Mary Wickes
Mary Isabelle Wickenhauser
1916 - 1995
St. Louis, Missouri
Filmography

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) (voice) .... Laverne
"Life with Louie" (1995) TV Series (voice) .... Grandma
Little Women (1994) .... Aunt March
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) .... Sister Mary Lazarus
Sister Act (1992) .... Sister Mary Lazarus
Postcards from the Edge (1990) .... Grandma
"Father Dowling Mysteries" (1989) TV Series .... Marie Murkin
... aka Father Dowling Investigates (UK)
"Highway to Heaven"
   - Country Doctor (1988) TV Episode .... Minnie
"Punky Brewster"
   - So Long, Studio (1987) TV Episode .... Mrs. Dempsey
   - Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1984) TV Episode .... Sister Bernadette
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987) (TV) .... Marie Murkin
Almost Partners (1987) (TV) .... Aggie Greyson
The Christmas Gift (1986) (TV) .... Henrietta Sawyer
"Murder, She Wrote"
   - Widow, Weep for Me (1985) TV Episode .... Mrs. Alva Crane
First the Egg (1985) (TV) .... Ms. Crandall
The Canterville Ghost (1985) (TV) .... Mrs. Umney
"Trapper John, M.D."
   - Of Cats, Crashes and Creeps (1984) TV Episode .... Rocy Flanagan
   - The Good Life (1982) TV Episode .... Hazel
   - Hate Is Enough (1981) TV Episode .... Miranda
"Matt Houston"
   - Wanted Man: Part 2 (1984) TV Episode .... Nellie
"The Waltons"
   - The Hostage (1981) TV Episode .... Octavia
"The Love Boat"
   - Maid for Each Other/Lost and Found/Then There Were Two (1981) TV Episode .... Mrs. Randolph
Touched by Love (1980) .... Margaret
... aka To Elvis, with Love
Willa (1979) (TV) .... Eunice
Lucy Calls the President (1977) (TV) .... Millie Baker
"Tabitha"
   - Halloween Show (1977) TV Episode .... Casandra
"Doc" (1975) TV Series .... Nurse Mrs. Beatrice Tully (1975-76)
"Disneyland"
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
   - Napoleon and Samantha (1975) TV Episode .... Clara
"M*A*S*H"
   - House Arrest (1975) TV Episode .... Colonel Reese
"Kolchak: The Night Stalker"
... aka The Night Stalker
   - They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be.. (1974) TV Episode .... Dr. Bess Winestock
Ma and Pa (1974) (TV)
"Here's Lucy"
   - Lucy, the Sheriff (1974) TV Episode .... Clara Simpson
   - Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers (1973) TV Episode .... Violet Barker
   - Lucy and Eva Gabor Are Hospital Roomies (1972) TV Episode .... Nurse
   - Lucy's Big Break (1972) TV Episode .... Nurse Sylvia Ogilvy
   - Lucy and Her All-Nun Band (1971) TV Episode .... Sister Paula Carter
     (4 more)
"Sigmund and the Sea Monsters" (1973) TV Series .... Aunt Zelda (1973-1975)
Snowball Express (1972) .... Miss Wigginton
"Sanford and Son"
   - The Light Housekeeper (1972) TV Episode .... Mary
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) (TV) .... Nurse Preen
Napoleon and Samantha (1972) .... Clara
Open Window (1972) .... Mrs. Sappleton
"The Jimmy Stewart Show"
   - Period of Readjustment (1971) TV Episode .... Mrs. Bullard
   - A Bunk for Unc (1971) TV Episode .... Mrs. Bullard
   - Pro Bono Publico (1971) TV Episode .... Mrs. Bullard
Columbo: Suitable for Framing (1971) (TV) .... Landlady
"The Debbie Reynolds Show"
   - Advice and Dissent (1970) TV Episode .... Aunt Harriet
The Monk (1969) (TV) .... Mrs. Medford
"The Queen and I"
   - Requiem for Becker (1969) TV Episode .... Hazel Becker
"Julia" (1968) TV Series .... Melba Chegley (1968-1971) (original cast)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968) .... Sister Clarissa
"I Spy"
   - Shana (1968) TV Episode .... Mildred
"The Lucy Show"
... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: first title)
   - Lucy's Mystery Guess (1967) TV Episode .... Aunt Agatha
