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
Monday, 17 February 1919
Died
Thursday, 23 August 2001
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Emma | 2007 |
| What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Herself | 2002 |
| Shrek | Old Woman | 2001 |
| Joe Dirt | Joe Dirt's Foster Mother | 2001 |
| As Told by Ginger | Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Gordon (voice) | 2000 |
| Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Nosy Neighbor | 2000 |
| Seven Girlfriends | Mrs. Hargrove | 2000 |
| Ready To Rumble | Jane King | 2000 |
| Detention | Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya, Miss Kisskillya (voice) | 1999 |
| Grown Ups | Mona | 1999 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Emma | 2007 |
| What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Herself | 2002 |
| Shrek | Old Woman | 2001 |
| Joe Dirt | Joe Dirt's Foster Mother | 2001 |
| As Told by Ginger | Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Gordon (voice) | 2000 |
| Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Nosy Neighbor | 2000 |
| Seven Girlfriends | Mrs. Hargrove | 2000 |
| Ready To Rumble | Jane King | 2000 |
| Detention | Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya, Miss Kisskillya (voice) | 1999 |
| Grown Ups | Mona | 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 |
| Common Law | Danish Lady | 1996 |
| Clueless | Pearl | 1996 |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Mrs. Evans (voice) | 1996 |
| Carpool | Voice of Franklin's Mom (voice) | 1996 |
| Arli$$ | Helga Krupp | 1996 |
| Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | Rhondas Grandma | 1996 |
| Cow and Chicken | Greta | 1995 |
| 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 (voice) | 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 | 1990 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Pawn Shop Clerk | 1990 |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Microwave Marge | 1990 |
| A Family for Joe | Mrs. Lee | 1990 |
| Sydney | Louisa | 1990 |
| Christine Cromwell | Kathryn | 1989 |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Mrs. Mickling | 1989 |
| Major Dad | Edna | 1989 |
| Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Dance Teacher (voice) | 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 | 1988 |
| Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis | Marie | 1988 |
| Teen Wolf Too | Admissions Lady | 1987 |
| DuckTales | Mrs. Crackshell (voice), Mrs. Crackshell | 1987 |
| In The Mood | Mrs. Marver | 1987 |
| She's the Sheriff | Bessie | 1987 |
| Out of This World | Miss Ogilvy | 1987 |
| Innerspace | Dream Lady | 1987 |
| Dragnet | Enid Borden / Mayor Parvin | 1987 |
| Married... with Children | Peg's Mom, Peg's Mom (voice) | 1987 |
| The Malibu Bikini Shop | Loraine Bender | 1986 |
| Inside Out | Mother (voice) | 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 (a.k.a. The Penguin) | 1980 |
| The Facts of Life | Noreen Grisbee | 1979 |
| The Norseman | Old Indian woman | 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 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Bella Sarkof | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Landlady | 1974 |
| So Evil, My Sister | Hilda | 1974 |
| The Sting | Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited) | 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 |
| The Sandy Duncan Show | 1972 | |
| Where Does It Hurt? | Mrs. Mazzini | 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 | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Pregnancy"), Commissar, Mrs. Kaplan, Nurse | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1st Nurse | 1969 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Eloise Hardy | 1969 |
| Hook, Line and Sinker | Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter | 1969 |
| Death of a Gunfighter | Mary Elizabeth | 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 (archive footage) | 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 |
| Laredo | Mio | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Herself | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Madison Avenue | Miss Thelma Haley | 1962 |
| Wild Harvest | Goldie | 1962 |
| The Errand Boy | Mrs. T.P. | 1961 |
| Margie | Mrs. Botts | 1961 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Maid, Mrs. Campbell | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | 1961 | |
| Bus Stop | Dimity Sue | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1961 | |
| 87th Precinct | Miss Wilson | 1961 |
| The Ladies Man | Katie | 1961 |
| Whispering Smith | Ethel Sondergaard aka Gilda Sorenson | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Katie | 1961 |
| North to Alaska | Lena Nordquist | 1960 |
| The Case of the Dangerous Robin | 1960 | |
| My Three Sons | Lady Checker | 1960 |
| Guestward Ho! | Mrs. Laughing Water | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | 1957 | |
| 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 Seven Year Itch | Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant | 1955 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | Bertha Krause | 1955 |
| 3 Ring Circus | Custard Pie Gag Victim | 1954 |
| Athena | Miss Seely | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mrs. Crackshell, Policewoman | 1954 |
| December Bride | Marie | 1954 |
| Lassie | Mrs. Graff | 1954 |
| The Far Country | Grits | 1954 |
| Battle of Rogue River | Sis Pringle | 1954 |
| Mayor of the Town | Marilly the Housekeeper, Marilyn the Housekeeper, Marilly | 1954 |
| 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 | 1953 |
| A Perilous Journey | Leah | 1953 |
| The Glass Wall | Zelda - Fat Woman | 1953 |
| She's Back On Broadway | Webber's Receptionist | 1953 |
| The Magnetic Monster | Nelly | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Girdle Woman | 1953 |
| The Bad And The Beautiful | Whitfield's Assistant | 1952 |
| The Prisoner of Zenda | 1952 | |
| O. Henry's Full House | The Ransom of Red Chief: Mrs. Dorset | 1952 |
| I Married Joan | Betty, Customer in Dress Shop | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Mary Farrell | 1952 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Miss Atterberry | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | 1952 | |
| Monkey Business | Mrs. Brannigan, Neighbor (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Skirts Ahoy! | Sarcastic Seamstress | 1952 |
| Kid Monk Baroni | Maria Baroni | 1952 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Singin' in the Rain | Phoebe Dinsmore | 1952 |
| Love Is Better Than Ever | Mrs. Kahrney | 1952 |
| Dragnet | 1951 | |
| Let's Make It Legal | Reporter | 1951 |
| Come Fill The Cup | Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Ripplehissian gang | 1951 |
| Strictly Dishonorable | Organist | 1951 |
| A Place In The Sun | Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness | 1951 |
| Appointment With Danger | Nun | 1951 |
| Cause for Alarm! | Woman | 1951 |
| Cry Danger | Second Cigarette Clerk | 1951 |
| The Company She Keeps | Jessie - Parolee with Child (uncredited) | 1951 |
| The Second Face | Shirley | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Helga | 1950 |
| Big Town | 1950 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | Connie | 1950 |
| A Life of Her Own | 1950 | |
| Lonely Heart Bandits | Bertha Martin | 1950 |
| Once a Thief | Phoebe | 1950 |
| The Reformer and the Redhead | Lily Rayton Parker | 1950 |
| House By The River | Effie Ferguson - Party Guest | 1950 |
| The Story of Molly X | Seamstress Con | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Mrs. Chernowitz | 1949 |
| Annie Was a Wonder | Annie Swenson | 1949 |
| Behind Locked Doors | Nurse | 1948 |
| The Naked City | 1948 |
