Filmography
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Known For
Dinner at Eight Miss Copeland (1933) -
Bulldog Drummond's Peril Aunt Blanche Clavering (1938) -
Bulldog Drummond's Bride Aunt Blanche Clavering (1939) -
Known For
Secret of the Blue Room Mary - the Cook (1933) -
Actress
The New Breed Mrs. Honeyman (1961) -
The Barbara Stanwyck Show Millicent Melvane (1961) -
Tall Story Connie (1960) -
Playhouse 90 Mrs. Pruitt (1956-1960) -
New York Confidential (1959) -
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Grandmother (1958-1959) -
Johnny Staccato Beatrice George (1959) -
The Oregon Trail Maria Cooper (1959) -
77 Sunset Strip Lavinia Diamond (1959) -
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Mrs. Kale (1959) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Mrs. Garr (1955-1958) -
![Matinee Theatre]( "Matinee Theatre")
Matinee Theatre (1958) -
![Pal Joey]( "Pal Joey")
Pal Joey Mrs. Casey (1957) -
![The Adventures of Jim Bowie]( "The Adventures of Jim Bowie")
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Amelie De Vaux (1957) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Mrs. Dunkel (1953-1957) -
![Crossroads]( "Crossroads")
Crossroads Mary Donovan (1956) -
![I Love Lucy]( "I Love Lucy")
I Love Lucy Mrs. Trumbull (1952-1956) -
![Front Row Center]( "Front Row Center")
Front Row Center Mrs. Potter (1956) -
![Adventures of Superman]( "Adventures of Superman")
Adventures of Superman Mrs. Clara Exbrook (1955-1956) -
![Cavalcade of America]( "Cavalcade of America")
Cavalcade of America Mrs. Couche (1956) -
![The Star and the Story]( "The Star and the Story")
The Star and the Story Amy Carey (1956) -
![Playwrights '56]( "Playwrights '56")
Playwrights '56 Matty Rascher (1956) -
![The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]( "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Aunt Polly (1955) -
![Science Fiction Theatre]( "Science Fiction Theatre")
Science Fiction Theatre Hannah (1955) -
![Las Vegas Shakedown]( "Las Vegas Shakedown")
Las Vegas Shakedown Mary Raff (1955) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Mrs. Sargent (1954-1955) -
![The Milton Berle Show]( "The Milton Berle Show")
The Milton Berle Show (1955) -
![Stage 7]( "Stage 7")
Stage 7 Grandmother (1955) -
![Willy]( "Willy")
Willy Agatha (1955) -
![Mayor of the Town]( "Mayor of the Town")
Mayor of the Town Agnes (1954) -
![Four Star Playhouse]( "Four Star Playhouse")
Four Star Playhouse Ma (1954) -
![Ponds Theater]( "Ponds Theater")
Ponds Theater (1954) -
![Three Lives]( "Three Lives")
Three Lives (1953) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Madame Elaine (1953) -
![Chevron Theatre]( "Chevron Theatre")
Chevron Theatre (1953) -
Footlights Theater (1952)
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![Washington Story]( "Washington Story")
Washington Story Miss Dee (1952) -
![The Bigelow Theatre]( "The Bigelow Theatre")
The Bigelow Theatre (1951) -
![Studio One in Hollywood]( "Studio One in Hollywood")