   - Lucy and Robert Goulet (1967) TV Episode .... Miss Hurlow
   - Lucy the Babysitter (1967) TV Episode .... Mrs. Winslow
   - Lucy Puts Out a Fire at the Bank (1963) TV Episode .... Fran
   - Lucy and Viv Play Softball (1963) TV Episode .... Fran
     (2 more)
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
   - The Social Climbers (1967) TV Episode .... Adaline Ashley
The Spirit Is Willing (1967) .... Gloria Tritt
"F Troop"
   - Marriage, Fort Courage Style (1967) TV Episode .... Samantha Oglesby
"Bonanza"
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
   - A Christmas Story (1966) TV Episode .... Hattie
   - The Colonel (1963) TV Episode .... Martha
"The Pruitts of Southampton"
... aka The Phyllis Diller Show (new title)
   - Phyllis, the Upstairs Girl (1966) TV Episode .... Amelia Pembroke
The Trouble with Angels (1966) .... Sister Clarissa
"Ben Casey"
   - The Day They Stole County General (1965) TV Episode
How to Murder Your Wife (1965) .... Harold's Secretary
Dear Heart (1964) .... Miss Fox
Fate Is the Hunter (1964) .... Mrs. Llewlyn
"My Three Sons"
   - Caribbean Cruise (1964) TV Episode
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
   - It's Mental Work (1963) TV Episode .... Nurse
"Kraft Suspense Theatre"
   - The Machine That Played God (1963) TV Episode .... Mrs. Mike
"Temple Houston" (1963) TV Series .... Ida Goff
The Music Man (1962) .... Mrs. Squires
"The Gertrude Berg Show" (1961) TV Series .... Maxfield
... aka Mrs. G Goes to College
"Shirley Temple's Storybook"
... aka The Shirley Temple Show (new title)
   - The Princess and the Goblins (1961) TV Episode .... Lottie
   - Little Men (1960) TV Episode .... Hannah
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) .... Marie Grieux
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) (voice)
... aka Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians (USA: alternative title)
Cimarron (1960) .... Mrs. Neal Hefner
"Dennis the Menace" .... Miss Esther Cathcart (1959-1961)
... aka Just Dennis (UK)
   - Miss Cathcart's Sunsuit (1960) TV Episode .... Miss Cathcart
   - Dennis and the Starlings (1960) TV Episode .... Miss Cathcart
   - Grandpa and Miss Cathcart (1959) TV Episode .... Miss Esther Cathcart
The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio (1960) (TV) .... Nurse
"Startime"
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
   - Cindy's Fella (1959) TV Episode .... Myrtle
It Happened to Jane (1959) .... Matilda Runyon
... aka Jane from Maine (USA)
... aka Twinkle and Shine
The Proud Rebel (1958) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Ainsley
"Zorro"
   - The Well of Death (1958) TV Episode .... Dolores Bastinado
   - The Deadly Bolas (1958) TV Episode .... Dolores Bastinado
   - The Cross of the Andes (1958) TV Episode .... Dolores Bastinado
"Walt Disney Presents: Annette" (1958) TV Series .... Katie
Don't Go Near the Water (1957) .... Janie
"Lux Video Theatre"
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
   - Dark Hammock (1957) TV Episode
"Playhouse 90"
   - Circle of the Day (1957) TV Episode .... Grace
"Make Room for Daddy" (1953) TV Series .... Liz (1956-1957)
... aka The Danny Thomas Show (new title)
Dance with Me Henry (1956) .... Miss Mayberry
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
   - Toby (1956) TV Episode .... Mrs. Foster
   - The Baby Sitter (1956) TV Episode .... Blanche Armstaedter
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) .... Miss Ellwood
"The Alcoa Hour"
   - The Small Servant (1955) TV Episode .... Sally Brass
"Shower of Stars"
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
   - Time Out for Ginger (1955) TV Episode .... Lizzie
Destry (1954) .... Bessie Mae Curtis
