Kathryn Card

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kathryn Card (October 4, 1892 – March 1, 1964) was an American radio, television and film actress who may be best remembered for her role as Mrs. MacGillicuddy, Lucy's mother on I Love Lucy. Her first screen credit was in 1945 for her role as Louise in the Corliss Archer movie Kiss and Tell, starring Shirley Temple as Corliss Archer. The next year she appeared in Undercurrent with Robert Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, and Robert Mitchum. Then, in 1949, Card gave an interesting albeit brief performance (uncredited) as an extremely polite but no-nonsense loan processor for prospective borrower Joan Bennett in The Reckless Moment. On February 8, 1954, Card made her first television appearance in an episode of I Love Lucy. The installment, entitled "Fan Magazine Interview", featured Card playing a slatternly woman named Minnie Finch. The following year she was cast as a totally different character, Mrs. MacGillicuddy, Lucy's bird-brained mother. She joined the Ricardos and the Mertzes in Hollywood when Lucy's husband, Ricky Ricardo, was given the opportunity to star in a motion picture. Mrs MacGillicuddy would frequently annoy Ricky immeasurably by mistakenly calling him "Mickey" or mistaking him for his fellow bandleader Xavier Cugat. She portrayed that character in five episodes during the 1954-1955 season, and appeared in three more installments during the 1955-1956 season when the Ricardos and the Mertzes traveled to Europe. However, Card's character never appeared again once both couples moved to Connecticut in the following year. She reprised that role for the last time in one episode of The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show entitled "The Ricardos Go to Japan", which also featured guest star Robert Cummings, in 1959. In addition to I Love Lucy, Card guest starred on several other television shows. She made two guest appearances in 1959 on Perry Mason, as Hannah Barton in "The Case of the Deadly Toy," and Harriet Snow in "The Case of the Watery Witness." Other television appearances included Make Room for Daddy, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Rawhide. Her final film appearance was in the 1964 MGM musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown.

Known For

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The Virginian

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

All Movies (34)

• The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964 · as Mrs. Wadlington
• Period of Adjustment1962 · as Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Walk on the Wild Side1962 · as Landlady
• All in a Night's Work1961 · as Dowager (uncredited)
• Because They're Young1960 · as Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies1960 · as Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
• Good Day for a Hanging1959 · as Mrs. Molly Cain
• Home Before Dark1958 · as Mattie
• No Time at All1958 · as Bertram's Mother
• Hollywood or Bust1956 · as Old Lady
• Night of Execution1955 · as Mrs. Craig
• A Star Is Born1954 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Remains to Be Seen1953 · as Mrs. West
• It Happens Every Thursday1953 · as Mrs. Dow
• You for Me1952 · as Nurse Vogel
• The Girl in White1952 · as Mrs. Lindsay
• The Pride of St. Louis1952 · as Mrs. Martin
• Scandal Sheet1952 · as Mrs. Rawley
• The Model and the Marriage Broker1951 · as Mrs. Kuschner
• Never Trust a Gambler1951 · as Phoebe
• Two of a Kind1951
• Harriet Craig1950 · as Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)
• The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950 · as Thelma Boyd
• The Damned Don't Cry1950 · as Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
• The Reckless Moment1949 · as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
• A Kiss for Corliss1949 · as Louise
• The Dark Past1948 · as Nora
• The Sainted Sisters1948 · as Martha Tewilliger
• Three Daring Daughters1948 · as Jonesy
• That Hagen Girl1947 · as Miss Grover
• The Hucksters1947 · as Miss Regina Kennedy
• Born to Kill1947 · as Grace
• Undercurrent1946 · as Mrs. Foster
• Kiss and Tell1945 · as Louise

All TV Shows (45)

• The Virginian1962 · as Mathilde
• 87th Precinct1961 · as Mrs. Coons
• Philip Marlowe1959
• Dennis the Menace1959 · as Mrs. Biddy
• Rawhide1959 · as Mrs. Emily Osgood
• Rawhide1959 · as Millicent Laker
• Rawhide1959 · as Edna Gillespie
• The Texan1958 · as Ma Kestler
• The Texan1958 · as Kate Mulvaney
• Jefferson Drum1958 · as Evie Barnes
• The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour1957 · as Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited)
• Trackdown1957 · as Emma Perkins
• Alcoa Theatre1957 · as Mrs. Gilroy
• Perry Mason1957 · as Hannah Barton
• Perry Mason1957 · as Harriet Snow
• The Thin Man1957 · as Mrs. Moody
• Wagon Train1957 · as Abby
• Wagon Train1957 · as Mrs. Mercer
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Grandma Matson
• Playhouse 901956 · as Bertram's Mother
• Broken Arrow1956 · as Abigail Adams
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Mrs. Mohler
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Bella
• Climax!1954 · as Mrs. Craig
• December Bride1954
• December Bride1954 · as George's Mother
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Mrs. Wilson
• General Electric Theater1953
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Mrs. Hansen
• The Ford Television Theatre1952
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Mrs. Engelhart
• Cavalcade of America1952
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Ma
• My Little Margie1952
• I Love Lucy1951 · as Minnie Finch
• I Love Lucy1951 · as Mrs. McGillicuddy
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Maw Kadiddlehopper
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Gert's Mother
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Ma Kadiddlehopper
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Priscilla's Mother
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Gertie's Mother
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Mrs. Barlow
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Mrs. Bellows - Cook
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Mrs. Johnson
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Flora Bates