Kathleen Freeman
Known for
Acting
Life
1919 – 2001 (aged 82)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
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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
Shrek
18 May 2001
Hercules
13 Jun 1997
The Blues Brothers
16 Jun 1980
Singin' in the Rain
10 Apr 1952
Hocus Pocus
16 Jul 1993
The Sting
25 Dec 1973
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
15 Jun 1990
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
18 Mar 1994
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Filmography
2001
- Man and Catas Female Cat
- Shrekas Old Woman (voice)
- Joe Dirtas Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
2000
- As Told by Gingeras Mrs. Gordon (voice)14 episodes
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumpsas Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
- Seven Girlfriendsas Mrs. Hargrove
- Ready to Rumbleas Jane King
1999
- Detentionas Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)13 episodes
- Grown Upsas Mona1 episode
- Baby Geniusesas Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
- Batman Beyondas Ma Mayhem (voice)1 episode
- Providenceas Miss Van Gundy1 episode
1998
- I'll Be Home for Christmasas Tom Tom Girl Gloria
- Beckeras Edith1 episode
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wishas Miss Peabody
- Love Boat: The Next Waveas Maw-Maw Cranston1 episode
- Blues Brothers 2000as Mother Mary Stigmata
1997
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show1 episode
- Cow and Chickenas Greta (voice)1 episode
- Herculesas Heavyset Woman (voice)
1996
- Clueless1 episode
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest1 episode
- Carpoolas Franklin's Mom (voice)
- Arli$$as Helga Krupp1 episode
1995
- Caroline in the Cityas Grandma Duffy2 episodes
- Two Guys Talkin' About Girlsas Rhondas Grandma
1994
- ERas Rhonda's Patient1 episode
- Party of Fiveas Mona1 episode
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insultas Muriel
- Duckman1 episode
1993
- Dave's Worldas Waitress1 episode
- Phenom1 episode
- Hocus Pocusas Miss Olin
- Reckless Kellyas Mrs. Delance
1992
- Renegadeas Felipe's Mother1 episode
- Martinas Saleslady1 episode
- Melrose Placeas Madge1 episode
- FernGully: The Last Rainforestas Edler (voice)
- Nickel & Dimeas Judge C.C. Leichter
1991
- Home Improvementas Gwen1 episode
- Herman's Headas Mrs. Debusher1 episode
- Rugratsas Margaret (voice)1 episode
- Dutchas Gritzi
1990
- The Williesas Miss Titmarsh
- Beverly Hills, 90210as Pawn Shop Clerk1 episode
- Gremlins 2: The New Batchas Microwave Marge
- Sydney1 episode
1989
- Christine Cromwellas Catherine1 episode
- Doogie Howser, M.D.as Mrs. Mickling1 episode
- Major Dad1 episode
- Tales from the Cryptas Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")1 episode
- Super Ducktalesas Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
- Chances Areas Mrs. Handy
- Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers1 episode
- Coachas Magda1 episode
- Hollywood Chaos
1988
- TV 101as Landlady1 episode
- Murphy Brownas Mrs. Caldwell1 episode
- Roseanne2 episodes
- Glitzas Mrs Magyk
- The Canterville Ghostas Mrs. Umney
- The Wrong Guysas Grunski's Mum
1987
- Teen Wolf Tooas Admissions Lady
- She's the Sheriffas Aunt Bessie1 episode
- DuckTalesas Mrs. Crackshell (voice)26 episodes
- In the Moodas Mrs. Marver
- Inside Out
- Innerspaceas Dream Lady
- Dragnetas Enid Borden
- Married... with Childrenas Peg's Mom (voice)2 episodes
1986
- The Malibu Bikini Shopas Loraine Bender
- My Sister Sam1 episode
- ALFas Betty Susla1 episode
- L.A. Lawas Joan Ackerman1 episode
- Matlockas Lucy Lewis2 episodes
- The Hogan Family2 episodes
- The Best of Timesas Rosie
1985
- MacGyveras Rose Magruta1 episode
- Growing Painsas Estelle1 episode
- The Golden Girlsas Mother Superior31 episode
- Mr. Belvedere1 episode
1984
- Hunteras Ann Ridley1 episode
1981
- Heartbeepsas Helicopter Pilot
- Simon & Simonas Felix's customer1 episode
1980
- The Blues Brothersas Sister Mary Stigmata
1979
- The Facts of Life2 episodes
1978
- The Norsemanas Old Indian woman
- Soup and Meas Mrs. Stetson
1977
- CHiPs1 episode
1975
- The Strongest Man in the Worldas Officer Hurley
- The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Returnas Essie
1974
- Psycho Sistersas Hilda
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker1 episode
- Police Woman1 episode
1973
- The Stingas Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
- Kojakas Ma Wonderly1 episode
- Lotsa Luckas Iris Belmont23 episodes
- Your Three Minutes Are Upas Mrs. Wilk
- Hitchedas Rainbow McCloud
1972
- The Unholy Rollersas Karen's Mother
- The Sandy Duncan Show13 episodes
- Where Does It Hurt?as Mrs. Mazzini
- Stand Up and Be Countedas Sarah
- Call Her Momas Woman
1971
- Funny Face13 episodes
- Cannon1 episode
- Support Your Local Gunfighteras Mrs. Perkins
1970
- But I Don't Want to Get Married!as Mrs. Borg
- Which Way to the Front?as Bland's Mother
