Kathleen Freeman
Birthday
1919/02/17
Day of death
2001/08/23 (82 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Kathleen Freeman (February 17, 1919 – August 23, 2001) was an American film, television, voice actress, and stage actress. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to comic effect.
Acting
(1952) Singin' in the Rain
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
(1990) Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Microwave Marge
(1953) Confidentially Connie
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
(1980) The Blues Brothers
as Sister Mary Stigmata
(1958) Houseboat
as Laundromat Gossip
(1997) Hercules
as Heavyset Woman (voice)
(2001) Shrek
as Old Woman (voice)
(1993) Hocus Pocus
as Miss Olin
(1958) The Buccaneer
as Tina
(1986) The Malibu Bikini Shop
as Loraine Bender
(1950) House by the River
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
(1948) Behind Locked Doors
as Nurse (uncredited)
(2000) Ready to Rumble
as Jane King
(1986) The Best of Times
as Rosie
(1960) North to Alaska
as Lena Nordqvist
(1970) The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Mrs. Jensen
(1958) The Fly
as Emma
(1965) The Rounders
as Agatha Moore
(1991) Dutch
as Gritzi
(1953) Dream Wife
as Hotel Maid
(1992) FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Edler (voice)
(1967) Point Blank
as First Citizen
(1953) The Glass Wall
as Zelda - Fat Woman
(1961) The Ladies Man
as Katie
(1964) The Disorderly Orderly
as Nurse Higgins
(1974) Psycho Sisters
as Hilda
(1994) Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Muriel
(1952) Love Is Better Than Ever
as Mrs. Kahrney
(1950) The Reformer and the Redhead
as Lily Parker
(1993) Reckless Kelly
as Mrs. Delance
(1978) The Norseman
as Old Indian woman
(1954) The Far Country
as Grits
(1971) Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Mrs. Perkins
(1963) The Nutty Professor
as Millie Lemmon
(1995) Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
as Rhondas Grandma
(1952) Kid Monk Baroni
as Maria Baroni
(1969) The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mrs. Stone
(1950) Once a Thief
as Phoebe
(1961) Madison Avenue
as Miss Thelma Haley
(1950) No Man of Her Own
as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
(1957) The Midnight Story
as Rosa Cuneo
(1969) Death of a Gunfighter
as Mary Elizabeth
(1968) The Helicopter Spies
as Mom
(1958) Houseboat
as Laundromat Gossip (uncredited)
(1996) Carpool
as Franklin's Mom (voice)
(1950) Lonely Heart Bandits
as Bertha Martin
(1973) Your Three Minutes Are Up
as Mrs. Wilk
(1964) Mail Order Bride
as Sister Sue
(1953) The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Stella Kowalski
(1952) Monkey Business
as Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor (uncredited)
(1972) The Unholy Rollers
as Karen's Mother
(1987) Inside Out
as ---
(1971) Hitched
as Rainbow McCloud
(1951) Strictly Dishonorable
as Organist
(1975) The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
as Essie
(1958) The Missouri Traveler
as Serena Poole
(1951) Cry Danger
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
(1951) Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Chick Watts
(1990) The Willies
as Miss Titmarsh
(1953) She's Back on Broadway
as Webber's Receptionist
(1950) The Second Face
as Shirley
(1965) Marriage on the Rocks
as Miss Blight
(1966) Three on a Couch
as Murphy
(1952) The Bad and the Beautiful
as Miss March (uncredited)
(2000) Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
(1987) Innerspace
as Dream Lady
(1951) Cry Danger
as ---
(1988) Glitz
as Mrs. Magyk
(1970) Which Way to the Front?
as Bland's Mother
(1948) The Naked City
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
(1970) Myra Breckinridge
as Bobby Dean Loner
(1955) Artists and Models
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
(1998) I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
(1954) Battle of Rogue River
as Sis Pringle
(1952) O. Henry's Full House
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
(1981) Heartbeeps
as Helicopter Pilot
(1987) Dragnet
as Enid Borden
(1973) The Sting
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
(1969) Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Mrs. Danvers
(1955) The Seven Year Itch
as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
(1961) The Errand Boy
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
(1952) The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1951) Let's Make It Legal
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1954) 3 Ring Circus
as Custard Pie Gag Victim
(1962) Wild Harvest
as Goldie
(1969) Hook, Line and Sinker
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
(1965) That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
(1989) Hollywood Chaos
as ---
(2001) Man and Cat
as Female Cat
(1987) In the Mood
as Mrs. Marver
(1987) Teen Wolf Too
as Admissions Lady
(1951) The Company She Keeps
as Jessie - Parolee with Child (uncredited)
(1953) The Magnetic Monster
as Nelly
(1957) Pawnee
as Mrs. Carter
(1957) Kiss Them for Me
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
(2002) What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as Self
(1975) The Strongest Man in the World
as Officer Hurley
(1972) Stand Up and Be Counted
as Sarah
(1963) Who's Minding the Store?
as Mrs. Glucksman
(1953) A Perilous Journey
as Leah
(1950) Appointment with Danger
as Nun
(1949) Annie Was a Wonder
as Annie Swenson
(1954) Athena
as Miss Seely
(1951) A Place in the Sun
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
(1950) A Life of Her Own
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
(1988) The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
(1989) Chances Are
as Mrs. Handy
(1951) Cause for Alarm!
as Woman
(2000) Seven Girlfriends
as Mrs. Hargrove
(1952) Talk About a Stranger
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
(1998) The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Self
(1951) Behave Yourself!
