| # | Fact |
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| 1 | She was a lifelong Republican and a solid supporter of Ronald Reagan especially. |
| 2 | Known for the Nurse Preen role from the story "The Man Who Came to Dinner", Mary Wickes portrayed her in the original Broadway production in 1939, the movie version, a television series and in the 1972 Hallmark Hall of Fame production. |
| 3 | Interred beside her parents at the Shiloh Valley Cemetery in Shiloh, Illinois. |
| 4 | Played a bus driving nun in two movie franchises: as Sister Clarissa in The Trouble with Angels (1966) and its sequel Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968), and as Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act (1992) and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). |
| 5 | Was a volunteer at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan in Los Angeles for years. |
| 6 | More than 30 years after a role that brought her fame on Broadway, she once again played the role of Nurse Preen ("Miss Bedpan") in a special TV version of The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972), with Orson Welles replacing the late Monty Woolley in the role of Sheridan Whiteside. |
| 7 | Was given an honorary Doctor of Arts from her alma mater, Washington University, in 1969. She earned her Master's degree at UCLA when she was in her 80s. |
| 8 | Mary originated the role of "Mary Poppins" on CBS-TV in 1949. |
| 9 | She served as the live-action reference model for the villainous Cruella De Vil in Disney's animated feature 101 Dalmatians (1961). |
| 10 | She was a sister in Phi Mu Fraternity, Zeta Epsilon Chapter (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri). |
| 11 | Mary and Lucille Ball were neighbors and the closest of friends for decades. |
| 12 | She appeared as her Sister Act (1992) character in Lady Soul's "If My Sister's In Trouble" music video. |
| 13 | Perhaps remembered best as Nurse Preen, opposite a delightfully irascible Monty Woolley, in William Keighley's The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) or, on TV, as Miss Cathcart in Dennis the Menace (1959) (1959-1963). |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Anna Lucasta | 1949 | | Stella |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1949 | TV Series | Amelia Coop |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | 1949 | TV Series | Miss Preen |
| Colgate Theatre | 1949 | TV Series | |
| NBC Presents | 1949 | TV Series | |
| The Decision of Christopher Blake | 1948 | | Clara |
| Actor's Studio | 1948 | TV Series | |
| June Bride | 1948 | | Rosemary McNally |
| Higher and Higher | 1943 | | Sandy Brooks |
| Happy Land | 1943 | | Emmy |
| My Kingdom for a Cook | 1943 | | Agnes Willoughby (uncredited) |
| Rhythm of the Islands | 1943 | | Susie Dugan |
| How's About It | 1943 | | 'Mike' Tracy |
| Who Done It? | 1942 | | Juliet Collins |
| Keeping Fit | 1942 | Short | Ann - Andy's wife |
| Now, Voyager | 1942 | | Dora Pickford |
| The Mayor of 44th Street | 1942 | | Mamie |
| Private Buckaroo | 1942 | | Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss |
| Blondie's Blessed Event | 1942 | | Sarah Miller |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | 1942 | | Miss Preen |
| Seeing Red | 1939 | Short | Mrs. Jones (uncredited) |
| Too Much Johnson | 1938 | | Mrs. Upton Battison |
| Watch the Birdie | 1935 | Short | Bottom right at 1:18 into scene (unconfirmed, uncredited) |
| Art Trouble | 1934 | Short | Woman sitting with Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
| Life with Louie | 1995-1997 | TV Series | Grandma |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | | Laverne (voice) |
| Weldon Pond | 1994 | TV Movie | Ella Michalek |
| Little Women | 1994 | | Aunt March |
| Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | 1993 | | Sister Mary Lazarus |
| Sister Act | 1992 | | Mary Lazarus |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | 1989-1991 | TV Series | Marie Marie Murkin Maggie |
| Postcards from the Edge | 1990 | | Grandma |
| Highway to Heaven | 1988 | TV Series | Minnie |
| Almost Partners | 1987 | TV Movie | Aggie Greyson |
| Punky Brewster | 1984-1987 | TV Series | Mrs. Dempsey / Sister Bernadette |
| Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery | 1987 | TV Movie | Marie Murkin |
| Alf Loves a Mystery | 1987 | TV Movie | Agatha Megpeace |
| The Christmas Gift | 1986 | TV Movie | Henrietta Sawyer |
| The Canterville Ghost | 1985 | TV Movie | Mrs. Umney |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1985 | TV Series | Mrs. Alva Crane |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | 1985 | TV Series | Ms. Crandall |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1981-1984 | TV Series | Rocky Flanagan / Hazel / Miranda |
| Matt Houston | 1984 | TV Series | Nellie Cochran |
| The Waltons | 1981 | TV Series | Octavia |
| The Love Boat | 1981 | TV Series | Mrs. Randolph |
| Touched by Love | 1980 | | Margaret |
| Willa | 1979 | TV Movie | Eunice |
| Tabitha | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Cassandra |
| Lucy Calls the President | 1977 | TV Movie | Millie Baker |
| Doc | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Nurse Beatrice Tully |
| M*A*S*H | 1975 | TV Series | Colonel Reese |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | 1974 | TV Series | Dr. Bess Winestock |
| Ma and Pa | 1974 | TV Movie | |
| Here's Lucy | 1969-1974 | TV Series | Isabel / Clara Simpson / Violet Barker / ... |
| Sigmund and the Sea Monsters | 1973 | TV Series | Aunt Zelda |
| Open Window | 1972 | Short | Mrs. Sappleton |
| Sanford and Son | 1972 | TV Series | Mary |
