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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

1.3

movie

Known For

Shrek

Shrek

2001

as Old Woman (voice)
Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Heavyset Woman (voice)
The Sting

The Sting

1973

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

The Blues Brothers

1980

as Sister Mary Stigmata
Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

1993

as Miss Olin
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

as Microwave Marge
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

as Muriel
Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969

as Mrs. Danvers
Chances Are

Chances Are

1989

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