Kathleen Freeman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1919
- Died
- August 23, 2001
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' 2002
as Self
- Man and Cat
Man and Cat 2001
as Female Cat
Shrek 2001
as Old Woman (voice)
Joe Dirt 2001
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 2000
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Seven Girlfriends 2000
as Mrs. Hargrove
Ready to Rumble 2000
as Jane King
Baby Geniuses 1999
as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
I'll Be Home for Christmas 1998
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish 1998
as Miss Peabody
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' 1998
as Self
Blues Brothers 2000 1998
as Mother Mary Stigmata
Hercules 1997
as Heavyset Woman (voice)
Carpool 1996
as Franklin's Mom (voice)
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls 1995
as Rhondas Grandma
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 1994
as Muriel
Hocus Pocus 1993
as Miss Olin
Reckless Kelly 1993
as Mrs. Delance
FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992
as Edler (voice)
Nickel & Dime 1992
as Judge C.C. Leichter
Dutch 1991
as Gritzi
The Willies 1990
as Miss Titmarsh
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
as Microwave Marge
Super Ducktales 1989
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
Chances Are 1989
as Mrs. Handy
Hollywood Chaos 1989
Actor
Glitz 1988
as Mrs. Magyk, as Mrs Magyk
The Canterville Ghost 1988
as Mrs. Umney
The Wrong Guys 1988
as Grunski's Mum
Teen Wolf Too 1987
as Admissions Lady
In the Mood 1987
as Mrs. Marver
Inside Out 1987
Actor
Innerspace 1987
as Dream Lady
Dragnet 1987
as Enid Borden
The Malibu Bikini Shop 1986
as Loraine Bender
The Best of Times 1986
as Rosie
Heartbeeps 1981
as Helicopter Pilot
The Blues Brothers 1980
as Sister Mary Stigmata
The Norseman 1978
as Old Indian woman
Soup and Me 1978
as Mrs. Stetson
The Strongest Man in the World 1975
as Officer Hurley
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return 1975
as Essie
Psycho Sisters 1974
as Hilda
The Sting 1973
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Your Three Minutes Are Up 1973
as Mrs. Wilk
Hitched 1973
as Rainbow McCloud
The Unholy Rollers 1972
as Karen's Mother
Where Does It Hurt? 1972
as Mrs. Manzzini, as Mrs. Mazzini
Stand Up and Be Counted 1972
as Sarah
Call Her Mom 1972
as Woman
Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971
as Mrs. Perkins
But I Don't Want to Get Married! 1970
as Mrs. Borg
Which Way to the Front? 1970
as Bland's Mother
Myra Breckinridge 1970
as Bobby Dean Loner
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970
as Mrs. Jensen
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 1969
as Mrs. Stone
Hook, Line and Sinker 1969
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
Death of a Gunfighter 1969
as Mary Elizabeth
Support Your Local Sheriff! 1969
as Mrs. Danvers
The Helicopter Spies 1968
as Mom
Point Blank 1967
as First Citizen
Three on a Couch 1966
as Murphy
Marriage on the Rocks 1965
as Miss Blight
That Funny Feeling 1965
as Woman at Phone Booth
The Collector 1965
Dialogue Coach
The Rounders 1965
as Agatha Moore
The Disorderly Orderly 1964
as Nurse Higgins
Mail Order Bride 1964
as Sister Sue
Who's Minding the Store? 1963
as Mrs. Glucksman
The Nutty Professor 1963
as Millie Lemmon
Wild Harvest 1962
as Goldie
The Errand Boy 1961
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
The Ladies Man 1961
as Katie
Madison Avenue 1961
as Miss Thelma Haley
North to Alaska 1960
as Lena Nordqvist
The Buccaneer 1958
as Tina
Houseboat 1958
as Laundromat Gossip (uncredited)
The Fly 1958
as Emma
Too Much, Too Soon 1958
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
The Missouri Traveler 1958
as Serena Poole
Kiss Them for Me 1957
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Pawnee 1957
as Mrs. Carter
The Midnight Story 1957
as Rosa Cuneo
Artists and Models 1955
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
3 Ring Circus 1954
as Custard Pie Gag Victim
Athena 1954
as Miss Seely
Battle of Rogue River 1954
as Sis Pringle
The Far Country 1954
as Grits
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis 1953
as Stella Kowalski
Dream Wife 1953
as Hotel Maid
A Perilous Journey 1953
as Leah
The Glass Wall 1953
as Zelda - Fat Woman
She's Back on Broadway 1953
as Webber's Receptionist
Confidentially Connie 1953
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster 1953
as Nelly
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
as Miss March (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda 1952
Actor
O. Henry's Full House 1952
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Monkey Business 1952
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
Kid Monk Baroni 1952
as Maria Baroni
Talk About a Stranger 1952
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
Singin' in the Rain 1952
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Love Is Better Than Ever 1952
as Mrs. Kahrney
The Greatest Show on Earth 1952
as Spectator (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal 1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
Come Fill the Cup 1951
as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Behave Yourself! 1951
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones 1951
as Chick Watts
Strictly Dishonorable 1951
as Organist
A Place in the Sun 1951
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Cause for Alarm! 1951
as Woman
Cry Danger 1951
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited), Actor
The Company She Keeps 1951
as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
The Second Face 1950
as Shirley
A Life of Her Own 1950
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
Lonely Heart Bandits 1950
as Bertha Martin
Once a Thief 1950
as Phoebe
The Reformer and the Redhead 1950
as Lily Parker
Appointment with Danger 1950
as Nun
House by the River 1950
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
No Man of Her Own 1950
as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
Annie Was a Wonder 1949
as Annie Swenson
The Saxon Charm 1948
as Reception Nurse
Behind Locked Doors 1948
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Naked City 1948
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.