
Kathleen Freeman
Known for Acting · 229 credits
- Born
- 1919-02-17
- Died
- 2001-08-23
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (104)

ER
1994
as Rhonda's Patient

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Pawn Shop Clerk

Bonanza
1959
as Ma Brinker / Miss Hibbs

Married... with Children
1987
as Peg's Mom (voice)

Melrose Place
1992
as Madge

MacGyver
1985
as Rose Magruta

Ironside
1967
as Helga

Dragnet
1951

Batman
1966
as Rosetta Stone

Love, American Style
1969

Lassie
1954

Home Improvement
1991
as Gwen

L.A. Law
1986
as Joan Ackerman

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Angela Morrow / Mrs. McLeod

Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Gertrude Linkmyer / Gertrude Linkmeyer

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Mabel Johnson

The Golden Girls
1985
as Mother Superior3

Simon & Simon
1981
as Felix's customer

Matlock
1986
as Lucy Lewis

Party of Five
1994
as Mona

Coach
1989
as Magda

My Three Sons
1960

Ben Casey
1961

Renegade
1992
as Felipe's Mother

Hunter
1984
as Ann Ridley

ALF
1986
as Betty Susla

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Sally / Maw

Cannon
1971

The Facts of Life
1979

Daniel Boone
1964
as Berthe

The Lucy Show
1962
as Olga / Mrs. Blake / Kathleen / Miss Putnam

Father Knows Best
1954
as Woman at Bus Station

Matinee Theater
1955

Police Woman
1974

Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Beamish

The Donna Reed Show
1958

Batman Beyond
1999
as Ma Mayhem (voice)

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

Martin
1992
as Saleslady

Becker
1998
as Edith / Evelyn

DuckTales
1987
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")

Cow and Chicken
1997
as Greta (voice)

Providence
1999
as Miss Van Gundy

Hawaiian Eye
1959

Kojak
1973
as Ma Wonderly

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Maid

Duckman
1994

Caroline in the City
1995
as Grandma Duffy

Murphy Brown
1988
as Mrs. Caldwell

Arli$$
1996
as Helga Krupp

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

The High Chaparral
1967
as Maude

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989

Mister Ed
1961

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959

CHiPs
1977

Growing Pains
1985
as Madge / Estelle / Sophie

Dragnet
1967
as Mrs. Sunshine Pound
Movies (125)

Shrek
2001
as Old Woman (voice)

Hercules
1997
as Heavyset Woman (voice)

Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)

The Sting
1973
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)

The Blues Brothers
1980
as Sister Mary Stigmata

Hocus Pocus
1993
as Miss Olin

Innerspace
1987
as Dream Lady

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Muriel

Chances Are
1989
as Mrs. Handy

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Microwave Marge

The Nutty Professor
1963
as Millie Lemmon

Dragnet
1987
as Enid Borden

FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Edler (voice)

The Seven Year Itch
1955
as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)

Joe Dirt
2001
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)

The Fly
1958
as Emma

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Mother Mary Stigmata

Houseboat
1958
as Laundromat Gossip

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)

Point Blank
1967
as First Citizen

Baby Geniuses
1999
as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun
1951
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)

Dutch
1991
as Gritzi

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
as Mrs. Jensen

Teen Wolf Too
1987
as Admissions Lady

The Naked City
1948
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

North to Alaska
1960
as Lena Nordqvist

Carpool
1996
as Franklin's Mom (voice)

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998
as Miss Peabody

I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria

The Buccaneer
1958
as Tina

Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Mrs. Danvers

Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Mrs. Perkins

Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Bobby Dean Loner

Monkey Business
1952
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)

The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Miss March (uncredited)

The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Officer Hurley

The Far Country
1954
as Grits

Ready to Rumble
2000
as Jane King

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Mrs. Stone

The Wrong Guys
1988
as Grunski's Mum

The Rounders
1965
as Agatha Moore

Hitched
1973
as Rainbow McCloud

O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

The Malibu Bikini Shop
1986
as Loraine Bender

Artists and Models
1955
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)

The Willies
1990
as Miss Titmarsh

The Best of Times
1986
as Rosie

Mail Order Bride
1964
as Sister Sue

Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Mrs. Glucksman

The Midnight Story
1957
as Rosa Cuneo

The Errand Boy
1961
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual

The Disorderly Orderly
1964
as Nurse Higgins

Marriage on the Rocks
1965
as Miss Blight

House by the River
1950
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest

The Norseman
1978
as Old Indian woman

The Ladies Man
1961
as Katie

Death of a Gunfighter
1969
as Mary Elizabeth

A Perilous Journey
1953
as Leah

The Prisoner of Zenda
1952

Behind Locked Doors
1948
as Nurse (uncredited)

Dream Wife
1953
as Hotel Maid

The Helicopter Spies
1968
as Mom

Inside Out
1987

Psycho Sisters
1974
as Hilda

Appointment with Danger
1950
as Nun

In the Mood
1987
as Mrs. Marver

Seven Girlfriends
2000
as Mrs. Hargrove

Heartbeeps
1981
as Helicopter Pilot

The Missouri Traveler
1958
as Serena Poole

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
as Stella Kowalski

Glitz
1988
as Mrs. Magyk / Mrs Magyk

Reckless Kelly
1993
as Mrs. Delance

The Company She Keeps
1951
as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
1950
as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)

But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970
as Mrs. Borg

Kiss Them for Me
1957
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
1995
as Rhondas Grandma

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self

3 Ring Circus
1954
as Custard Pie Gag Victim

Nickel & Dime
1992
as Judge C.C. Leichter

Super Ducktales
1989
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)

Your Three Minutes Are Up
1973
as Mrs. Wilk

Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Woman

Too Much, Too Soon
1958
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)

Pawnee
1957
as Mrs. Carter

Athena
1954
as Miss Seely

Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Sarah

Madison Avenue
1961
as Miss Thelma Haley

Three on a Couch
1966
as Murphy

The Unholy Rollers
1972
as Karen's Mother

A Life of Her Own
1950
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)

The Glass Wall
1953
as Zelda - Fat Woman

Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Man and Cat
2001
as Female Cat

Talk About a Stranger
1952
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk

The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Nelly

That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth

Which Way to the Front?
1970
as Bland's Mother

Behave Yourself!
1951
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)

Once a Thief
1950
as Phoebe

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Mrs. Kahrney

Cry Danger
1951
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)

Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter

Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Sis Pringle

The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Lily Parker

The Saxon Charm
1948
as Reception Nurse

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975
as Essie

Hollywood Chaos
1989

Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
as Bertha Martin

Confidentially Connie
1953
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)

Call Her Mom
1972
as Woman

The Canterville Ghost
1988
as Mrs. Umney

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951
as Chick Watts

Where Does It Hurt?
1972
as Mrs. Manzzini / Mrs. Mazzini

Strictly Dishonorable
1951
as Organist

She's Back on Broadway
1953
as Webber's Receptionist

The Second Face
1950
as Shirley
About Kathleen Freeman
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. With 229 credits spanning from 1948 to 2002, Kathleen Freeman has appeared in 125 films and 104 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kathleen Freeman Movies
- Shrek (2001) — as Old Woman (voice)
- Hercules (1997) — as Heavyset Woman (voice)
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
- The Sting (1973) — as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
- The Blues Brothers (1980) — as Sister Mary Stigmata
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