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Kathleen Freeman

Born February 17, 1919Died August 23, 2001

Place of birth: 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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Filmography

Actress (244 credits)

Movies

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

ShrekOld Woman (voice)

Man and CatFemale Cat

Joe DirtJoe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)

Ready to RumbleJane King

Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsDenise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

Seven GirlfriendsMrs. Hargrove

Baby GeniusesLenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

I'll Be Home for ChristmasTom Tom Girl Gloria

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Self

Richie Rich's Christmas WishMiss Peabody

Blues Brothers 2000Mother Mary Stigmata

HerculesHeavyset Woman (voice)

CarpoolFranklin's Mom (voice)

Two Guys Talkin' About GirlsRhondas Grandma

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultMuriel

Hocus PocusMiss Olin

Reckless KellyMrs. Delance

FernGully: The Last RainforestEdler (voice)

Nickel & DimeJudge C.C. Leichter

Gremlins 2: The New BatchMicrowave Marge

The WilliesMiss Titmarsh

Hollywood Chaos

Chances AreMrs. Handy

Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandDance Teacher (voice)

Super DucktalesMrs. Crackshell (voice)

GlitzMrs. Magyk

The Canterville GhostMrs. Umney

The Wrong GuysGrunski's Mum

InnerspaceDream Lady

DragnetEnid Borden

In the MoodMrs. Marver

Teen Wolf TooAdmissions Lady

The Malibu Bikini ShopLoraine Bender

The Best of TimesRosie

HeartbeepsHelicopter Pilot

The Blues BrothersSister Mary Stigmata

The NorsemanOld Indian woman

Soup and MeMrs. Stetson

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe ReturnEssie

The Strongest Man in the WorldOfficer Hurley

Psycho SistersHilda

Your Three Minutes Are UpMrs. Wilk

HitchedRainbow McCloud

The StingKid Twist's Wife (uncredited)

The Unholy RollersKaren's Mother

Stand Up and Be CountedSarah

Where Does It Hurt?Mrs. Manzzini

Call Her MomWoman

Support Your Local GunfighterMrs. Perkins

The Ballad of Cable HogueMrs. Jensen

Which Way to the Front?Bland's Mother

Myra BreckinridgeBobby Dean Loner

But I Don't Want to Get Married!Mrs. Borg

The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMrs. Stone

Death of a GunfighterMary Elizabeth

Support Your Local Sheriff!Mrs. Danvers

Hook, Line and SinkerMrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter

The Helicopter SpiesMom

Point BlankFirst Citizen

Three on a CouchMurphy

The RoundersAgatha Moore

Marriage on the RocksMiss Blight

That Funny FeelingWoman at Phone Booth

The Disorderly OrderlyNurse Higgins

Mail Order BrideSister Sue

The Nutty ProfessorMillie Lemmon

Who's Minding the Store?Mrs. Glucksman

Wild HarvestGoldie

The Ladies ManKatie

Madison AvenueMiss Thelma Haley

The Errand BoyMrs. Helen Paramutual

North to AlaskaLena Nordqvist

HouseboatLaundromat Gossip

The BuccaneerTina

The Missouri TravelerSerena Poole

Too Much, Too SoonMiss Magruder (uncredited)

The Midnight StoryRosa Cuneo

PawneeMrs. Carter

Kiss Them for MeNurse Wilinski (uncredited)

Artists and ModelsMrs. Muldoon (uncredited)

The Seven Year ItchWoman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)

The Far CountryGrits

Battle of Rogue RiverSis Pringle

3 Ring CircusCustard Pie Gag Victim

AthenaMiss Seely

Confidentially ConnieMother of Twins (uncredited)

Dream WifeHotel Maid

The Glass WallZelda - Fat Woman

The Affairs of Dobie GillisStella Kowalski

She's Back on BroadwayWebber's Receptionist

The Magnetic MonsterNelly

A Perilous JourneyLeah

Singin' in the RainPhoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)

Love Is Better Than EverMrs. Kahrney

Kid Monk BaroniMaria Baroni

Monkey BusinessMrs. Brannigan (uncredited)

The Bad and the BeautifulMiss March (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full HouseMrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on EarthSpectator (uncredited)

Talk About a StrangerRosa, Grocery Clerk

The Prisoner of Zenda

Strictly DishonorableOrganist

Cry DangerCigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)

Yes Sir, Mr. BonesChick Watts

Let's Make It LegalReporter (uncredited)

The Company She KeepsJosie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)

A Place in the SunFactory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)

Cause for Alarm!Woman

Behave Yourself!Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)

Come Fill the CupLil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

House by the RiverEffie Ferguson - Party Guest

The Reformer and the RedheadLily Parker

Once a ThiefPhoebe

No Man of Her OwnClara Larrimore (uncredited)

Lonely Heart BanditsBertha Martin

The Second FaceShirley

Appointment with DangerNun

A Life of Her OwnSwitchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)

Annie Was a WonderAnnie Swenson

Behind Locked DoorsNurse (uncredited)

The Naked CityStout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

The Saxon CharmReception Nurse

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As Told by GingerMrs. Gordon (voice)

Batman BeyondMa Mayhem (voice)

ProvidenceMiss Van Gundy

DetentionMiss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)

BeckerEdith / Evelyn

Love Boat: The Next WaveMaw-Maw Cranston

Cow and Chicken

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

Caroline in the CityGrandma Duffy

Party of FiveMona

ERRhonda's Patient

Dave's WorldWaitress

MartinSaleslady

Melrose PlaceMadge

RenegadeFelipe's Mother

Home ImprovementGwen

Herman's HeadMrs. Debusher

Beverly Hills, 90210

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Tales from the CryptMrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")

Christine CromwellCatherine

Murphy BrownMrs. Caldwell

DuckTalesMrs. Crackshell (voice)

Married... with ChildrenPeg's Mom (voice)

She's the SheriffAunt Bessie

L.A. LawJoan Ackerman

MatlockLucy Lewis

The Hogan Family

Growing PainsMadge

The Golden GirlsMother Superior3

MacGyverRose Magruta

Growing PainsEstelle

Growing PainsSophie

HunterAnn Ridley

The Facts of Life

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

KojakMa Wonderly

Lotsa LuckIris Belmont

The Sandy Duncan Show

Love, American Style

The Bill Cosby Show

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

The High ChaparralMaude

DragnetMrs. Sunshine Pound

BatmanRosetta Stone

I Dream of JeannieSally

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Hogan's HeroesGertrude Linkmyer

Hogan's HeroesGertrude Linkmeyer

I Dream of JeannieMaw

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Daniel BooneBerthe

The Bing Crosby Show

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

The Lucy ShowOlga

The Beverly HillbilliesMabel Johnson

The Lucy ShowMrs. Blake

The Lucy ShowKathleen

The Lucy ShowMiss Putnam

The Alfred Hitchcock HourAngela Morrow

The Alfred Hitchcock HourMrs. McLeod

The Dick Van Dyke ShowMaid

The Case of the Dangerous RobinEmma Stroud

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

RawhideMrs. Beamish

BonanzaMa Brinker

BonanzaMiss Hibbs

77 Sunset Strip

The Donna Reed Show

O. Henry PlayhouseMaggie McCaskey

Matinee Theater

Mayor of the TownMarilly the Housekeeper

Father Knows BestWoman at Bus Station

Letter to LorettaJessie

Letter to LorettaCousin Phemie

Mr. & Mrs. North

Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRipplehissian gang

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Misc. (1 credits)

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The CollectorDialogue Coach