Kathryn Card

Known for

Acting

Born

October 4, 1892

Birthplace

Butte, Montana, USA

Died

March 1, 1964 (aged 71)

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 m...

Best known work

A Star Is Born

1954

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

I Love Lucy

1951

The Reckless Moment

1949

Perry Mason

1957

Born to Kill

1947

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

Hollywood or Bust

1956

Walk on the Wild Side

1962

Scandal Sheet

1952

Filmography

1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Mrs. Wadlington
1962
Period of Adjustment
as Mrs. Slovotny (Nurse) / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1962
The VirginianTV
as Mathilde (1 episode)
1962
Walk on the Wild Side
as Landlady
1961
87th PrecinctTV
as Mrs. Coons (1 episode)
1961
All in a Night's Work
as Dowager (uncredited)
1960
Because They're Young
as Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
1960
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
1959
Philip MarloweTV
1959
Dennis the MenaceTV
as Mrs. Biddy (1 episode)
1959
RawhideTV
as Mrs. Emily Osgood (1 episode), as Edna Gillespie (1 episode), as Millicent Laker (1 episode)
1959
Good Day for a Hanging
as Mrs. Molly Cain
1958
Home Before Dark
as Mattie
1958
The TexanTV
as Ma Kestler (1 episode), as Kate Mulvaney (1 episode)
1958
Jefferson DrumTV
as Evie Barnes (1 episode)
1958
No Time at All
as Bertram's Mother
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourTV
as Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited) (1 episode)
1957
TrackdownTV
as Emma Perkins (1 episode)
1957
Alcoa TheatreTV
as Mrs. Gilroy (1 episode)
1957
Perry MasonTV
as Hannah Barton (1 episode), as Harriet Snow (1 episode)
1957
The Thin ManTV
as Mrs. Moody (1 episode)
1957
Wagon TrainTV
as Abby (1 episode), as Mrs. Mercer (1 episode)
1956
Hollywood or Bust
as Old Lady
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
as Grandma Matson (1 episode)
1956
Playhouse 90TV
as Bertram's Mother (1 episode)