Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1919-02-17
- Day of Death2001-08-23 (82 years)
- Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
- Also Known As-
Kathleen Freeman
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 Career
- 2001
Shrek
As: Old Woman (voice)
- 2001
Joe Dirt
As: Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
- 2000
As Told by Ginger
As: Mrs. Gordon (voice)
- 2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
As: Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
- 2000
Seven Girlfriends
As: Mrs. Hargrove
- 2000
Ready to Rumble
As: Jane King
- 1999
Detention
As: Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)
- 1999
Batman Beyond
As: Ma Mayhem (voice)
1999Providence
As: Miss Van Gundy
1998I'll Be Home for Christmas
As: Tom Tom Girl Gloria
1998Becker
As: Edith / Evelyn
1998Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
As: Miss Peabody
1998Love Boat: The Next Wave
As: Maw-Maw Cranston
- 1997
Hercules
As: Heavyset Woman (voice)
1996Carpool
As: Franklin's Mom (voice)
1995Caroline in the City
As: Grandma Duffy
1994ER
As: Rhonda's Patient
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
As: Muriel
1993Dave's World
As: Waitress
- 1993
Hocus Pocus
As: Miss Olin
1993Reckless Kelly
As: Mrs. Delance
1992Renegade
As: Felipe's Mother
1992Melrose Place
As: Madge
1992FernGully: The Last Rainforest
As: Edler (voice)
1992Nickel & Dime
As: Judge C.C. Leichter
1991Home Improvement
As: Gwen
1991Herman's Head
As: Mrs. Debusher
1991Dutch
As: Gritzi
1990The Willies
As: Miss Titmarsh
1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch
As: Microwave Marge
1989Christine Cromwell
As: Catherine
1989Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
As: Dance Teacher (voice)
1989Tales from the Crypt
As: Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")
1989Super Ducktales
As: Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
1989Chances Are
As: Mrs. Handy
1989Coach
As: Magda
1988TV 101
As: Landlady
1988Murphy Brown
As: Mrs. Caldwell
1988Glitz
As: Mrs. Magyk
- 1988
Glitz
As: Mrs Magyk
1988The Canterville Ghost
As: Mrs. Umney
1988The Wrong Guys
As: Grunski's Mum
1987Teen Wolf Too
As: Admissions Lady
1987DuckTales
As: Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
1987In the Mood
As: Mrs. Marver
1987Innerspace
As: Dream Lady
1987Dragnet
As: Enid Borden
1987Married... with Children
As: Peg's Mom (voice)
1986The Malibu Bikini Shop
As: Loraine Bender
1986ALF
As: Betty Susla
1986L.A. Law
As: Joan Ackerman
1986The Best of Times
As: Rosie
1985MacGyver
As: Rose Magruta
1985Growing Pains
As: Madge
- 1985
Growing Pains
As: Sophie
- 1985
Growing Pains
As: Estelle
1985The Golden Girls
As: Mother Superior3
1984Hunter
As: Ann Ridley
1981Heartbeeps
As: Helicopter Pilot
- 1980
The Blues Brothers
As: Sister Mary Stigmata
1978The Norseman
As: Old Indian woman
1978Soup and Me
As: Mrs. Stetson
1975The Strongest Man in the World
As: Officer Hurley
1975The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
As: Essie
1974Psycho Sisters
As: Hilda
1973The Sting
As: Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
1973Kojak
As: Ma Wonderly
1973Lotsa Luck
As: Iris Belmont
1973Your Three Minutes Are Up
As: Mrs. Wilk
1972The Unholy Rollers
As: Karen's Mother
1972Where Does It Hurt?
As: Mrs. Manzzini
1972Stand Up and Be Counted
As: Sarah
1972Call Her Mom
As: Woman
1971Support Your Local Gunfighter
As: Mrs. Perkins
1971Hitched
As: Rainbow McCloud
1970But I Don't Want to Get Married!
As: Mrs. Borg
1970Which Way to the Front?
As: Bland's Mother
1970Myra Breckinridge
As: Bobby Dean Loner
1970The Ballad of Cable Hogue
As: Mrs. Jensen
1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
As: Mrs. Stone
1969Hook, Line and Sinker
As: Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
1969Death of a Gunfighter
As: Mary Elizabeth
1969Support Your Local Sheriff!
