Elizabeth Patterson
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1874-11-21
- Died
- 1966-01-31
- Place of birth
- Savannah, Tennessee, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Elizabeth Patterson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Elizabeth Patterson (November 22, 1874 – January 31, 1966) was an American theatre, film, and television character actress who gained popular recognition late in her career playing the elderly neighbor Matilda Trumbull on the television comedy series I Love Lucy.
In 1926, at the age of 51, Patterson was cast in her first movie, a silent film, The Boy Friend. Transitioning successfully into the era of "talkies", she remained a very busy actress in Hollywood throughout the 1930s, averaging more than five films a year during that decade, usually in supporting roles. A few of her screen credits at that time include Tarnished Lady; Husband's Holiday; A Bill of Divorcement; So Big!; The Story of Temple Drake; Hold Your Man; Dinner at Eight; High, Wide, and Handsome; and No Man of Her Own. She also appeared in the role of Susan in two adaptations of John Willard's popular play The Cat and the Canary: The Cat Creeps in 1930 and The Cat and the Canary in 1939.
Patterson continued to perform frequently in the 1940s, when she was cast in more than 30 additional films. Among her notable roles is her 1949 portrayal of the heroic character Eunice Habersham in the groundbreaking racial crime drama Intruder in the Dust, a film based on the William Faulkner novel of the same name and set in the Deep South. Although she would appear in a few more feature films in the 1950s, such as Washington Story and Pal Joey, Patterson by then began to focus her work increasingly on roles in the rapidly expanding medium of television.
In 1952, at the age of 77, Patterson made her first appearance on the hit CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy in the episode "The Marriage License". Her character on I Love Lucy proved to be so popular among viewers, as well as useful to the writers of the series, that she continued in the role for three more years, often serving in episode storylines as a convenient babysitter for "Little Ricky".
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Climax!
1954
as Aunt Polly / Jane Connor / Nellie Eldredge / Mrs. Garr
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Ma / Mother Baker
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mrs. Willoughby / Mrs. Trumbull
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Miss Bessie / Grandmother
Adventures of Superman
1952
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Mrs. Kale
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Gilley / Mrs. Sargent
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Mrs. Couche
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Mrs. Melvane
Johnny Staccato
1959
Playwrights '56
1955
New York Confidential
1959
General Electric Theater
1953
as Madame Elaine
Movies (106)
Little Women
1949
as Hannah
Tobacco Road
1941
as Ada Lester
Belle Starr
1941
as Sarah
Golden Harvest
1933
as Lydia
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Aunt Hedwige
I Married a Witch
1942
as Margaret
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Miss Copeland
Pal Joey
1957
as Mrs. Casey
Small Town Girl
1936
as Ma Brannan
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Aunt Jennie
Earthbound
1940
as Becky Tilden
Scandal Street
1938
as Ada Smith
The Secret Heart
1946
as Mrs. Stover
Remember the Night
1940
as Aunt Emma "Emmie"
Intruder in the Dust
1949
as Miss Eunice Habersham
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Mrs. Gilley
Hide-Out
1934
as 'Ma' Miller
Boo
1932
as Susan (edited from "The Cat Creeps")
Tall Story
1960
as Connie
The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Aunt Susan
So Big!
