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Mary Field

Jun 10, 1909 - Jun 12, 1996 (87 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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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.

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Miracle on 34th Street
Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
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Wagon Train
Mrs. Gillespie
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Sergeant Madden
Mrs. Daly
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Four Star Playhouse
Nora
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Gunsmoke
Minerva
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Now, Voyager
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
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Dear Wife
Mrs. Bixby
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Music Teacher (uncredited)
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Little Giant
Secretary (uncredited)
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Made for Each Other
Johns Hopkins Technician (uncredited)

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