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Mary Wickes

Acting

Born June 13, 1910 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died October 22, 1995

Also known as Mary Isabella Wickenhauser · Mary Wickenhauser · Mary Wicks

Biography

Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser; June 13, 1910 – October 22, 1995) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. Her specialty was wisecracking no-nonsense types.

Filmography50+ titles

Almost Partners

1987as Aggie Greyson

Columbo

1971as Landlady

M*A*S*H

1972as Colonel Reese

I Love Lucy

1951as Madame Le Mond

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Mrs. Foster the Landlady

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974as Dr. Bess Winestock

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Alva Crane

Lucy Calls the President

1977as Millie Baker

Sanford and Son

1972

Bonanza

1959as Martha

Zorro

1957

Highway to Heaven

1984as Minnie

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Clara Appleby

Now, Voyager

1942as Dora Pickford

Little Women

1994as Aunt March

The Canterville Ghost

1985as Mrs. Umney

Punky Brewster

1984as Mrs. Dempsey

The Waltons

1972

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961as Freckles (voice)

White Christmas

1954as Emma Allen

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)

The Music Man

1962as Mrs. Squires

The Lucy Show

1962as Frances

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950as Waitress (uncredited)

June Bride

1948as Rosemary McNally

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941as Miss Preen

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1952as Lady at Laundry (uncredited)

Who Done It?

1942as Juliet Collins

Sister Act

1992as Sister Mary Lazarus

Snowball Express

1972as Miss Wigginton

Here's Lucy

1968as Miss Ogilvie

The Trouble with Angels

1966as Sister Clarissa

Half a Hero

1953as Mrs. Watts

Lux Video Theatre

as Amelia

Postcards from the Edge

1990as Grandma

My Three Sons

1960as Jeri Schronk

Dennis the Menace

1959as Miss Esther Cathcart

The Actress

1953as Emma Glavey

Dear Heart

1964as Miss Fox

On Moonlight Bay

1951as Stella

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Hannah

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993as Sister Mary Lazarus

The Love Boat

1977as Mrs. Randolph

Napoleon and Samantha

1972as Employment Office Clerk

How to Murder Your Wife

1965as Harold's Secretary

F Troop

1965

Higher and Higher

1943as Sandy Brooks

It Happened to Jane

1959as Matilda Runyon

Destry

1954as Bessie Mae Curtis

The Danny Thomas Show

1953as Liz