Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Known for
Acting
Born
February 17, 1919
Died
August 23, 2001 (aged 82)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' poster

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

Movie · as Self

2001
Shrek poster

Shrek

Movie · as Old Woman (voice)

2001
Man and Cat

Man and Cat

Movie · as Female Cat

2001
Joe Dirt poster

Joe Dirt

Movie · as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)

2000
Ready to Rumble poster

Ready to Rumble

Movie · as Jane King

2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps poster

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Movie · as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

2000
Seven Girlfriends poster

Seven Girlfriends

Movie · as Mrs. Hargrove

2000
As Told by Ginger poster

As Told by Ginger

TV · as Mrs. Gordon (voice) · 14 eps

1999
Baby Geniuses poster

Baby Geniuses

Movie · as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

1999
Batman Beyond poster

Batman Beyond

TV · as Ma Mayhem (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Providence poster

Providence

TV · as Miss Van Gundy · 1 ep

1999
Grown Ups

Grown Ups

TV · as Mona · 1 ep

1999
Detention poster

Detention

TV · as Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice) · 13 eps

1998
I'll Be Home for Christmas poster

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Movie · as Tom Tom Girl Gloria

1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' poster

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

Movie · as Self

1998
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish poster

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

Movie · as Miss Peabody

1998
Blues Brothers 2000 poster

Blues Brothers 2000

Movie · as Mother Mary Stigmata

1998
Becker poster

Becker

TV · as Edith / Evelyn · 1 ep

1998
Love Boat: The Next Wave poster

Love Boat: The Next Wave

TV · as Maw-Maw Cranston · 1 ep

1997
Hercules poster

Hercules

Movie · as Heavyset Woman (voice)

1997
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show poster

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

TV · 1 ep

1997
Cow and Chicken poster

Cow and Chicken

TV · as Greta (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Carpool poster

Carpool

Movie · as Franklin's Mom (voice)

1996
Arli$$ poster

Arli$$

TV · as Helga Krupp · 1 ep

1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest poster

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

TV · 1 ep

1996
Clueless poster

Clueless

TV · 1 ep

1995
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls poster

Two Guys Talkin' About Girls

Movie · as Rhondas Grandma

1995
Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City

TV · as Grandma Duffy · 2 eps

1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Movie · as Muriel

1994
Duckman poster

Duckman

TV · 1 ep

1994
Party of Five poster

Party of Five

TV · as Mona · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Rhonda's Patient · 1 ep

1993
Hocus Pocus poster

Hocus Pocus

Movie · as Miss Olin

1993
Reckless Kelly poster

Reckless Kelly

Movie · as Mrs. Delance

1993
Phenom poster

Phenom

TV · 1 ep

1993
Dave's World poster

Dave's World

TV · as Waitress · 1 ep

1992
FernGully: The Last Rainforest poster

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

Movie · as Edler (voice)

1992
Nickel & Dime poster

Nickel & Dime

Movie · as Judge C.C. Leichter

1992
Martin poster

Martin

TV · as Saleslady · 1 ep

1992
Melrose Place poster

Melrose Place

TV · as Madge · 1 ep

1992
Renegade poster

Renegade

TV · as Felipe's Mother · 1 ep

1991
Dutch poster

Dutch

Movie · as Gritzi

1991
Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement

TV · as Gwen · 1 ep

1991
Herman's Head poster

Herman's Head

TV · as Mrs. Debusher · 1 ep

1991
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Margaret (voice), Woman #8 (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch poster

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Movie · as Microwave Marge

1990
The Willies poster

The Willies

Movie · as Miss Titmarsh

1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 poster

Beverly Hills, 90210

TV · as Pawn Shop Clerk · 1 ep

1990
Sydney poster

Sydney

TV · 1 ep

1989
Hollywood Chaos poster

Hollywood Chaos

Movie

1989
Chances Are poster

Chances Are

Movie · as Mrs. Handy

1989
Super Ducktales poster

Super Ducktales

Movie · as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)

1989
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers poster

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

TV · 1 ep

1989
Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D.

