Cast & creator
Kathryn Card
Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Wagon Train
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.
Also known as: Catherine Card, Catherine Rose Sheehan
34
film credits
45
television credits
79
1945–1964 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (79)
Showing 79 of 79 credits
Perry Mason
Hannah Barton
1957Perry Mason
Harriet Snow
1957
Wagon Train
Abby
1957Wagon Train
Mrs. Mercer
1957
Climax!
Mrs. Craig
1954
Four Star Playhouse
Ma
1952
The Red Skelton Show
Maw Kadiddlehopper
1951The Red Skelton Show
Gert's Mother
1951The Red Skelton Show
Ma Kadiddlehopper
1951The Red Skelton Show
Priscilla's Mother
1951The Red Skelton Show
Gertie's Mother
1951
The Virginian
Mathilde
1962
I Love Lucy
Minnie Finch
1951I Love Lucy
Mrs. McGillicuddy
1951
Rawhide
Mrs. Emily Osgood
1959Rawhide
Millicent Laker
1959Rawhide
Edna Gillespie
1959
The Lone Ranger
Flora Bates
1949
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Grandma Matson
1956
Dennis the Menace
Mrs. Biddy
1959
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mrs. Barlow
1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mrs. Bellows - Cook
1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mrs. Johnson
1950
The Ford Television Theatre
Mrs. Hansen
1952The Ford Television Theatre
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Mrs. Engelhart
1952
The Texan
Ma Kestler
1958The Texan
Kate Mulvaney
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bella
1955
December Bride
1954December Bride
George's Mother
1954
Trackdown
Emma Perkins
1957
Playhouse 90
Bertram's Mother
1956
Cavalcade of America
1952
87th Precinct
Mrs. Coons
1961
Alcoa Theatre
Mrs. Gilroy
1957
The Thin Man
Mrs. Moody
1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mrs. Mohler
1955Broken Arrow
Abigail Adams
1956
Letter to Loretta
Mrs. Wilson
1953
Philip Marlowe
1959
My Little Margie
1952
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited)
1957
Jefferson Drum
Evie Barnes
1958
General Electric Theater
1953
A Star Is Born
Landlady (uncredited)
1954
All in a Night's Work
Dowager (uncredited)
1961
Walk on the Wild Side
Landlady
1962
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Mrs. Wadlington
1964
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
1960
The Reckless Moment
Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
1949
The Damned Don't Cry
Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
1950
Hollywood or Bust
Old Lady
1956
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Mrs. Kuschner
1951
Undercurrent
Mrs. Foster
1946
Two of a Kind
1951
Remains to Be Seen
Mrs. West
1953
Good Day for a Hanging
Mrs. Molly Cain
1959
Never Trust a Gambler
Phoebe
1951
Period of Adjustment
Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1962
The Hucksters
Miss Regina Kennedy
1947
It Happens Every Thursday
Mrs. Dow
1953
No Time at All
Bertram's Mother
1958
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Thelma Boyd
1950
The Dark Past
Nora
1948
Home Before Dark
Mattie
1958
The Girl in White
Mrs. Lindsay
1952
Scandal Sheet
Mrs. Rawley
1952
Because They're Young
Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
1960
A Kiss for Corliss
Louise
1949
Born to Kill
Grace
1947
Three Daring Daughters
Jonesy
1948
That Hagen Girl
Miss Grover
1947
The Pride of St. Louis
Mrs. Martin
1952
Harriet Craig
Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)
1950
Kiss and Tell
Louise
1945
The Sainted Sisters
Martha Tewilliger
1948
Night of Execution
Mrs. Craig
1955
You for Me
Nurse Vogel
1952