Studio One in Hollywood Aunt March (1950-1951) -
![Pulitzer Prize Playhouse]( "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse")
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Myrtle Webb (1950) -
![Katie Did It]( "Katie Did It")
Katie Did It Aunt Priscilla Wakely (1950) -
![Armstrong Circle Theatre]( "Armstrong Circle Theatre")
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950) -
![Bright Leaf]( "Bright Leaf")
Bright Leaf Tabitha Singleton (1950) -
![The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre]( "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre")
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1950) -
![Song of Surrender]( "Song of Surrender")
Song of Surrender Mrs. Beecham (1949) -
![Intruder in the Dust]( "Intruder in the Dust")
Intruder in the Dust Miss Eunice Habersham (1949) -
![Little Women]( "Little Women")
Little Women Hannah (1949) -
![Miss Tatlock's Millions]( "Miss Tatlock's Millions")
Miss Tatlock's Millions Cora (1948) -
![Welcome Stranger]( "Welcome Stranger")
Welcome Stranger Mrs. Gilley (1947) -
![Out of the Blue]( "Out of the Blue")
Out of the Blue Miss Spring (1947) -
![The Shocking Miss Pilgrim]( "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim")
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Catherine Dennison (1947) -
![The Secret Heart]( "The Secret Heart")
The Secret Heart Mrs. Stover (1946) -
![I've Always Loved You]( "I've Always Loved You")
I've Always Loved You Mrs. Sompter (1946) -
![Colonel Effingham's Raid]( "Colonel Effingham's Raid")
Colonel Effingham's Raid Cousin Emma (1946) -
![Lady on a Train]( "Lady on a Train")
Lady on a Train Aunt Charlotte Waring (1945) -
![Together Again]( "Together Again")
Together Again Jessie (1944) -
![Hail the Conquering Hero]( "Hail the Conquering Hero")
Hail the Conquering Hero Aunt Martha (1944) -
![Follow the Boys]( "Follow the Boys")
Follow the Boys Annie (1944) -
![The Sky's the Limit]( "The Sky's the Limit")
The Sky's the Limit Mrs. Fisher (1943) -
![I Married a Witch]( "I Married a Witch")
I Married a Witch Margaret (1942) -
![Lucky Legs]( "Lucky Legs")
Lucky Legs Annabelle Dinwiddie (1942) -
![My Sister Eileen]( "My Sister Eileen")
My Sister Eileen Grandma Sherwood (1942) -
![Her Cardboard Lover]( "Her Cardboard Lover")
Her Cardboard Lover Eva (1942) -
![Beyond the Blue Horizon]( "Beyond the Blue Horizon")
Beyond the Blue Horizon Mrs. Daly (1942) -
![Almost Married]( "Almost Married")
Almost Married Aunt Matilda Manning (1942) -
![The Vanishing Virginian]( "The Vanishing Virginian")
The Vanishing Virginian Grandma (1942) -
![Belle Starr]( "Belle Starr")
Belle Starr Sarah (1941) -
![Kiss the Boys Goodbye]( "Kiss the Boys Goodbye")
Kiss the Boys Goodbye Aunt Lily Lou Bethany (1941) -
![Tobacco Road]( "Tobacco Road")
Tobacco Road Ada Lester (1941) -
![Michael Shayne: Private Detective]( "Michael Shayne: Private Detective")
Michael Shayne: Private Detective Aunt Olivia (1940) -
![Who Killed Aunt Maggie?]( "Who Killed Aunt Maggie?")
