Kathleen Freeman
Known for Acting · 229 credits
- Born
- 1919-02-17
- Died
- 2001-08-23
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (104)
ER
1994
as Rhonda's Patient
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Pawn Shop Clerk
Bonanza
1959
as Ma Brinker / Miss Hibbs
Married... with Children
1987
as Peg's Mom (voice)
Melrose Place
1992
as Madge
MacGyver
1985
as Rose Magruta
Lassie
1954
Ironside
1967
as Helga
Love, American Style
1969
Home Improvement
1991
as Gwen
Batman
1966
as Rosetta Stone
Dragnet
1951
Coach
1989
as Magda
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Gertrude Linkmyer / Gertrude Linkmeyer
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Angela Morrow / Mrs. McLeod
L.A. Law
1986
as Joan Ackerman
Matinee Theater
1955
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Mabel Johnson
Simon & Simon
1981
as Felix's customer
Arli$$
1996
as Helga Krupp
The Golden Girls
1985
as Mother Superior3
Party of Five
1994
as Mona
Matlock
1986
as Lucy Lewis
Ben Casey
1961
My Three Sons
1960
The Facts of Life
1979
Renegade
1992
as Felipe's Mother
ALF
1986
as Betty Susla
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Cannon
1971
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Sally / Maw
Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Beamish
Daniel Boone
1964
as Berthe
The Lucy Show
1962
as Olga / Kathleen / Mrs. Blake / Miss Putnam
Police Woman
1974
Cow and Chicken
1997
as Greta (voice)
Batman Beyond
1999
as Ma Mayhem (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")
Hunter
1984
as Ann Ridley
Martin
1992
as Saleslady
DuckTales
1987
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Maid
Becker
1998
as Edith / Evelyn
Providence
1999
as Miss Van Gundy
Murphy Brown
1988
as Mrs. Caldwell
Kojak
1973
as Ma Wonderly
Hawaiian Eye
1959
The High Chaparral
1967
as Maude
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Caroline in the City
1995
as Grandma Duffy
Duckman
1994
Father Knows Best
1954
as Woman at Bus Station
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989
Dave's World
1993
as Waitress
Growing Pains
1985
as Madge / Sophie / Estelle
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Mister Ed
1961
Dragnet
1967
as Mrs. Sunshine Pound
Movies (125)
Shrek
2001
as Old Woman (voice)
Hercules
1997
as Heavyset Woman (voice)
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Sister Mary Stigmata
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
The Sting
1973
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Muriel
Hocus Pocus
1993
as Miss Olin
Chances Are
1989
as Mrs. Handy
Innerspace
1987
as Dream Lady
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Microwave Marge
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Edler (voice)
The Fly
1958
as Emma
The Seven Year Itch
1955
as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Dragnet
1987
as Enid Borden
Houseboat
1958
as Laundromat Gossip
Joe Dirt
2001
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Mother Mary Stigmata
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Millie Lemmon
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)
Monkey Business
1952
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
Dutch
1991
as Gritzi
Baby Geniuses
1999
as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Point Blank
1967
as First Citizen
Ready to Rumble
2000
as Jane King
Carpool
1996
as Franklin's Mom (voice)
The Naked City
1948
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Teen Wolf Too
1987
as Admissions Lady
Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Bobby Dean Loner
North to Alaska
1960
as Lena Nordqvist
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
The Far Country
1954
as Grits
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Mrs. Danvers
The Willies
1990
as Miss Titmarsh
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Miss March (uncredited)
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998
as Miss Peabody
Inside Out
1987
Where Does It Hurt?
1972
as Mrs. Manzzini / Mrs. Mazzini
The Buccaneer
1958
as Tina
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
as Mrs. Jensen
A Perilous Journey
1953
as Leah
The Rounders
1965
as Agatha Moore
Hitched
1973
as Rainbow McCloud
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Sister Sue
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Officer Hurley
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Mrs. Perkins
House by the River
1950
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
The Norseman
1978
as Old Indian woman
Madison Avenue
1961
as Miss Thelma Haley
The Best of Times
1986
as Rosie
Artists and Models
1955
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
The Malibu Bikini Shop
1986
as Loraine Bender
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Which Way to the Front?
1970
as Bland's Mother
Appointment with Danger
1950
as Nun
The Errand Boy
1961
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
The Disorderly Orderly
1964
as Nurse Higgins
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
as Mary Elizabeth
The Helicopter Spies
1968
as Mom
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Mrs. Stone
Athena
1954
as Miss Seely
Heartbeeps
1981
as Helicopter Pilot
Kiss Them for Me
1957
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Psycho Sisters
1974
as Hilda
The Unholy Rollers
1972
as Karen's Mother
The Wrong Guys
1988
as Grunski's Mum
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
1995
as Rhondas Grandma
The Ladies Man
1961
as Katie
A Life of Her Own
1950
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
In the Mood
1987
as Mrs. Marver
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Mrs. Glucksman
The Glass Wall
1953
as Zelda - Fat Woman
Too Much, Too Soon
1958
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
Behave Yourself!
1951
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self
The Missouri Traveler
1958
as Serena Poole
Marriage on the Rocks
1965
as Miss Blight
The Midnight Story
1957
as Rosa Cuneo
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
Dream Wife
1953
as Hotel Maid
Nickel & Dime
1992
as Judge C.C. Leichter
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Sarah
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Mrs. Kahrney
Reckless Kelly
1993
as Mrs. Delance
Seven Girlfriends
2000
as Mrs. Hargrove
Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Woman
Cry Danger
1951
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
as Stella Kowalski
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Nelly
Behind Locked Doors
1948
as Nurse (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
Pawnee
1957
as Mrs. Carter
Glitz
1988
as Mrs. Magyk / Mrs Magyk
Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Sis Pringle
Talk About a Stranger
1952
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
Super Ducktales
1989
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
Three on a Couch
1966
as Murphy
3 Ring Circus
1954
as Custard Pie Gag Victim
The Canterville Ghost
1988
as Mrs. Umney
The Second Face
1950
as Shirley
Your Three Minutes Are Up
1973
as Mrs. Wilk
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970
as Mrs. Borg
Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Soup and Me
1978
as Mrs. Stetson
Wild Harvest
1962
as Goldie
Once a Thief
1950
as Phoebe
Confidentially Connie
1953
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Lily Parker
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975
as Essie
Man and Cat
2001
as Female Cat
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
as Bertha Martin
The Saxon Charm
1948
as Reception Nurse
She's Back on Broadway
1953
as Webber's Receptionist
Call Her Mom
1972
as Woman
Kid Monk Baroni
1952
as Maria Baroni
About Kathleen Freeman
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. With 229 credits spanning from 1948 to 2002, Kathleen Freeman has appeared in 125 films and 104 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kathleen Freeman Movies
- Shrek (2001) — as Old Woman (voice)
- Hercules (1997) — as Heavyset Woman (voice)
- The Blues Brothers (1980) — as Sister Mary Stigmata
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
- The Sting (1973) — as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
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