Kathryn Card
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1892-10-04
- Died
- 1964-03-01
- Place of birth
- Butte, Montana, USA
- Also known as
- Catherine Card · Catherine Rose Sheehan
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
1957
as Hannah Barton / Harriet Snow
Wagon Train
1957
as Abby / Mrs. Mercer
The Virginian
1962
as Mathilde
Climax!
1954
as Mrs. Craig
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Ma
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Maw Kadiddlehopper / Gert's Mother / Ma Kadiddlehopper / Priscilla's Mother / Gertie's Mother
TV Shows (30)
Perry Mason
1957
as Hannah Barton / Harriet Snow
Wagon Train
1957
as Abby / Mrs. Mercer
The Virginian
1962
as Mathilde
Climax!
1954
as Mrs. Craig
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Ma
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Maw Kadiddlehopper / Gert's Mother / Ma Kadiddlehopper / Priscilla's Mother / Gertie's Mother
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Grandma Matson
I Love Lucy
1951
as Minnie Finch / Mrs. McGillicuddy
Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Emily Osgood / Millicent Laker / Edna Gillespie
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Flora Bates
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Bella
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Mrs. Hansen / Mrs. Engelhart
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mrs. Barlow / Mrs. Bellows - Cook / Mrs. Johnson
The Texan
1958
as Ma Kestler / Kate Mulvaney
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Mrs. Biddy
Playhouse 90
1956
as Bertram's Mother
Trackdown
1957
as Emma Perkins
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Mrs. Gilroy
Cavalcade of America
1952
87th Precinct
1961
as Mrs. Coons
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mrs. Mohler
December Bride
1954
as George's Mother
Broken Arrow
1956
as Abigail Adams
The Thin Man
1957
as Mrs. Moody
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mrs. Wilson
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited)
Philip Marlowe
1959
My Little Margie
1952
General Electric Theater
1953
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Evie Barnes
Movies (34)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Landlady (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946
as Mrs. Foster
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
as Landlady
All in a Night's Work
1961
as Dowager (uncredited)
The Dark Past
1948
as Nora
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
The Hucksters
1947
as Miss Regina Kennedy
Period of Adjustment
1962
as Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
as Mrs. Molly Cain
Scandal Sheet
1952
as Mrs. Rawley
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
as Mrs. Wadlington
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951
as Mrs. Kuschner
Hollywood or Bust
1956
as Old Lady
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Jonesy
Home Before Dark
1958
as Mattie
Kiss and Tell
1945
as Louise
Born to Kill
1947
as Grace
That Hagen Girl
1947
as Miss Grover
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
Harriet Craig
1950
as Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)
The Girl in White
1952
as Mrs. Lindsay
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
as Mrs. Dow
Night of Execution
1955
as Mrs. Craig
Because They're Young
1960
as Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
Remains to Be Seen
1953
as Mrs. West
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Thelma Boyd
The Sainted Sisters
1948
as Martha Tewilliger
No Time at All
1958
as Bertram's Mother
Two of a Kind
1951
The Pride of St. Louis
1952
as Mrs. Martin
A Kiss for Corliss
1949
as Louise
You for Me
1952
as Nurse Vogel
Never Trust a Gambler
1951
as Phoebe
About Kathryn Card
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 (uncredi… With 64 credits spanning from 1945 to 1964, Kathryn Card has appeared in 34 films and 30 TV shows.
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- A Star Is Born (1954) — as Landlady (uncredited)
- Undercurrent (1946) — as Mrs. Foster
- Walk on the Wild Side (1962) — as Landlady
- All in a Night's Work (1961) — as Dowager (uncredited)
- The Dark Past (1948) — as Nora
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