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