9.0
9.0
Portrait of a Murderer
1958
as Mrs. Finch
Elizabeth Patterson
Also known as: Mary Elizabeth Patterson
Acting
Born:November 21, 1874
Died:January 31, 1966(aged 91)
Birthplace:Savannah, Tennessee, USA
Nationality:United States
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Elizabeth Patterson (November 22, 1874 – January 31, 1966) was an American theatre, film, and television character actress who gained popular recognition late in her career playing the elderly neighbor Matilda Trumbull on the television comedy series I Love Lucy. In 1926, at the age of 51, Patterson was cast in her first movie, a silent film, The Boy Friend. Transitioning successfully into the era of "talkies", she remained a very busy actress in Hollywood throughout the 1930s, averaging more than five films a year during that decade, usually in supporting roles. A few of her screen credits at that time include Tarnished Lady; Husband's Holiday; A Bill of Divorcement; So Big!; The Story of Temple Drake; Hold Your Man; Dinner at Eight; High, Wide, and Handsome; and No Man of Her Own. She also appeared in the role of Susan in two adaptations of John Willard's popular play The Cat and the Canary: The Cat Creeps in 1930 and The Cat and the Canary in 1939. Patterson continued to perform frequently in the 1940s, when she was cast in more than 30 additional films. Among her notable roles is her 1949 portrayal of the heroic character Eunice Habersham in the groundbreaking racial crime drama Intruder in the Dust, a film based on the William Faulkner novel of the same name and set in the Deep South. Although she would appear in a few more feature films in the 1950s, such as Washington Story and Pal Joey, Patterson by then began to focus her work increasingly on roles in the rapidly expanding medium of television. In 1952, at the age of 77, Patterson made her first appearance on the hit CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy in the episode "The Marriage License". Her character on I Love Lucy proved to be so popular among viewers, as well as useful to the writers of the series, that she continued in the role for three more years, often serving in episode storylines as a convenient babysitter for "Little Ricky". Prior to, during, and after her work on I Love Lucy, Patterson appeared in many other American television series during the 1950s and early 1960s. Her first credited performance on the "small screen" was in March 1950 in "The Walking Stick", a teleplay on the NBC anthology series The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre. During the 11 years after that initial televised performance to her final role on television in 1961, she portrayed characters in a variety of other series, including Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, Studio One in Hollywood, General Electric Theater, Stage 7, Lux Video Theatre, Crossroads, The Star and the Story, The Adventures of Jim Bowie, Adventures of Superman, New York Confidential, 77 Sunset Strip, Johnny Stacatto, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Playhouse 90, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, and The New Breed. Patterson, who never married, lived at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel during her 35-year film and television career.. On January 31, 1966, she died at age 91 in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia. Her gravesite is in Savannah Cemetery in her hometown in Tennessee.
Filmography (103 movies)
8.5
8.5
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Catherine Dennison
7.4
7.4
Little Women
1949
as Hannah
7.3
7.3
Remember the Night
1940
as Aunt Emma "Emmie"
7.3
7.3
Intruder in the Dust
1949
as Miss Eunice Habersham
7.0
7.0
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Martha - Libby's Aunt
7.0
7.0
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Aunt Hedwige
6.9
6.9
Hide-Out
1934
as 'Ma' Miller
6.9
6.9
The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Aunt Susan
6.8
6.8
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
as Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
My Sister Eileen
1942
as Grandma Sherwood
6.8
6.8
I Married a Witch
1942
as Margaret
6.7
6.7
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Miss Copeland
6.7
6.7
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Mrs. Daisy Beebe aka Mother Beebe
6.6
6.6
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Mrs. Gilley
6.6
6.6
Lady on a Train
1945
as Aunt Charlotte Waring
6.6
6.6
Tobacco Road
1941
as Ada Lester
6.5
6.5
