Deceased

How Did Elizabeth Patterson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asMary Elizabeth PattersonGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/11/1874Born inSavannah, Tennessee, USADied31/01/1966Died inLos AngelesCausepneumoniaWikidataQ439601 ↗Buried atSavannahTMDb#83237 ↗

Mary Elizabeth Patterson 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.

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Filmography74 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Mrs. Melvane	86
1959	New York ConfidentialSeries	—	85
1959	The Oregon TrailMovie	Maria Cooper	85
1959	Johnny StaccatoSeries	—	85
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	Mrs. Kale	84
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	84
1957	Pal JoeyMovie	Mrs. Casey	83
1956	The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries	—	82
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Miss Bessie	81
1955	Playwrights '56Series	—	81
1955	Las Vegas ShakedownMovie	Mary Raff	81
1955	The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie	Aunt Polly	81
1954	Climax!Series	Nellie Eldredge	80
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Madame Elaine	79
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Ma / Mother Baker	78
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Mrs. Couche	78
1952	Adventures of SupermanSeries	—	78
1951	I Love LucySeries	Mrs. Trumbull	77
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Mrs. Sargent	76
1950	Katie Did ItMovie	Aunt Priscilla Wakely	76
1950	Bright LeafMovie	Tabitha Singleton	76
1949	Little WomenMovie	Hannah	75
1949	Song of SurrenderMovie	Mrs. Beecham	75
1947	Welcome StrangerMovie	Mrs. Gilley	73
1947	Out of the BlueMovie	Miss Spring	73
1947	The Shocking Miss PilgrimMovie	Catherine Dennison	73
1946	I've Always Loved YouMovie	Mrs. Sompter	72
1946	The Secret HeartMovie	Mrs. Stover	72
1945	Lady on a TrainMovie	Aunt Charlotte Waring	71
1944	Hail the Conquering HeroMovie	Martha - Libby's Aunt	70
1944	Follow the BoysMovie	Annie	70
1943	The Sky's the LimitMovie	Mrs. Fisher	69
1942	I Married a WitchMovie	Margaret	68
1942	My Sister EileenMovie	Grandma Sherwood	68
1942	The Vanishing VirginianMovie	Grandma	68
1942	Beyond the Blue HorizonMovie	Mrs. Daly	68
1942	Lucky LegsMovie	Annabelle Dinwiddie	68
1941	Kiss the Boys GoodbyeMovie	Aunt Lily Lou Bethany	67
1941	Belle StarrMovie	Sarah	67
1940	Remember the NightMovie	Aunt Emma "Emmie"	66
1940	Adventure in DiamondsMovie	Nellie	66
1939	The Story of Alexander Graham BellMovie	Mrs. MacGregor	65
1939	The Cat and the CanaryMovie	Aunt Susan	65
1939	Our Leading CitizenMovie	Aunt Tillie	65
1939	Bad Little AngelMovie	Mrs. Perkins	65
1938	Bluebeard's 8th WifeMovie	Aunt Hedwige	64
1938	Bulldog Drummond's PerilMovie	Aunt Blanche	64
1938	Sing, You SinnersMovie	Mrs. Daisy Beebe aka Mother Beebe	64
1938	Sons of the LegionMovie	Grandmother Lee	64
1937	Night of MysteryMovie	Mrs. Tobias Greene	63
1937	Hold 'Em NavyMovie	Grandma Holland	63
1936	The Return of Sophie LangMovie	Araminta Sedley	62
1936	Small Town GirlMovie	Ma Brannan	62
1936	Her Master's VoiceMovie	Mrs. Ellie Martin	62
1936	Go West Young ManMovie	Aunt Kate Barnaby	62
1936	Timothy's QuestMovie	Vilda Cummins	62
1935	Men Without NamesMovie	Ella Ferris	61
1935	Chasing YesterdayMovie	Mlle. Prefere	61
1933	Hold Your ManMovie	Miss Tuttle	59
1933	Secret of the Blue RoomMovie	Mary, Cook	59
1933	Dinner at EightMovie	Miss Copeland	59
1933	The Story of Temple DrakeMovie	Aunt Jennie	59
1932	No Man of Her OwnMovie	Mrs. Randall	58
1932	A Bill of DivorcementMovie	Aunt Hester Fairfield	58
1932	Miss PinkertonMovie	Juliet Mitchell	58
1932	Guilty as HellMovie	Elvira Ward	58
1932	Breach of PromiseMovie	Cora Pugmire	58
1932	Life BeginsMovie	Mrs. Tubby (uncredited)	58
1932	New Morals for OldMovie	Aunty Doe	58
1932	BooMovie	Susan (edited from "The Cat Creeps")	58
1931	Daddy Long LegsMovie	Mrs. Lippett	57
1931	Tarnished LadyMovie	Mrs. Courtney	57
1931	Heaven on EarthMovie	Vergie	57
1930	Harmony at HomeMovie	Emma Haller	56