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Sylvia Field Biography (1901?-1998)

Original name, Harriet Johnson; born February 14, 1901 (some sources say 1902), in Allston, MA; died July 31, 1998, in Fallbrook, CA; daughter of Eugene Malcolm and Ednah (Bishop) Johnson; married Robert J. Froelich (divorced); married Harold Le Roy Moffett (deceased); married Ernest Truex (died, June 26, 1973). Career: Actress.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

February 14, 1901?

Allston, Massachusetts, United States

Death Details

July 31, 1998

Fallbrook, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Joy Berlingot, The Betrothal, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1918
• Azalea, Thunder, Criterion Theatre, New York City, 1919
• Annabelle West, The Cat and the Canary, 1922
• Connie, Connie Goes Home, 49th Street Theatre, New York City, 1923
• Clare Clark, Cock o' the Roost, Liberty Theatre, New York City, 1924
• Delight Partridge, Mrs. Partridge Presents, Belmont Theatre, New York City, 1925
• Millicent, Something to Brag About, Booth Theatre, New York City,1925
• Jane Weston, The Butter and Egg Man, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1925
• Gypsy, The Little Spitfire, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1926
• "Billie" Moore, Broadway, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1926
• Melodie, Behold This Dreamer, Cort Theatre, 1927
• Gwen, The Royal Family, Selwyn Theatre, New York City, 1927
• Sulla, R.U.R., Liberty Theatre, 1930
• Princess Kukachin, Marco Millions, Liberty Theatre, 1930
• Colomba, Volpone, Liberty Theatre, 1930
• Bee, The Up and Up, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1930
• Jennifer Lee, Queen at Home, Theatre at Times Square, New York City, 1930
• Sally, Give Me Yesterday, Charles Hopkins Theatre, 1931
• Doris Sabin, Just to Remind You, Broadhurst Theatre, 1931
• Elizabeth Betts, Caught Wet, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1931
• Jennie Adams, Adam's Wife, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1931
• Mamie Kimmel, Hildy Cassidy, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1933
• Marie, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1933
• Clara, Birthright, 49th Street Theatre, 1933
• Sylvia Jillson, Sing and Whistle, Fulton Theatre, 1934
• Fanny Grey, Autumn Focus, Shubert Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1934
• Sylvia Sheldon, The Distant Shore, Morosco Theatre, New York City,1935
• Leonora, There's Always Juliet, New Rochelle, NY, 1935
• All This While, Stockbridge, MA, 1935
• Judy Linden, The Shining Hour, Newport, RI, 1935
• Lou, Achilles Had a Heel, 44th Street Theatre, New York City, 1935
• Lucy Hough, Stick in the Mud, 48th Street Theatre, New York City,1935
• Fern Davidson, I Want a Policeman, Lyceum Theatre, New York City,1936
• Jean Hammond, Pre-Honeymoon, Lyceum Theatre, 1936
• The Bishop Misbehaves, Matunick, RI, 1936
• Crab Apple, Matunick, RI, 1936
• Two Orphans, Matunick, RI, 1936
• Liliom, Matunick, RI, 1936
• Pansy Washington, White Man, National Theatre, New York City, 1936
• Mrs. Robert Levy-de Coudray, Matrimony Pfd., Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1936
• Una Perkins, Something for Nothing, Windsor Theatre, 1937
• Berkeley Square, 1938
• Accent on Youth, 1938
• Biography, Littlewood Theatre, Skowhegan, ME, 1939
• Susan and God, Littlewood Theatre, 1939
• Fanny Grey, Autumn Crocus, 1939
• Florence, Popsy, Playhouse Theatre, 1941
• Jennifer Griggs,... But Not Goodbye, 48th Street Theatre, 1944
• The Magnificent Yankee, Chicago, IL, 1946
• Sophie MacDonald, Oh, Mr. Meadow-Brook, John Golden Theatre, 1948
• George Washington Slept Here, 1949
• "Billie" Moore, "Scene from Broadway, " ANTA Album, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1951
• Carrie McColl, The Fig Leaf, 1952
• Understudy for the role of Mrs. Lord, A Very Rich Woman, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1965
• Major Tours
• The Front Page, U.S. cities, 1938
• Adam Ate the Apple, U.S. cities, 1945
• Film Appearances
• Stewed, Fried, and Boiled, Fox Film Corporation, 1929
• Beebe, Voice of the City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929
• Marjorie, The Exalted Flapper, Fox Film Corporation, 1929
• Teacher, Tillie the Toiler, Columbia, 1941
• Mrs. Williams, Blondie for Victory (also known as Troubles through Billets), Columbia, 1942
• Nobody's Darling, Republic, 1943
• Aunt Martha, Her Primitive Man, Universal, 1944
• Maid, Salome, Where She Danced, Universal, 1945
• Mrs. Graves, Junior Miss, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1945
• Leila Delbert, All Mine to Give (also known as The Day They Gave Babies Away), Universal, 1957
• Aunt Lila McCloud, Annette, 1958
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Martha Wilson, Dennis the Menace, 1959-62
• Episodic
• "The Visitors," Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1951
• "Her Prince Charming," Goodyear Playhouse, NBC, 1953
• Belle Adrian, "The Case of the Angry Mourner," Perry Mason, CBS, 1957
• Laura Bentley, "Young Love," Petticoat Junction, CBS, 1966