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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