Elizabeth Patterson
American actress (1874-1966) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 91
Mary Elizabeth Patterson 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.
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1966Died31 January 19661960
The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries, Mrs. Melvane
Tall StoryFilm, 1960Connie1959
Johnny StaccatoSeries
The Oregon TrailFilm, 1959Maria Cooper1958
77 Sunset StripSeries1956
The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Miss Bessie1954
Climax!Series, Aunt Polly1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Madame Elaine1952
Adventures of SupermanSeries1951
I Love LucySeries, Mrs. Willoughby1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Dr. Gilley
Bright LeafFilm, 1950Tabitha Singleton1949
Intruder in the DustFilm, Miss Eunice Habersham1946
The Secret HeartFilm, Mrs. Stover1945
Lady on a TrainFilm, Aunt Charlotte Waring1943
The Sky's the LimitFilm, Mrs. Fisher1942
I Married a WitchFilm, Margaret1940
Michael Shayne: Private DetectiveFilm, Aunt Olivia1939
Bulldog Drummond's BrideFilm, Aunt Blanche1936
Go West Young ManFilm, Aunt Kate Barnaby1934
Hide-OutFilm, 'Ma' Miller1932
A Bill of DivorcementFilm, Aunt Hester Fairfield1931
The Smiling LieutenantFilm, Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)1874Born22 November 1874
The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries, Mrs. MelvaneTall StoryFilm, 1960Connie1959Johnny StaccatoSeriesThe Oregon TrailFilm, 1959Maria Cooper195877 Sunset StripSeries1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Miss Bessie1954Climax!Series, Aunt Polly1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Madame Elaine1952Adventures of SupermanSeries1951I Love LucySeries, Mrs. Willoughby1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Dr. GilleyBright LeafFilm, 1950Tabitha Singleton1949Intruder in the DustFilm, Miss Eunice Habersham1946The Secret HeartFilm, Mrs. Stover1945Lady on a TrainFilm, Aunt Charlotte Waring1943The Sky's the LimitFilm, Mrs. Fisher1942I Married a WitchFilm, Margaret1940Michael Shayne: Private DetectiveFilm, Aunt Olivia1939Bulldog Drummond's BrideFilm, Aunt Blanche1936Go West Young ManFilm, Aunt Kate Barnaby1934Hide-OutFilm, 'Ma' Miller1932A Bill of DivorcementFilm, Aunt Hester Fairfield1931The Smiling LieutenantFilm, Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)1874Born22 November 1874Known for
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Little Women 1949
Intruder in the Dust 1949
Remember the Night 1940
Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938
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George Cukor Directed Dinner at Eight (1933)
David O. Selznick Produced Dinner at Eight (1933)
William A. Wellman Directed So Big! and Small Town Girl
Hal B. Wallis Produced Miss Pinkerton and Man Wanted
John Ford Directed Tobacco Road and Doctor Bull
Ernst Lubitsch Produced The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
Frank Borzage Directed I've Always Loved You (1946)
Rouben Mamoulian Directed Love Me Tonight (1932)
Robert Z. Leonard Directed The Secret Heart and Small Town Girl
Mitchell Leisen Produced Remember the Night (1940)
Charley Grapewin Also in Small Town Girl and No Man of Her Own
Irving Pichel Directed Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
Kurt Neumann Directed Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
Grant Mitchell Also in My Sister Eileen and No Man of Her Own
Edward Gargan Also in My Sister Eileen (1942)
Alfred Santell Directed Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)
Arthur Hornblow, Jr. Produced The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Lamar Trotti Produced Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
Olin Howland Also in Little Women, So Big! and Belle Starr
Clyde Cook Also in Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
Nora Cecil Also in I Married a Witch and Hold Your Man
William Frawley Also in I Love Lucy and High, Wide, and Handsome
Isabel Jewell Also in Go West, Young Man and Small Town Girl- Eugene Forde Directed Michael Shayne, Private Detective (1940)
Filmography 40
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Television 16
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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1966 · aged 91
