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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

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street

1947

as Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)

Song of the South
Song of the South

1946

as Mrs. Favers

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley

1941

as Eve (uncredited)

Out of the Past
Out of the Past

1947

as Marny (uncredited)

Dark Passage
Dark Passage

1947

as Aunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

as Wife (uncredited)

Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager

1942

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch

1942

as Nancy Wooley (uncredited)

To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back

1955

as Mrs. Murphy

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

as Music Teacher (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Miss Spriggins (uncredited)

Jezebel
Jezebel

1938

as Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)

Unconquered
Unconquered

1947

as Maggie

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

1949

as Secretary (uncredited)

The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner

1946

as Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

as Millie - Mrs. Updyke's Maid (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Penelope Hyslup (uncredited)

Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

as Second Bride (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns

1940

as Passerby at Willie's House (uncredited)

Seven Ways from Sundown
Seven Ways from Sundown

1960

as Mary Karrington