Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. Her specialty was wisecracking no-nonsense types.
Known For
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1996)
Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Freckles (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(1993)
Sister Mary Lazarus
Sister Act
(1992)
Sister Mary Lazarus
Little Women
(1994)
Aunt March
White Christmas
(1954)
Emma Allen
Now, Voyager
(1942)
Dora Pickford
How to Murder Your Wife
(1965)
Harold's Secretary
Postcards from the Edge
(1990)
Grandma
Napoleon and Samantha
(1972)
Employment Office Clerk
Cimarron
(1960)
Mrs. Neal Hefner
The Trouble with Angels
(1966)
Sister Clarissa
It Happened to Jane
(1959)
Matilda Runyon
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Miss Preen
The Music Man
(1962)
Mrs. Squires
The Proud Rebel
(1958)
Mrs. Ainsley (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Art Trouble
(1934)
Woman sitting with Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Hollywood Hotel
(1938)
Guest at Orchid Room (uncredited)
Seeing Red
(1939)
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Miss Preen
Who Done It?
(1942)
Juliet Collins
Blondie's Blessed Event
(1942)
Sarah Miller
The Mayor of 44th Street
(1942)
Mamie
Now, Voyager
(1942)
Dora Pickford
Private Buckaroo
(1942)
Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
Higher and Higher
(1943)
Sandy Brooks
My Kingdom for a Cook
(1943)
Agnes Willoughby
Rhythm of the Islands
(1943)
Susie Dugan
How's About It
(1943)
'Mike' Tracy
Happy Land
(1943)
Emmy (uncredited)
June Bride
(1948)
Rosemary McNally
The Decision of Christopher Blake
(1948)
Clara
Anna Lucasta
(1949)
Stella
The Petty Girl
(1950)
Prof. Whitman
I'll See You in My Dreams
(1951)
Anna
On Moonlight Bay
(1951)
Stella
Young Man with Ideas
(1952)
Mrs. Jasper Gilpin
Bloodhounds of Broadway
(1952)
Lady at Laundry (uncredited)
The Story of Will Rogers
(1952)
Mrs. Foster
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
(1953)
Stella
The Actress
(1953)
Emma Glavey
Half a Hero
(1953)
Mrs. Watts
Destry
(1954)
Bessie Mae Curtis
White Christmas
(1954)
Emma Allen
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
(1954)
Miss Wetter
Good Morning, Miss Dove
(1955)
Miss Lorraine Ellwood
Dance With Me, Henry
(1956)
Miss Mayberry
Don't Go Near the Water
(1957)
Janie
The Proud Rebel
(1958)
Mrs. Ainsley (uncredited)
It Happened to Jane
(1959)
Matilda Runyon
Cimarron
(1960)
Mrs. Neal Hefner
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Freckles (voice)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
(1961)
Marie Grieux
The Music Man
(1962)
Mrs. Squires
Fate Is the Hunter
(1964)
Mrs. Llewlyn
The Decorator
(1965)
Viola
Dear Heart
(1965)
Miss Fox
How to Murder Your Wife
(1965)
Harold's Secretary
The Trouble with Angels
(1966)
Sister Clarissa
The Spirit Is Willing
(1967)
Gloria Tritt
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
(1968)
Sister Clarissa
The Monk
(1969)
Mrs. Medford
Napoleon and Samantha
(1972)
Employment Office Clerk
Lucy Calls the President
(1977)
Millie Baker
Willa
(1979)
Eunice
Touched by Love
(1980)
Margaret
The Canterville Ghost
(1985)
Mrs. Umney
First The Egg
(1985)
Ms. Crandall
The Christmas Gift
(1986)
Henrietta Sawyer
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
(1987)
Marie Murkin
ALF Loves a Mystery
(1987)
Postcards from the Edge
(1990)
Grandma
Sister Act
(1992)
Sister Mary Lazarus
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(1993)
Sister Mary Lazarus
Little Women
(1994)
Aunt March
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1996)
Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
(2000)
Emma Allen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
(2008)
Herself (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson
(2013)
Mrs. Battison