Kathleen Freeman
Acting Born Feb 17, 1919 Died Aug 23, 2001 Chicago, Illinois, USA 246 credits
Biography
Kathleen Freeman was an American film, television, voice, and stage actress. Born on February 17, 1919, she maintained a career that spanned more than fifty years before her death on August 23, 2001. Throughout her professional life, she portrayed a wide variety of characters, including acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives. Freeman performed these roles almost invariably to comic effect. Her extensive body of work established her as a recognizable figure across multiple media platforms, reflecting a long-standing commitment to her craft as a performer. She remains noted for her consistent ability to bring humor to the diverse array of archetypal roles she inhabited throughout her decades in the entertainment industry.
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Career timeline
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
ShrekJoe DirtMan and Cat
As Told by GingerNutty Professor II: The KlumpsReady to RumbleSeven Girlfriends
ProvidenceBatman BeyondGrown UpsDetentionBaby Geniuses
BeckerLove Boat: The Next WaveBlues Brothers 2000Richie Rich's Christmas WishI'll Be Home for Christmas
Cow and ChickenHoney, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowHercules
Arli$$The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestCluelessCarpool
Caroline in the CityTwo Guys Talkin' About Girls
ERParty of FiveDuckmanNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Dave's WorldHocus PocusPhenomReckless Kelly
Melrose PlaceRenegadeMartinFernGully: The Last RainforestNickel & Dime
Home ImprovementHerman's HeadDutch
Beverly Hills, 90210Gremlins 2: The New BatchSydneyThe Willies
CoachTales from the CryptDoogie Howser, M.D.Chip 'n' Dale Rescue RangersMajor Dad
Murphy BrownTV 101RoseanneThe Wrong GuysThe Canterville Ghost
Married... with ChildrenDuckTalesShe's the SheriffInnerspaceDragnet
MatlockL.A. LawALFThe Hogan FamilyMy Sister Sam
MacGyverThe Golden GirlsGrowing PainsGrowing PainsGrowing Pains
Hunter
Simon & SimonSimon & SimonHeartbeeps
The Blues Brothers
The Facts of Life
The NorsemanSoup and Me
CHiPs
The Strongest Man in the WorldThe Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
Police WomanKolchak: The Night StalkerPsycho Sisters
KojakThe StingLotsa LuckYour Three Minutes Are UpHitched
The Sandy Duncan ShowThe Unholy RollersWhere Does It Hurt?Where Does It Hurt?Call Her Mom
CannonSupport Your Local GunfighterFunny Face
The Ballad of Cable HogueMyra BreckinridgeWhich Way to the Front?But I Don't Want to Get Married!
Full Filmography
246 titles- What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) as Self
- Shrek (2001) as Old Woman (voice)
- Joe Dirt (2001) as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
- Man and Cat (2001) as Female Cat
- As Told by Ginger (2000) as Mrs. Gordon (voice)
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
- Ready to Rumble (2000) as Jane King
- Seven Girlfriends (2000) as Mrs. Hargrove
- Providence (1999) as Miss Van Gundy
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Ma Mayhem (voice)
- Grown Ups (1999) as Mona
- Detention (1999) as Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)
- Baby Geniuses (1999) as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
- Becker (1998) as Edith / Evelyn
- Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998) as Maw-Maw Cranston
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) as Mother Mary Stigmata
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) as Miss Peabody
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
- The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998) as Self
- Cow and Chicken (1997) as Greta (voice)
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
- Hercules (1997) as Heavyset Woman (voice)
- Arli$$ (1996) as Helga Krupp
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)
- Clueless (1996)
- Carpool (1996) as Franklin's Mom (voice)
- Caroline in the City (1995) as Grandma Duffy
- Two Guys Talkin' About Girls (1995) as Rhondas Grandma
- ER (1994) as Rhonda's Patient
- Party of Five (1994) as Mona
- Duckman (1994)
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) as Muriel
- Dave's World (1993) as Waitress
- Hocus Pocus (1993) as Miss Olin
- Phenom (1993)
- Reckless Kelly (1993) as Mrs. Delance
- Melrose Place (1992) as Madge
- Renegade (1992) as Felipe's Mother
- Martin (1992) as Saleslady
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) as Edler (voice)
- Nickel & Dime (1992) as Judge C.C. Leichter
- Home Improvement (1991) as Gwen
- Herman's Head (1991) as Mrs. Debusher
- Dutch (1991) as Gritzi
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Pawn Shop Clerk
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) as Microwave Marge
- Sydney (1990)
- The Willies (1990) as Miss Titmarsh
- Coach (1989) as Magda
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")
- Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) as Mrs. Mickling
- Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989)
- Major Dad (1989)
