About as reliable as one could ever find, character actress Mary Treen was a familiar face to most and could always be counted on to bring a bit of levity to any film scene. A minor actress for much of her career, she managed to secure a plain, unassuming niche for herself in 40s, 50s and 60s Hollywood. She was born Mary Louise Treen in St. Louis, Missouri in 1907, her father dying while she was still an infant. Raised in California by her mother, who once performed under the stage name Helene Sullivan, and her stepfather, a physician, she attended the Westlake School for Girls as well as a convent where she tried out successfully in school plays.
生于加利福尼亚州圣莱安德罗。曾在加利福尼亚州大学受过教育。在上演轮换剧目的剧团中获得一些经验后，于三十年代后期在百老汇初次演出，扮演着现代装的《奥瑟罗》。1941年与哥伦比亚影片公司签约，在此后的四年中，演出了二十五部低成本影片，多数是西部片和剧情片。1945年成为自由演员，在许多影片中扮演了各式各样的角色，最著名的要属西部经典《正午》。1998年去世前还凭借客串《宋飞正传》获艾美奖提名。他也是演员杰夫·布里吉斯的父亲。
1914年生于美国生于密苏里州圣约瑟夫，原名莎拉·简·福克斯。其父曾为圣约瑟夫市长，1929年父亲死后全家移居洛杉矶。高中毕业后曾从事杂工。1932年进入电影界，在好莱坞一些歌舞片中出演歌舞女郎。1936年进入华纳公司，两年后和罗纳德·里根相见，并合演《军校风光》，1940年二人再次合...
