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Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

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.

Born

Feb 17, 1919

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

Aug 23, 2001

Known For

Acting

Movies

128 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.1

movie

Known For

Shrek

Shrek

2001

as Old Woman (voice)
Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Heavyset Woman (voice)
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980

as Sister Mary Stigmata
Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

1993

as Miss Olin
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

as Muriel
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

as Microwave Marge
The Sting

The Sting

1973

as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

as Mother Mary Stigmata
Innerspace

Innerspace

1987

as Dream Lady
Shrek
Shrek
2001 • as Old Woman (voice)
★ 7.8
Hercules
Hercules
1997 • as Heavyset Woman (voice)
★ 7.5
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 • as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
★ 8.1
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980 • as Sister Mary Stigmata
★ 7.7
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus
1993 • as Miss Olin
★ 7.0
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 • as Muriel
★ 6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 • as Microwave Marge
★ 6.5
The Sting
The Sting
1973 • as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Blues Brothers 2000
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 • as Mother Mary Stigmata
★ 5.3
Innerspace
Innerspace
1987 • as Dream Lady
★ 6.8
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt
2001 • as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch
1955 • as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Mail Order Bride
Mail Order Bride
1964 • as Sister Sue
★ 7.0
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992 • as Edler (voice)
★ 6.4
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000 • as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Fly
The Fly
1958 • as Emma
★ 7.0
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor
1963 • as Millie Lemmon
★ 6.5
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 • as Mrs. Danvers
★ 7.0
Dragnet
Dragnet
1987 • as Enid Borden
★ 6.0
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 • as Mrs. Jensen
★ 7.0
Chances Are
Chances Are
1989 • as Mrs. Handy
★ 6.6
Point Blank
Point Blank
1967 • as First Citizen
★ 7.0
Ready to Rumble
Ready to Rumble
2000 • as Jane King
★ 5.2
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 • as Miss March (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • as Spectator (uncredited)
★ 6.4
North to Alaska
North to Alaska
1960 • as Lena Nordqvist
★ 6.5
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952 • as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
★ 6.9
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
1951 • as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Unholy Rollers
The Unholy Rollers
1972 • as Karen's Mother
★ 5.2
Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses
1999 • as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
★ 4.1
Artists and Models
Artists and Models
1955 • as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Malibu Bikini Shop
The Malibu Bikini Shop
1986 • as Loraine Bender
★ 4.2
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998 • as Miss Peabody
★ 4.8
Dutch
Dutch
1991 • as Gritzi
★ 6.5
The Naked City
The Naked City
1948 • as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
★ 7.2
Teen Wolf Too
Teen Wolf Too
1987 • as Admissions Lady
★ 4.2
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958 • as Tina
★ 6.5
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998 • as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
★ 6.0
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971 • as Mrs. Perkins
★ 6.6
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
1952 • as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man
1961 • as Katie
★ 6.3
Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge
1970 • as Bobby Dean Loner
★ 4.6
Athena
Athena
1954 • as Miss Seely
★ 5.8
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969 • as Mrs. Stone
★ 5.5
Psycho Sisters
Psycho Sisters
1974 • as Hilda
★ 10.0
Houseboat
Houseboat
1958 • as Laundromat Gossip
★ 6.4
The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 • as Officer Hurley
★ 6.2
The Rounders
The Rounders
1965 • as Agatha Moore
★ 5.5
Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger
1950 • as Nun
★ 5.7
The Far Country
The Far Country
1954 • as Grits
★ 6.9
Let's Make It Legal
Let's Make It Legal
1951 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Best of Times
The Best of Times
1986 • as Rosie
★ 5.6
Death of a Gunfighter
Death of a Gunfighter
1969 • as Mary Elizabeth
★ 6.2
Nickel & Dime
Nickel & Dime
1992 • as Judge C.C. Leichter
★ 6.0
The Disorderly Orderly
The Disorderly Orderly
1964 • as Nurse Higgins
★ 6.3
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950 • as Lily Parker
★ 7.6
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
