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.
Filmography
all 224
Movies 124
TV Shows 100
Voice 9
self 2
Female Cat
Man and Cat (2001)
Movie
Old Woman (voice)
Shrek (2001)
Movie
6.87
Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
Joe Dirt (2001)
Movie
5.82
Mrs. Gordon (voice)
As Told by Ginger (2000)
TV
7
Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Movie
6.06
Mrs. Hargrove
Seven Girlfriends (2000)
Movie
Jane King
Ready to Rumble (2000)
Movie
Miss Kisskillya
Detention (1999)
TV
Ma Mayhem (voice)
Batman Beyond (1999)
TV
6.55
Miss Van Gundy
Providence (1999)
TV
4.75
Tom Tom Girl Gloria
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Movie
10
Edith / Evelyn
Becker (1998)
TV
Miss Peabody
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
Movie
Maw-Maw Cranston
Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)
TV
Mother Mary Stigmata
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Movie
1
Heavyset Woman (voice)
Hercules (1997)
Movie
6.82
Franklin's Mom (voice)
Carpool (1996)
Movie
Grandma Duffy
Caroline in the City (1995)
TV
6
Rhondas Grandma
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls (1995)
Movie
Rhonda's Patient
ER (1994)
TV
5.44
Waitress
Dave's World (1993)
TV
Miss Olin
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Movie
8.25
Mrs. Delance
Reckless Kelly (1993)
Movie
Felipe's Mother
Renegade (1992)
TV
Edler (voice)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Movie
9
Judge C.C. Leichter
Nickel & Dime (1992)
Movie
Mrs. Debusher
Herman's Head (1991)
TV
Gritzi
Dutch (1991)
Movie
6
Miss Titmarsh
The Willies (1990)
Movie
8
Microwave Marge
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Movie
6
Dance Teacher (voice)
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
Movie
Mrs. Parker
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
6.4
Mrs. Crackshell
Super Ducktales (1989)
Movie
Mrs. Handy
Chances Are (1989)
Movie
5.5
Magda
Coach (1989)
TV
4.75
Actress
Hollywood Chaos (1989)
Movie
Landlady
TV 101 (1988)
TV
Mrs. Caldwell
Murphy Brown (1988)
TV
6
Mrs. Magyk
Glitz (1988)
Movie
Mrs. Umney
The Canterville Ghost (1988)
Movie
Grunski's Mum
The Wrong Guys (1988)
Movie
Admissions Lady
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
Movie
5.86
Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
DuckTales (1987)
TV
6.33
Mrs. Marver
In the Mood (1987)
Movie
6
Dream Lady
Innerspace (1987)
Movie
6.75
Enid Borden
Dragnet (1987)
Movie
7
Peg's Mom (voice)
Married... with Children (1987)
TV
5.85
Loraine Bender
The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986)
Movie
Betty Susla
ALF (1986)
TV
7.2
Joan Ackerman
L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Rose Magruta
MacGyver (1985)
TV
5.87
Sophie / Madge / Estelle
Growing Pains (1985)
TV
5.22
Mother Superior3
The Golden Girls (1985)
TV
6
Ann Ridley
Hunter (1984)
TV
Helicopter Pilot
Heartbeeps (1981)
Movie
Sister Mary Stigmata
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Movie
7.2
Old Indian woman
The Norseman (1978)
Movie
Mrs. Stetson
Soup and Me (1978)
Movie
Officer Hurley
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
Movie
3.44
Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
The Sting (1973)
Movie
3.83
Ma Wonderly
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Iris Belmont
Lotsa Luck (1973)
TV
Karen's Mother
The Unholy Rollers (1972)
Movie
Mrs. Manzzini
Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
Movie
Mrs. Perkins
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
Movie
1
Rainbow McCloud
Hitched (1971)
Movie
Bland's Mother
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
Movie
Bobby Dean Loner
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Movie
Mrs. Jensen
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
Movie
6
Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
Movie
Mary Elizabeth
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
Movie
Mrs. Danvers
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
Movie
First Citizen
Point Blank (1967)
Movie
3.5
Helga
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Rosetta Stone
Batman (1966)
TV
5
Miss Blight
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
Movie
Sally / Maw
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
TV
6.11
Gertrude Linkmyer / Gertrude Linkmeyer
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
TV
Woman at Phone Booth
That Funny Feeling (1965)
Movie
Dialogue Coach
The Collector (1965)
Movie
Agatha Moore
The Rounders (1965)
Movie
Nurse Higgins
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
Movie
Sister Sue
Mail Order Bride (1964)
Movie
Mrs. Glucksman
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
Movie
Millie Lemmon
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Movie
Kathleen / Olga / Mrs. Blake / Miss Putnam
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV
Mabel Johnson
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
TV
6
Angela Morrow / Mrs. McLeod
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Mrs. Dassel
Pericles on 31st Street (1962)
Movie
Goldie
Wild Harvest (1962)
Movie
Mrs. Helen Paramutual
The Errand Boy (1961)
Movie
Miss Thelma Haley
Madison Avenue (1961)
Movie
Lena Nordquist
North to Alaska (1960)
Movie
Emma Stroud
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
TV
Ma Brinker / Miss Hibbs
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Mrs. Beamish
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Laundromat Gossip / Laundromat Gossip (uncredited)
Houseboat (1958)
Movie
2
Miss Magruder (uncredited)
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
Movie
Serena Poole
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
Movie
Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
Movie
Mrs. Carter
Pawnee (1957)
Movie
Rosa Cuneo
The Midnight Story (1957)
Movie
Maggie McCaskey
O. Henry Playhouse (1957)
TV
Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
Artists and Models (1955)
Movie
Mrs. Johnson
It's Always Jan (1955)
TV
Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Movie
6.3
Custard Pie Gag Victim
3 Ring Circus (1954)
Movie
Miss Seely
Athena (1954)
Movie
Sis Pringle
Battle of Rogue River (1954)
Movie
Marilly the Housekeeper
Mayor of the Town (1954)
TV
Jessie / Cousin Phemie
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
'Happy Stella' Kowalski
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
Movie
Hotel Maid
Dream Wife (1953)
Movie
Zelda - Fat Woman
The Glass Wall (1953)
Movie
Webber's Receptionist
She's Back on Broadway (1953)
Movie
Mother of Twins (uncredited)
Confidentially Connie (1953)
Movie
Miss March (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Movie
7
Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor (uncredited)
Monkey Business (1952)
Movie
1
Mrs. Dorset (segment 'The Ransom of Red Chief') (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Movie
6.75
Maria Baroni
Kid Monk Baroni (1952)
Movie
Rosa, Grocery Clerk
Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Movie
6.91
Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Movie
6
Mrs. Kahrney
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
Movie
Spectator (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
Movie
Ripplehissian gang
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
Behave Yourself! (1951)
Movie
Chick Watts
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
Movie
Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Movie
5.67
Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
Cry Danger (1951)
Movie
6
Jessie - Parolee with Child (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps (1951)
Movie
Shirley
The Second Face (1950)
Movie
Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own (1950)
Movie
Bertha Martin
Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
Movie
Phoebe
Once a Thief (1950)
Movie
Lily Parker
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
Movie
Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
House by the River (1950)
Movie
Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own (1950)
Movie
Annie Swenson
Annie Was a Wonder (1949)
Movie
Nurse (uncredited)
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
Movie
Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
The Naked City (1948)
Movie
6
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1919-02-17
Deathday2001-08-23 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsTheatre World Award
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