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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

127 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.1

movie

Known For

Shrek

Shrek

2001

as Old Woman (voice)
Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Heavyset Woman (voice)
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980

as Sister Mary Stigmata
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

1993

as Miss Olin
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)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

as Muriel
Innerspace

Innerspace

1987

as Dream Lady
FernGully: The Last Rainforest

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992

as Edler (voice)
Shrek
Shrek
2001 • as Old Woman (voice)
★ 7.8
Hercules
Hercules
1997 • as Heavyset Woman (voice)
★ 7.5
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980 • as Sister Mary Stigmata
★ 7.7
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 • as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
★ 8.1
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus
1993 • as Miss Olin
★ 7.0
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
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 • as Muriel
★ 6.5
Innerspace
Innerspace
1987 • as Dream Lady
★ 6.8
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992 • as Edler (voice)
★ 6.4
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 • as Mrs. Jensen
★ 7.0
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
1951 • as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Point Blank
Point Blank
1967 • as First Citizen
★ 7.0
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch
1955 • as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Houseboat
Houseboat
1958 • as Laundromat Gossip
★ 6.4
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • as Spectator (uncredited)
★ 6.3
North to Alaska
North to Alaska
1960 • as Lena Nordqvist
★ 6.5
Chances Are
Chances Are
1989 • as Mrs. Handy
★ 6.6
The Fly
The Fly
1958 • as Emma
★ 7.0
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor
1963 • as Millie Lemmon
★ 6.5
Dragnet
Dragnet
1987 • as Enid Borden
★ 6.0
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man
1961 • as Katie
★ 6.3
The Naked City
The Naked City
1948 • as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
★ 7.2
Who's Minding the Store?
Who's Minding the Store?
1963 • as Mrs. Glucksman
★ 6.8
Dutch
Dutch
1991 • as Gritzi
★ 6.4
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt
2001 • as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971 • as Mrs. Perkins
★ 6.6
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
1950 • as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
★ 6.9
House by the River
House by the River
1950 • as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
★ 6.7
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 • as Mrs. Danvers
★ 7.0
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 • as Miss March (uncredited)
★ 7.3
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998 • as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
★ 6.0
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
1952 • as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy
1961 • as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
★ 6.1
Cause for Alarm!
Cause for Alarm!
1951 • as Woman
★ 5.9
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969 • as Mrs. Stone
★ 5.5
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952 • as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Blues Brothers 2000
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 • as Mother Mary Stigmata
★ 5.3
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000 • as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Cry Danger
Cry Danger
1951 • as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Cry Danger
Cry Danger
1951
★ 6.7
The Disorderly Orderly
The Disorderly Orderly
1964 • as Nurse Higgins
★ 6.3
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958 • as Tina
★ 6.4
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
★ 6.9
Artists and Models
Artists and Models
1955 • as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Far Country
The Far Country
1954 • as Grits
★ 6.9
Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses
1999 • as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
★ 4.1
Teen Wolf Too
Teen Wolf Too
1987 • as Admissions Lady
★ 4.1
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998 • as Miss Peabody