TV · as Mrs. Mickling · 1 ep

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Magda · 1 ep

1989
Major Dad poster

Major Dad

TV · 1 ep

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death") · 1 ep

1989
Christine Cromwell poster

Christine Cromwell

TV · as Catherine · 1 ep

1988
Glitz poster

Glitz

Movie · as Mrs. Magyk, Mrs Magyk

1988
The Canterville Ghost poster

The Canterville Ghost

Movie · as Mrs. Umney

1988
The Wrong Guys poster

The Wrong Guys

Movie · as Grunski's Mum

1988
Roseanne poster

Roseanne

TV · 2 eps

1988
Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown

TV · as Mrs. Caldwell · 1 ep

1988
TV 101 poster

TV 101

TV · as Landlady · 1 ep

1987
Inside Out poster

Inside Out

Movie

1987
Innerspace poster

Innerspace

Movie · as Dream Lady

1987
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

Movie · as Enid Borden

1987
In the Mood poster

In the Mood

Movie · as Mrs. Marver

1987
Teen Wolf Too poster

Teen Wolf Too

Movie · as Admissions Lady

1987
DuckTales poster

DuckTales

TV · as Mrs. Crackshell (voice) · 26 eps

1987
Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children

TV · as Peg's Mom (voice) · 2 eps

1987
She's the Sheriff poster

She's the Sheriff

TV · as Aunt Bessie · 1 ep

1986
The Malibu Bikini Shop poster

The Malibu Bikini Shop

Movie · as Loraine Bender

1986
The Best of Times poster

The Best of Times

Movie · as Rosie

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Joan Ackerman · 1 ep

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Lucy Lewis · 2 eps

1986
ALF poster

ALF

TV · as Betty Susla · 1 ep

1986
The Hogan Family poster

The Hogan Family

TV · 2 eps

1986
My Sister Sam poster

My Sister Sam

TV · 1 ep

1985
Growing Pains poster

Growing Pains

TV · as Madge, Sophie, Estelle · 2 eps

1985
Mr. Belvedere poster

Mr. Belvedere

TV · 1 ep

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Mother Superior3 · 1 ep

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Rose Magruta · 1 ep

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Ann Ridley · 1 ep

1981
Heartbeeps poster

Heartbeeps

Movie · as Helicopter Pilot

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · as Felix's customer · 1 ep

1980
The Blues Brothers poster

The Blues Brothers

Movie · as Sister Mary Stigmata

1979
The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life

TV · 2 eps

1978
The Norseman poster

The Norseman

Movie · as Old Indian woman

1978
Soup and Me poster

Soup and Me

Movie · as Mrs. Stetson

1977
CHiPs poster

CHiPs

TV · 1 ep

1975
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return poster

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

Movie · as Essie

1975
The Strongest Man in the World poster

The Strongest Man in the World

Movie · as Officer Hurley

1974
Psycho Sisters poster

Psycho Sisters

Movie · as Hilda

1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

TV · 1 ep

1974
Police Woman poster

Police Woman

TV · 1 ep

1973
Your Three Minutes Are Up poster

Your Three Minutes Are Up

Movie · as Mrs. Wilk

1973
Hitched poster

Hitched

Movie · as Rainbow McCloud

1973
The Sting poster

The Sting

Movie · as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Ma Wonderly · 1 ep

1973
Lotsa Luck poster

Lotsa Luck

TV · as Iris Belmont · 23 eps

1972
The Unholy Rollers poster

The Unholy Rollers

Movie · as Karen's Mother

1972
Stand Up and Be Counted poster

Stand Up and Be Counted

Movie · as Sarah

1972
Where Does It Hurt? poster

Where Does It Hurt?

Movie · as Mrs. Manzzini, Mrs. Mazzini

1972
Call Her Mom poster

Call Her Mom

Movie · as Woman

1972
The Sandy Duncan Show

The Sandy Duncan Show

TV · 13 eps

1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter poster

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Movie · as Mrs. Perkins

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · 1 ep

1971
Funny Face poster

Funny Face

TV · 13 eps

1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue poster

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Movie · as Mrs. Jensen

1970
Which Way to the Front? poster

Which Way to the Front?

