Person

Kathleen Freeman

Acting · 1919–2001 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Known for

Filmography

2002What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'Self
2001Man and CatFemale Cat
2001ShrekOld Woman (voice)
2001Joe DirtJoe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
2000As Told by GingerMrs. Gordon (voice)
2000Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsDenise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
2000Seven GirlfriendsMrs. Hargrove
2000Ready to RumbleJane King
1999DetentionMiss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)
1999Grown UpsMona
1999Baby GeniusesLenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
1999Batman BeyondMa Mayhem (voice)
1999ProvidenceMiss Van Gundy
1998I'll Be Home for ChristmasTom Tom Girl Gloria
1998BeckerEdith / Evelyn
1998Richie Rich's Christmas WishMiss Peabody
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Self
1998Love Boat: The Next WaveMaw-Maw Cranston
1998Blues Brothers 2000Mother Mary Stigmata
1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997Cow and ChickenGreta (voice)
1997HerculesHeavyset Woman (voice)
1996Clueless
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996CarpoolFranklin's Mom (voice)
1996Arli$$Helga Krupp
1995Caroline in the CityGrandma Duffy
1995Two Guys Talkin' About GirlsRhondas Grandma
1994ERRhonda's Patient
1994Party of FiveMona
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultMuriel
1994Duckman
1993Dave's WorldWaitress
1993Phenom
1993Hocus PocusMiss Olin
1993Reckless KellyMrs. Delance
1992RenegadeFelipe's Mother
1992MartinSaleslady
1992Melrose PlaceMadge
1992FernGully: The Last RainforestEdler (voice)
1992Nickel & DimeJudge C.C. Leichter
1991Home ImprovementGwen
1991Herman's HeadMrs. Debusher
1991DutchGritzi
1990The WilliesMiss Titmarsh
1990Beverly Hills, 90210Pawn Shop Clerk
1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchMicrowave Marge
1990Sydney
1989Christine CromwellCatherine
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.Mrs. Mickling
1989Major Dad
1989Tales from the CryptMrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")
1989Super DucktalesMrs. Crackshell (voice)
1989Chances AreMrs. Handy
1989Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989CoachMagda
1989Hollywood Chaos
1988TV 101Landlady
1988Murphy BrownMrs. Caldwell
1988Roseanne
1988GlitzMrs. Magyk
1988The Canterville GhostMrs. Umney
1988The Wrong GuysGrunski's Mum
1987Teen Wolf TooAdmissions Lady
1987She's the SheriffAunt Bessie
1987DuckTalesMrs. Crackshell (voice)
1987In the MoodMrs. Marver
1987Inside Out
1987InnerspaceDream Lady
1987DragnetEnid Borden
1987Married... with ChildrenPeg's Mom (voice)
1986The Malibu Bikini ShopLoraine Bender
1986My Sister Sam
1986ALFBetty Susla
1986L.A. LawJoan Ackerman
1986MatlockLucy Lewis
1986The Hogan Family
1986The Best of TimesRosie
1985MacGyverRose Magruta
1985Growing PainsMadge
1985The Golden GirlsMother Superior3
1985Mr. Belvedere
1984HunterAnn Ridley
1981HeartbeepsHelicopter Pilot
1981Simon & Simon
1980The Blues BrothersSister Mary Stigmata
1979The Facts of Life
1978The NorsemanOld Indian woman
1978Soup and MeMrs. Stetson
1977CHiPs
1975The Strongest Man in the WorldOfficer Hurley
1975The Daughters of Joshua Cabe ReturnEssie
1974Psycho SistersHilda
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Police Woman
1973The StingKid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
1973KojakMa Wonderly
1973Lotsa LuckIris Belmont
1973Your Three Minutes Are UpMrs. Wilk
1973HitchedRainbow McCloud
1972The Unholy RollersKaren's Mother
1972The Sandy Duncan Show
1972Where Does It Hurt?Mrs. Manzzini
1972Stand Up and Be CountedSarah
1972Call Her MomWoman
1971Funny Face
1971Cannon
1971Support Your Local GunfighterMrs. Perkins
1970But I Don't Want to Get Married!Mrs. Borg
1970Which Way to the Front?Bland's Mother
1970Myra BreckinridgeBobby Dean Loner
1970The Ballad of Cable HogueMrs. Jensen
1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMrs. Stone
1969Love, American Style
1969The Bill Cosby Show
1969Hook, Line and SinkerMrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
1969Death of a GunfighterMary Elizabeth
1969Support Your Local Sheriff!Mrs. Danvers