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
(1958) Too Much, Too Soon
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
(1972) Where Does It Hurt?
as Mrs. Manzzini
(1972) Call Her Mom
as Woman
(1978) Soup and Me
as Mrs. Stetson
(1998) Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
as Miss Peabody
(2001) Joe Dirt
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
(1970) But I Don't Want to Get Married!
as Mrs. Borg
(1989) Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
as Dance Teacher (voice)
(1988) The Wrong Guys
as Grunski's Mum
(1992) Nickel & Dime
as Judge C.C. Leichter
(1948) The Saxon Charm
as Reception Nurse
(1985) Growing Pains
as Madge
(1961) Mister Ed
as ---
(1985) Mr. Belvedere
as ---
(1994) Duckman
as ---
(1992) Martin
as ---
(1996) Arliss
as ---
(1977) CHiPs
as ---
(1999) Batman Beyond
as Ma Mayhem (voice)
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as ---
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as ---
(1954) December Bride
as ---
(1987) DuckTales
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
(1986) L.A. Law
as Joan Ackerman
(1996) The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as ---
(1960) My Three Sons
as ---
(1991) Home Improvement
as Gwen
(1989) Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
as ---
(1990) Beverly Hills, 90210
as ---
(1979) The Facts of Life
as ---
(1999) Providence
as Miss Van Gundy
(1969) Love, American Style
as ---
(1965) I Dream of Jeannie
as Sally
(1985) The Golden Girls
as Mother Superior3
(1986) Matlock
as ---
(1966) Batman
as Rosetta Stone
(1981) Simon & Simon
as ---
(1989) Doogie Howser, M.D.
as ---
(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Maid
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Olga
(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mabel Johnson
(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as ---
(1999) Grown Ups
as ---
(1989) Coach
as Magda
(1988) Roseanne
as ---
(1988) Murphy Brown
as Mrs. Caldwell
(1985) MacGyver
as Rose Magruta
(1996) Clueless
as ---
(1989) Major Dad
as ---
(1969) The Bill Cosby Show
as ---
(1968) The Mod Squad
as ---
(1973) Kojak
as Ma Wonderly
(1997) Cow and Chicken
as ---
(1965) Hogan's Heroes
as ---
(1993) Phenom
as ---
(1951) Dragnet
as ---
(1994) Party of Five
as ---
(1998) Becker
as Edith / Evelyn
(1992) Melrose Place
as Madge
(1959) Hawaiian Eye
as ---
(1954) Lassie
as ---
(1971) Cannon
as ---
(1986) ALF
as Betty Susla
(1991) Herman's Head
as Mrs. Debusher
(1986) The Hogan Family
as ---
(1984) Hunter
as Ann Ridley
(1967) Ironside
as Helga
(1974) Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as ---
(1994) ER
as Rhonda's Patient
(1965) Laredo
as ---
(1961) 87th Precinct
as ---
(1973) Lotsa Luck
as Iris Belmont
(1961) Bus Stop
as ---
(1971) Funny Face
as ---
(1972) The Sandy Duncan Show
as ---
(1959) Rawhide
as Mrs. Beamish
(1998) Love Boat: The Next Wave
as Maw-Maw Cranston
(1974) Police Woman
as ---
(1986) My Sister Sam
as ---
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Berthe
(1967) The High Chaparral
as Maude
(1953) Topper
as ---
(1968) Lancer
as ---
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Ripplehissian gang
(1993) Dave's World
as Waitress
(1958) Bronco
as ---
(1958) The Donna Reed Show
as ---
(1968) The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
as ---
(1955) Matinee Theater
as ---
(1960) Guestward, Ho!
as ---
(1961) Ben Casey
as ---
(1959) The Detectives
as ---
(1954) Mayor of the Town
as Marilly the Housekeeper
(1965) Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as ---
(1999) Detention
as Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)
(1964) The Bing Crosby Show
as ---
(1957) O. Henry Playhouse
as Maggie McCaskey
(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Jessie
(1952) Mr. & Mrs. North
as ---
(1992) Renegade
as Felipe's Mother
(1990) Sydney
as ---
(1989) Tales from the Crypt
as Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")
(1965) Hogan's Heroes
as Gertrude Linkmyer
(2000) As Told by Ginger
as Mrs. Gordon (voice)
(1985) Growing Pains
as Sophie
(1985) Growing Pains
as Estelle
(1959) Bonanza
as Ma Brinker
(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Cousin Phemie
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as ---
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Mrs. Blake
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Kathleen
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Miss Putnam
(1987) Married... with Children
as Peg's Mom (voice)
(1965) Hogan's Heroes
as Gertrude Linkmeyer
(1960) The Case of the Dangerous Robin
as Emma Stroud
(1988) TV 101
as Landlady
(1959) Bonanza
as Miss Hibbs
(1965) I Dream of Jeannie
as Maw
(1997) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
as ---
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Angela Morrow
(1995) Caroline in the City
as Grandma Duffy
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mrs. McLeod
(1954) Father Knows Best
as Woman at Bus Station