Kathryn Card
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 4, 1892
- Died
- March 1, 1964 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Butte, Montana, USA
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
Filmography
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Movie · as Mrs. Wadlington
Period of Adjustment
Movie · as Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Walk on the Wild Side
Movie · as Landlady
The Virginian
TV · as Mathilde · 1 ep
All in a Night's Work
Movie · as Dowager (uncredited)
87th Precinct
TV · as Mrs. Coons · 1 ep
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Movie · as Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
Because They're Young
Movie · as Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
Good Day for a Hanging
Movie · as Mrs. Molly Cain
Philip Marlowe
TV · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Mrs. Emily Osgood, Edna Gillespie, Millicent Laker · 1 ep
Dennis the Menace
TV · as Mrs. Biddy · 1 ep
Home Before Dark
Movie · as Mattie
No Time at All
Movie · as Bertram's Mother
Jefferson Drum
TV · as Evie Barnes · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · as Ma Kestler, Kate Mulvaney · 1 ep
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TV · as Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Thin Man
TV · as Mrs. Moody · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Hannah Barton, Harriet Snow · 1 ep
Trackdown
TV · as Emma Perkins · 1 ep
Alcoa Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Gilroy · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Abby, Mrs. Mercer · 1 ep
Hollywood or Bust
Movie · as Old Lady
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Grandma Matson · 1 ep
Broken Arrow
TV · as Abigail Adams · 1 ep
Playhouse 90
TV · as Bertram's Mother · 1 ep
Night of Execution
Movie · as Mrs. Craig
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Bella · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Mrs. Mohler · 1 ep
A Star Is Born
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)
Climax!
TV · as Mrs. Craig · 1 ep
December Bride
TV · as George's Mother · 1 ep
Remains to Be Seen
Movie · as Mrs. West
It Happens Every Thursday
Movie · as Mrs. Dow
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Mrs. Wilson · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep
The Pride of St. Louis
Movie · as Mrs. Martin
The Girl in White
Movie · as Mrs. Lindsay
You for Me
Movie · as Nurse Vogel
Scandal Sheet
Movie · as Mrs. Rawley
My Little Margie
TV · 1 ep
Cavalcade of America
TV · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Engelhart, Mrs. Hansen · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Ma · 1 ep
Never Trust a Gambler
Movie · as Phoebe
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Movie · as Mrs. Kuschner
Two of a Kind
Movie
I Love Lucy
TV · as Minnie Finch, Mrs. McGillicuddy · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Maw Kadiddlehopper, Gert's Mother, Ma Kadiddlehopper, Priscilla's Mother, Gertie's Mother · 5 eps
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Movie · as Thelma Boyd
Harriet Craig
Movie · as Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
Movie · as Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV · as Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Bellows - Cook · 2 eps
The Reckless Moment
Movie · as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
A Kiss for Corliss
Movie · as Louise
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Flora Bates · 1 ep
The Dark Past
Movie · as Nora
The Sainted Sisters
Movie · as Martha Tewilliger
Three Daring Daughters
Movie · as Jonesy
Born to Kill
Movie · as Grace
That Hagen Girl
Movie · as Miss Grover
The Hucksters
Movie · as Miss Regina Kennedy
Undercurrent
Movie · as Mrs. Foster
Kiss and Tell
Movie · as Louise