1968The Mod Squad
1968Lancer
1968The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968The Helicopter SpiesMom
1967The High ChaparralMaude
1967Point BlankFirst Citizen
1967IronsideHelga
1967DragnetMrs. Sunshine Pound
1966Three on a CouchMurphy
1966BatmanRosetta Stone
1965Marriage on the RocksMiss Blight
1965I Dream of JeannieSally
1965Hogan's Heroes
1965Laredo
1965Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965That Funny FeelingWoman at Phone Booth
1965The CollectorDialogue Coach
1965The RoundersAgatha Moore
1964The Disorderly OrderlyNurse Higgins
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964Daniel BooneBerthe
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Mrs. Sparks
1964The Bing Crosby Show
1964Mail Order BrideSister Sue
1963Who's Minding the Store?Mrs. Glucksman
1963The Nutty ProfessorMillie Lemmon
1962The Lucy ShowOlga
1962The Beverly HillbilliesMabel Johnson
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourAngela Morrow
1962Wild HarvestGoldie
1961The Errand BoyMrs. Helen Paramutual
1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowMaid
1961Ben Casey
1961Bus Stop
196187th Precinct
1961The Ladies ManKatie
1961Madison AvenueMiss Thelma Haley
1961Mister Ed
1960North to AlaskaLena Nordqvist
1960The Case of the Dangerous RobinEmma Stroud
1960My Three Sons
1960Guestward, Ho!
1959The Detectives
1959Hawaiian Eye
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959BonanzaMa Brinker
1959RawhideMrs. Beamish
1958The BuccaneerTina
1958HouseboatLaundromat Gossip
195877 Sunset Strip
1958The Donna Reed Show
1958Bronco
1958The FlyEmma
1958Too Much, Too SoonMiss Magruder (uncredited)
1958The Missouri TravelerSerena Poole
1957Kiss Them for MeNurse Wilinski (uncredited)
1957PawneeMrs. Carter
1957The Midnight StoryRosa Cuneo
1957O. Henry PlayhouseMaggie McCaskey
1955Artists and ModelsMrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
1955Matinee Theater
1955The Seven Year ItchWoman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
19543 Ring CircusCustard Pie Gag Victim
1954AthenaMiss Seely
1954December Bride
1954Father Knows BestWoman at Bus Station
1954Lassie
1954Battle of Rogue RiverSis Pringle
1954The Far CountryGrits
1954Mayor of the TownMarilly the Housekeeper
1953Topper
1953Letter to LorettaJessie
1953The Affairs of Dobie GillisStella Kowalski
1953Dream WifeHotel Maid
1953A Perilous JourneyLeah
1953The Glass WallZelda - Fat Woman
1953She's Back on BroadwayWebber's Receptionist
1953Confidentially ConnieMother of Twins (uncredited)
1953The Magnetic MonsterNelly
1952The Bad and the BeautifulMiss March (uncredited)
1952The Prisoner of Zenda
1952Mr. & Mrs. North
1952O. Henry's Full HouseMrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
1952Monkey BusinessMrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
1952Kid Monk BaroniMaria Baroni
1952Talk About a StrangerRosa, Grocery Clerk
1952Singin' in the RainPhoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
1952Love Is Better Than EverMrs. Kahrney
1952The Greatest Show on EarthSpectator (uncredited)
1951Dragnet
1951Let's Make It LegalReporter (uncredited)
1951Come Fill the CupLil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRipplehissian gang
1951Behave Yourself!Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
1951Yes Sir, Mr. BonesChick Watts
1951Strictly DishonorableOrganist
1951A Place in the SunFactory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
1951Cause for Alarm!Woman
1951Cry DangerCigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
1951The Company She KeepsJosie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
1950The Second FaceShirley
1950A Life of Her OwnSwitchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
1950Lonely Heart BanditsBertha Martin
1950Once a ThiefPhoebe
1950The Reformer and the RedheadLily Parker
1950Appointment with DangerNun
1950House by the RiverEffie Ferguson - Party Guest
1950No Man of Her OwnClara Larrimore (uncredited)
1949Annie Was a WonderAnnie Swenson
1948The Saxon CharmReception Nurse
1948Behind Locked DoorsNurse (uncredited)
1948The Naked CityStout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

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