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Elizabeth Patterson
Biography:
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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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Oregon Trail as Maria Cooper | 1959-08-31 |
Portrait of a Murderer as Mrs. Finch | 1958-02-27 |
Pal Joey as Mrs. Casey | 1957-10-25 |
The Ninth Day | 1957-01-10 |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Aunt Polly | 1955-09-01 |
Las Vegas Shakedown as Mary Raff | 1955-05-15 |
Three Lives as Mrs. Adams | 1953-09-17 |
Washington Story as Miss Dee | 1952-07-01 |
Little Women: Jo's Story as Aunt March | 1950-12-25 |
Little Women: Meg's Story as Aunt March | 1950-12-18 |
Katie Did It as Aunt Priscilla Wakely | 1950-11-26 |
Bright Leaf as Tabitha Singleton | 1950-06-16 |
Intruder in the Dust as Miss Eunice Habersham | 1949-11-22 |
Song of Surrender as Mrs. Beecham | 1949-10-27 |
Little Women as Hannah | 1949-03-10 |
Miss Tatlock's Millions as Cora | 1948-11-19 |
Welcome Stranger as Mrs. Gilley | 1947-06-13 |
Out of the Blue as Miss Spring | 1947-04-21 |
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as Catherine Dennison | 1947-01-04 |
The Secret Heart as Mrs. Stover | 1946-12-25 |
I've Always Loved You as Mrs. Sompter | 1946-12-02 |
Colonel Effingham's Raid as Cousin Emma | 1946-01-24 |
Lady on a Train as Aunt Charlotte Waring | 1945-08-03 |
Together Again as Jessie | 1944-12-23 |
Hail the Conquering Hero as Martha - Libby's Aunt | 1944-08-09 |
Follow the Boys as Annie | 1944-05-05 |
The Sky's the Limit as Mrs. Fisher | 1943-07-13 |
I Married a Witch as Margaret | 1942-10-30 |
Lucky Legs as Annabelle Dinwiddie | 1942-10-01 |
My Sister Eileen as Grandma Sherwood | 1942-09-24 |
Her Cardboard Lover as Eva | 1942-07-16 |
Beyond the Blue Horizon as Mrs. Daly | 1942-06-25 |
Almost Married as Aunt Matilda Manning | 1942-05-22 |
The Vanishing Virginian as Grandma | 1942-02-01 |
Belle Starr as Sarah | 1941-09-12 |
Kiss the Boys Goodbye as Aunt Lily Lou Bethany | 1941-08-01 |
Tobacco Road as Ada Lester | 1941-02-20 |
Michael Shayne: Private Detective as Aunt Olivia | 1940-12-19 |
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? as Maggie Ambler | 1940-11-01 |
Anne of Windy Poplars as Rebecca | 1940-06-28 |
Earthbound as Becky Tilden | 1940-06-06 |
Adventure in Diamonds as Nellie | 1940-03-08 |
Remember the Night as Aunt Emma | 1940-01-19 |
Bad Little Angel as Mrs. Perkins | 1939-10-27 |
The Cat and the Canary as Aunt Susan | 1939-10-27 |
Our Leading Citizen as Aunt Tillie | 1939-08-23 |
Bulldog Drummond's Bride as Aunt Blanche | 1939-07-12 |
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell as Mrs. MacGregor | 1939-04-04 |
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police as Aunt Blanche | 1939-03-29 |
Sons of the Legion as Grandmother Lee | 1938-09-18 |
Sing, You Sinners as Mrs. Daisy Beebe aka Mother Beebe | 1938-09-02 |
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife as Aunt Hedwige | 1938-03-25 |
Bulldog Drummond's Peril as Aunt Blanche | 1938-03-18 |
Scandal Street as Ada Smith | 1938-02-11 |
Night Club Scandal as Mrs. Elvira Ward | 1937-11-11 |
Hold 'Em Navy as Grandma Holland | 1937-11-04 |
High, Wide and Handsome as Grandma Cortlandt | 1937-07-21 |
Night of Mystery as Mrs. Tobias Greene | 1937-05-21 |
Go West Young Man as Aunt Kate Barnaby | 1936-11-18 |
Old Hutch as Sarah Hutchins | 1936-09-25 |
The Return of Sophie Lang as Araminta Sedley | 1936-06-18 |
Small Town Girl as Ma Brannan | 1936-04-10 |
Timothy's Quest as Vilda Cummins | 1936-01-31 |
Her Master's Voice as Mrs. Ellie Martin | 1936-01-17 |
So Red the Rose as Mary Cherry | 1935-12-20 |
Men Without Names as Aunt Ella | 1935-06-29 |
Chasing Yesterday as Mlle. Prefere | 1935-05-03 |
Hide-Out as 'Ma' Miller | 1934-08-24 |
Dinner at Eight as Miss Copeland | 1933-12-22 |
Doctor Bull as Aunt Patricia Banning | 1933-09-22 |
Golden Harvest as Lydia | 1933-09-21 |
Secret of the Blue Room as Mary, Cook | 1933-07-20 |
Hold Your Man as Miss Tuttle | 1933-06-30 |
The Story of Temple Drake as Aunt Jennie | 1933-05-06 |
Infernal Machine as Elinor's Aunt | 1933-04-08 |
They Just Had to Get Married as Lizzie | 1933-01-05 |
No Man of Her Own as Mrs. Randall | 1932-12-30 |
Boo as Susan (edited from "The Cat Creeps") | 1932-12-01 |
They Call It Sin as Mrs. Cullen | 1932-11-05 |
Breach of Promise as Cora Pugmire | 1932-10-23 |
A Bill of Divorcement as Aunt Hester Fairfield | 1932-09-28 |
Life Begins as Mrs. Tubby (uncredited) | 1932-09-10 |
Love Me Tonight as First Aunt | 1932-08-18 |
Guilty as Hell as Elvira Ward | 1932-08-05 |
New Morals for Old as Aunty Doe | 1932-06-04 |
Miss Pinkerton as Juliet Mitchell | 1932-05-27 |
So Big! as Mrs. Tebbit (uncredited) | 1932-04-30 |
Man Wanted as Miss Harper | 1932-04-23 |
The Expert as Miss Crackenwald | 1932-03-05 |
Husband's Holiday as Mrs. Caroline Reid | 1931-12-19 |
Heaven on Earth as Vergie | 1931-11-27 |
Penrod and Sam as Schoolteacher (uncredited) | 1931-10-01 |
The Smiling Lieutenant as Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited) | 1931-08-01 |
Daddy Long Legs as Mrs. Lippett | 1931-06-05 |
Tarnished Lady as Mrs. Courtney | 1931-05-01 |
The Cat Creeps as Susan | 1930-11-10 |
The Big Party as Mrs. Goldfarb | 1930-02-23 |
Harmony at Home as Emma Haller | 1930-01-12 |
The Lone Star Ranger as Sarah Martin | 1930-01-05 |
South Sea Rose as Sarah | 1929-12-09 |
Words and Music as Dean Crockett | 1929-08-18 |
The Dancing Town as Ma Pepperall | 1928-10-26 |
The Return of Peter Grimm as Mrs. Bartholomey | 1926-12-07 |
The Boy Friend as Mrs. Harper | 1926-01-01 |