Mary Wickes
Film

Mary Wickes

Section Title: Film
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1942	The Man Who Came to Dinner	Nurse Preen	Both Monty Woolley and Wickes reprised their roles from the original Broadway production; Screen debut

Blondie's Blessed Event	Sarah Miller

Private Buckaroo	Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss

The Mayor of 44th Street	Mamie

Now, Voyager	Nurse Dora Pickford	Based on the 1941 novel by Olive Higgins Prouty; Selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

Who Done It?	Juliet Collins

1943	How's About It	'Mike' Tracy

Rhythm of the Islands	Susie Dugan

My Kingdom for a Cook	Agnes Willoughby	Uncredited

Happy Land	Emmy

Higher and Higher	Sandy

1948	June Bride	Rosemary McNally

The Decision of Christopher Blake	Clara

1949	Anna Lucasta	Stella

1950	The Petty Girl	Professor Whitman

1951	On Moonlight Bay	Stella	Based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington

I'll See You in My Dreams	Anna

1952	Young Man with Ideas	Mrs. Jarvis Gilpin

The Story of Will Rogers	Mrs. Foster	Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers

Bloodhounds of Broadway	Lady at Laundry	Uncredited

1953	By the Light of the Silvery Moon	Stella	Sequel to On Moonlight Bay

Half a Hero	Mrs. Watts

The Actress	Emma Glavey

1954	Ma and Pa Kettle at Home	Ms. Wetter

White Christmas	Emma Allen	Loosely based on the 1942 film Holiday Inn; First to be released in VistaVision

Destry	Bessie Mae Curtis

1955	Good Morning Miss Dove	Miss Ellwood

1956	Dance with Me Henry	Miss Mayberry	Final Abbott and Costello film

1957	Don't Go Near the Water	Janie

1958	The Proud Rebel	Mrs. Ainsley	Uncredited role

1959	It Happened to Jane	Matilda Runyon	Re-released in 1961 as Twinkle and Shin

1960	Cimarron	Mrs. Neal Hefner

1961	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	Cruella De Vil	Animation model

The Sins of Rachel Cade	Marie Grieux

1962	The Music Man	Mrs. Squires (Pick-a-little Ladies)	In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

1964	Fate Is the Hunter	Mrs. Llewlyn	Features an early film score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith; Nominated for a 1964 Academy Award in Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)

Dear Heart	Miss Fox

1965	How to Murder Your Wife	Harold's secretary

1966	The Trouble with Angels	Sister Clarissa

1967	The Spirit Is Willing	Gloria Tritt

1968	Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows	Sister Clarissa	Sequel to The Trouble with Angels

1972	Napoleon and Samantha	Clara

Snowball Express	Miss Wigginton

1980	Touched by Love	Margaret	Also called To Elvis, with Love

1985	The Canterville Ghost	Mrs. Umney

1986	The Christmas Gift	Henrietta Sawyer

1990	Postcards from the Edge	Grandma	Screenplay by Carrie Fisher is based on her 1987 semi-autobiographical novel

1992	Sister Act	Sister Mary Lazarus

1993	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit	Sister Mary Lazarus	Sequel to Sister Act

1994	Little Women	Aunt March

1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Laverne	Voice; Released posthumously

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In 1942, Mary Wickes appeared as Nurse Preen in The Man Who Came to Dinner.
In 1942 Mary Wickes had a reprising role of Nurse Preen in The Man Who Came to Dinner.
One of Mary Wickes's earlier film appearances was in The Man Who Came to Dinner in 1942, playing the role of Nurse Preen.

final_sentence: In 1942, Mary Wickes appeared as Nurse Preen in The Man Who Came to Dinner.
final_sentence: In 1942 Mary Wickes had a reprising role of Nurse Preen in The Man Who Came to Dinner.
final_sentence: One of Mary Wickes's earlier film appearances was in The Man Who Came to Dinner in 1942, playing the role of Nurse Preen.