As: Mrs. Danvers
1968The Helicopter Spies
As: Mom
1967The High Chaparral
As: Maude
1967Point Blank
As: First Citizen
1967Ironside
As: Helga
1966Three on a Couch
As: Murphy
1966Batman
As: Rosetta Stone
1965Marriage on the Rocks
As: Miss Blight
1965I Dream of Jeannie
As: Sally
- 1965
I Dream of Jeannie
As: Maw
1965Hogan's Heroes
As: Gertrude Linkmyer
- 1965
Hogan's Heroes
As: Gertrude Linkmeyer
1965That Funny Feeling
As: Woman at Phone Booth
1965The Rounders
As: Agatha Moore
1964The Disorderly Orderly
As: Nurse Higgins
1964Daniel Boone
As: Berthe
1964Mail Order Bride
As: Sister Sue
1963Who's Minding the Store?
As: Mrs. Glucksman
1963The Nutty Professor
As: Millie Lemmon
1962The Lucy Show
As: Olga
- 1962
The Lucy Show
As: Mrs. Blake
- 1962
The Lucy Show
As: Kathleen
- 1962
The Lucy Show
As: Miss Putnam
1962The Beverly Hillbillies
As: Mabel Johnson
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Angela Morrow
- 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Mrs. McLeod
1962Wild Harvest
As: Goldie
1961The Errand Boy
As: Mrs. Helen Paramutual
1961The Dick Van Dyke Show
As: Maid
1961The Ladies Man
As: Katie
1961Madison Avenue
As: Miss Thelma Haley
1960North to Alaska
As: Lena Nordqvist
1960The Case of the Dangerous Robin
As: Emma Stroud
1959Bonanza
As: Ma Brinker
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Miss Hibbs
1959Rawhide
As: Mrs. Beamish
1958The Buccaneer
As: Tina
1958Houseboat
As: Laundromat Gossip
- 1958
Houseboat
As: Laundromat Gossip (uncredited)
1958The Fly
As: Emma
1958Too Much, Too Soon
As: Miss Magruder (uncredited)
1958The Missouri Traveler
As: Serena Poole
1957Kiss Them for Me
As: Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
1957Pawnee
As: Mrs. Carter
1957The Midnight Story
As: Rosa Cuneo
1955Artists and Models
As: Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
1955The Seven Year Itch
As: Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
19543 Ring Circus
As: Custard Pie Gag Victim
1954Athena
As: Miss Seely
1954Father Knows Best
As: Woman at Bus Station
1954Battle of Rogue River
As: Sis Pringle
1954The Far Country
As: Grits
1954Mayor of the Town
As: Marilly the Housekeeper
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Jessie
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Cousin Phemie
1953The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
As: Stella Kowalski
1953Dream Wife
As: Hotel Maid
1953A Perilous Journey
As: Leah
1953The Glass Wall
As: Zelda - Fat Woman
1953She's Back on Broadway
As: Webber's Receptionist
1953Confidentially Connie
As: Mother of Twins (uncredited)
1953The Magnetic Monster
As: Nelly
1952The Bad and the Beautiful
As: Miss March (uncredited)
1952Monkey Business
As: Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor (uncredited)
1952O. Henry's Full House
As: Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
1952Kid Monk Baroni
As: Maria Baroni
1952Talk About a Stranger
As: Rosa, Grocery Clerk
- 1952
Singin' in the Rain
As: Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
1952Love Is Better Than Ever
As: Mrs. Kahrney
1952The Greatest Show on Earth
As: Spectator (uncredited)
1951Let's Make It Legal
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Ripplehissian gang
1951Behave Yourself!
As: Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
1951Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
As: Chick Watts
1951Strictly Dishonorable
As: Organist
1951A Place in the Sun
As: Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
1951Cause for Alarm!
As: Woman
1951Cry Danger
As: Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
1951The Company She Keeps
As: Jessie - Parolee with Child (uncredited)
1950The Second Face
As: Shirley
1950A Life of Her Own
As: Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
1950Lonely Heart Bandits
As: Bertha Martin
1950Once a Thief
As: Phoebe
1950The Reformer and the Redhead
As: Lily Parker
1950Appointment with Danger
As: Nun
1950House by the River
As: Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
1950No Man of Her Own
As: Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
1949Annie Was a Wonder
As: Annie Swenson
1948The Saxon Charm
As: Reception Nurse
1948Behind Locked Doors
As: Nurse (uncredited)
1948The Naked City
As: Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)