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Mary Field

1909-06-10 – 1996-06-12 (age 87) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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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

Out of the Past
Out of the Past

1947

as Marny (uncredited)

Jezebel
Jezebel

1938

as Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street

1947

as Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)

Dark Passage
Dark Passage

1947

as Aunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)

Unconquered
Unconquered

1947

as Maggie

Song of the South
Song of the South

1946

as Mrs. Favers

Driftwood
Driftwood

1947

as Mrs. White

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

as Music Teacher (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

1949

as Secretary (uncredited)

Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager

1942

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Dear Wife
Dear Wife

1949

as Mrs. Bixby

Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke

1943

as Clara Stilwell (uncredited)

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley

1941

as Eve (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Miss Spriggins (uncredited)

To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back

1955

as Mrs. Murphy

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

1948

as Boy's Mother (uncredited)

The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve

1957

as Effie, sales clerk

The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve

1957

as Effie Blanford (uncredited)