Kathleen Freeman was an American film, television, voice actress, and stage actress. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to comic effect.
Born
Saturday, 17 February 1923
Died
Thursday, 23 August 2001
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Emma | 2007 |
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten | Nurse Higgins | 2006 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | Mrs. Campbell | 2004 |
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Herself / Self | 2002 |
Shrek | Old Woman / Old Woman (voice) | 2001 |
Joe Dirt | Joe Dirt's Foster Mother | 2001 |
As Told by Ginger | Mrs. Gordon | 2000 |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Nosy Neighbor | 2000 |
Seven Girlfriends | Mrs. Hargrove | 2000 |
Ready to Rumble | Jane King | 2000 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Emma | 2007 |
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten | Nurse Higgins | 2006 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | Mrs. Campbell | 2004 |
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Herself / Self | 2002 |
Shrek | Old Woman / Old Woman (voice) | 2001 |
Joe Dirt | Joe Dirt's Foster Mother | 2001 |
As Told by Ginger | Mrs. Gordon | 2000 |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Nosy Neighbor | 2000 |
Seven Girlfriends | Mrs. Hargrove | 2000 |
Ready to Rumble | Jane King | 2000 |
Detention | Miss Kisskillya / Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice) | 1999 |
Grown Ups | Mona | 1999 |
Baby Geniuses | Lenny's Noisy Neighbor | 1999 |
Batman Beyond | Ma Mayhem | 1999 |
Providence | Miss Van Gundy | 1999 |
I'll Be Home for Christmas | Tom Tom Girl Gloria | 1998 |
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Miss Peabody | 1998 |
Becker | Edith / Evelyn | 1998 |
Love Boat: The Next Wave | Maw-Maw Cranston | 1998 |
Blues Brothers 2000 | Mother Mary Stigmata | 1998 |
NightMan | Fern | 1997 |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Community Center Cook | 1997 |
Hercules | Heavyset Woman | 1997 |
Cow and Chicken | Greta | 1997 |
Common Law | Danish Lady | 1996 |
Clueless | Pearl | 1996 |
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Mrs. Evans | 1996 |
Carpool | Voice of Franklin's Mom | 1996 |
Arli$$ | Helga Krupp | 1996 |
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | Rhondas Grandma / Rhonda's Grandma | 1996 |
Caroline in the City | Grandma Duffy | 1995 |
Bless This House | Jimmy's Mother | 1995 |
ER | Rhonda's Patient | 1994 |
Party of Five | Mona | 1994 |
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | Muriel | 1994 |
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Nurse | 1994 |
Dave's World | Waitress | 1993 |
The Mommies | Rona | 1993 |
Phenom | Maureen Del La Rosa, Maureen Della Rosa | 1993 |
Hocus Pocus | Miss Olin | 1993 |
Reckless Kelly | Mrs. Delance | 1993 |
Renegade | Felipe's Mother | 1992 |
Martin | Saleslady | 1992 |
Melrose Place | Madge | 1992 |
FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Elder #1 / Edler (voice) | 1992 |
Nickel & Dime | Judge | 1992 |
Home Improvement | Gwen | 1991 |
Nurses | Sister Mary Alma | 1991 |
Herman's Head | Mrs. Debusher | 1991 |
Rugrats | Margaret | 1991 |
Dutch | Gritzi | 1991 |
Sons and Daughters | Debbie | 1991 |
The Willies | Miss Titmarch / Miss Titmarsh | 1990 |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | Pawn Shop Clerk | 1990 |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Microwave Marge | 1990 |
Sydney | Louisa | 1990 |
A Family for Joe | Mrs. Lee | 1990 |
Christine Cromwell | Kathryn | 1989 |
