Kathryn Card
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 4, 1892
- Died
- March 1, 1964
- Birthplace
- Butte, Montana, USA
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.
Filmography
The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1964
as Mrs. Wadlington
Period of Adjustment 1962
as Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Walk on the Wild Side 1962
as Landlady
All in a Night's Work 1961
as Dowager (uncredited)
Because They're Young 1960
as Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960
as Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
Good Day for a Hanging 1959
as Mrs. Molly Cain
Home Before Dark 1958
as Mattie
No Time at All 1958
as Bertram's Mother
Hollywood or Bust 1956
as Old Lady
Night of Execution 1955
as Mrs. Craig
A Star Is Born 1954
as Landlady (uncredited)
Remains to Be Seen 1953
as Mrs. West
It Happens Every Thursday 1953
as Mrs. Dow
You for Me 1952
as Nurse Vogel
The Girl in White 1952
as Mrs. Lindsay
The Pride of St. Louis 1952
as Mrs. Martin
Scandal Sheet 1952
as Mrs. Rawley
The Model and the Marriage Broker 1951
as Mrs. Kuschner
Never Trust a Gambler 1951
as Phoebe
Two of a Kind 1951
Actor
Harriet Craig 1950
as Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife 1950
as Thelma Boyd
The Damned Don't Cry 1950
as Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment 1949
as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
A Kiss for Corliss 1949
as Louise
The Dark Past 1948
as Nora
The Sainted Sisters 1948
as Martha Tewilliger
Three Daring Daughters 1948
as Jonesy
That Hagen Girl 1947
as Miss Grover
The Hucksters 1947
as Miss Regina Kennedy
Born to Kill 1947
as Grace
Undercurrent 1946
as Mrs. Foster
Kiss and Tell 1945
as Louise
Credits from TMDB.