Kathleen Freeman
February 17, 1919 (105 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Credits
- 2002 · What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' as Self
- 2001 · Man and Cat as Female Cat
- 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 · Grown Ups as
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Ma Mayhem (voice)
- 1999 · Providence as Miss Van Gundy
- 1998 · I'll Be Home for Christmas as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
- 1998 · Becker as Edith / Evelyn
- 1998 · Richie Rich's Christmas Wish as Miss Peabody
- 1998 · The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self
- 1998 · Love Boat: The Next Wave as Maw-Maw Cranston
- 1997 · Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show as
- 1997 · Cow and Chicken as
- 1997 · Hercules as Heavyset Woman (voice)
- 1996 · Clueless as
- 1996 · The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as
- 1996 · Carpool as Franklin's Mom (voice)
- 1996 · Arliss as
- 1995 · Caroline in the City as Grandma Duffy
- 1995 · Two Guys Talkin' About Girls as Rhondas Grandma
- 1994 · ER as Rhonda's Patient
- 1994 · Party of Five as
- 1994 · Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Muriel
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1993 · Dave's World as Waitress
- 1993 · Phenom as
- 1993 · Hocus Pocus as Miss Olin
- 1993 · Reckless Kelly as Mrs. Delance
- 1992 · Renegade as Felipe's Mother
- 1992 · Martin as
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Madge
- 1992 · FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Edler (voice)
- 1992 · Nickel & Dime as Judge C.C. Leichter
- 1991 · Home Improvement as Gwen
- 1991 · Herman's Head as Mrs. Debusher
- 1991 · Dutch as Gritzi
- 1990 · The Willies as Miss Titmarsh
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as
- 1990 · Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Microwave Marge
- 1990 · Sydney as
- 1989 · Doogie Howser, M.D. as
- 1989 · Major Dad as
- 1989 · Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland as Dance Teacher (voice)
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Mrs. Parker
- 1989 · Chances Are as Mrs. Handy
- 1989 · Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers as
- 1989 · Coach as Magda
- 1989 · Hollywood Chaos as
- 1988 · TV 101 as Landlady
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Mrs. Caldwell
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1988 · Glitz as Mrs. Magyk
- 1988 · The Canterville Ghost as Mrs. Umney
- 1988 · The Wrong Guys as Grunski's Mum
- 1987 · Teen Wolf Too as Admissions Lady
- 1987 · DuckTales as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
- 1987 · In the Mood as Mrs. Marver
- 1987 · Inside Out as
- 1987 · Innerspace as Dream Lady
- 1987 · Dragnet as Enid Borden
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Peg's Mom (voice)
- 1986 · The Malibu Bikini Shop as Loraine Bender
- 1986 · My Sister Sam as
- 1986 · ALF as Betty Susla
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Joan Ackerman
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1986 · The Hogan Family as
- 1986 · The Best of Times as Rosie
- 1985 · MacGyver as Rose Magruta
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Madge
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Estelle
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Sophie
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Mother Superior3
- 1985 · Mr. Belvedere as
- 1984 · Hunter as Ann Ridley
- 1981 · Heartbeeps as Helicopter Pilot
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1980 · The Blues Brothers as Sister Mary Stigmata
- 1979 · The Facts of Life as
- 1978 · The Norseman as Old Indian woman
- 1978 · Soup and Me as Mrs. Stetson
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1975 · The Strongest Man in the World as Officer Hurley
- 1975 · The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return as Essie
- 1974 · Psycho Sisters as Hilda
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Kolchak: The Night Stalker as
- 1973 · The Sting as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
- 1973 · Kojak as Ma Wonderly
- 1973 · Lotsa Luck as Iris Belmont
- 1973 · Your Three Minutes Are Up as Mrs. Wilk
- 1972 · The Unholy Rollers as Karen's Mother
- 1972 · The Sandy Duncan Show as
- 1972 · Where Does It Hurt? as Mrs. Manzzini
- 1972 · Stand Up and Be Counted as Sarah
- 1972 · Call Her Mom as Woman
- 1971 · Funny Face as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Support Your Local Gunfighter as Mrs. Perkins
- 1971 · Hitched as Rainbow McCloud
- 1970 · But I Don't Want to Get Married! as Mrs. Borg
- 1970 · Which Way to the Front? as Bland's Mother
- 1970 · Myra Breckinridge as Bobby Dean Loner
- 1970 · The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Mrs. Jensen
- 1969 · The Good Guys and the Bad Guys as Mrs. Stone
- 1969 · Love, American Style as
- 1969 · The Bill Cosby Show as
- 1969 · Hook, Line and Sinker as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
- 1969 · Death of a Gunfighter as Mary Elizabeth
- 1969 · Support Your Local Sheriff! as Mrs. Danvers
- 1968 · Lancer as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 1968 · The Ghost & Mrs. Muir as
- 1968 · The Helicopter Spies as Mom
- 1967 · The High Chaparral as Maude
- 1967 · Point Blank as First Citizen
- 1967 · Ironside as Helga
- 1966 · Three on a Couch as Murphy