Doogie Howser, M.D. | Mrs. Mickling | 1989 |
Major Dad | Edna | 1989 |
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Dance Teacher | 1989 |
Tales from the Crypt | Mrs. Parker | 1989 |
Chances Are | Mrs. Handy | 1989 |
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers | Ma | 1989 |
Coach | Magda | 1989 |
TV 101 | Landlady | 1988 |
Murphy Brown | Mrs. Caldwell | 1988 |
Roseanne | Edna, Seaweed Attendant | 1988 |
The Munsters Today | Grandma | 1988 |
Glitz | Mrs. Magyk | 1988 |
The Wrong Guys | Grunskis' Mom / Grunski's Mum | 1988 |
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis | Marie | 1988 |
Teen Wolf Too | Admissions Lady | 1987 |
DuckTales | Mrs. Crackshell (voice), Mrs. Crackshell | 1987 |
She's the Sheriff | Bessie | 1987 |
Out of This World | Miss Ogilvy | 1987 |
Innerspace | Dream Lady | 1987 |
Dragnet | Enid Borden | 1987 |
In the Mood | Mrs. Marver / The Landlady | 1987 |
Married... with Children | Peg's Mom | 1987 |
The Malibu Bikini Shop | Loraine Bender | 1986 |
Inside Out | Mother | 1986 |
My Sister Sam | Mrs. Pink | 1986 |
ALF | Betty Susla | 1986 |
Head of the Class | Nurse | 1986 |
L.A. Law | Joan Ackerman | 1986 |
Matlock | Lucy Lewis | 1986 |
Valerie | Mother Poole | 1986 |
The Best of Times | Rosie | 1986 |
MacGyver | Rose Magruta | 1985 |
Growing Pains | Sophie, Estelle, Madge, Marge | 1985 |
The Golden Girls | Mother Superior | 1985 |
Mr. Belvedere | Woman | 1985 |
Hunter | Ann Ridley | 1984 |
Snorks | Additional Voices | 1984 |
AfterMASH | Mrs. Poulous | 1983 |
Mama's Family | Big Joan McCall | 1983 |
Heartbeeps | Helicopter Pilot | 1981 |
Simon & Simon | Felix's customer, Stella Brunansky | 1981 |
It's a Living | May | 1980 |
The Blues Brothers | Sister Mary Stigmata | 1980 |
The Facts of Life | Noreen Grisbee | 1979 |
The Norseman | Old Indian woman | 1978 |
Every Girl Should Have One | Voice Characterization | 1978 |
CHiPs | Outraged Lady | 1977 |
ABC Weekend Specials | Mrs. Stetson | 1977 |
The Strongest Man in the World | Officer Hurley | 1975 |
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return | Essie | 1975 |
Police Woman | Landlady | 1974 |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Bella Sarkof | 1974 |
So Evil, My Sister | Hilda | 1974 |
The Sting | Kid Twist's Wife | 1973 |
Kojak | Ma Wonderly | 1973 |
Lotsa Luck! | Iris Belmont | 1973 |
Your Three Minutes Are Up | Mrs. Wilk | 1973 |
The Unholy Rollers | Karen's Mother | 1972 |
Where Does It Hurt? | Mrs. Mazzini / Mrs. Manzzini | 1972 |
Stand Up and Be Counted | Sarah | 1972 |
Call Her Mom | Woman | 1972 |
Funny Face | Kate | 1971 |
Cannon | Mama Abner | 1971 |
Head On | Nadine | 1971 |
Support Your Local Gunfighter | Mrs. Perkins | 1971 |
Hitched | Rainbow McCloud | 1971 |
But I Don't Want to Get Married! | Mrs. Borg | 1970 |
Which Way to the Front? | Bland's Mother | 1970 |
Myra Breckinridge | Bobby Dean Loner | 1970 |
The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Mrs. Jensen | 1970 |
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Mrs. Stone / Mrs. Stone - Mother | 1969 |
Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Pregnancy"), Commissar (segment "Love and the Lady Athlete"), Mrs. Kaplan (segment "Love and the Singles Apartment"), Nurse (segment "Love and the Doorknob") | 1969 |
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1st Nurse | 1969 |
The Bill Cosby Show | Eloise Hardy | 1969 |
Death of a Gunfighter | Mary Elizabeth | 1969 |
Hook, Line and Sinker | Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter | 1969 |
Support Your Local Sheriff! | Mrs. Danvers | 1969 |