White Christmas (1954) .... Emma Allen
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) .... Miss Wetter
"Studio One"
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (summer title)
   - The Runaway (1954) TV Episode
   - Mrs. Hargreaves (1952) TV Episode
   - Mary Poppins (1949) TV Episode .... Mary Poppins
"The Halls of Ivy" (1954) TV Series .... Alice
"Bonino" (1953) TV Series .... Martha (1953)
The Actress (1953) .... Emma Glavey
Half a Hero (1953) .... Mrs. Watts
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) .... Stella
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) (uncredited) .... Lady at Laundry
The Story of Will Rogers (1952) .... Mrs. Foster, Landlady
Young Man with Ideas (1952) .... Mrs. Gilpin
... aka Young Man in a Hurry (USA)
"I Love Lucy"
... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
   - The Ballet (1952) TV Episode .... Madame Lamand
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) .... Anna
On Moonlight Bay (1951) .... Stella (Winfields' cook and housekeeper)
"The Peter Lind Hayes Show" (1950) TV Series .... Housekeeper (1950)
... aka The Peter and Mary Show (first episodes title)
The Petty Girl (1950) .... Prof. Whitman
... aka Girl of the Year (UK)
"The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre"
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA)
... aka Chevrolet on Broadway (USA: first title)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
   - Highly Recommended (1950) TV Episode
Anna Lucasta (1949) .... Stella
"The Philco Television Playhouse"
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
   - Dark Hammock (1949) TV Episode
"The Ford Theatre Hour"
... aka The Magnavox Theatre (USA: third season title)
   - The Man Who Came to Dinner (1949) TV Episode
"NBC Presents"
   - Fancy Meeting You Here (1949) TV Episode
The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948) .... Clara
"Actor's Studio"
... aka The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
   - Goody Bye, Miss Lizzie Borden (1948) TV Episode
   - The Catbird Seat (1948) TV Episode
June Bride (1948) .... Rosemary McNally
Higher and Higher (1943) .... Sandy Brooks
Happy Land (1943) (uncredited) .... Emmy
My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) .... Agnes Willoughby
Rhythm of the Islands (1943) .... Susie Dugan
How's About It (1943) .... 'Mike' Tracy
Who Done It? (1942) .... Juliet Collins
Now, Voyager (1942) .... Nurse Dora Pickford
Private Buckaroo (1942) .... Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) .... Mamie
Blondie's Blessed Event (1942) .... Sarah Miller
... aka A Bundle of Trouble (UK)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) .... Nurse Preen
Seeing Red (1939) (uncredited) .... Mrs.Smith
Too Much Johnson (1938) .... Mrs. Battison
Watch the Birdie (1935) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
Mary and Lucille Ball were neighbors and closest of friends for decades.
A registered Republican who had never married, Wickes left a large estate and made a $2 million bequest, in memory of her parents, for the Isabella and Frank Wickenhauser Memorial Library Fund for Television, Film and Theater Arts.
"I'm not a comic,  I'm an actress who plays comedy."  Mary Wickes
Mary was the model for Cruella De Vil in Disney's "101 Dalmations."
Twentieth Century-Fox studio cut all scenes showing physical contact between America's curly-haired darling Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in "The Little Colonel" in 1934 to avoid social offense and to assure wide U.S. distribution. Pre-release showings of the film, particularly in the southern U.S., shocked audiences when the two actors touched fingers during their famous staircase dance sequence.