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Kathryn Card

Kathryn Card

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 04, 1892
Died Mar 01, 1964 (71)
Birthplace Butte, Montana, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Cor ... liss 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.

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The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964

as Mrs. Wadlington

Period of Adjustment

Period of Adjustment

1962

as Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

1962

as Landlady

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

1961

as Dowager (uncredited)

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

as Mrs. Yule (uncredited)

Good Day for a Hanging

Good Day for a Hanging

1959

as Mrs. Molly Cain

Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark

1958

as Mattie

No Time at All

No Time at All

1958

as Bertram's Mother

Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

1956

as Old Lady

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

as Landlady (uncredited)

Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

1953

as Mrs. West

It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

1953

as Mrs. Dow

The Girl in White

The Girl in White

1952

as Mrs. Lindsay

You for Me

You for Me

1952

as Nurse Vogel

The Pride of St. Louis

The Pride of St. Louis

1952

as Mrs. Martin

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1952

as Mrs. Rawley

Never Trust a Gambler

Never Trust a Gambler

1951

as Phoebe

The Model and the Marriage Broker

The Model and the Marriage Broker

1951

as Mrs. Kuschner

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

as Thelma Boyd

Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig

1950

as Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

as Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)

A Kiss for Corliss

A Kiss for Corliss

1949

as Louise

The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949

as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)

The Sainted Sisters

The Sainted Sisters

1948

as Martha Tewilliger

Three Daring Daughters

Three Daring Daughters

1948

as Jonesy

The Dark Past

The Dark Past

1948

as Nora

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947

as Grace

That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

1947

as Miss Grover

The Hucksters

The Hucksters

1947

as Miss Regina Kennedy

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946

as Mrs. Foster

Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

1945

as Louise

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Television Credits

I Love Lucy

as Mrs. McGillicuddy

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

The Red Skelton Show

as Maw Kadiddlehopper

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

Rawhide

as Mrs. Emily Osgood

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Red Skelton Show

as Gert's Mother

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mrs. Johnson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 12, 1950

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 06, 1957

I Love Lucy

as Minnie Finch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

The Thin Man

as Mrs. Moody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

Perry Mason

as Hannah Barton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Bella

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

The Virginian

as Mathilde

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Climax!

as Mrs. Craig

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Grandma Matson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Letter to Loretta

as Mrs. Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Dennis the Menace

as Mrs. Biddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Jefferson Drum

as Evie Barnes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 25, 1958

Trackdown

as Emma Perkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Rawhide

as Millicent Laker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Alcoa Theatre

as Mrs. Gilroy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

The Texan

as Ma Kestler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

Rawhide

as Edna Gillespie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Texan

as Kate Mulvaney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

Broken Arrow

as Abigail Adams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

December Bride

as George's Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1954

The Ford Television Theatre

as Mrs. Hansen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

The Ford Television Theatre

as Mrs. Engelhart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

The Red Skelton Show

as Ma Kadiddlehopper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The Red Skelton Show

as Priscilla's Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The Red Skelton Show

as Gertie's Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mrs. Barlow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mrs. Bellows - Cook

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1950

87th Precinct

as Mrs. Coons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1961

Four Star Playhouse

as Ma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Perry Mason

as Harriet Snow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Wagon Train

as Abby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

The Lone Ranger

as Flora Bates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1949

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Mrs. Mohler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Wagon Train

as Mrs. Mercer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Playhouse 90

as Bertram's Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Philip Marlowe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1959

My Little Margie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 1952

Cavalcade of America

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

December Bride

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1954

The Ford Television Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

General Electric Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

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