
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

Melrose Place
1992
as Madge

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

MacGyver
1985
as Rose Magruta

Dragnet
1951

Ironside
1967
as Helga

Love, American Style
1969

Batman
1966
as Rosetta Stone

Lassie
1954

Home Improvement
1991
as Gwen

L.A. Law
1986
as Joan Ackerman

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

The Golden Girls
1985
as Mother Superior3

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Mabel Johnson

Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Gertrude Linkmyer / Gertrude Linkmeyer

Hunter
1984
as Ann Ridley

Simon & Simon
1981
as Felix's customer

Matlock
1986
as Lucy Lewis

Coach
1989
as Magda

My Three Sons
1960

Party of Five
1994
as Mona

The Facts of Life
1979

Ben Casey
1961

Renegade
1992
as Felipe's Mother

Cannon
1971

ALF
1986
as Betty Susla

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Sally / Maw

Daniel Boone
1964
as Berthe

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

Police Woman
1974

Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Beamish

Matinee Theater
1955

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

Batman Beyond
1999
as Ma Mayhem (voice)

Becker
1998
as Edith / Evelyn

Providence
1999
as Miss Van Gundy

Martin
1992
as Saleslady

Cow and Chicken
1997
as Greta (voice)

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

Hawaiian Eye
1959

The Donna Reed Show
1958

Caroline in the City
1995
as Grandma Duffy

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Maid

Kojak
1973
as Ma Wonderly

Duckman
1994

Murphy Brown
1988
as Mrs. Caldwell

Arli$$
1996
as Helga Krupp

DuckTales
1987
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)

77 Sunset Strip
1958

The High Chaparral
1967
as Maude

CHiPs
1977

Father Knows Best
1954
as Woman at Bus Station

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

Mister Ed
1961

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959

Growing Pains
1985
as Madge / Estelle / Sophie

The Detectives
1959
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

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Muriel

Chances Are
1989
as Mrs. Handy

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Microwave Marge

Innerspace
1987
as Dream Lady

The Nutty Professor
1963
as Millie Lemmon

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

FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Edler (voice)

Dragnet
1987
as Enid Borden

The Fly
1958
as Emma

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

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

Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Mother Mary Stigmata

Point Blank
1967
as First Citizen

Houseboat
1958
as Laundromat Gossip

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
as Mrs. Jensen

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

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)

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

Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Mrs. Danvers

Teen Wolf Too
1987
as Admissions Lady

North to Alaska
1960
as Lena Nordqvist

Carpool
1996
as Franklin's Mom (voice)

The Buccaneer
1958
as Tina

Dutch
1991
as Gritzi

The Far Country
1954
as Grits

Ready to Rumble
2000
as Jane King

Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Mrs. Perkins

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

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

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998
as Miss Peabody

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

Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Bobby Dean Loner

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

The Wrong Guys
1988
as Grunski's Mum

The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Officer Hurley

Artists and Models
1955
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)

Hitched
1973
as Rainbow McCloud

Monkey Business
1952
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)

The Rounders
1965
as Agatha Moore

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

The Malibu Bikini Shop
1986
as Loraine Bender

Mail Order Bride
1964
as Sister Sue

The Best of Times
1986
as Rosie

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

Death of a Gunfighter
1969
as Mary Elizabeth

The Norseman
1978
as Old Indian woman

The Midnight Story
1957
as Rosa Cuneo

House by the River
1950
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest

The Willies
1990
as Miss Titmarsh

Heartbeeps
1981
as Helicopter Pilot

The Errand Boy
1961
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual

The Ladies Man
1961
as Katie

Inside Out
1987

Appointment with Danger
1950
as Nun

The Prisoner of Zenda
1952

In the Mood
1987
as Mrs. Marver

Dream Wife
1953
as Hotel Maid

3 Ring Circus
1954
as Custard Pie Gag Victim

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

Three on a Couch
1966
as Murphy

The Disorderly Orderly
1964
as Nurse Higgins

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

Seven Girlfriends
2000
as Mrs. Hargrove

Athena
1954
as Miss Seely

Reckless Kelly
1993
as Mrs. Delance

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

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

Glitz
1988
as Mrs. Magyk / Mrs Magyk

Behind Locked Doors
1948
as Nurse (uncredited)

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
as Stella Kowalski

Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Woman

Your Three Minutes Are Up
1973
as Mrs. Wilk

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

Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Sarah

Marriage on the Rocks
1965
as Miss Blight

A Perilous Journey
1953
as Leah

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

The Missouri Traveler
1958
as Serena Poole
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
1995
as Rhondas Grandma

Psycho Sisters
1974
as Hilda

The Helicopter Spies
1968
as Mom

Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Nickel & Dime
1992
as Judge C.C. Leichter

The Glass Wall
1953
as Zelda - Fat Woman

That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth

The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Nelly

Kiss Them for Me
1957
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)

Pawnee
1957
as Mrs. Carter

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

Madison Avenue
1961
as Miss Thelma Haley

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

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

Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Sis Pringle

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Mrs. Kahrney

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

Talk About a Stranger
1952
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975
as Essie

Confidentially Connie
1953
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)

Super Ducktales
1989
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)

The Unholy Rollers
1972
as Karen's Mother

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

Cry Danger
1951
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)

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

The Saxon Charm
1948
as Reception Nurse

The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Lily Parker

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951
as Chick Watts

Strictly Dishonorable
1951
as Organist
Man and Cat
2001
as Female Cat

Once a Thief
1950
as Phoebe

Hollywood Chaos
1989

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self

Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
as Bertha Martin

The Canterville Ghost
1988
as Mrs. Umney

Call Her Mom
1972
as Woman
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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