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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Character:Mrs. Wadlington
Release Date:11/06/1964
Period of Adjustment
Character:Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1962
Walk on the Wild Side
Character:Landlady
Release Date:21/02/1962
All in a Night's Work
Character:Dowager (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1961
Because They're Young
Character:Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1960
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Character:Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
Release Date:31/03/1960
Good Day for a Hanging
Character:Mrs. Molly Cain
Release Date:01/01/1959
Home Before Dark
Character:Mattie
Release Date:16/11/1958
No Time at All
Character:Bertram's Mother
Release Date:13/02/1958
Hollywood or Bust
Character:Old Lady
Release Date:06/12/1956
Night of Execution
Character:Mrs. Craig
Release Date:22/09/1955
A Star Is Born
Character:Landlady (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1954
Remains to Be Seen
Character:Mrs. West
Release Date:15/05/1953
It Happens Every Thursday
Character:Mrs. Dow
Release Date:22/04/1953
You for Me
Character:Nurse Vogel
Release Date:19/07/1952
The Girl in White
Character:Mrs. Lindsay
Release Date:23/05/1952
The Pride of St. Louis
Character:Mrs. Martin
Release Date:02/05/1952
Scandal Sheet
Character:Mrs. Rawley
Release Date:16/01/1952
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Character:Mrs. Kuschner
Release Date:01/11/1951
Never Trust a Gambler
Character:Phoebe
Release Date:13/07/1951
Two of a Kind
Character:
Release Date:01/07/1951
Harriet Craig
Character:Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Character:Thelma Boyd
Release Date:29/06/1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Character:Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1950
The Reckless Moment
Character:Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1949
A Kiss for Corliss
Character:Louise
Release Date:25/11/1949
The Dark Past
Character:Nora
Release Date:22/12/1948
The Sainted Sisters
Character:Martha Tewilliger
Release Date:30/04/1948
Three Daring Daughters
Character:Jonesy
Release Date:12/02/1948
That Hagen Girl
Character:Miss Grover
Release Date:01/11/1947
The Hucksters
Character:Miss Regina Kennedy
Release Date:17/07/1947
Born to Kill
Character:Grace
Release Date:30/04/1947
Undercurrent
Character:Mrs. Foster
Release Date:11/11/1946
Kiss and Tell
Character:Louise
Release Date:04/10/1945
Television Appearances
The Virginian
Character:Mathilde
87th Precinct
Character:Mrs. Coons
Philip Marlowe
Character:
Dennis the Menace
Character:Mrs. Biddy
Rawhide
Character:Mrs. Emily Osgood
Rawhide
Character:Millicent Laker
Rawhide
Character:Edna Gillespie
The Texan
Character:Ma Kestler
The Texan
Character:Kate Mulvaney
Jefferson Drum
Character:Evie Barnes
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Character:Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited)
Trackdown
Character:Emma Perkins
Alcoa Theatre
Character:Mrs. Gilroy
Perry Mason
Character:Hannah Barton
Perry Mason
Character:Harriet Snow
The Thin Man
Character:Mrs. Moody
Wagon Train
Character:Abby
Wagon Train
Character:Mrs. Mercer
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Grandma Matson
Playhouse 90
Character:Bertram's Mother
Broken Arrow
Character:Abigail Adams
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Mrs. Mohler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Bella
Climax!
Character:Mrs. Craig
December Bride
Character:
December Bride
Character:George's Mother
Letter to Loretta
Character:Mrs. Wilson
General Electric Theater
Character:
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Mrs. Hansen
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Mrs. Engelhart
Cavalcade of America
Character:
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Ma
My Little Margie
Character:
I Love Lucy
Character:Minnie Finch
I Love Lucy
Character:Mrs. McGillicuddy
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Maw Kadiddlehopper
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Gert's Mother
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Ma Kadiddlehopper
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Priscilla's Mother
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Gertie's Mother
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Mrs. Barlow
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Mrs. Bellows - Cook
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Mrs. Johnson
The Lone Ranger
Character:Flora Bates
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