- Christine Cromwell (1989) as Catherine
- Chances Are (1989) as Mrs. Handy
- Super Ducktales (1989) as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
- Hollywood Chaos (1989)
- Murphy Brown (1988) as Mrs. Caldwell
- TV 101 (1988) as Landlady
- Roseanne (1988)
- The Wrong Guys (1988) as Grunski's Mum
- The Canterville Ghost (1988) as Mrs. Umney
- Glitz (1988) as Mrs. Magyk
- Glitz (1988) as Mrs Magyk
- Married... with Children (1987) as Peg's Mom (voice)
- DuckTales (1987) as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
- She's the Sheriff (1987) as Aunt Bessie
- Innerspace (1987) as Dream Lady
- Dragnet (1987) as Enid Borden
- Teen Wolf Too (1987) as Admissions Lady
- In the Mood (1987) as Mrs. Marver
- Inside Out (1987)
- Matlock (1986) as Lucy Lewis
- L.A. Law (1986) as Joan Ackerman
- ALF (1986) as Betty Susla
- The Hogan Family (1986)
- My Sister Sam (1986)
- The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986) as Loraine Bender
- The Best of Times (1986) as Rosie
- MacGyver (1985) as Rose Magruta
- The Golden Girls (1985) as Mother Superior3
- Growing Pains (1985) as Madge
- Growing Pains (1985) as Sophie
- Growing Pains (1985) as Estelle
- Mr. Belvedere (1985)
- Hunter (1984) as Ann Ridley
- Simon & Simon (1981)
- Simon & Simon (1981) as Felix's customer
- Heartbeeps (1981) as Helicopter Pilot
- The Blues Brothers (1980) as Sister Mary Stigmata
- The Facts of Life (1979)
- The Norseman (1978) as Old Indian woman
- Soup and Me (1978) as Mrs. Stetson
- CHiPs (1977)
- The Strongest Man in the World (1975) as Officer Hurley
- The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975) as Essie
- Police Woman (1974)
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
- Psycho Sisters (1974) as Hilda
- Kojak (1973) as Ma Wonderly
- The Sting (1973) as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
- Lotsa Luck (1973) as Iris Belmont
- Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973) as Mrs. Wilk
- Hitched (1973) as Rainbow McCloud
- The Sandy Duncan Show (1972)
- The Unholy Rollers (1972) as Karen's Mother
- Where Does It Hurt? (1972) as Mrs. Manzzini
- Where Does It Hurt? (1972) as Mrs. Mazzini
- Call Her Mom (1972) as Woman
- Stand Up and Be Counted (1972) as Sarah
- Cannon (1971)
- Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) as Mrs. Perkins
- Funny Face (1971)
- The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) as Mrs. Jensen
- Myra Breckinridge (1970) as Bobby Dean Loner
- Which Way to the Front? (1970) as Bland's Mother
- But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970) as Mrs. Borg
- Love, American Style (1969)
- The Bill Cosby Show (1969) as Eloise Hardy
- Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) as Mrs. Danvers
- 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
- The Mod Squad (1968)
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
- Lancer (1968)
- The Helicopter Spies (1968) as Mom
- Ironside (1967) as Helga
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Maude
- Dragnet (1967) as Mrs. Sunshine Pound
- Point Blank (1967) as First Citizen
- Batman (1966) as Rosetta Stone
- Three on a Couch (1966) as Murphy
- Hogan's Heroes (1965)
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Gertrude Linkmyer
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Gertrude Linkmeyer
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965) as Sally
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965) as Maw
- Laredo (1965)
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
- The Collector (1965) Dialogue Coach
- Marriage on the Rocks (1965) as Miss Blight
- The Rounders (1965) as Agatha Moore
- That Funny Feeling (1965) as Woman at Phone Booth
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Berthe
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Mrs. Sparks
- The Bing Crosby Show (1964)
- Mail Order Bride (1964) as Sister Sue
- The Disorderly Orderly (1964) as Nurse Higgins
- The Nutty Professor (1963) as Millie Lemmon
- Who's Minding the Store? (1963) as Mrs. Glucksman
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Mabel Johnson
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Angela Morrow
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Mrs. McLeod
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Olga
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Kathleen
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Mrs. Blake
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Miss Putnam
- Wild Harvest (1962) as Goldie
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) as Maid
- Ben Casey (1961)
- Mister Ed (1961)
- 87th Precinct (1961)
- Bus Stop (1961)
- The Ladies Man (1961) as Katie
- The Errand Boy (1961) as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
- Madison Avenue (1961) as Miss Thelma Haley
- My Three Sons (1960)
- Guestward, Ho! (1960)
- The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960) as Emma Stroud
- North to Alaska (1960) as Lena Nordqvist
- Bonanza (1959) as Ma Brinker
- Bonanza (1959) as Miss Hibbs
- Rawhide (1959) as Mrs. Beamish
- Hawaiian Eye (1959)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
