Kathryn Card
Born
October 4, 1892
Died
March 1, 1964 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Butte, Montana, USA
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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
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
Because They're Young
Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
1960
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
Edna Gillespie · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Millicent Laker · (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. Engelhart · (1 episode)
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
(1 episode)
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Mrs. Hansen · (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. Johnson · (2 episodes)
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 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