Sylvia Field (born Harriet Louisa Johnson; February 14, 1901 â€" July
31, 1998) was an American actress whose career encompassed
performances on stage, screen, and TV. She was best known for playing
the understanding Mrs. Martha Wilson (Mr. Wilson's wife) on the
television sitcom Dennis the Menace on CBS from 1959 to 1962.Born in
Allston, Massachusetts, she attended Arlington High School in
Arlington, Massachusetts. Field began her acting career on the stage.
She made her Broadway debut at age 17 in 1918 in The Betrothal (1918).
After appearing in various stage productions, Field made her film
debut in the 1928 drama The Home Girl.Her other films included Voice
of the City (1929), Nobody's Darling (1943), Junior Miss (1945) and
All Mine to Give (1957).Field began appearing in guest spots on
television in the late 1940s. In 1949, she starred in a locally
produced sitcom about her life, The Truex Family. In 1952, she landed
the role of Mrs. Remington in the sitcom Mister Peepers. The show,
which aired until 1955, co-starred Field's real-life husband Ernest
Truex. After the end of Mr. Peepers, Field continued to guest star on
episodic television, including in roles on Producers' Showcase, Star
Tonight, General Electric Theater, and The Ann Sothern Show. In 1957,
Field made a guest appearance on Perry Mason as defendant Belle Adrian
in "The Case of the Angry Mourner." In 1958, she played Aunt Lila in
the Walt Disney serial Annette, starring Annette Funicello.
31, 1998) was an American actress whose career encompassed
performances on stage, screen, and TV. She was best known for playing
the understanding Mrs. Martha Wilson (Mr. Wilson's wife) on the
television sitcom Dennis the Menace on CBS from 1959 to 1962.Born in
Allston, Massachusetts, she attended Arlington High School in
Arlington, Massachusetts. Field began her acting career on the stage.
She made her Broadway debut at age 17 in 1918 in The Betrothal (1918).
After appearing in various stage productions, Field made her film
debut in the 1928 drama The Home Girl.Her other films included Voice
of the City (1929), Nobody's Darling (1943), Junior Miss (1945) and
All Mine to Give (1957).Field began appearing in guest spots on
television in the late 1940s. In 1949, she starred in a locally
produced sitcom about her life, The Truex Family. In 1952, she landed
the role of Mrs. Remington in the sitcom Mister Peepers. The show,
which aired until 1955, co-starred Field's real-life husband Ernest
Truex. After the end of Mr. Peepers, Field continued to guest star on
episodic television, including in roles on Producers' Showcase, Star
Tonight, General Electric Theater, and The Ann Sothern Show. In 1957,
Field made a guest appearance on Perry Mason as defendant Belle Adrian
in "The Case of the Angry Mourner." In 1958, she played Aunt Lila in
the Walt Disney serial Annette, starring Annette Funicello.
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