- 1966 · Batman as Rosetta Stone
- 1965 · Marriage on the Rocks as Miss Blight
- 1965 · I Dream of Jeannie as Sally
- 1965 · I Dream of Jeannie as Maw
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as Gertrude Linkmyer
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as Gertrude Linkmeyer
- 1965 · Laredo as
- 1965 · Please Don't Eat the Daisies as
- 1965 · That Funny Feeling as Woman at Phone Booth
- 1965 · The Rounders as Agatha Moore
- 1964 · The Disorderly Orderly as Nurse Higgins
- 1964 · Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Berthe
- 1964 · The Bing Crosby Show as
- 1964 · Mail Order Bride as Sister Sue
- 1963 · Who's Minding the Store? as Mrs. Glucksman
- 1963 · The Nutty Professor as Millie Lemmon
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Olga
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Mrs. Blake
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Kathleen
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Miss Putnam
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Mabel Johnson
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Angela Morrow
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mrs. McLeod
- 1962 · Pericles on 31st Street as Mrs. Dassel
- 1962 · Wild Harvest as Goldie
- 1961 · The Errand Boy as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
- 1961 · The Dick Van Dyke Show as Maid
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · Bus Stop as
- 1961 · 87th Precinct as
- 1961 · The Ladies Man as Katie
- 1961 · Madison Avenue as Miss Thelma Haley
- 1961 · Mister Ed as
- 1960 · North to Alaska as Lena Nordqvist
- 1960 · The Case of the Dangerous Robin as Emma Stroud
- 1960 · My Three Sons as
- 1960 · Guestward, Ho! as
- 1959 · The Detectives as
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as
- 1959 · The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Ma Brinker
- 1959 · Bonanza as Miss Hibbs
- 1959 · Rawhide as Mrs. Beamish
- 1958 · The Buccaneer as Tina
- 1958 · Houseboat as Laundromat Gossip
- 1958 · Houseboat as Laundromat Gossip (uncredited)
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · The Donna Reed Show as
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · The Fly as Emma
- 1958 · Too Much, Too Soon as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Missouri Traveler as Serena Poole
- 1957 · Kiss Them for Me as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
- 1957 · Pawnee as Mrs. Carter
- 1957 · The Midnight Story as Rosa Cuneo
- 1957 · O. Henry Playhouse as Maggie McCaskey
- 1955 · Artists and Models as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · The Seven Year Itch as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
- 1954 · 3 Ring Circus as Custard Pie Gag Victim
- 1954 · Athena as Miss Seely
- 1954 · December Bride as
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1954 · Battle of Rogue River as Sis Pringle
- 1954 · The Far Country as Grits
- 1954 · Mayor of the Town as Marilly the Housekeeper
- 1953 · Topper as
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Jessie
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Cousin Phemie
- 1953 · The Affairs of Dobie Gillis as Stella Kowalski
- 1953 · Dream Wife as Hotel Maid
- 1953 · A Perilous Journey as Leah
- 1953 · The Glass Wall as Zelda - Fat Woman
- 1953 · She's Back on Broadway as Webber's Receptionist
- 1953 · Confidentially Connie as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Magnetic Monster as Nelly
- 1952 · The Bad and the Beautiful as Miss March (uncredited)
- 1952 · Mr. & Mrs. North as
- 1952 · Monkey Business as Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1952 · O. Henry's Full House as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
- 1952 · Kid Monk Baroni as Maria Baroni
- 1952 · Talk About a Stranger as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
- 1952 · Singin' in the Rain as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
- 1952 · Love Is Better Than Ever as Mrs. Kahrney
- 1952 · The Greatest Show on Earth as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1951 · Dragnet as
- 1951 · Let's Make It Legal as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Ripplehissian gang
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Behave Yourself! as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
- 1951 · Yes Sir, Mr. Bones as Chick Watts
- 1951 · Strictly Dishonorable as Organist
- 1951 · A Place in the Sun as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
- 1951 · Cause for Alarm! as Woman
- 1951 · Cry Danger as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
- 1951 · Cry Danger as
- 1951 · The Company She Keeps as Jessie - Parolee with Child (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Second Face as Shirley
- 1950 · A Life of Her Own as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
- 1950 · Lonely Heart Bandits as Bertha Martin
- 1950 · Once a Thief as Phoebe
- 1950 · The Reformer and the Redhead as Lily Parker
- 1950 · Appointment with Danger as Nun
- 1950 · House by the River as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
- 1950 · No Man of Her Own as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
- 1949 · Annie Was a Wonder as Annie Swenson
- 1948 · Behind Locked Doors as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Naked City as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)