Kathleen Freeman

Personal Info

Birthday

February 17, 1919

Day of Death

2001-08-23

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Kathleen Freeman

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

Bonanza

Married... with Children

MacGyver

Batman

Hogan's Heroes

Coach

I Dream of Jeannie

Filmography

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