★ 6.9
The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps
1951 • as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
★ 6.2
House by the River
House by the River
1950 • as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
★ 6.8
Carpool
Carpool
1996 • as Franklin's Mom (voice)
★ 5.3
Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks
1965 • as Miss Blight
★ 5.8
Dream Wife
Dream Wife
1953 • as Hotel Maid
★ 5.4
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
1950 • as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?
1972 • as Mrs. Manzzini
★ 5.5
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?
1972 • as Mrs. Mazzini
★ 5.5
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster
1953 • as Nelly
★ 5.6
Which Way to the Front?
Which Way to the Front?
1970 • as Bland's Mother
★ 4.8
Kiss Them for Me
Kiss Them for Me
1957 • as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Seven Girlfriends
Seven Girlfriends
2000 • as Mrs. Hargrove
★ 4.5
Who's Minding the Store?
Who's Minding the Store?
1963 • as Mrs. Glucksman
★ 6.8
In the Mood
In the Mood
1987 • as Mrs. Marver
★ 5.5
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own
1950 • as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 • as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
★ 4.4
Your Three Minutes Are Up
Your Three Minutes Are Up
1973 • as Mrs. Wilk
★ 4.6
Inside Out
Inside Out
1987
★ 5.6
Confidentially Connie
Confidentially Connie
1953 • as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy
1961 • as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
★ 6.2
Too Much, Too Soon
Too Much, Too Soon
1958 • as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
★ 4.9
The Helicopter Spies
The Helicopter Spies
1968 • as Mom
★ 5.0
The Midnight Story
The Midnight Story
1957 • as Rosa Cuneo
★ 6.1
Three on a Couch
Three on a Couch
1966 • as Murphy
★ 5.4
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys
1988 • as Grunski's Mum
★ 5.7
Cause for Alarm!
Cause for Alarm!
1951 • as Woman
★ 5.9
Reckless Kelly
Reckless Kelly
1993 • as Mrs. Delance
★ 4.6
Heartbeeps
Heartbeeps
1981 • as Helicopter Pilot
★ 4.5
Love Is Better Than Ever
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952 • as Mrs. Kahrney
★ 6.6
movie
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
1995 • as Rhondas Grandma
★ 4.3
Come Fill the Cup
Come Fill the Cup
1951 • as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Norseman
The Norseman
1978 • as Old Indian woman
★ 3.4
3 Ring Circus
3 Ring Circus
1954 • as Custard Pie Gag Victim
★ 5.6
Stand Up and Be Counted
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972 • as Sarah
★ 7.0
The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler
1958 • as Serena Poole
★ 6.7
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953 • as Stella Kowalski
★ 6.1
Kid Monk Baroni
Kid Monk Baroni
1952 • as Maria Baroni
★ 6.4
The Glass Wall
The Glass Wall
1953 • as Zelda - Fat Woman
★ 5.3
A Perilous Journey
A Perilous Journey
1953 • as Leah
★ 4.5
Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors
1948 • as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself!
1951 • as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
1988 • as Mrs. Umney
★ 4.0
Talk About a Stranger
Talk About a Stranger
1952 • as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
★ 6.2
The Saxon Charm
The Saxon Charm
1948 • as Reception Nurse
★ 4.6
The Willies
The Willies
1990 • as Miss Titmarsh
★ 5.7
Lonely Heart Bandits
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950 • as Bertha Martin
★ 7.8
Cry Danger
Cry Danger
1951 • as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Cry Danger
Cry Danger
1951
★ 6.7
Pawnee
Pawnee
1957 • as Mrs. Carter
★ 6.2
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998 • as Self
★ 6.5
That Funny Feeling
That Funny Feeling
1965 • as Woman at Phone Booth
★ 6.3
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975 • as Essie
★ 4.8
Battle of Rogue River
Battle of Rogue River
1954 • as Sis Pringle
★ 6.0
Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom
1972 • as Woman
★ 6.0
Soup and Me
Soup and Me
1978 • as Mrs. Stetson
★ 4.3
Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue
1961 • as Miss Thelma Haley
★ 6.6
Super Ducktales
Super Ducktales
1989 • as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
★ 7.4
The Second Face
The Second Face
1950 • as Shirley
★ 7.0
movie
Man and Cat
2001 • as Female Cat
★ 7.0
Strictly Dishonorable
Strictly Dishonorable
1951 • as Organist
★ 5.0
Glitz
Glitz
1988 • as Mrs. Magyk
★ 5.0
Glitz
Glitz
1988 • as Mrs Magyk
★ 5.0
Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest
1962 • as Goldie
★ 4.6
Hitched
Hitched
1973 • as Rainbow McCloud
★ 7.3
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970 • as Mrs. Borg
★ 10.0
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
1950 • as Phoebe
★ 5.3
She's Back on Broadway
She's Back on Broadway
1953 • as Webber's Receptionist
★ 6.0
Annie Was a Wonder
Annie Was a Wonder
1949 • as Annie Swenson
★ 4.9
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002 • as Self
★ 7.0
Hollywood Chaos
Hollywood Chaos
1989
★ 7.0
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951 • as Chick Watts
★ 5.0