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Kathleen Freeman

Acting · Born 1919-02-17 · 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.

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Credits · 231

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

2001 · Female Cat

2001 · Old Woman (voice)

2001 · Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)

As Told by Ginger

2000 · Mrs. Gordon (voice)

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000 · Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

Seven Girlfriends

2000 · Mrs. Hargrove

Ready to Rumble

2000 · Jane King

1999 · Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)

1999 · Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

1999 · Ma Mayhem (voice)

1999 · Miss Van Gundy

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1998 · Tom Tom Girl Gloria

1998 · Edith / Evelyn

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

1998 · Miss Peabody

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

Love Boat: The Next Wave

1998 · Maw-Maw Cranston

Blues Brothers 2000

1998 · Mother Mary Stigmata

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

Cow and Chicken

1997 · Greta (voice)

1997 · Heavyset Woman (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

1996 · Franklin's Mom (voice)

1996 · Helga Krupp

Caroline in the City

1995 · Grandma Duffy

Two Guys Talkin' About Girls

Two Guys Talkin' About Girls

1995 · Rhondas Grandma

1994 · Rhonda's Patient

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1993 · Waitress

1993 · Miss Olin

1993 · Mrs. Delance

1992 · Felipe's Mother

1992 · Saleslady

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992 · Edler (voice)

1992 · Judge C.C. Leichter

Home Improvement

1991 · Mrs. Debusher

1991 · Margaret (voice)

1990 · Miss Titmarsh

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990 · Pawn Shop Clerk

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990 · Microwave Marge

Christine Cromwell

1989 · Catherine

Doogie Howser, M.D.

1989 · Mrs. Mickling

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")

Super Ducktales

1989 · Mrs. Crackshell (voice)

1989 · Mrs. Handy

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

Hollywood Chaos

1988 · Landlady

1988 · Mrs. Caldwell

1988 · Mrs. Magyk

The Canterville Ghost

1988 · Mrs. Umney

1988 · Grunski's Mum

1987 · Admissions Lady

She's the Sheriff

1987 · Aunt Bessie

1987 · Mrs. Crackshell (voice)

1987 · Mrs. Marver

1987 · Dream Lady

1987 · Enid Borden

Married... with Children

1987 · Peg's Mom (voice)

The Malibu Bikini Shop

1986 · Loraine Bender

1986 · Betty Susla

1986 · Joan Ackerman

1986 · Lucy Lewis

The Hogan Family

The Best of Times

1985 · Rose Magruta

The Golden Girls

1985 · Mother Superior3

1984 · Ann Ridley

1981 · Helicopter Pilot

1981 · Felix's customer

The Blues Brothers

1980 · Sister Mary Stigmata

The Facts of Life

1978 · Old Indian woman

1978 · Mrs. Stetson

The Strongest Man in the World

1975 · Officer Hurley

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1973 · Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)

1973 · Ma Wonderly

1973 · Iris Belmont

Your Three Minutes Are Up

1973 · Mrs. Wilk

1973 · Rainbow McCloud

The Unholy Rollers

1972 · Karen's Mother

The Sandy Duncan Show

The Sandy Duncan Show

Where Does It Hurt?

1972 · Mrs. Manzzini

Stand Up and Be Counted

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971 · Mrs. Perkins

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

1970 · Mrs. Borg

Which Way to the Front?

1970 · Bland's Mother

Myra Breckinridge

1970 · Bobby Dean Loner

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970 · Mrs. Jensen

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969 · Mrs. Stone

Love, American Style

The Bill Cosby Show

1969 · Eloise Hardy

Hook, Line and Sinker

1969 · Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter

Death of a Gunfighter

1969 · Mary Elizabeth

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969 · Mrs. Danvers

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

The Helicopter Spies

The High Chaparral

1967 · First Citizen

1967 · Mrs. Sunshine Pound

Three on a Couch

1966 · Rosetta Stone

Marriage on the Rocks

1965 · Miss Blight

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 · Gertrude Linkmyer

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

That Funny Feeling

1965 · Woman at Phone Booth

1965 · Dialogue Coach

1965 · Agatha Moore

The Disorderly Orderly

1964 · Nurse Higgins

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964 · Mrs. Sparks

The Bing Crosby Show

Mail Order Bride

1964 · Sister Sue

Who's Minding the Store?

1963 · Mrs. Glucksman

The Nutty Professor

1963 · Millie Lemmon

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 · Mabel Johnson

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Angela Morrow

1961 · Mrs. Helen Paramutual

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961 · Miss Thelma Haley

North to Alaska

1960 · Lena Nordqvist

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

1960 · Emma Stroud

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959 · Ma Brinker

1959 · Mrs. Beamish

1958 · Laundromat Gossip

77 Sunset Strip

The Donna Reed Show

Too Much, Too Soon

1958 · Miss Magruder (uncredited)

The Missouri Traveler

1958 · Serena Poole

Kiss Them for Me

1957 · Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)

1957 · Mrs. Carter

The Midnight Story

1957 · Rosa Cuneo

O. Henry Playhouse

O. Henry Playhouse

1957 · Maggie McCaskey

Artists and Models

1955 · Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)

Matinee Theater

1954 · Custard Pie Gag Victim

1954 · Miss Seely

Father Knows Best

1954 · Woman at Bus Station

Battle of Rogue River

1954 · Sis Pringle

The Far Country

Mayor of the Town

1954 · Marilly the Housekeeper

Letter to Loretta

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

1953 · Stella Kowalski

1953 · Hotel Maid

A Perilous Journey

1953 · Zelda - Fat Woman

She's Back on Broadway

1953 · Webber's Receptionist

Confidentially Connie

1953 · Mother of Twins (uncredited)

The Magnetic Monster

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 · Miss March (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Zenda

Mr. & Mrs. North

O. Henry's Full House

1952 · Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Monkey Business

1952 · Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)

Kid Monk Baroni

1952 · Maria Baroni

Talk About a Stranger

1952 · Rosa, Grocery Clerk

Singin' in the Rain

1952 · Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952 · Mrs. Kahrney

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952 · Spectator (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal

1951 · Reporter (uncredited)

Come Fill the Cup

1951 · Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Ripplehissian gang

Behave Yourself!

1951 · Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

1951 · Chick Watts

Strictly Dishonorable

1951 · Organist

A Place in the Sun

1951 · Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)

Cause for Alarm!

1951 · Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps

1951 · Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)

The Second Face

1950 · Shirley

A Life of Her Own

1950 · Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)

Lonely Heart Bandits

1950 · Bertha Martin

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950 · Lily Parker

The Bob Hope Show

Appointment with Danger

House by the River

1950 · Effie Ferguson - Party Guest

No Man of Her Own

1950 · Clara Larrimore (uncredited)

Annie Was a Wonder

1949 · Annie Swenson

The Saxon Charm

1948 · Reception Nurse

Behind Locked Doors

1948 · Nurse (uncredited)

1948 · Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

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