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Kathryn Card

Born · October 4, 1892

Died · March 1, 1964 (71 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Butte, Montana, USA

Bio

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

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Mrs. Wadlington

1964

Period of Adjustment

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

1962

The Virginian

Mathilde · (1 episode)

1962

Walk on the Wild Side

Landlady

1962

87th Precinct

Mrs. Coons · (1 episode)

1961

All in a Night's Work

Dowager (uncredited)

1961

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Mrs. Yule (uncredited)

1960

Philip Marlowe

(1 episode)

1959

Dennis the Menace

Mrs. Biddy · (1 episode)

1959

Rawhide

Mrs. Emily Osgood · (1 episode)

1959

Rawhide

Millicent Laker · (1 episode)

1959

Rawhide

Edna Gillespie · (1 episode)

1959

Good Day for a Hanging

Mrs. Molly Cain

1959

Home Before Dark

Mattie

1958

The Texan

Ma Kestler · (1 episode)

1958

The Texan

Kate Mulvaney · (1 episode)

1958

Jefferson Drum

Evie Barnes · (1 episode)

1958

No Time at All

Bertram's Mother

1958

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited) · (1 episode)

1957

Trackdown

Emma Perkins · (1 episode)

1957

Alcoa Theatre

Mrs. Gilroy · (1 episode)

1957

Perry Mason

Hannah Barton · (1 episode)

1957

Perry Mason

Harriet Snow · (1 episode)

1957

The Thin Man

Mrs. Moody · (1 episode)

1957

Wagon Train

Abby · (1 episode)

1957

Wagon Train

Mrs. Mercer · (1 episode)

1957

Hollywood or Bust

Old Lady

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Grandma Matson · (1 episode)

1956

Playhouse 90

Bertram's Mother · (1 episode)

1956

Broken Arrow

Abigail Adams · (1 episode)

1956

Screen Director's Playhouse

Mrs. Mohler · (1 episode)

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Bella · (1 episode)

1955

Night of Execution

Mrs. Craig

1955

Climax!

Mrs. Craig · (1 episode)

1954

December Bride

(1 episode)

1954

December Bride

George's Mother · (1 episode)

1954

A Star Is Born

Landlady (uncredited)

1954

Letter to Loretta

Mrs. Wilson · (1 episode)

1953

Remains to Be Seen

Mrs. West

1953

It Happens Every Thursday

Mrs. Dow

1953

General Electric Theater

(1 episode)

1953

The Ford Television Theatre

Mrs. Hansen · (1 episode)

1952

The Ford Television Theatre

(1 episode)

1952

The Ford Television Theatre

Mrs. Engelhart · (1 episode)

1952

Cavalcade of America

(1 episode)

1952

Four Star Playhouse

Ma · (1 episode)

1952

You for Me

Nurse Vogel

1952

My Little Margie

(1 episode)

1952

The Girl in White

Mrs. Lindsay

1952

The Pride of St. Louis

Mrs. Martin

1952

Scandal Sheet

Mrs. Rawley

1952

The Model and the Marriage Broker

Mrs. Kuschner

1951

I Love Lucy

Minnie Finch · (1 episode)

1951

I Love Lucy

Mrs. McGillicuddy · (8 episodes)

1951

The Red Skelton Show

Maw Kadiddlehopper · (5 episodes)

1951

The Red Skelton Show

Gert's Mother · (2 episodes)

1951

The Red Skelton Show

Ma Kadiddlehopper · (1 episode)

1951

The Red Skelton Show

Priscilla's Mother · (1 episode)

1951

The Red Skelton Show

Gertie's Mother · (1 episode)

1951

Never Trust a Gambler

Phoebe

1951

Two of a Kind

1951

Harriet Craig

Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)

1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Mrs. Barlow · (1 episode)

1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Mrs. Bellows - Cook · (1 episode)

1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Mrs. Johnson · (2 episodes)

1950

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

Thelma Boyd

1950

The Damned Don't Cry

Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)

1950

The Reckless Moment

Mrs. Loring (uncredited)

1949

A Kiss for Corliss

Louise

1949

The Lone Ranger

Flora Bates · (1 episode)

1949

The Dark Past

Nora

1948

The Sainted Sisters

Martha Tewilliger

1948

Three Daring Daughters

Jonesy

1948

That Hagen Girl

Miss Grover

1947

The Hucksters

Miss Regina Kennedy

1947

Born to Kill

Grace

1947

Undercurrent

Mrs. Foster

1946

Kiss and Tell

Louise

1945