Kathryn Card Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

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. McGillicuddy, Lucy's mother on I Love Lucy. Born in Butte, Montana, Card did radio roles in the late 1930s, notably Uncle Walter's Doghouse, broadcast on NBC from 1939 to 1942. 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. In 1954, Card made her first television appearance in an episode of I Love Lucy where she played Minnie Finch. The following... MORE

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. McGillicuddy, Lucy's mother on I Love Lucy. Born in Butte, Montana, Card did radio roles in the late 1930s, notably Uncle Walter's Doghouse, broadcast on NBC from 1939 to 1942. 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. In 1954, Card made her first television appearance in an episode of I Love Lucy where she played Minnie Finch. The following year she was cast as Mrs. McGillicuddy, Lucy's bird-brained mother, who annoyed Lucy's husband Ricky immeasurably by mistakenly calling him "Mickey" or mistaking him for his fellow bandleader Xavier Cugat. She portrayed that character for a total of seven episodes, yet never appeared once the Ricardos moved to Connecticut in later episodes. She reprised that role in an episode of The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show in 1959. In addition to I Love Lucy, Card guest starred on several other television shows including Make Room for Daddy, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, and Rawhide. Her final film LESS