| Snowball Express | 1972 | | Miss Wigginton |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | 1972 | TV Movie | Nurse Preen |
| Napoleon and Samantha | 1972 | | Clerk |
| The Don Rickles Show | 1972 | TV Series | |
| The Jimmy Stewart Show | 1971 | TV Series | Mrs. Bullard |
| Columbo | 1971 | TV Series | Landlady |
| The Man and the City | 1971 | TV Series | Cora |
| Julia | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Melba Chegley |
| The Debbie Reynolds Show | 1970 | TV Series | Aunt Harriet |
| The Monk | 1969 | TV Movie | Mrs. Medford |
| The Queen and I | 1969 | TV Series | Hazel Becker |
| The Doris Day Show | 1969 | TV Series | Emma Flood |
| Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! | 1968 | | Sister Clarissa |
| I Spy | 1968 | TV Series | Mildred |
| Mrs. Thursday | 1967 | TV Movie | |
| The Lucy Show | 1963-1967 | TV Series | Frances / Aunt Agatha / Miss Hurlow / ... |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1967 | TV Series | Adaline Ashley |
| The Spirit Is Willing | 1967 | | Gloria Tritt |
| F Troop | 1967 | TV Series | Samantha Oglesby |
| Bonanza | 1963-1966 | TV Series | Hattie / Martha |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | 1966 | TV Series | Amelia Pembroke |
| The Trouble with Angels | 1966 | | Sister Clarissa |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Junior's Teacher / Ruby - San Fernando's Accomplice |
| Ben Casey | 1965 | TV Series | Miss Brink |
| How to Murder Your Wife | 1965 | | Harold's Secretary |
| The Decorator | 1965 | TV Short | Viola |
| Dear Heart | 1964 | | Miss Fox |
| Fate Is the Hunter | 1964 | | Mrs. Llewlyn |
| My Three Sons | 1964 | TV Series | Jeri Schronk |
| Temple Houston | 1964 | TV Series | Ida Goff |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1964 | TV Series | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Nurse |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Mrs. Pike |
| Our Man Higgins | 1963 | TV Series | Mme. Amethyst |
| Dennis the Menace | 1959-1962 | TV Series | Esther Cathcart Miss Esther Cathcart |
| The Music Man | 1962 | | Mrs. Squires |
| The Gertrude Berg Show | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Maxfield |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Lottie / Hannah |
| The Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series | Edith Gunther |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series | Edith Gunther |
| The Sins of Rachel Cade | 1961 | | Marie Grieux |
| Cimarron | 1960 | | Mrs. Neal Hefner |
| Buick-Electra Playhouse | 1960 | TV Series | Nurse |
| The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio | 1960 | TV Movie | Nurse |
| No Place Like Home | 1960/I | TV Movie | Housekeeper |
| Startime | 1959 | TV Series | Myrtle |
| The Thin Man | 1959 | TV Series | Sally Bearclaw |
| It Happened to Jane | 1959 | | Matilda Runyon |
| Zorro | 1958 | TV Series | Dolores Bastinado |
| The Proud Rebel | 1958 | | Mrs. Ainsley (uncredited) |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1956-1958 | TV Series | Liz O'Neill |
| Annette | 1958 | TV Series | Katie |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | 1957 | TV Series | Waitress |
| Don't Go Near the Water | 1957 | | Janie |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Amelia |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957 | TV Series | Grace |
| Dance with Me, Henry | 1956 | | Miss Mayberry |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1956 | TV Series | Mrs. Foster the landlady / Blanche Armstaedter |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Matinee Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Good Morning, Miss Dove | 1955 | | Miss Lorraine Ellwood |
| The Alcoa Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Sally Brass |
| Shower of Stars | 1955 | TV Series | Lizzie |
| The Halls of Ivy | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Alice the Housekeeper / Alice the Maid / Alice |
| Destry | 1954 | | Bessie Mae Curtis |
| White Christmas | 1954 | | Emma Allen |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Home | 1954 | | Miss Wetter |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1949-1954 | TV Series | Mary Poppins |
| The Actress | 1953 | | Emma Glavey |
| Bonino | 1953 | TV Series | Martha (1953) |
| Half a Hero | 1953 | | Mrs. Watts |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | 1953 | | Stella |
| Hollywood Opening Night | 1952 | TV Series | |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | 1952 | | Lady at Laundry (uncredited) |
| The Story of Will Rogers | 1952 | | Mrs. Foster |
| Young Man with Ideas | 1952 | | Mrs. Jarvis Gilpin |
| I Love Lucy | 1952 | TV Series | Madame Lamond |
| I'll See You in My Dreams | 1951 | | Anna |
| On Moonlight Bay | 1951 | | Stella |
| The Peter Lind Hayes Show | 1950 | TV Series | |
| The Petty Girl | 1950 | | Prof. Whitman |
| The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre | 1950 | TV Series | |
| Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet | 1949 | TV Series | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | performer: "A Guy Like You" | |
| Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | Video Game performer: "A Guy Like You" | |
| M*A*S*H | 1975 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Dennis the Menace | 1959-1960 | TV Series performer - 3 episodes | |
| Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet | 1949 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Higher and Higher | 1943 | performer: "Today I'm a Debutante" 1943 uncredited, "Disgustingly Rich" 1940, "You're On Your Own" 1943 uncredited, "Minuet in Boogie" 1943 uncredited | |
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