Kathryn Card

Kathryn Card

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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

8.643
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.916
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

7.6
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.916
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.731
Philip Marlowe

Philip Marlowe

5
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.2
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.5
Climax!

Climax!

3.273
My Little Margie

My Little Margie

3
Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

3.5
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

6.5
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

7.375
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.2
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.2
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

6.5
The Texan

The Texan

5.5
The Texan

The Texan

5.5
Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum

4.5
Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

6.5
Trackdown

Trackdown

6.4
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

5
December Bride

December Bride

5.5
December Bride

December Bride

5.5
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

7.333
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

7.333
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

7.333
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

7.375
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

7.375
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

7.375
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

7.375
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

6.941
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

6.941
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

6.941
87th Precinct

87th Precinct

7.5
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

6.333
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

6.3
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

6.7
Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

6.5
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

6.3
Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

7.6
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.25

Movies

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

4.7
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

6.705
All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

5.9
The Pride of St. Louis

The Pride of St. Louis

6.9
The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

5.6
Good Day for a Hanging

Good Day for a Hanging

6.2
The Dark Past

The Dark Past

5.8
Undercurrent

Undercurrent

5.8
Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

6.1
Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig

7.5
Never Trust a Gambler

Never Trust a Gambler

5.4
The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

6.779
The Girl in White

The Girl in White

6.7
You for Me

You for Me

4.5
That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

5.2
The Sainted Sisters

The Sainted Sisters

7
A Kiss for Corliss

A Kiss for Corliss

4.7
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

5.6
The Hucksters

The Hucksters

6.9
Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark

7.2
The Model and the Marriage Broker

The Model and the Marriage Broker

6.4
Three Daring Daughters

Three Daring Daughters

5.7
Period of Adjustment

Period of Adjustment

5.7
No Time at All

No Time at All

0
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

7.121
Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

6.1
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

6.984
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

7.1
Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

5.7
It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

6.2
Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

6.6
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

6.7
Night of Execution

Night of Execution

5