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Mary Wickes was an American film and television character actress. She often played supporting roles as prim, professional women, secretaries, nurses, nuns, and housekeepers, who made sarcastic quips when the leading characters fell short of her high standards.
Birth Name
Mary Isabelle Wickenhauser
Born
Monday, 13 June 1910
Died
Sunday, 22 October 1995
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lucy and Desi | Self | 2022 |
| Making the Boys | Viola | 2011 |
| Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2008 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Gargoyle Laverne (voice) | 2019 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Laverne / Gargoyle Laverne (voice) | 1996 |
| Little Women | Aunt March | 1994 |
| Life with Louie | Grandma | 1994 |
| Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Sister Mary Lazarus | 1993 |
| Sister Act | Mary Lazarus / Sister Mary Lazarus | 1992 |
| Postcards from the Edge | Grandma | 1990 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lucy and Desi | Self | 2022 |
| Making the Boys | Viola | 2011 |
| Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2008 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Gargoyle Laverne (voice) | 2019 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Laverne / Gargoyle Laverne (voice) | 1996 |
| Little Women | Aunt March | 1994 |
| Life with Louie | Grandma | 1994 |
| Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Sister Mary Lazarus | 1993 |
| Sister Act | Mary Lazarus / Sister Mary Lazarus | 1992 |
| Postcards from the Edge | Grandma | 1990 |
| Match Game | Self - Panelist | 1990 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Marie Murkin / Maggie | 1989 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Elizabeth Kirkbottom | 1987 |
| Almost Partners | Aggie Greyson | 1987 |
| The Christmas Gift | Henrietta Sawyer | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| The Canterville Ghost | Mrs. Umney | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Mrs. Alva Crane | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Minnie | 1984 |
| Punky Brewster | Sister Bernadette / Mrs. Dempsey | 1984 |
| We Got It Made | Rose | 1983 |
| Matt Houston | Nellie Cochran | 1982 |
| Touched by Love | Margaret | 1980 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Hazel / Miranda / Rocky Flanagan | 1979 |
| Lucy Calls the President | Millie Baker | 1977 |
| Tabitha | Cassandra | 1976 |
| Match Game PM | Self - Panelist | 1975 |
| Doc | Nurse Beatrice Tully | 1975 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Dr. Bess Winestock | 1974 |
| Sigmund and the Sea Monsters | Aunt Zelda | 1973 |
| Match Game | Herself - Panelist | 1973 |
| Snowball Express | Miss Wigginton | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Ms. Crandall | 1972 |
| M*A*S*H | Colonel Reese | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Octavia | 1972 |
| Napoleon and Samantha | Employment Office Clerk / Clerk | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | Mary | 1972 |
| The Jimmy Stewart Show | Mrs. Bullard | 1971 |
| Columbo | Landlady | 1971 |
| The Man and the City | Cora | 1971 |
| The Monk | Mrs. Medford | 1969 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Molly | 1969 |
| The Debbie Reynolds Show | Aunt Harriet | 1969 |
| The Queen and I | Hazel Becker | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Emma Flood | 1968 |
| Here's Lucy | Isabel / Violet Barker / Sister Paula Carter / Nurse Sylvia Ogilvy / Nurse Ogilvy / Nurse Hurlow / Mrs. Whitmark's Maid / Clara Simpson | 1968 |
| Julia | Melba Chegley | 1968 |
| Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! | Sister Clarissa | 1968 |
| The Spirit Is Willing | Gloria Tritt | 1967 |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | Amelia Pembroke | 1966 |
| The Trouble with Angels | Sister Clarissa | 1966 |
| I Spy | Mildred | 1965 |
| F Troop | Samantha Oglesby | 1965 |
| How to Murder Your Wife | Harold's Secretary | 1965 |
| Dear Heart | Miss Fox | 1964 |
| Fate Is the Hunter | Mrs. Llewlyn | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Mrs. Pike | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Nurse | 1963 |