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Aunt Maggie Ambler (1940) -
![Anne of Windy Poplars]( "Anne of Windy Poplars")
Anne of Windy Poplars Rebecca (1940) -
![Earthbound]( "Earthbound")
Earthbound Becky Tilden (1940) -
![Adventure in Diamonds]( "Adventure in Diamonds")
Adventure in Diamonds Nellie (1940) -
![Remember the Night]( "Remember the Night")
Remember the Night Aunt Emma (1940) -
![The Cat and the Canary]( "The Cat and the Canary")
The Cat and the Canary Aunt Susan (1939) -
![Bad Little Angel]( "Bad Little Angel")
Bad Little Angel Mrs. Perkins (1939) -
![Our Leading Citizen]( "Our Leading Citizen")
Our Leading Citizen Aunt Tillie (1939) -
![Bulldog Drummond's Bride]( "Bulldog Drummond's Bride")
Bulldog Drummond's Bride Aunt Blanche Clavering (1939) -
![The Story of Alexander Graham Bell]( "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell")
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Mrs. Mac Gregor (1939) -
![Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police]( "Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police")
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Aunt Blanche Clavering (1939) -
![Sons of the Legion]( "Sons of the Legion")
Sons of the Legion Grandmother Lee (1938) -
![Sing, You Sinners]( "Sing, You Sinners")
Sing, You Sinners Mrs. Daisy Beebe aka Mother Beebe (1938) -
![Bluebeard's Eighth Wife]( "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife")
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Aunt Hedwige (1938) -
![Bulldog Drummond's Peril]( "Bulldog Drummond's Peril")
Bulldog Drummond's Peril Aunt Blanche Clavering (1938) -
![Scandal Street]( "Scandal Street")
Scandal Street Ada Smith (1938) -
![Night Club Scandal]( "Night Club Scandal")
Night Club Scandal Mrs. Elvira Ward (1937) -
![Hold 'Em Navy]( "Hold 'Em Navy")
Hold 'Em Navy Grandma Holland (1937) -
![High, Wide and Handsome]( "High, Wide and Handsome")
High, Wide and Handsome Grandma Cortlandt (1937) -
![Night of Mystery]( "Night of Mystery")
Night of Mystery Mrs. Tobias Greene (1937) -
![Go West Young Man]( "Go West Young Man")
Go West Young Man Aunt Kate Barnaby (1936) -
![Old Hutch]( "Old Hutch")
Old Hutch Mrs. Sarah Hutchins (1936) -
![Three Cheers for Love]( "Three Cheers for Love")
Three Cheers for Love Wilma Chester (1936) -
![The Return of Sophie Lang]( "The Return of Sophie Lang")
The Return of Sophie Lang Araminta Sedley (1936) -
![Small Town Girl]( "Small Town Girl")
Small Town Girl Ma Brannan (1936) -
![Timothy's Quest]( "Timothy's Quest")
Timothy's Quest Vilda Cummins (1936) -
![Her Master's Voice]( "Her Master's Voice")
Her Master's Voice Mrs. Ellie Martin (1936) -
![Men Without Names]( "Men Without Names")
Men Without Names Aunt Ella (1935) -
![So Red the Rose]( "So Red the Rose")
So Red the Rose Mary Cherry (1935) -
![Chasing Yesterday]( "Chasing Yesterday")
Chasing Yesterday Mlle. Prefere (1935) -
![Hide-Out]( "Hide-Out")
Hide-Out 'Ma' Miller (1934) -
![Ever in My Heart]( "Ever in My Heart")
Ever in My Heart Clara Tuttle--Canteen Worker (1933) -
![Golden Harvest]( "Golden Harvest")
Golden Harvest Lydia (1933) -
![Doctor Bull]( "Doctor Bull")
Doctor Bull Aunt Patricia Banning (1933) -
![Dinner at Eight]( "Dinner at Eight")
Dinner at Eight Miss Copeland (1933) -
![Secret of the Blue Room]( "Secret of the Blue Room")
Secret of the Blue Room Mary - the Cook (1933) -
![Hold Your Man]( "Hold Your Man")
Hold Your Man Miss Tuttle (1933) -
![The Story of Temple Drake]( "The Story of Temple Drake")
The Story of Temple Drake Aunt Jennie (1933) -
![Infernal Machine]( "Infernal Machine")
Infernal Machine Elinor's Aunt (1933) -
![They Just Had to Get Married]( "They Just Had to Get Married")
They Just Had to Get Married Lizzie (1932) -
![No Man of Her Own]( "No Man of Her Own")
No Man of Her Own Mrs. Randall (1932) -
![The Conquerors]( "The Conquerors")
The Conquerors Roger's Landlady (1932) -
![Breach of Promise]( "Breach of Promise")
Breach of Promise Cora Pugmire (1932) -
![They Call It Sin]( "They Call It Sin")
They Call It Sin Mrs. Cullen (1932) -
![A Bill of Divorcement]( "A Bill of Divorcement")
A Bill of Divorcement Hester (1932) -
![Life Begins]( "Life Begins")
Life Begins Mrs. Tubby (1932) -
![Love Me Tonight]( "Love Me Tonight")
Love Me Tonight First Aunt (1932) -
![Guilty as Hell]( "Guilty as Hell")
Guilty as Hell Elvira Ward (1932) -
![New Morals for Old]( "New Morals for Old")
New Morals for Old Aunty Doe (1932) -
![Miss Pinkerton]( "Miss Pinkerton")
Miss Pinkerton Juliet Mitchell (1932) -
![So Big!]( "So Big!")