1932
as Mrs. Tebbit (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mrs. MacGregor
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Martha - Libby's Aunt
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Mrs. Daly
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Cousin Emma
The Oregon Trail
1959
as Maria Cooper
No Man of Her Own
1932
as Mrs. Randall
Out of the Blue
1947
as Miss Spring
They Call It Sin
1932
as Mrs. Cullen
Love Me Tonight
1932
as First Aunt
Bright Leaf
1950
as Tabitha Singleton
Go West Young Man
1936
as Aunt Kate Barnaby
Doctor Bull
1933
as Aunt Patricia Banning
Together Again
1944
as Jessie
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Aunt Hester Fairfield
So Red the Rose
1935
as Mary Cherry
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Mrs. Daisy Beebe aka Mother Beebe
Miss Pinkerton
1932
as Juliet Mitchell
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Grandma Cortlandt
The Lone Star Ranger
1930
as Sarah Martin
Secret of the Blue Room
1933
as Mary, Cook
Song of Surrender
1949
as Mrs. Beecham
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Nellie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955
as Aunt Polly
Her Master's Voice
1936
as Mrs. Ellie Martin
Follow the Boys
1944
as Annie
Infernal Machine
1933
as Elinor's Aunt
Lady on a Train
1945
as Aunt Charlotte Waring
My Sister Eileen
1942
as Grandma Sherwood
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
as Aunt Olivia
Man Wanted
1932
as Miss Harper
The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Mrs. Fisher
Penrod and Sam
1931
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
as Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)
Men Without Names
1935
as Ella Ferris
Words and Music
1929
as Dean Crockett
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
as Aunt Blanche
Life Begins
1932
as Mrs. Tubby (uncredited)
Lucky Legs
1942
as Annabelle Dinwiddie
Heaven on Earth
1931
as Vergie
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Rebecca
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as Grandma
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
as Aunt Blanche
Sons of the Legion
1938
as Grandmother Lee
Night Club Scandal
1937
as Mrs. Elvira Ward
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Mrs. Courtney
Timothy's Quest
1936
as Vilda Cummins
Hold Your Man
1933
as Miss Tuttle
Washington Story
1952
as Miss Dee
Our Leading Citizen
1939
as Aunt Tillie
Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948
as Cora
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Catherine Dennison
Little Women: Jo's Story
1950
as Aunt March
The Expert
1932
as Miss Crackenwald
Three Lives
1953
as Mrs. Adams
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Mrs. Sompter
New Morals for Old
1932
as Aunty Doe
Daddy Long Legs
1931
as Mrs. Lippett
Katie Did It
1950
as Aunt Priscilla Wakely
Breach of Promise
1932
as Cora Pugmire
The Boy Friend
1926
as Mrs. Harper
Husband's Holiday
1931
as Mrs. Caroline Reid
Almost Married
1942
as Aunt Matilda Manning
The Ninth Day
1957
Night of Mystery
1937
as Mrs. Tobias Greene
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Elvira Ward
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Mrs. Perkins
South Sea Rose
1929
as Sarah
Hold 'Em Navy
1937
as Grandma Holland
The Return of Sophie Lang
1936
as Araminta Sedley
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Maggie Ambler
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
as Mary Raff
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939
as Aunt Blanche
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Eva
They Just Had to Get Married
1933
as Lizzie
Little Women: Meg's Story
1950
as Aunt March
The Cat Creeps
1930
as Susan
Harmony at Home
1930
as Emma Haller
Portrait of a Murderer
1958
as Mrs. Finch
Chasing Yesterday
1935
as Mlle. Prefere
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941
as Aunt Lily Lou Bethany
The Return of Peter Grimm
1926
as Mrs. Bartholomey
The Dancing Town
1928
as Ma Pepperall
Old Hutch
1936
as Sarah Hutchins
Rendezvous in Black
1956
as Mrs. Middleton
The Big Party
1930
as Mrs. Goldfarb
About Elizabeth Patterson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Elizabeth Patterson (November 22, 1874 – January 31, 1966) was an American theatre, film, and television character actress who gained popular recognition late in her career playing the elderly neighbor Matilda Trumbull on the television comedy series I Love Lucy. In 1926, at the age of 51, Patterson was cast in her first movie, a silent film, The Boy Friend. Transitioning successfully into the era of "talkies", she remained a very busy actress in Hollywood throughout the 1930s, averaging more than fiv… With 121 credits spanning from 1926 to 1960, Elizabeth Patterson has appeared in 106 films and 15 TV shows.
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- Little Women (1949) — as Hannah
- Tobacco Road (1941) — as Ada Lester
- Belle Starr (1941) — as Sarah
- Golden Harvest (1933) — as Lydia
- Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) — as Aunt Hedwige
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