| Temple Houston | Ida Goff | 1963 |
| Our Man Higgins | Mme. Amethyst | 1962 |
| The Lucy Show | Frances / Aunt Gussie / Mrs. Winslow / Mrs. Wickenhauser / Miss Hurlow / Fran / Aunt Agatha | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Adaline Ashley | 1962 |
| The Music Man | Mrs. Squires | 1962 |
| The Gertrude Berg Show | Maxfield | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Miss Brink | 1961 |
| The Sins of Rachel Cade | Marie Grieux | 1961 |
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Freckles / Freckles (voice) | 1961 |
| Cimarron | Mrs. Neal Hefner | 1960 |
| Angel | Betty Crawford | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Jeri Schronk | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Buick-Electra Playhouse | Nurse | 1959 |
| Startime | Myrtle | 1959 |
| Dennis the Menace | Miss Esther Cathcart | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Martha / Hattie | 1959 |
| It Happened to Jane | Matilda Runyon | 1959 |
| The Proud Rebel | Mrs. Ainsley | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Hannah / Lootie | 1958 |
| Don't Go Near the Water | Janie | 1957 |
| Zorro | Dolores Bastinado | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Sally Bearclaw | 1957 |
| Annette | Katie | 1957 |
| Dance with Me, Henry | Miss Mayberry | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Edith Gunther | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Grace | 1956 |
| Good Morning, Miss Dove | Miss Lorraine Ellwood | 1955 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Sally Brass | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Blanche Armstaedter / Mrs. Foster the Landlady | 1955 |
| The Mickey Mouse Club | Katie | 1955 |
| Destry | Bessie Mae Curtis | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Clara | 1954 |
| The Halls of Ivy | Alice the Housekeeper | 1954 |
| White Christmas | Emma Allen | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Lizzie | 1954 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Home | Miss Wetter | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Liz O'Neill | 1953 |
| The Actress | Emma Glavey | 1953 |
| Half a Hero | Mrs. Watts | 1953 |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Stella | 1953 |
| I Love Lucy | Madame Lamand | 1953 |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Lady at Laundry | 1952 |
| The Story of Will Rogers | Mrs. Foster | 1952 |
| Young Man with Ideas | Mrs. Jasper Gilpin / Mrs. Jarvis Gilpin | 1952 |
| I'll See You in My Dreams | Anna | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Madame Lamond | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Ruby - San Fernando's Accomplice / Junior's Teacher / Clara Appleby | 1951 |
| On Moonlight Bay | Stella | 1951 |
| The Peter Lind Hayes Show | Self | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Waitress | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Mrs. Cratchitt / Self | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Amelia | 1950 |
| The Petty Girl | Prof. Whitman | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet | Self | 1949 |
| Anna Lucasta | Stella | 1949 |
| The Decision of Christopher Blake | Clara | 1948 |
| Studio One | Miss Hargreaves / Mary Poppins | 1948 |
| June Bride | Rosemary McNally | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Miss Preen | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Amelia Coop | 1948 |
| Higher and Higher | Sandy Brooks | 1943 |
| Happy Land | Emmy | 1943 |
| My Kingdom for a Cook | Agnes Willoughby | 1943 |
| Rhythm of the Islands | Susie Dugan | 1943 |
| How's About It? | 'Mike' Tracy | 1943 |
| Who Done It? | Juliet Collins | 1942 |
| Now, Voyager | Dora Pickford | 1942 |
| Private Buckaroo | Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss | 1942 |
| The Mayor of 44th Street | Mamie | 1942 |
| Blondie's Blessed Event | Sarah Miller | 1942 |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | Miss Preen | 1942 |
| Seeing Red | Mrs. Jones | 1939 |
| Too Much Johnson | Mrs. Upton Battison / Mrs. Battison | 1938 |
| Watch the Birdie | Silent passenger in deck chair | 1935 |
| Art Trouble | Woman sitting with Mr. Jones | 1934 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress | Nominated |
