Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 17, 1919
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Self |
| 2001 | Shrek | Old Woman (voice) |
| 2001 | Man and Cat | Female Cat |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt | Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Ready to Rumble | Jane King |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Seven Girlfriends | Mrs. Hargrove |
| 1998 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Tom Tom Girl Gloria |
| 1998 | The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' | Self |
| 1998 | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Miss Peabody |
| 1997 | Hercules | Heavyset Woman (voice) |
| 1996 | Carpool | Franklin's Mom (voice) |
| 1995 | Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | Rhondas Grandma |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Muriel |
| 1993 | Hocus Pocus | Miss Olin |
| 1993 | Reckless Kelly | Mrs. Delance |
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Edler (voice) |
| 1992 | Nickel & Dime | Judge C.C. Leichter |
| 1991 | Dutch | Gritzi |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Microwave Marge |
| 1990 | The Willies | Miss Titmarsh |
| 1989 | Hollywood Chaos | |
| 1989 | Chances Are | Mrs. Handy |
| 1989 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Dance Teacher (voice) |
| 1989 | Super Ducktales | Mrs. Crackshell (voice) |
| 1988 | Glitz | Mrs. Magyk |
| 1988 | The Canterville Ghost | Mrs. Umney |
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys | Grunski's Mum |
| 1988 | Glitz | Mrs Magyk |
| 1987 | Inside Out | |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Dream Lady |
| 1987 | Dragnet | Enid Borden |
| 1987 | In the Mood | Mrs. Marver |
| 1987 | Teen Wolf Too | Admissions Lady |
| 1986 | The Malibu Bikini Shop | Loraine Bender |
| 1986 | The Best of Times | Rosie |
| 1981 | Heartbeeps | Helicopter Pilot |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers | Sister Mary Stigmata |
| 1978 | The Norseman | Old Indian woman |
| 1978 | Soup and Me | Mrs. Stetson |
| 1975 | The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return | Essie |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World | Officer Hurley |
| 1974 | Psycho Sisters | Hilda |
| 1973 | Your Three Minutes Are Up | Mrs. Wilk |
| 1973 | The Sting | Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Unholy Rollers | Karen's Mother |
| 1972 | Stand Up and Be Counted | Sarah |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Mrs. Manzzini |
| 1972 | Call Her Mom | Woman |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Mrs. Perkins |
| 1971 | Hitched | Rainbow McCloud |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Mrs. Jensen |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? | Bland's Mother |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge | Bobby Dean Loner |
| 1970 | But I Don't Want to Get Married! | Mrs. Borg |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Mrs. Stone |
| 1969 | Death of a Gunfighter | Mary Elizabeth |
| 1969 | Support Your Local Sheriff! | Mrs. Danvers |
| 1969 | Hook, Line and Sinker | Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter |
| 1968 | The Helicopter Spies | Mom |
| 1967 | Point Blank | First Citizen |
| 1966 | Three on a Couch | Murphy |
| 1965 | The Rounders | Agatha Moore |
| 1965 | Marriage on the Rocks | Miss Blight |
| 1965 | That Funny Feeling | Woman at Phone Booth |
| 1964 | The Disorderly Orderly | Nurse Higgins |
| 1964 | Mail Order Bride | Sister Sue |
| 1963 | The Nutty Professor | Millie Lemmon |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? | Mrs. Glucksman |
| 1962 | Wild Harvest | Goldie |
| 1961 | The Ladies Man | Katie |
| 1961 | Madison Avenue | Miss Thelma Haley |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy | Mrs. Helen Paramutual |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Lena Nordqvist |
| 1958 | Houseboat | Laundromat Gossip |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer | Tina |
| 1958 | The Fly | Emma |
| 1958 | Houseboat | Laundromat Gossip (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Missouri Traveler | Serena Poole |
| 1958 | Too Much, Too Soon | Miss Magruder (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Midnight Story | Rosa Cuneo |
| 1957 | Pawnee | Mrs. Carter |
| 1957 | Kiss Them for Me | Nurse Wilinski (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Artists and Models | Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Seven Year Itch | Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Far Country | Grits |
| 1954 | Battle of Rogue River | Sis Pringle |
| 1954 | 3 Ring Circus | Custard Pie Gag Victim |
| 1954 | Athena | Miss Seely |
| 1953 | Confidentially Connie | Mother of Twins (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Dream Wife | Hotel Maid |
| 1953 | The Glass Wall | Zelda - Fat Woman |
| 1953 | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | Stella Kowalski |
| 1953 | She's Back on Broadway | Webber's Receptionist |
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster | Nelly |
| 1953 | A Perilous Journey | Leah |
| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain | Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Love Is Better Than Ever | Mrs. Kahrney |
| 1952 | Kid Monk Baroni | Maria Baroni |
| 1952 | Monkey Business | Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful | Miss March (uncredited) |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Talk About a Stranger | Rosa, Grocery Clerk |
| 1951 | Strictly Dishonorable | Organist |
| 1951 | Cry Danger | Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Yes Sir, Mr. Bones | Chick Watts |
| 1951 | Cry Danger | |
| 1951 | Let's Make It Legal | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Company She Keeps | Jessie - Parolee with Child (uncredited) |
| 1951 | A Place in the Sun | Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Cause for Alarm! | Woman |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! | Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited) |
| 1950 | House by the River | Effie Ferguson - Party Guest |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead | Lily Parker |
| 1950 | Once a Thief | Phoebe |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Own | Clara Larrimore (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Lonely Heart Bandits | Bertha Martin |
| 1950 | The Second Face | Shirley |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger | Nun |
| 1950 | A Life of Her Own | Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Annie Was a Wonder | Annie Swenson |
| 1948 | Behind Locked Doors | Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Naked City | Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Saxon Charm | Reception Nurse |