Elizabeth Patterson

Known For: Acting
Born: November 21, 1874
Place of Birth: Savannah, Tennessee, USA
Died: January 31, 1966

Elizabeth Patterson

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 …

Filmography

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960 · Mrs. Melvane

Tall Story

1960 · Connie

Johnny Staccato

1959

The Oregon Trail

1959 · Maria Cooper

New York Confidential

1959

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958 · Mrs. Kale

Portrait of a Murderer

1958 · Mrs. Finch

Pal Joey

1957 · Mrs. Casey

The Ninth Day

1957

Rendezvous in Black

1956 · Mrs. Middleton

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Miss Bessie, Grandmother

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955 · Aunt Polly

Las Vegas Shakedown

1955 · Mary Raff

Climax!

1954 · Aunt Polly, Jane Connor, Nellie Eldredge, Mrs. Garr

Three Lives

1953 · Mrs. Adams

General Electric Theater

1953 · Madame Elaine

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Mrs. Couche

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Ma / Mother Baker

Adventures of Superman

1952

Washington Story

1952 · Miss Dee

I Love Lucy

1951 · Mrs. Willoughby, Mrs. Trumbull

Little Women: Jo's Story

1950 · Aunt March

Little Women: Meg's Story

1950 · Aunt March

Katie Did It

1950 · Aunt Priscilla Wakely

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Dr. Gilley, Mrs. Sargent

Bright Leaf

1950 · Tabitha Singleton

Intruder in the Dust

1949 · Miss Eunice Habersham

Song of Surrender

1949 · Mrs. Beecham

Little Women

1949 · Hannah

Miss Tatlock's Millions

1948 · Cora

Welcome Stranger

1947 · Mrs. Gilley

Out of the Blue

1947 · Miss Spring

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947 · Catherine Dennison

The Secret Heart

1946 · Mrs. Stover

I've Always Loved You

1946 · Mrs. Sompter

Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946 · Cousin Emma

Lady on a Train

1945 · Aunt Charlotte Waring

Together Again

1944 · Jessie

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 · Martha - Libby's Aunt

Follow the Boys

1944 · Annie

The Sky's the Limit

1943 · Mrs. Fisher

I Married a Witch

1942 · Margaret

Lucky Legs

1942 · Annabelle Dinwiddie

My Sister Eileen

1942 · Grandma Sherwood

Her Cardboard Lover

1942 · Eva

Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942 · Mrs. Daly

Almost Married

1942 · Aunt Matilda Manning

The Vanishing Virginian

1942 · Grandma

Belle Starr

1941 · Sarah

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941 · Aunt Lily Lou Bethany

Tobacco Road

1941 · Ada Lester

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940 · Aunt Olivia

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940 · Maggie Ambler

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940 · Rebecca

Earthbound

1940 · Becky Tilden

Adventure in Diamonds

1940 · Nellie

Remember the Night

1940 · Aunt Emma "Emmie"

The Cat and the Canary

1939 · Aunt Susan

Bad Little Angel

1939 · Mrs. Perkins

Our Leading Citizen

1939 · Aunt Tillie

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

1939 · Aunt Blanche

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939 · Mrs. MacGregor

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939 · Aunt Blanche

Sons of the Legion

1938 · Grandmother Lee

Sing, You Sinners

1938 · Mrs. Daisy Beebe aka Mother Beebe

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938 · Aunt Hedwige

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938 · Aunt Blanche

Scandal Street

1938 · Ada Smith

Night Club Scandal

1937 · Mrs. Elvira Ward

Hold 'Em Navy

1937 · Grandma Holland

High, Wide and Handsome

1937 · Grandma Cortlandt

Night of Mystery

1937 · Mrs. Tobias Greene

Go West Young Man

1936 · Aunt Kate Barnaby

Old Hutch

1936 · Sarah Hutchins

The Return of Sophie Lang

1936 · Araminta Sedley

Small Town Girl

1936 · Ma Brannan

Timothy's Quest

1936 · Vilda Cummins

Her Master's Voice

1936 · Mrs. Ellie Martin

So Red the Rose

1935 · Mary Cherry

Men Without Names

1935 · Ella Ferris

Chasing Yesterday

1935 · Mlle. Prefere

Hide-Out

1934 · 'Ma' Miller

Dinner at Eight

1933 · Miss Copeland

Doctor Bull

1933 · Aunt Patricia Banning

Golden Harvest

1933 · Lydia

Secret of the Blue Room

1933 · Mary, Cook

Hold Your Man

1933 · Miss Tuttle

The Story of Temple Drake

1933 · Aunt Jennie

Infernal Machine

1933 · Elinor's Aunt

They Just Had to Get Married

1933 · Lizzie

No Man of Her Own

1932 · Mrs. Randall

Boo

1932 · Susan (edited from "The Cat Creeps")

They Call It Sin

1932 · Mrs. Cullen

Breach of Promise

Breach of Promise

1932 · Cora Pugmire

A Bill of Divorcement

1932 · Aunt Hester Fairfield

Life Begins

1932 · Mrs. Tubby (uncredited)

Love Me Tonight

1932 · First Aunt

Guilty as Hell

1932 · Elvira Ward

New Morals for Old

1932 · Aunty Doe

Miss Pinkerton

1932 · Juliet Mitchell

So Big!

1932 · Mrs. Tebbit (uncredited)

Man Wanted

1932 · Miss Harper

The Expert

1932 · Miss Crackenwald

Husband's Holiday

1931 · Mrs. Caroline Reid

Heaven on Earth

1931 · Vergie

Penrod and Sam

1931 · Schoolteacher (uncredited)

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931 · Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)

Daddy Long Legs

1931 · Mrs. Lippett

Tarnished Lady

1931 · Mrs. Courtney

The Cat Creeps

1930 · Susan

The Big Party

1930 · Mrs. Goldfarb

Harmony at Home

1930 · Emma Haller

The Lone Star Ranger

1930 · Sarah Martin

South Sea Rose

1929 · Sarah

Words and Music

1929 · Dean Crockett

The Dancing Town

1928 · Ma Pepperall

The Return of Peter Grimm

1926 · Mrs. Bartholomey

The Boy Friend

1926 · Mrs. Harper

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