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 …
Movies & TV Shows
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A Star Is Born (1954) — Landlady (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Bella
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I Love Lucy (1951) — Minnie Finch
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The Reckless Moment (1949) — Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
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Perry Mason (1957) — Hannah Barton
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Born to Kill (1947) — Grace
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Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) — Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
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Hollywood or Bust (1956) — Old Lady
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Walk on the Wild Side (1962) — Landlady
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Scandal Sheet (1952) — Mrs. Rawley
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The Damned Don't Cry (1950) — Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
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Undercurrent (1946) — Mrs. Foster
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Rawhide (1959) — Mrs. Emily Osgood
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) — Mrs. Wadlington
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The Dark Past (1948) — Nora
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The Lone Ranger (1949) — Flora Bates
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The Virginian (1962) — Mathilde
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Dennis the Menace (1959) — Mrs. Biddy
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Harriet Craig (1950) — Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)
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Wagon Train (1957) — Abby
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Home Before Dark (1958) — Mattie
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All in a Night's Work (1961) — Dowager (uncredited)
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Period of Adjustment (1962) — Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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The Hucksters (1947) — Miss Regina Kennedy
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The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Maw Kadiddlehopper
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The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) — Mrs. Barlow
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The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) — Mrs. Kuschner
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Good Day for a Hanging (1959) — Mrs. Molly Cain
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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) — Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited)
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Two of a Kind (1951)
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Climax! (1954) — Mrs. Craig
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Four Star Playhouse (1952) — Ma
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That Hagen Girl (1947) — Miss Grover
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Grandma Matson
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Playhouse 90 (1956) — Bertram's Mother
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The Pride of St. Louis (1952) — Mrs. Martin
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The Thin Man (1957) — Mrs. Moody
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Trackdown (1957) — Emma Perkins
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Never Trust a Gambler (1951) — Phoebe
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Three Daring Daughters (1948) — Jonesy