Mary Field

Biography

Mary Field was an American film actress who worked mainly in supporting parts, often uncredited, across a career of about two and a half decades. Born in New York City, she signed with Warner Bros. in 1937 and made her screen debut that year in The Prince and the Pauper. Over roughly 103 films, most of them B pictures with occasional A productions, she played small roles in titles such as Eternally Yours (1939), Ball of Fire (1941), How Green Was My Valley, Mrs. Miniver, Song of the South, Out of the Past and Miracle on 34th Street. Later she moved into television, appearing in Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Mr. Adams and Eve and The Loretta Young Show, and in several episodes of the comedy Topper as Thelma Gibney, a friend of Henrietta Topper. Her final acting role came in 1963, as a nun in the series Going My Way.

87years old at death

Born June 10, 1909New York City
Died June 12, 1996Fairfax
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 19 years1939 to 1958

Genres

Comedy46%, 6 films
Drama46%, 6 films
Romance31%, 4 films
Film-Noir23%, 3 films
Mystery23%, 3 films

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Mary Field had a career lasting about two and a half decades, during which she took small parts in roughly 103 films, mostly uncredited. Most of these were B pictures, with a few A films mixed in.

Mary Field movies on Netflix

The Missouri Traveler1958IMDb rating 6.4as Nelda Hamilton
The Three Faces of Eve1957IMDb rating 7.2as Effie, sales clerk
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949IMDb rating 6.5as Peasant woman
Sorry, Wrong Number1948IMDb rating 7.3as Telephone Operator
Dark Passage1947IMDb rating 7.5as Aunt Mary at Bus Station
The Other Love1947IMDb rating 6.1as Nurse
The Dark Corner1946IMDb rating 7.1as Movie Theatre Cashier
It Happened Tomorrow1944IMDb rating 7.0as Restaurant Cashier
The Man Who Wouldn't Die1942IMDb rating 6.6as Maid
You Were Never Lovelier1942IMDb rating 7.2as Louise - the Acuña Maid
Ball of Fire1941IMDb rating 7.7as Miss Totten
The Ape1940IMDb rating 4.7as Mrs. Mason
Eternally Yours1939IMDb rating 5.6as Peabody's Housekeeper

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Three Faces of Eve1957 Drama, Mysteryas Effie, sales clerk
IMDb rating 7.29.7K votes
Dark Passage1947 Film-Noir, Thrilleras Aunt Mary at Bus Station
IMDb rating 7.524K votes
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949as Peasant woman
IMDb rating 6.53.0K votes
Ball of Fire1941as Miss Totten
IMDb rating 7.716K votes
The Ape1940as Mrs. Mason
IMDb rating 4.72.3K votes
The Missouri Traveler1958as Nelda Hamilton
IMDb rating 6.4351 votes
The Dark Corner1946as Movie Theatre Cashier
IMDb rating 7.15.8K votes
It Happened Tomorrow1944as Restaurant Cashier
IMDb rating 7.03.4K votes

Most often with

Tay Garnett directed two of these films. Barbara Stanwyck appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Barbara Stanwyck

David Niven

George Cleveland

Henry Wilcoxon

Vince Edwards

William Bendix

Tay GarnettDirector, 2 films

Films together

Barbara Stanwyck3 films together, 1941 to 1948
Barbara Stanwyck's page
- Sorry, Wrong Number1948IMDb rating 7.3Field as Telephone OperatorStanwyck as Leona Stevenson
- The Other Love1947IMDb rating 6.1Field as NurseStanwyck as Karen Duncan
- Ball of Fire1941IMDb rating 7.7Field as Miss TottenStanwyck as Sugarpuss O'Shea
David Niven2 films together, 1939 to 1947
David Niven's page
- The Other Love1947IMDb rating 6.1Field as NurseNiven as Dr. Anthony Stanton
- Eternally Yours1939IMDb rating 5.6Field as Peabody's HousekeeperNiven as Tony aka The Great Arturo
George Cleveland2 films together, 1940 to 1944
George Cleveland's page
- It Happened Tomorrow1944IMDb rating 7.0Field as Restaurant CashierCleveland as Mr. Gordon
- The Ape1940IMDb rating 4.7Field as Mrs. MasonCleveland as Mr. Howley
Henry Wilcoxon2 films together, 1942 to 1949
Henry Wilcoxon's page
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949IMDb rating 6.5Field as Peasant womanWilcoxon as Sir Lancelot
- The Man Who Wouldn't Die1942IMDb rating 6.6Field as MaidWilcoxon as Dr. Haggard
Vince Edwards2 films together, 1947 to 1957
Vince Edwards's page
- The Three Faces of Eve1957IMDb rating 7.2Field as Effie, sales clerkEdwards as Army Sergeant
- Dark Passage1947IMDb rating 7.5Field as Aunt Mary at Bus StationEdwards as Cop at Tollbooth
William Bendix2 films together, 1946 to 1949
William Bendix's page
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949IMDb rating 6.5Field as Peasant womanBendix as Sir Sagramore
- The Dark Corner1946IMDb rating 7.1Field as Movie Theatre CashierBendix as Fred Foss
Tay GarnettDirector, 2 films, 1939 to 1949
All films by Tay Garnett
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949IMDb rating 6.5Field as Peasant woman
- Eternally Yours1939IMDb rating 5.6Field as Peabody's Housekeeper
Also two films together2 more actors
- Virginia FieldA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) and Eternally Yours (1939)
- Kathleen HowardYou Were Never Lovelier (1942) and Ball of Fire (1941)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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