Biography
Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. Her specialty was wisecracking no-nonsense types.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Too Much Johnson
2013
as Mrs. Battison
This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles' Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William Gille...
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
A compilation that highlights works from the Three Stooges. It includes the shorts Brideless Groom, Sing a Song of Six Pants, and Malice in the Palace...
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
as Emma Allen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Actress Rosemary Clooney reminisces about the making of the classic holiday film White Christmas (1954).
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced ...
Little Women
1994
as Aunt March
With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a c...
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Sister Mary Lazarus
Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach...
Sister Act
1992
as Sister Mary Lazarus
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her,...
Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Grandma
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continu...
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987
as Marie Murkin
Frank Dowling has to solve the mystery of a young man who is obsessed with finding his natural parents.
ALF Loves a Mystery
1987
ALF (short for Alien Life Form) and Benji Gregory explore an shabby mansion hoping to find hidden treasure. During their search, they manage to previe...
The Christmas Gift
1986
as Henrietta Sawyer
A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone beli...
First The Egg
1985
as Ms. Crandall
A group of high school students take part in a parenting class where their first assignment is to 'parent' an egg.
The Canterville Ghost
1985
as Mrs. Umney
The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville...
Touched by Love
1980
as Margaret
A teenager with cerebral palsy attempts to become pen pals with her idol, Elvis Presley.
Willa
1979
as Eunice
A truck-stop waitress, determined to make a better life for her young children after being abandoned by her husband, leaves hash-slinging behind her t...
Lucy Calls the President
1977
as Millie Baker
Homemaker Lucy Whittaker calls up President Carter to complain about a local political issue—and to her astonishment, he agrees to come dine at her ho...
Snowball Express
1972
as Miss Wigginton
When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves the family west to run it. Only to find that the...
Napoleon and Samantha
1972
as Employment Office Clerk
Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse ...
The Open Window
1972
as Mrs. Sappleton
A man travels to the country house of a distant aunt in search of peace and quiet. But when he arrives, he learns of a tragedy that happened there whi...
The Monk
1969
as Mrs. Medford
Underworld attorney Leo Barnes hires Gus Monk to safeguard a valuable envelope containing information on a mobster. Monk refuses — until he meets Mrs....
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
as Sister Clarissa
Mother Superior of St. Francis Academy is challenged by a modern young nun when they take the girls on a bus trip across the country.
The Spirit Is Willing
1967
as Gloria Tritt
When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.
The Trouble with Angels
1966
as Sister Clarissa
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens gr...
The Decorator
1965
as Viola
A respected but struggling interior decorator from a wealthy background moves in with some of her clients in order to meet their specific needs. In th...
Dear Heart
1965
as Miss Fox
A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
How to Murder Your Wife
1965
as Harold's Secretary
Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse...
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Mrs. Llewlyn
An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.
The Music Man
1962
as Mrs. Squires
A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Marie Grieux
A female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
as Freckles (voice)
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fas...
Cimarron
1960
as Mrs. Neal Hefner
The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
It Happened to Jane
1959
as Matilda Runyon
Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, ...
The Proud Rebel
1958
as Mrs. Ainsley (uncredited)
Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned ...
Don't Go Near the Water
1957
as Janie
Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II.
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
as Miss Mayberry
Bud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in trouble with the mob, and Lou finds himself struggling...
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
as Miss Lorraine Ellwood
Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor...
Destry
1954
as Bessie Mae Curtis
Western remake of "Destry Rides Again", starring Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Thomas Mitchell, Lori Nelson and Lyle Bettger.
White Christmas
1954
as Emma Allen
Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romanticall...
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Miss Wetter
The Indians try to make a fire in the Kettles fireplace the old fashion way, the smoke signal way. Judges are a comin' to award a child with a scholar...
The Actress
1953
as Emma Glavey
The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
Half a Hero
1953
as Mrs. Watts
A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs.
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
as Stella
Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and trib...
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1952
as Lady at Laundry (uncredited)
A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, ...
The Story of Will Rogers
1952
as Mrs. Foster
Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Mrs. Jasper Gilpin
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951
as Anna
Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
On Moonlight Bay
1951
as Stella
The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across...
The Petty Girl
1950
as Prof. Whitman
An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and proper professor and tries to get her to pose for his ...
Anna Lucasta
1949
as Stella
A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some...
The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
as Clara
A young boy begins to have fantasies when he learns his parents are planning to divorce. Director Peter Godfrey's 1948 drama stars Ted Donaldson, Alex...
June Bride
1948
as Rosemary McNally
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.
Higher and Higher
1943
as Sandy Brooks
A valet to a bankrupt millionaire plans to rebuild his boss's fortune by passing a scullery maid off as a high-society debutante.
Happy Land
1943
as Emmy (uncredited)
An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he h...
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Agnes Willoughby
While visiting Massachusetts, a famous English author (Charles Coburn) faces the wrath of a socialite (Isobel Elsom) after stealing her chef.
Rhythm of the Islands
1943
as Susie Dugan
Rhythm of the Islands is set in the South Seas, presumably far away from the shooting war. The nonsensical plotline finds hero Tommy (Allan Jones) pos...
How's About It
1943
as 'Mike' Tracy
A song publisher gets sued for stealing lyrics.
Who Done It?
1942
as Juliet Collins
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder wh...
Now, Voyager
1942
as Dora Pickford
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Mamie
In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately,...
Private Buckaroo
1942
as Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the Andrew Sisters attending USO dances. The film is a mixture of comedy and ...
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Sarah Miller
Cookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new baby always creates is the appearance of Hans Conried a...
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Miss Preen
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
Seeing Red
1939
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
When he is fired from his job, Red puts a hex on his boss. That evening, the boss goes to a nightclub and discovers that the hex worked.
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Guest at Orchid Room (uncredited)
After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her curre...
Art Trouble
1934
as Woman sitting with Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Harry Gribbon and Shemp Howard enter the world of fine art in Paris.