Movie · as Bland's Mother

1970
Myra Breckinridge poster

Myra Breckinridge

Movie · as Bobby Dean Loner

1970
But I Don't Want to Get Married! poster

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

Movie · as Mrs. Borg

1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys poster

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Movie · as Mrs. Stone

1969
Death of a Gunfighter poster

Death of a Gunfighter

Movie · as Mary Elizabeth

1969
Support Your Local Sheriff! poster

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Movie · as Mrs. Danvers

1969
Hook, Line and Sinker poster

Hook, Line and Sinker

Movie · as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · 3 eps

1969
The Bill Cosby Show poster

The Bill Cosby Show

TV · as Eloise Hardy · 1 ep

1968
The Helicopter Spies poster

The Helicopter Spies

Movie · as Mom

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · 1 ep

1968
Lancer poster

Lancer

TV · 1 ep

1968
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir poster

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

TV · 1 ep

1967
Point Blank poster

Point Blank

Movie · as First Citizen

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as Helga · 1 ep

1967
The High Chaparral poster

The High Chaparral

TV · as Maude · 1 ep

1967
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · as Mrs. Sunshine Pound · 1 ep

1966
Three on a Couch poster

Three on a Couch

Movie · as Murphy

1966
Batman poster

Batman

TV · as Rosetta Stone · 1 ep

1965
The Rounders poster

The Rounders

Movie · as Agatha Moore

1965
Marriage on the Rocks poster

Marriage on the Rocks

Movie · as Miss Blight

1965
That Funny Feeling poster

That Funny Feeling

Movie · as Woman at Phone Booth

1965
I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie

TV · as Sally, Maw · 1 ep

1965
Hogan's Heroes poster

Hogan's Heroes

TV · as Gertrude Linkmyer, Gertrude Linkmeyer · 1 ep

1965
Laredo poster

Laredo

TV · 1 ep

1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies poster

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

TV · 1 ep

1964
The Disorderly Orderly poster

The Disorderly Orderly

Movie · as Nurse Higgins

1964
Mail Order Bride poster

Mail Order Bride

Movie · as Sister Sue

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

TV · 2 eps

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Berthe · 1 ep

1964
The Bing Crosby Show poster

The Bing Crosby Show

TV · 1 ep

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Mrs. Sparks · 1 ep

1963
The Nutty Professor poster

The Nutty Professor

Movie · as Millie Lemmon

1963
Who's Minding the Store? poster

Who's Minding the Store?

Movie · as Mrs. Glucksman

1962
Wild Harvest poster

Wild Harvest

Movie · as Goldie

1962
The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show

TV · as Olga, Kathleen, Mrs. Blake, Miss Putnam · 1 ep

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · as Mabel Johnson · 4 eps

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Angela Morrow, Mrs. McLeod · 1 ep

1961
The Ladies Man poster

The Ladies Man

Movie · as Katie

1961
Madison Avenue poster

Madison Avenue

Movie · as Miss Thelma Haley

1961
The Errand Boy poster

The Errand Boy

Movie · as Mrs. Helen Paramutual

1961
Mister Ed poster

Mister Ed

TV · 1 ep

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV · as Maid · 2 eps

1961
87th Precinct poster

87th Precinct

TV · 1 ep

1961
Bus Stop poster

Bus Stop

TV · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 1 ep

1960
North to Alaska poster

North to Alaska

Movie · as Lena Nordqvist

1960
My Three Sons poster

My Three Sons

TV · 1 ep

1960
Guestward, Ho! poster

Guestward, Ho!

TV · 1 ep

1960
The Case of the Dangerous Robin poster

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

TV · as Emma Stroud · 1 ep

1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis poster

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

TV · as Mrs. Metzger

1959
Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye

TV · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Mrs. Beamish · 1 ep

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Ma Brinker, Miss Hibbs · 1 ep

1958
Houseboat poster

Houseboat

Movie · as Laundromat Gossip (uncredited)

1958
The Buccaneer poster

The Buccaneer

Movie · as Tina

1958
The Fly poster

The Fly

Movie · as Emma

1958
The Missouri Traveler poster

The Missouri Traveler

Movie · as Serena Poole

1958
Too Much, Too Soon poster

Too Much, Too Soon

Movie · as Miss Magruder (uncredited)

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · 3 eps

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show

TV · 3 eps

1957
The Midnight Story poster

The Midnight Story

Movie · as Rosa Cuneo

1957
Pawnee poster

Pawnee

Movie · as Mrs. Carter

1957
Kiss Them for Me poster

Kiss Them for Me

Movie · as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)

