Secretary
Miracle on 34th Street
as Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street
as Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Typewriting Academy Receptionist
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Typewriting Academy Receptionist
Don't Gamble with Strangers
as Mrs. Arnold
Don't Gamble with Strangers
as Mrs. Arnold
One More Tomorrow
as Maude Miller
One More Tomorrow
as Maude Miller
Murder in the Music Hall
as Waitress
Murder in the Music Hall
as Waitress
The Dark Corner
as Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
as Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey
as Chaperon (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey
as Chaperon (uncredited)
Little Giant
as Secretary (uncredited)
Little Giant
as Secretary (uncredited)
Frenchman's Creek
as Prue (uncredited)
Frenchman's Creek
as Prue (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
as Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
as Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
as Martha Penteel (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
as Martha Penteel (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Restaurant Cashier (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Restaurant Cashier (uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
as Louise - the Acuña Maid (uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
as Louise - the Acuña Maid (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as Nancy Wooley (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as Nancy Wooley (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
as Mother at Station (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
as Mother at Station (uncredited)
Wake Island
Wake Island
Mrs. Miniver
as Miss Spriggins (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
as Miss Spriggins (uncredited)
This Above All
as Hotel Maid
This Above All
as Hotel Maid
Mokey
as Mrs. Graham
Mokey
as Mrs. Graham
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Agnes
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Agnes
How Green Was My Valley
as Eve (uncredited)
How Green Was My Valley
as Eve (uncredited)
Sea Raiders
as Aggie Nelson
Sea Raiders
as Aggie Nelson
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Wife (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Wife (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Woman on Street (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Woman on Street (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Miss Frame
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Miss Frame
The Howards of Virginia
as Susan Howard
The Howards of Virginia
as Susan Howard
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Girl Customer (uncredited)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Girl Customer (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Second Bride (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Second Bride (uncredited)
Convicted Woman
as Gracie Dunn
Convicted Woman
as Gracie Dunn
Legion of the Lawless
as Mrs. Barton
Legion of the Lawless
as Mrs. Barton
Eternally Yours
as Peabody's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Eternally Yours
as Peabody's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
as Miss Jennie May
Dancing Co-Ed
as Miss Jennie May
When Tomorrow Comes
as Waitress (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Waitress (uncredited)
Stunt Pilot
as Ethel
Stunt Pilot
as Ethel
The Sun Never Sets
as Maid
The Sun Never Sets
as Maid
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Piano Player
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Piano Player
The Family Next Door
as Secretary
The Family Next Door
as Secretary
Made for Each Other
as Johns Hopkins Technician (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
as Johns Hopkins Technician (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
as Mrs. Crud - Pennypepper's Patient (voice) (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
as Mrs. Crud - Pennypepper's Patient (voice) (uncredited)
Slander House
as Bessie, an attendant
Slander House
as Bessie, an attendant
Youth Takes a Fling
as Maid
Youth Takes a Fling
as Maid
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Millie - Mrs. Updyke's Maid (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Millie - Mrs. Updyke's Maid (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Myrtle Semple
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Myrtle Semple
Jezebel
as Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)
Jezebel
as Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Mrs. Canty
The Prince and the Pauper
as Mrs. Canty