Mod Squad | Martha | 1968 |
Lancer | Midwife | 1968 |
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Charity | 1968 |
The Helicopter Spies | Mom | 1968 |
Ironside | Helga | 1967 |
The High Chaparral | Maude | 1967 |
Point Blank | First Citizen | 1967 |
Dragnet 1967 | Mrs. Sunshine Pound | 1967 |
Hey, Landlord | Miss Ott, Mrs. Tripe | 1966 |
It's About Time | Mrs. Boss | 1966 |
Three on a Couch | Murphy | 1966 |
Batman | Rosetta Stone | 1966 |
Marriage on the Rocks | Miss Blight | 1965 |
I Dream of Jeannie | Maw, Sally | 1965 |
My Brother the Angel | Angie | 1965 |
Hogan's Heroes | Gertrude Linkmeyer, Gertrude Linkmyer | 1965 |
The Dean Martin Show | Herself | 1965 |
Laredo | Mio | 1965 |
O.K. Crackerby! | Aggie Kranepool | 1965 |
Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Mrs. Bailey, Rose | 1965 |
That Funny Feeling | Woman at Phone Booth | 1965 |
The Rounders | Agatha Moore | 1965 |
The Disorderly Orderly | Nurse Maggie Higgins / Nurse Higgins | 1964 |
Harris Against the World | 1964 | |
Gomer Pyle: USMC | Alice Whipple, Mom | 1964 |
Daniel Boone | Berthe | 1964 |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Mom, Mrs. Sparks | 1964 |
Slattery's People | Mrs. Lorgan | 1964 |
The Bing Crosby Show | Mrs. Appleby | 1964 |
The Patsy | Katie | 1964 |
Mail Order Bride | Sister Sue | 1964 |
Who's Minding the Store? | Mrs. Glucksman | 1963 |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Agnes | 1963 |
Arrest and Trial | Mrs. Hinch | 1963 |
The Nutty Professor | Millie Lemmon | 1963 |
The Lucy Show | Kathleen, Miss Putnam, Mrs. Blake, Olga | 1962 |
The Beverly Hillbillies | Flo Shafer, Agnes, Mabel Johnson | 1962 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Angela Morrow, Mrs. McCleod | 1962 |
Wild Harvest | Goldie | 1962 |
The Errand Boy | Mrs. T.P. / Mrs. Helen Paramutual | 1961 |
Margie | Mrs. Botts | 1961 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show | Maid, Mrs. Campbell | 1961 |
Bus Stop | Dimity Sue | 1961 |
87th Precinct | Miss Wilson | 1961 |
The Ladies Man | Katie | 1961 |
Whispering Smith | Ethel Sondergaard aka Gilda Sorenson | 1961 |
Madison Avenue | Miss Thelma Haley | 1961 |
Mister Ed | Katie | 1961 |
North to Alaska | Lena Nordquist / Lena Nordqvist | 1960 |
Guestward Ho! | Mrs. Laughing Water | 1960 |
My Three Sons | Lady Checker | 1960 |
The Detectives | Betty | 1959 |
Hawaiian Eye | Opal Jensen | 1959 |
Bourbon Street Beat | Elsie | 1959 |
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Mrs. Metzger | 1959 |
Laramie | Edna Holtzhoff | 1959 |
Bonanza | Ma Brinker, Miss Hibbs | 1959 |
Rawhide | Mrs. Beamish | 1959 |
The Buccaneer | Tina | 1958 |
Houseboat | Laundromat Gossip | 1958 |
77 Sunset Strip | Hannah Wells, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Ryan, WAF Secretary | 1958 |
The Ann Sothern Show | Miss Bennett | 1958 |
Lawman | Mavis Martingale | 1958 |
Lux Playhouse | Emma | 1958 |
The Donna Reed Show | Mrs. Celia Wilgus | 1958 |
Bronco | Mrs. Kelly | 1958 |
The Fly | Emma | 1958 |
Buckskin | Martha, Myrtha, Myrthe | 1958 |
Too Much, Too Soon | Miss Magruder | 1958 |
The Missouri Traveler | Serena Poole | 1958 |
Kiss Them for Me | Nurse Wilinski | 1957 |
Tombstone Territory | Hannah Woolsey | 1957 |
The Real McCoys | Mrs. Harrington | 1957 |
Wagon Train | Clara Pumfret, Dolly, Lolly, Mrs. Benson, Sairy Hogg | 1957 |
Bachelor Father | Hilda | 1957 |
Pawnee | Mrs. Carter | 1957 |
The Midnight Story | Rosa Cuneo | 1957 |
I'll Cry Tomorrow | Mrs. March | 1955 |
Artists and Models | Mrs. Muldoon | 1955 |