1957
O. Henry Playhouse

O. Henry Playhouse

TV · as Maggie McCaskey · 1 ep

1955
Artists and Models poster

Artists and Models

Movie · as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)

1955
Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater

TV · 2 eps

1954
The Far Country poster

The Far Country

Movie · as Grits

1954
Battle of Rogue River poster

Battle of Rogue River

Movie · as Sis Pringle

1954
3 Ring Circus poster

3 Ring Circus

Movie · as Custard Pie Gag Victim

1954
Athena poster

Athena

Movie · as Miss Seely

1954
December Bride poster

December Bride

TV · 1 ep

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · 1 ep

1954
Mayor of the Town poster

Mayor of the Town

TV · as Marilly the Housekeeper · 34 eps

1954
Father Knows Best poster

Father Knows Best

TV · as Woman at Bus Station · 1 ep

1953
Confidentially Connie poster

Confidentially Connie

Movie · as Mother of Twins (uncredited)

1953
Dream Wife poster

Dream Wife

Movie · as Hotel Maid

1953
The Glass Wall poster

The Glass Wall

Movie · as Zelda - Fat Woman

1953
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis poster

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

Movie · as Stella Kowalski

1953
She's Back on Broadway poster

She's Back on Broadway

Movie · as Webber's Receptionist

1953
The Magnetic Monster poster

The Magnetic Monster

Movie · as Nelly

1953
A Perilous Journey poster

A Perilous Journey

Movie · as Leah

1953
Topper poster

Topper

TV · 1 ep

1953
Letter to Loretta poster

Letter to Loretta

TV · as Jessie, Cousin Phemie · 3 eps

1952
Singin' in the Rain poster

Singin' in the Rain

Movie · as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)

1952
Love Is Better Than Ever poster

Love Is Better Than Ever

Movie · as Mrs. Kahrney

1952
Kid Monk Baroni poster

Kid Monk Baroni

Movie · as Maria Baroni

1952
Monkey Business poster

Monkey Business

Movie · as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)

1952
The Bad and the Beautiful poster

The Bad and the Beautiful

Movie · as Miss March (uncredited)

1952
O. Henry's Full House poster

O. Henry's Full House

Movie · as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

1952
The Greatest Show on Earth poster

The Greatest Show on Earth

Movie · as Spectator (uncredited)

1952
Talk About a Stranger poster

Talk About a Stranger

Movie · as Rosa, Grocery Clerk

1952
The Prisoner of Zenda poster

The Prisoner of Zenda

Movie

1952
Mr. & Mrs. North poster

Mr. & Mrs. North

TV · 1 ep

1951
Strictly Dishonorable poster

Strictly Dishonorable

Movie · as Organist

1951
Cry Danger poster

Cry Danger

Movie · as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)

1951
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones poster

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

Movie · as Chick Watts

1951
Let's Make It Legal poster

Let's Make It Legal

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1951
The Company She Keeps poster

The Company She Keeps

Movie · as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)

1951
A Place in the Sun poster

A Place in the Sun

Movie · as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)

1951
Cause for Alarm! poster

Cause for Alarm!

Movie · as Woman

1951
Behave Yourself! poster

Behave Yourself!

Movie · as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)

1951
Come Fill the Cup poster

Come Fill the Cup

Movie · as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

1951
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · 1 ep

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Ripplehissian gang · 1 ep

1950
House by the River poster

House by the River

Movie · as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest

1950
The Reformer and the Redhead poster

The Reformer and the Redhead

Movie · as Lily Parker

1950
Once a Thief poster

Once a Thief

Movie · as Phoebe

1950
No Man of Her Own poster

No Man of Her Own

Movie · as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)

1950
Lonely Heart Bandits poster

Lonely Heart Bandits

Movie · as Bertha Martin

1950
The Second Face poster

The Second Face

Movie · as Shirley

1950
Appointment with Danger poster

Appointment with Danger

Movie · as Nun

1950
A Life of Her Own poster

A Life of Her Own

Movie · as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
Annie Was a Wonder poster

Annie Was a Wonder

Movie · as Annie Swenson

1948
Behind Locked Doors poster

Behind Locked Doors

Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

1948
The Naked City poster

The Naked City

Movie · as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

1948
The Saxon Charm poster

The Saxon Charm

Movie · as Reception Nurse