- Myra Breckinridgeas Bobby Dean Loner
- The Ballad of Cable Hogueas Mrs. Jensen
1969
- The Good Guys and the Bad Guysas Mrs. Stone
- Love, American Style3 episodes
- The Bill Cosby Showas Eloise Hardy1 episode
- Hook, Line and Sinkeras Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
- Death of a Gunfighteras Mary Elizabeth
- Support Your Local Sheriff!as Mrs. Danvers
1968
- The Mod Squad1 episode
- Lancer1 episode
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir1 episode
- The Helicopter Spiesas Mom
1967
- The High Chaparralas Maude1 episode
- Point Blankas First Citizen
- Ironsideas Helga1 episode
- Dragnetas Mrs. Sunshine Pound1 episode
1966
- Three on a Couchas Murphy
- Batmanas Rosetta Stone1 episode
1965
- Marriage on the Rocksas Miss Blight
- I Dream of Jeannieas Maw1 episode
- Hogan's Heroesas Gertrude Linkmeyer1 episode
- Laredo1 episode
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies1 episode
- That Funny Feelingas Woman at Phone Booth
- The Roundersas Agatha Moore
1964
- The Disorderly Orderlyas Nurse Higgins
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.2 episodes
- Daniel Booneas Berthe1 episode
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Mrs. Sparks1 episode
- The Bing Crosby Show1 episode
- Mail Order Brideas Sister Sue
1963
- Who's Minding the Store?as Mrs. Glucksman
- The Nutty Professoras Millie Lemmon
1962
- The Lucy Showas Miss Putnam1 episode
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Mabel Johnson4 episodes
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Mrs. McLeod1 episode
- Wild Harvestas Goldie
1961
- The Errand Boyas Mrs. Helen Paramutual
- The Dick Van Dyke Showas Maid2 episodes
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Bus Stop1 episode
- 87th Precinct1 episode
- The Ladies Manas Katie
- Madison Avenueas Miss Thelma Haley
- Mister Ed1 episode
1960
- North to Alaskaas Lena Nordqvist
- The Case of the Dangerous Robinas Emma Stroud1 episode
- My Three Sons1 episode
- Guestward, Ho!1 episode
1959
- The Detectives1 episode
- Hawaiian Eye1 episode
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1 episode
- Bonanzaas Miss Hibbs1 episode
- Rawhideas Mrs. Beamish1 episode
1958
- The Buccaneeras Tina
- Houseboatas Laundromat Gossip
- 77 Sunset Strip3 episodes
- The Donna Reed Show3 episodes
- Bronco1 episode
- The Flyas Emma
- Too Much, Too Soonas Miss Magruder (uncredited)
- The Missouri Traveleras Serena Poole
1957
- Kiss Them for Meas Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
- Pawneeas Mrs. Carter
- The Midnight Storyas Rosa Cuneo
- O. Henry Playhouseas Maggie McCaskey1 episode
1955
- Artists and Modelsas Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
- Matinee Theater2 episodes
1954
- 3 Ring Circusas Custard Pie Gag Victim
- Athenaas Miss Seely
- December Bride1 episode
- Father Knows Bestas Woman at Bus Station1 episode
- Lassie1 episode
- Battle of Rogue Riveras Sis Pringle
- The Far Countryas Grits
- Mayor of the Townas Marilly the Housekeeper34 episodes
1953
- Topper1 episode
- Letter to Lorettaas Cousin Phemie1 episode
- The Affairs of Dobie Gillisas Stella Kowalski
- Dream Wifeas Hotel Maid
- A Perilous Journeyas Leah
- The Glass Wallas Zelda - Fat Woman
- She's Back on Broadwayas Webber's Receptionist
- Confidentially Connieas Mother of Twins (uncredited)
- The Magnetic Monsteras Nelly
1952
- The Bad and the Beautifulas Miss March (uncredited)
- The Prisoner of Zenda
- Mr. & Mrs. North1 episode
- O. Henry's Full Houseas Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
- Monkey Businessas Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
- Kid Monk Baronias Maria Baroni
- Talk About a Strangeras Rosa, Grocery Clerk
- Singin' in the Rainas Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
- Love Is Better Than Everas Mrs. Kahrney
- The Greatest Show on Earthas Spectator (uncredited)
1951
- Dragnet1 episode
- Let's Make It Legalas Reporter (uncredited)
- Come Fill the Cupas Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 episode
- Behave Yourself!as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
- Yes Sir, Mr. Bonesas Chick Watts
- Strictly Dishonorableas Organist
- A Place in the Sunas Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
- Cause for Alarm!as Woman
- Cry Danger
- The Company She Keepsas Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
1950
- The Second Faceas Shirley
- A Life of Her Ownas Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
- Lonely Heart Banditsas Bertha Martin
- Once a Thiefas Phoebe
- The Reformer and the Redheadas Lily Parker
- Appointment with Dangeras Nun
- House by the Riveras Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
- No Man of Her Ownas Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
1949
- Annie Was a Wonderas Annie Swenson
1948
- The Saxon Charmas Reception Nurse
- Behind Locked Doorsas Nurse (uncredited)
- The Naked Cityas Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)