and Sylvia Field in the Broadway production of
George S. Kaufman's
The Butter and Egg Man (1925), directed by
James Gleason 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. In 1959, Field began appearing in her most noted role as Martha Wilson in the CBS sitcom
Dennis the Menace. Field's character was written out of the series in 1962 owing to the death of
Joseph Kearns, who portrayed George Wilson, Martha's husband. Field continued in television guest spots during the 1960s, including on the
ABC sitcoms
Our Man Higgins (with
Stanley Holloway) and
Hazel. In 1966, Field appeared on
Petticoat Junction as Laura Bentley in the episode "Young Love". She played opposite her real-life husband Ernest Truex. She made her final onscreen appearance in Kathleen Collins' 1980 film
The Cruz Brothers and Mrs. Malloy. ==Personal life==