Elizabeth Patterson
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 Holl...
Known For
Filmography
Tall Story
1960
as Connie
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Mrs. Melvane
The Oregon Trail
1959
as Maria Cooper
Johnny Staccato
1959
New York Confidential
1959
Portrait of a Murderer
1958
as Mrs. Finch
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Mrs. Kale
Pal Joey
1957
as Mrs. Casey
The Ninth Day
1957
Rendezvous in Black
1956
as Mrs. Middleton
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
as Mary Raff
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955
as Aunt Polly
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Miss Bessie
Playwrights '56
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Grandmother
Climax!
1954
as Aunt Polly
Climax!
1954
as Jane Connor
Climax!
1954
as Nellie Eldredge
Climax!
1954
as Mrs. Garr
Three Lives
1953
as Mrs. Adams
General Electric Theater
1953
as Madame Elaine
Washington Story
1952
as Miss Dee
Adventures of Superman
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Mrs. Couche
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Ma / Mother Baker
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Mrs. Matthews
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mrs. Willoughby
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mrs. Trumbull
Bright Leaf
1950
as Tabitha Singleton
Katie Did It
1950
as Aunt Priscilla Wakely
Little Women: Meg's Story
1950
as Aunt March
Little Women: Jo's Story
1950
as Aunt March
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Gilley
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mrs. Sargent
Little Women
1949
as Hannah
Intruder in the Dust
1949
as Miss Eunice Habersham
Song of Surrender
1949
as Mrs. Beecham
Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948
as Cora
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Catherine Dennison
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Mrs. Gilley
Out of the Blue
1947
as Miss Spring
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Mrs. Sompter
The Secret Heart
1946
as Mrs. Stover
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Cousin Emma
Lady on a Train
1945
as Aunt Charlotte Waring
Together Again
1944
as Jessie
Follow the Boys
1944
as Annie
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Martha - Libby's Aunt
The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Mrs. Fisher
My Sister Eileen
1942
as Grandma Sherwood
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Eva
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Mrs. Daly
Almost Married
1942
as Aunt Matilda Manning
I Married a Witch
1942
as Margaret
Lucky Legs
1942
as Annabelle Dinwiddie
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as Grandma
Tobacco Road
1941
as Ada Lester
Belle Starr
1941
as Sarah
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941
as Aunt Lily Lou Bethany
Remember the Night
1940
as Aunt Emma "Emmie"
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
as Aunt Olivia
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Rebecca
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Nellie
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Maggie Ambler
Earthbound
1940
as Becky Tilden
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mrs. MacGregor
The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Aunt Susan
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Mrs. Perkins
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939
as Aunt Blanche
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
as Aunt Blanche
Our Leading Citizen
1939
as Aunt Tillie
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Aunt Hedwige
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Mrs. Daisy Beebe aka Mother Beebe
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
as Aunt Blanche
Sons of the Legion
1938
as Grandmother Lee
Scandal Street
1938
as Ada Smith
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Grandma Cortlandt
Night of Mystery
1937
as Mrs. Tobias Greene
Night Club Scandal
1937
as Mrs. Elvira Ward
Hold 'Em Navy
1937
as Grandma Holland
Go West Young Man
1936
as Aunt Kate Barnaby
Small Town Girl
1936
as Ma Brannan
The Return of Sophie Lang
1936
as Araminta Sedley
Old Hutch
1936
as Sarah Hutchins
Her Master's Voice
1936
as Mrs. Ellie Martin
Timothy's Quest
1936
as Vilda Cummins
Three Cheers for Love
1936
as Wilma Chester
So Red the Rose
1935
as Mary Cherry
Chasing Yesterday
1935
as Mlle. Prefere
Men Without Names
1935
as Ella Ferris
Hide-Out
1934
as 'Ma' Miller
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Aunt Jennie
Hold Your Man
1933
as Miss Tuttle
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Miss Copeland
Secret of the Blue Room
1933
as Mary, Cook
Doctor Bull
1933
as Aunt Patricia Banning
Infernal Machine
1933
as Elinor's Aunt
Golden Harvest
1933
as Lydia
They Just Had to Get Married
1933
as Lizzie
Love Me Tonight
1932
as First Aunt
No Man of Her Own
1932
as Mrs. Randall
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Aunt Hester Fairfield
Breach of Promise
1932
as Cora Pugmire
Miss Pinkerton
1932
as Juliet Mitchell
The Expert
1932
as Miss Crackenwald
New Morals for Old
1932
as Aunty Doe
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Elvira Ward
They Call It Sin
1932
as Mrs. Cullen
Boo
1932
as Susan (edited from "The Cat Creeps")
Man Wanted
1932
as Miss Harper
Life Begins
1932
as Mrs. Tubby (uncredited)
So Big!
1932
as Mrs. Tebbit (uncredited)
Husband's Holiday
1931
as Mrs. Caroline Reid
Daddy Long Legs
1931
as Mrs. Lippett
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Mrs. Courtney
Penrod and Sam
1931
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Heaven on Earth
1931
as Vergie
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
as Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)
Harmony at Home
1930
as Emma Haller
The Big Party
1930
as Mrs. Goldfarb
The Lone Star Ranger
1930
as Sarah Martin
The Cat Creeps
1930
as Susan
Words and Music
1929
as Dean Crockett
South Sea Rose
1929
as Sarah
The Dancing Town
1928
as Ma Pepperall
The Boy Friend
1926
as Mrs. Harper
The Return of Peter Grimm
1926
as Mrs. Bartholomey