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Kathryn Card
Actor
Born October 4, 1892Died March 1, 1964 (71 years)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown · as Mrs. Wadlington |
| 1962 | Period of Adjustment · as Mrs. Slovotny (nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Elsie Grissom |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Motel Manager |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Mathilde |
| 1962 | Walk on the Wild Side · as Landlady |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct (TV Series) · as Mrs. Coons |
| 1961 | Ada · as Mrs. Betty Mae Dunston |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work · as Dowager (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies · as Mrs. Yule (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Because They're Young · as Mrs. Wellenberg |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight (TV Series) · as Hilda Jennings |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Mrs. Biddy |
| 1959 | Good Day for a Hanging · as Mrs. Molly Cain |
| 1959 | Markham (TV Series) · as Minnie - Maid |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Mrs. Emily Osgood |
| 1958 | Home Before Dark · as Mattie |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV Series) · as Mrs. Anne Parker |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) · as Ma Kestler |
| 1957 | The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Mrs. Mcgillicuddy (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Gilroy |
| 1957 | How To Marry A Millionaire (TV Series) · as Mrs. Seaton |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Emma Perkins |
| 1957 | The Gray Ghost (TV Series) · as Molly Burnette |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Hannah Barton |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) · as Mrs. Moody |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Mrs. Williams |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Mrs. Mercer |
| 1957 | The Eve Arden Show (TV Series) · as Aunt Agnes |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Mrs. Logan |
| 1957 | Mr. Adams and Eve (TV Series) · as Madam Estrella |
| 1956 | Hollywood or Bust · as Old Lady |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Grandma Matson |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Bertram's Mother |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Abigail Adams |
| 1956 | The Charles Farrell Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Papernow |
| 1956 | The Birds and the Bees · as Guest |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Mohler |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Bella |
| 1955 | Daddy Long Legs · as Miss Carrington |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Mrs. Keswick |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Mrs. Annie Machrihanish |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Mrs. Craig |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) · as George's Mother |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Fannie |
| 1954 | Woman's World · as Woman In Bargain Basement |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as Mrs. Delacy |
| 1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) · as Mrs. Julia Randall |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Mrs. Finch |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wilson |
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen · as Mrs. West |
| 1953 | It Happens Every Thursday · as Mrs. Dow |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | The Pride of St. Louis · as Mrs. Martin |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Engelhart |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ma |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | You for Me · as Nurse Vogel |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) |
| 1952 | The Girl in White · as Mrs. Lindsay |
| 1952 | Paula · as Nurse Gussie |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet · as Mrs. Rawley |
| 1951 | The Model and the Marriage Broker · as Mrs. Kuschner |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Mrs. Mcgillicuddy |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Maw Kadiddlehopper |
| 1951 | Never Trust a Gambler · as Phoebe |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | Front Page Detective (TV Series) · as Lil Carver |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Harriet Craig · as Mrs. Norwood (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Johnson |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Bessie |
| 1950 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife · as Thelma Boyd |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry · as Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Reckless Moment · as Mrs. Loring (uncredited) |
| 1949 | A Kiss for Corliss · as Louise |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Flora Bates |
| 1949 | Mother Is a Freshman · as Mrs. Grammerton |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Smythe Knicker |
| 1948 | The Dark Past · as Nora |
| 1948 | The Sainted Sisters · as Martha Tewilliger |
| 1948 | Three Daring Daughters · as Jonesy |
| 1947 | That Hagen Girl · as Miss Grover |
| 1947 | The Hucksters · as Miss Regina Kennedy |
| 1947 | Born to Kill · as Grace |
| 1946 | Undercurrent · as Mrs. Foster |
| 1946 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog · as Mrs. James |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie · as Landlady |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tell · as Louise |