- The Detectives (1959)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
- Bronco (1958)
- The Fly (1958) as Emma
- Houseboat (1958) as Laundromat Gossip
- The Buccaneer (1958) as Tina
- The Missouri Traveler (1958) as Serena Poole
- Too Much, Too Soon (1958) as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
- Kiss Them for Me (1957) as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
- The Midnight Story (1957) as Rosa Cuneo
- O. Henry Playhouse (1957) as Maggie McCaskey
- Pawnee (1957) as Mrs. Carter
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- The Seven Year Itch (1955) as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
- Artists and Models (1955) as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
- Lassie (1954)
- Father Knows Best (1954) as Woman at Bus Station
- December Bride (1954)
- Mayor of the Town (1954) as Marilly the Housekeeper
- Athena (1954) as Miss Seely
- The Far Country (1954) as Grits
- 3 Ring Circus (1954) as Custard Pie Gag Victim
- Battle of Rogue River (1954) as Sis Pringle
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Jessie
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Cousin Phemie
- Topper (1953)
- The Magnetic Monster (1953) as Nelly
- Confidentially Connie (1953) as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
- Dream Wife (1953) as Hotel Maid
- The Glass Wall (1953) as Zelda - Fat Woman
- A Perilous Journey (1953) as Leah
- She's Back on Broadway (1953) as Webber's Receptionist
- The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953) as Stella Kowalski
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Spectator (uncredited)
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) as Miss March (uncredited)
- Monkey Business (1952) as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
- O. Henry's Full House (1952) as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
- Kid Monk Baroni (1952) as Maria Baroni
- Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) as Mrs. Kahrney
- Talk About a Stranger (1952) as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
- Dragnet (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Ripplehissian gang
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- A Place in the Sun (1951) as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
- Cause for Alarm! (1951) as Woman
- The Company She Keeps (1951) as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
- Let's Make It Legal (1951) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Behave Yourself! (1951) as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
- Come Fill the Cup (1951) as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
- Cry Danger (1951) as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
- Cry Danger (1951)
- Strictly Dishonorable (1951) as Organist
- Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951) as Chick Watts
- Appointment with Danger (1950) as Nun
- House by the River (1950) as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
- The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) as Lily Parker
- No Man of Her Own (1950) as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
- A Life of Her Own (1950) as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
- The Second Face (1950) as Shirley
- Lonely Heart Bandits (1950) as Bertha Martin
- Once a Thief (1950) as Phoebe
- Annie Was a Wonder (1949) as Annie Swenson
- The Naked City (1948) as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
- The Saxon Charm (1948) as Reception Nurse
- Behind Locked Doors (1948) as Nurse (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kathleen Freeman best known for?
Kathleen Freeman is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Shrek (2001), Joe Dirt (2001), As Told by Ginger (2000), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).
When and where was Kathleen Freeman born?
Kathleen Freeman was born on February 17, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They passed away on August 23, 2001.
How many credits does Kathleen Freeman have?
Kathleen Freeman has accumulated over 246 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 2002.
What is Kathleen Freeman's background in cinema and television?
Kathleen Freeman was an American film, television, voice, and stage actress. Born on February 17, 1919, she maintained a career that spanned more than fifty years before her death on August 23, 2001. Throughout her professional life, she portrayed a wide variety of characters, including acerbic maids, secretaries, teac...
Kathleen Freeman by the numbers
246credits
129films
117TV series
1948–2002active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Ma Mayhem (voice) — aged about 80
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited) — aged about 33
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death") — aged about 70
- The Sting (1973) as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited) — aged about 54
- Shrek (2001) as Old Woman (voice) — aged about 82
- ER (1994) as Rhonda's Patient — aged about 75
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