Matinee Theatre | Village Storekeeper | 1955 |
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Mrs. Dandridge | 1955 |
It's Always Jan | Mrs. Johnson | 1955 |
The Bob Cummings Show | Bertha Krause | 1955 |
3 Ring Circus | Custard Pie Gag Victim / Custard-Pie Gag Victim | 1954 |
Athena | Miss Seely | 1954 |
The Magical World of Disney | Mrs. Crackshell, Policewoman | 1954 |
December Bride | Marie | 1954 |
Father Knows Best | Fussy Woman | 1954 |
Lassie | Mrs. Graff | 1954 |
Battle of Rogue River | Sis Pringle | 1954 |
The Far Country | Grits | 1954 |
Mayor of the Town | Marilly the Housekeeper, Marilyn the Housekeeper, Marilly | 1954 |
The Glass Web | Mrs. O'Halloran | 1953 |
Topper | Katie | 1953 |
The Loretta Young Show | Jessie, Cousin Phemie, Frieda Foss | 1953 |
Half a Hero | Welcomer | 1953 |
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | 'Happy Stella' Kowalski / Stella Kowalski | 1953 |
Dream Wife | Chambermaid / Hotel Maid | 1953 |
A Perilous Journey | Leah | 1953 |
The Glass Wall | Zelda - Fat Woman | 1953 |
Confidentially Connie | Mother of Twins | 1953 |
She's Back on Broadway | Webber's Receptionist / Annie | 1953 |
The Magnetic Monster | Nelly | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Girdle Woman | 1953 |
The Bad and the Beautiful | Whitfield's Assistant / Miss March | 1953 |
The Prisoner of Zenda | Gertrud Holf | 1952 |
I Married Joan | Betty, Customer in Dress Shop | 1952 |
Mr. & Mrs. North | Mary Farrell | 1952 |
Our Miss Brooks | Miss Atterberry | 1952 |
O. Henry's Full House | Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") | 1952 |
Monkey Business | Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor | 1952 |
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie | The Burdges' Maid | 1952 |
Skirts Ahoy! | Sarcastic Seamstress | 1952 |
Kid Monk Baroni | Maria Baroni | 1952 |
Talk About a Stranger | Rosa - Grocery Clerk / Rosa, Grocery Clerk | 1952 |
Singin' in the Rain | Phoebe Dinsmore | 1952 |
Love Is Better Than Ever | Mrs. Kahrney | 1952 |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator | 1952 |
The Wild Blue Yonder | Nurse Baxter | 1951 |
Let's Make It Legal | Reporter / Reporter (Uncredited) | 1951 |
Come Fill the Cup | Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator | 1951 |
Schlitz Playhouse | Ripplehissian gang | 1951 |
Behave Yourself! | Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife | 1951 |
Strictly Dishonorable | Organist / Silent Movie Organist | 1951 |
A Place in the Sun | Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness | 1951 |
Cause for Alarm! | Woman | 1951 |
Cry Danger | Second Cigarette Clerk | 1951 |
The Company She Keeps | Josie | 1951 |
The Second Face | Shirley | 1950 |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Helga | 1950 |
Lux Video Theatre | Connie | 1950 |
A Life of Her Own | Switchboard Operator, Betsy Ross Hotel | 1950 |
Lonely Heart Bandits | Bertha Martin | 1950 |
Once a Thief | Phoebe | 1950 |
The Reformer and the Redhead | Lily Rayton Parker | 1950 |
Appointment with Danger | Nun | 1950 |
House by the River | Effie Ferguson - Party Guest | 1950 |
The Secret Fury | Jury Member | 1950 |
No Man of Her Own | Clara Larrimore | 1950 |
The Story of Molly X | Seamstress Con | 1949 |
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Gwendolyn | 1949 |
Fireside Theatre | Mrs. Chernowitz | 1949 |
Annie Was a Wonder | Annie Swenson | 1949 |
The Saxon Charm | Nurse | 1948 |
Behind Locked Doors | Nurse | 1948 |
Casbah | American Woman | 1948 |
The Naked City | Stout Girl on Elevated Train | 1948 |