For the British film producer and director, see
Mary Field (filmmaker). For the British astronomer and photographer Mary Rosse, née Field (1813-1885), see
Mary Rosse.
Mary Field (born Olivia Rockefeller; June 10, 1909 – June 12, 1996)[1] was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles.
Early life
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 was later adopted.[2] She attended the Brentwood Hall School in
Westchester County, New York.[3]
Her TV credits include parts in Gunsmoke (in 1960 as an abused wife in S5E19’s “Till Death Do Us Part” & in 1962 as Clara Ott in S7E24’s “Coventry”), Wagon Train, Mr. Adams and Eve, and The Loretta Young Show. In 1963, her last acting role was as a
Roman Catholicnun 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.
Personal life
In the 1940s, Field was married to Allan Douglas, a member of the Army Medical Corps.[4] Following her 1963 retirement she was still married to her husband James Madison Walters and lived in
Laguna Niguel, California. She also devoted her time to family and was active in the Hollywood Church of
Religious Science.[2]
Death
On June 12, 1996, two days after her 87th birthday, Mary Field died at her home in
Fairfax, Virginia, of complications from a stroke. She lived there with her daughter, Susana Kerstein, and son-in-law, Bob Kerstein. She had two grandchildren, Sky Kerstein and Kendall Kerstein. She was
cremated and her ashes returned to her family.[1]
Complete filmography
Call It a Day (1937) as Elsie Lester, Roger's Secretary (uncredited)
For the British film producer and director, see
Mary Field (filmmaker). For the British astronomer and photographer Mary Rosse, née Field (1813-1885), see
Mary Rosse.
Mary Field (born Olivia Rockefeller; June 10, 1909 – June 12, 1996)[1] was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles.
Early life
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 was later adopted.[2] She attended the Brentwood Hall School in
Westchester County, New York.[3]
Her TV credits include parts in Gunsmoke (in 1960 as an abused wife in S5E19’s “Till Death Do Us Part” & in 1962 as Clara Ott in S7E24’s “Coventry”), Wagon Train, Mr. Adams and Eve, and The Loretta Young Show. In 1963, her last acting role was as a
Roman Catholicnun 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.
Personal life
In the 1940s, Field was married to Allan Douglas, a member of the Army Medical Corps.[4] Following her 1963 retirement she was still married to her husband James Madison Walters and lived in
Laguna Niguel, California. She also devoted her time to family and was active in the Hollywood Church of
Religious Science.[2]
Death
On June 12, 1996, two days after her 87th birthday, Mary Field died at her home in
Fairfax, Virginia, of complications from a stroke. She lived there with her daughter, Susana Kerstein, and son-in-law, Bob Kerstein. She had two grandchildren, Sky Kerstein and Kendall Kerstein. She was
cremated and her ashes returned to her family.[1]
Complete filmography
Call It a Day (1937) as Elsie Lester, Roger's Secretary (uncredited)