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
as Aunt Olivia
6.5
6.5
No Man of Her Own
1932
as Mrs. Randall
6.5
6.5
So Red the Rose
1935
as Mary Cherry
6.5
6.5
Love Me Tonight
1932
as First Aunt
6.5
6.5
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Aunt Jennie
6.5
6.5
Doctor Bull
1933
as Aunt Patricia Banning
6.4
6.4
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Mrs. Sompter
6.3
6.3
The Secret Heart
1946
as Mrs. Stover
6.3
6.3
Out of the Blue
1947
as Miss Spring
6.3
6.3
The Expert
1932
as Miss Crackenwald
6.3
6.3
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939
as Aunt Blanche
6.3
6.3
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Grandma Cortlandt
6.2
6.2
Pal Joey
1957
as Mrs. Casey
6.2
6.2
The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Mrs. Fisher
6.2
6.2
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Aunt Hester Fairfield
6.1
6.1
Hold Your Man
1933
as Miss Tuttle
6.1
6.1
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
as Aunt Blanche
6.0
6.0
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as Grandma
6.0
6.0
Washington Story
1952
as Miss Dee
6.0
6.0
Katie Did It
1950
as Aunt Priscilla Wakely
6.0
6.0
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mrs. MacGregor
6.0
6.0
Penrod and Sam
1931
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Cat Creeps
1930
as Susan
6.0
6.0
The Return of Sophie Lang
1936
as Araminta Sedley
6.0
6.0
The Dancing Town
1928
as Ma Pepperall
6.0
6.0
Men Without Names
1935
as Ella Ferris
6.0
6.0
Her Master's Voice
1936
as Mrs. Ellie Martin
5.9
5.9
Small Town Girl
1936
as Ma Brannan
5.9
5.9
Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948
as Cora
5.8
5.8
They Call It Sin
1932
as Mrs. Cullen
5.8
5.8
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Rebecca
5.8
5.8
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Elvira Ward
5.7
5.7
Miss Pinkerton
1932
as Juliet Mitchell
5.7
5.7
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Cousin Emma
5.7
5.7
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
as Aunt Blanche
5.6
5.6
Bright Leaf
1950
as Tabitha Singleton
5.6
5.6
Belle Starr
1941
as Sarah
5.5
5.5
The Oregon Trail
1959
as Maria Cooper
5.5
5.5
Secret of the Blue Room
1933
as Mary, Cook
5.5
5.5
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Mrs. Daly
5.3
5.3
Follow the Boys
1944
as Annie
5.3
5.3
Go West Young Man
1936
as Aunt Kate Barnaby
5.3
5.3
Together Again
1944
as Jessie
5.2
5.2
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Nellie
5.2
5.2
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
as Mary Raff
5.1
5.1
Boo
1932
as Susan (edited from "The Cat Creeps")
5.1
5.1
Man Wanted
1932
as Miss Harper
5.0
5.0
The Lone Star Ranger
1930
as Sarah Martin
5.0
5.0
Sons of the Legion
1938
as Grandmother Lee
5.0
5.0
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941
as Aunt Lily Lou Bethany
5.0
5.0
Golden Harvest
1933
as Lydia
4.9
4.9
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Mrs. Perkins
4.7
4.7
Chasing Yesterday
1935
as Mlle. Prefere
4.4
4.4
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Eva
4.3
4.3
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Maggie Ambler
4.2
4.2
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955
as Aunt Polly
4.0
4.0
Daddy Long Legs
1931
as Mrs. Lippett
4.0
4.0
Earthbound
1940
as Becky Tilden
3.8
3.8
Night Club Scandal
1937
as Mrs. Elvira Ward
3.8
3.8
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Mrs. Courtney
3.6
3.6
New Morals for Old
1932
as Aunty Doe
3.0
3.0
Timothy's Quest
1936
as Vilda Cummins
3.0
3.0
Hold 'Em Navy
1937
as Grandma Holland
3.0
3.0
Heaven on Earth
1931
as Vergie
2.0
2.0
The Big Party
1930
as Mrs. Goldfarb
Infernal Machine
1933
as Elinor's Aunt
Three Lives
1953
as Mrs. Adams
Scandal Street
1938
as Ada Smith
They Just Had to Get Married
1933
as Lizzie
Little Women: Meg's Story
1950
as Aunt March
Little Women: Jo's Story
1950
as Aunt March
Breach of Promise
1932
as Cora Pugmire
Night of Mystery
1937
as Mrs. Tobias Greene
Old Hutch
1936
as Sarah Hutchins
The Boy Friend
1926
as Mrs. Harper
Words and Music
1929
as Dean Crockett
Song of Surrender
1949
as Mrs. Beecham
The Return of Peter Grimm
1926
as Mrs. Bartholomey
Husband's Holiday
1931
as Mrs. Caroline Reid
The Ninth Day
1957
Rendezvous in Black
1956
as Mrs. Middleton
Our Leading Citizen
1939
as Aunt Tillie
Harmony at Home
1930
as Emma Haller
South Sea Rose
1929
as Sarah
Almost Married
1942
as Aunt Matilda Manning
Lucky Legs
1942
as Annabelle Dinwiddie
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