Acting
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.
Filmography
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Film · 1964
Period of Adjustment
Film · 1962
Walk on the Wild Side
Film · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
All in a Night's Work
Film · 1961
87th Precinct
Series · 1961
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Film · 1960
Because They're Young
Film · 1960
Good Day for a Hanging
Film · 1959
Philip Marlowe
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Dennis the Menace
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Home Before Dark
Film · 1958
No Time at All
Film · 1958
Jefferson Drum
Series · 1958
The Texan
Series · 1958
The Texan
Series · 1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Series · 1957
The Thin Man
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Trackdown
Series · 1957
Alcoa Theatre
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Hollywood or Bust
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Broken Arrow
Series · 1956
Playhouse 90
Series · 1956
Night of Execution
Film · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Series · 1955
A Star Is Born
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
December Bride
Series · 1954
December Bride
Series · 1954
Remains to Be Seen
Film · 1953
It Happens Every Thursday
Film · 1953
Letter to Loretta
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Pride of St. Louis
Film · 1952
The Girl in White
Film · 1952
You for Me
Film · 1952
Scandal Sheet
Film · 1952
My Little Margie
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Never Trust a Gambler
Film · 1951
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Film · 1951
Two of a Kind
Film · 1951
I Love Lucy
Series · 1951
I Love Lucy
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Film · 1950
Harriet Craig
Film · 1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Film · 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Series · 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Series · 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Series · 1950
The Reckless Moment
Film · 1949
A Kiss for Corliss
Film · 1949
The Lone Ranger
Series · 1949
The Dark Past
Film · 1948
The Sainted Sisters
Film · 1948
Three Daring Daughters
Film · 1948
Born to Kill
Film · 1947
That Hagen Girl
Film · 1947
The Hucksters
Film · 1947
Undercurrent
Film · 1946
Kiss and Tell
Film · 1945