Kathleen Freeman

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

February 17, 1919

died

August 23, 2001

place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Shrek
7.8

Shrek

2001as Old Woman (voice)
Hercules
7.5

Hercules

1997as Heavyset Woman (voice)
Hocus Pocus
7.0

Hocus Pocus

1993as Miss Olin
The Blues Brothers
7.7

The Blues Brothers

1980as Sister Mary Stigmata
The Sting
8.0

The Sting

1973as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
8.1

Singin' in the Rain

1952as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
6.5

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994as Muriel
Innerspace
6.8

Innerspace

1987as Dream Lady
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990as Microwave Marge
Joe Dirt
5.6

Joe Dirt

2001as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
6.4

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992as Edler (voice)
Blues Brothers 2000
5.3

Blues Brothers 2000

1998as Mother Mary Stigmata
The Fly
7.0

The Fly

1958as Emma
Chances Are
6.6

Chances Are

1989as Mrs. Handy
The Nutty Professor
6.5

The Nutty Professor

1963as Millie Lemmon
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
5.0

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Dragnet
6.0

Dragnet

1987as Enid Borden
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.3

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952as Miss March (uncredited)
Point Blank
7.0

Point Blank

1967as First Citizen
The Seven Year Itch
7.0

The Seven Year Itch

1955as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Baby Geniuses
4.1

Baby Geniuses

1999as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
7.0

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970as Mrs. Jensen
Teen Wolf Too
4.2

Teen Wolf Too

1987as Admissions Lady
Houseboat
6.4

Houseboat

1958as Laundromat Gossip
North to Alaska
6.5

North to Alaska

1960as Lena Nordqvist
A Place in the Sun
7.3

A Place in the Sun

1951as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
6.4

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952as Spectator (uncredited)
Support Your Local Sheriff!
7.0

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969as Mrs. Danvers
Monkey Business
6.7

Monkey Business

1952as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
Dutch
6.5

Dutch

1991as Gritzi
The Ladies Man
6.3

The Ladies Man

1961as Katie
Myra Breckinridge
4.5

Myra Breckinridge

1970as Bobby Dean Loner
Artists and Models
6.7

Artists and Models

1955as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
The Naked City
7.2

The Naked City

1948as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
The Buccaneer
6.5

The Buccaneer

1958as Tina
I'll Be Home for Christmas
6.0

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1998as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
In the Mood
5.5

In the Mood

1987as Mrs. Marver
The Wrong Guys
5.7

The Wrong Guys

1988as Grunski's Mum
The Far Country
6.9

The Far Country

1954as Grits
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
4.8

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

1998as Miss Peabody
Carpool
5.3

Carpool

1996as Franklin's Mom (voice)
Heartbeeps
4.5

Heartbeeps

1981as Helicopter Pilot
Support Your Local Gunfighter
6.6

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971as Mrs. Perkins
Who's Minding the Store?
6.8

Who's Minding the Store?

1963as Mrs. Glucksman
The Errand Boy
6.2

The Errand Boy

1961as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
Athena
5.8

Athena

1954as Miss Seely
The Strongest Man in the World
6.2

The Strongest Man in the World

1975as Officer Hurley
Pawnee
6.2

Pawnee

1957as Mrs. Carter
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
5.6

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969as Mrs. Stone
The Willies
5.7

The Willies

1990as Miss Titmarsh