So Big! Mrs. Tebbit (1932) -
![Man Wanted]( "Man Wanted")
Man Wanted Miss Harper, Lois' Secretary (1932) -
![The Expert]( "The Expert")
The Expert Miss Crackenwald (1932) -
![Husband's Holiday]( "Husband's Holiday")
Husband's Holiday Mrs. Caroline Reid (1931) -
![Heaven on Earth]( "Heaven on Earth")
Heaven on Earth Aunt Vergie (1931) -
![Penrod and Sam]( "Penrod and Sam")
Penrod and Sam The Teacher (1931) -
![Daddy Long Legs]( "Daddy Long Legs")
Daddy Long Legs Mrs. Lippett (1931) -
![The Smiling Lieutenant]( "The Smiling Lieutenant")
The Smiling Lieutenant Baroness von Schwedel (1931) -
![Tarnished Lady]( "Tarnished Lady")
Tarnished Lady Mrs. Courtney (1931) -
![The Cat Creeps]( "The Cat Creeps")
The Cat Creeps Susan (1930) -
![The Big Party]( "The Big Party")
The Big Party Mrs. Goldfarb (1930) -
![Harmony at Home]( "Harmony at Home")
Harmony at Home Emma Haller (1930) -
![The Lone Star Ranger]( "The Lone Star Ranger")
The Lone Star Ranger Sarah Martin (1930) -
![South Sea Rose]( "South Sea Rose")
South Sea Rose Sarah (1929) -
![Words and Music]( "Words and Music")
Words and Music Dean Crockett (1929) -
The Gay Nineties; or, The Unfaithful Husband The Town Gossip (1929)
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The Dancing Town Ma Pepperall (1928)
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![The Return of Peter Grimm]( "The Return of Peter Grimm")
The Return of Peter Grimm Mrs. Bartholomey (1926) -
Actress
![The Boy Friend]( "The Boy Friend")
The Boy Friend Mrs. Harper (1926) -
Soundtrack
![I Love Lucy]( "I Love Lucy")
I Love Lucy (1952) -
![The Shocking Miss Pilgrim]( "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim")
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) -
![The Vanishing Virginian]( "The Vanishing Virginian")
The Vanishing Virginian (1942) -
![Kiss the Boys Goodbye]( "Kiss the Boys Goodbye")
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) -
![Remember the Night]( "Remember the Night")
Remember the Night (1940) -
![Sing, You Sinners]( "Sing, You Sinners")
Sing, You Sinners (1938) -
![Love Me Tonight]( "Love Me Tonight")
Love Me Tonight (1932) -
Soundtrack
![Penrod and Sam]( "Penrod and Sam")
Penrod and Sam (1931) -
Archive footageLes vamps fantastiques (2003)
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The Best in Mystery (1954)
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Archive footage
![Land of Liberty]( "Land of Liberty")
Land of Liberty (1939) -
![Boo!]( "Boo!")
Boo! (1932)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Miss Patterson was also asked by novelist William Faulkner to play the elderly female lead in the movie made of his book, "Intruder In the Dust."
Quotes
Live television is the hardest work I ever did and I was a nervous wreck. You really have no time for learning and rehearsals. Swallowing the play whole, hanging on and just hoping that you will come on in the right place and say the right thing.
Nickname
Patty
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Mary Elizabeth Patterson
Savannah, Tennessee, USA
Died
(age 90)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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