Kathryn Card
Kathryn Card
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Female
Birthday
1892-10-04 (133 years old)
Place of Birth
Butte, Montana, USA
Acting

1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Mrs. Wadlington

1962

The Virginian as Mathilde

1962

Walk on the Wild Side as Landlady

1962

Period of Adjustment as Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1961

87th Precinct as Mrs. Coons

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 (uncredited)

1959

Rawhide as Mrs. Emily Osgood

1959

Rawhide as Millicent Laker

1959

Rawhide as Edna Gillespie

1959

Dennis the Menace as Mrs. Biddy

1959

Good Day for a Hanging as Mrs. Molly Cain

1959

Philip Marlowe as Not available

1958

The Texan as Ma Kestler

1958

The Texan as Kate Mulvaney

1958

Home Before Dark as Mattie

1958

Jefferson Drum as Evie Barnes

1958

No Time at All as Bertram's Mother

1957

Perry Mason as Hannah Barton

1957

Perry Mason as Harriet Snow

1957

Wagon Train as Abby

1957

Wagon Train as Mrs. Mercer

1957

Trackdown as Emma Perkins

1957

The Thin Man as Mrs. Moody

1957

Alcoa Theatre as Mrs. Gilroy

1957

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited)

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Grandma Matson

1956

Playhouse 90 as Bertram's Mother

1956

Hollywood or Bust as Old Lady

1956

Broken Arrow as Abigail Adams

1955

Screen Director's Playhouse as Mrs. Mohler

1955

Night of Execution as Mrs. Craig

1954

Climax! as Mrs. Craig

1954

A Star Is Born as Landlady (uncredited)

1954

December Bride as Not available

1954

December Bride as George's Mother

1953

Remains to Be Seen as Mrs. West

1953

It Happens Every Thursday as Mrs. Dow

1953

Letter to Loretta as Mrs. Wilson

1953

General Electric Theater as Not available

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Mrs. Hansen

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Not available

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Mrs. Engelhart

1952

Cavalcade of America as Not available

1952

The Girl in White as Mrs. Lindsay

1952

You for Me as Nurse Vogel

1952

My Little Margie as Not available

1952

The Pride of St. Louis as Mrs. Martin

1952

Scandal Sheet as Mrs. Rawley

1951

The Red Skelton Show as Maw Kadiddlehopper

1951

The Red Skelton Show as Gert's Mother

1951

The Red Skelton Show as Ma Kadiddlehopper

1951

The Red Skelton Show as Priscilla's Mother

1951

The Red Skelton Show as Gertie's Mother

1951

I Love Lucy as Minnie Finch

1951

I Love Lucy as Mrs. McGillicuddy

1951

The Model and the Marriage Broker as Mrs. Kuschner

1951

Two of a Kind as Not available

1951

Never Trust a Gambler as Phoebe

1950

Harriet Craig as Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)

1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Mrs. Bellows - Cook

1950

The Skipper Surprised His Wife as Thelma Boyd

1950

The Damned Don't Cry as Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)

1949

The Lone Ranger as Flora Bates

1949

The Reckless Moment as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)

1949

A Kiss for Corliss as Louise

1948

Three Daring Daughters as Jonesy

1948

The Sainted Sisters as Martha Tewilliger

1948

The Dark Past as Nora

1947

The Hucksters as Miss Regina Kennedy

1947

Born to Kill as Grace

1947

That Hagen Girl as Miss Grover

1946

Undercurrent as Mrs. Foster

1945

Kiss and Tell as Louise