★ 4.8
Carpool
Carpool
1996 • as Franklin's Mom (voice)
★ 5.2
The Best of Times
The Best of Times
1986 • as Rosie
★ 5.7
Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge
1970 • as Bobby Dean Loner
★ 4.5
The Rounders
The Rounders
1965 • as Agatha Moore
★ 5.5
Ready to Rumble
Ready to Rumble
2000 • as Jane King
★ 5.2
Death of a Gunfighter
Death of a Gunfighter
1969 • as Mary Elizabeth
★ 6.2
The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps
1951 • as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys
1988 • as Grunski's Mum
★ 5.5
The Willies
The Willies
1990 • as Miss Titmarsh
★ 5.6
Confidentially Connie
Confidentially Connie
1953 • as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Let's Make It Legal
Let's Make It Legal
1951 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Heartbeeps
Heartbeeps
1981 • as Helicopter Pilot
★ 4.4
Reckless Kelly
Reckless Kelly
1993 • as Mrs. Delance
★ 4.4
Seven Girlfriends
Seven Girlfriends
2000 • as Mrs. Hargrove
★ 4.2
The Malibu Bikini Shop
The Malibu Bikini Shop
1986 • as Loraine Bender
★ 3.9
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster
1953 • as Nelly
★ 5.6
Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks
1965 • as Miss Blight
★ 5.6
Hitched
Hitched
1973 • as Rainbow McCloud
★ 6.0
The Midnight Story
The Midnight Story
1957 • as Rosa Cuneo
★ 6.0
Love Is Better Than Ever
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952 • as Mrs. Kahrney
★ 6.1
Dream Wife
Dream Wife
1953 • as Hotel Maid
★ 5.3
Glitz
Glitz
1988 • as Mrs. Magyk
★ 4.3
Glitz
Glitz
1988 • as Mrs Magyk
★ 4.3
Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger
1950 • as Nun
★ 5.6
The Glass Wall
The Glass Wall
1953 • as Zelda - Fat Woman
★ 5.1
Stand Up and Be Counted
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972 • as Sarah
★ 7.0
Your Three Minutes Are Up
Your Three Minutes Are Up
1973 • as Mrs. Wilk
★ 3.5
Too Much, Too Soon
Too Much, Too Soon
1958 • as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
★ 4.4
In the Mood
In the Mood
1987 • as Mrs. Marver
★ 5.3
The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 • as Officer Hurley
★ 6.1
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
★ 4.2
Inside Out
Inside Out
1987
★ 5.0
Athena
Athena
1954 • as Miss Seely
★ 5.6
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953 • as Stella Kowalski
★ 5.5
3 Ring Circus
3 Ring Circus
1954 • as Custard Pie Gag Victim
★ 5.4
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own
1950 • as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
★ 5.1
The Helicopter Spies
The Helicopter Spies
1968 • as Mom
★ 4.8
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?
1972 • as Mrs. Manzzini
★ 5.1
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970 • as Mrs. Borg
The Norseman
The Norseman
1978 • as Old Indian woman
★ 3.2
Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom
1972 • as Woman
★ 4.0
That Funny Feeling
That Funny Feeling
1965 • as Woman at Phone Booth
★ 6.1
Pawnee
Pawnee
1957 • as Mrs. Carter
★ 6.3
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998 • as Self
★ 5.0
Kiss Them for Me
Kiss Them for Me
1957 • as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Psycho Sisters
Psycho Sisters
1974 • as Hilda
Mail Order Bride
Mail Order Bride
1964 • as Sister Sue
★ 6.6
The Unholy Rollers
The Unholy Rollers
1972 • as Karen's Mother
★ 5.1
Battle of Rogue River
Battle of Rogue River
1954 • as Sis Pringle
★ 5.7
The Second Face
The Second Face
1950 • as Shirley
★ 6.8
She's Back on Broadway
She's Back on Broadway
1953 • as Webber's Receptionist
★ 5.7
Three on a Couch
Three on a Couch
1966 • as Murphy
★ 5.3
Come Fill the Cup
Come Fill the Cup
1951 • as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Talk About a Stranger
Talk About a Stranger
1952 • as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
★ 6.1
Nickel & Dime
Nickel & Dime
1992 • as Judge C.C. Leichter
★ 6.0
The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler
1958 • as Serena Poole
★ 6.7
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950 • as Lily Parker
★ 7.0
Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors
1948 • as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Kid Monk Baroni
Kid Monk Baroni
1952 • as Maria Baroni
★ 6.2
movie
Man and Cat
2001 • as Female Cat
★ 7.0
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
1988 • as Mrs. Umney
★ 4.0
The Saxon Charm
The Saxon Charm
1948 • as Reception Nurse
★ 3.8
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
1950 • as Phoebe
★ 5.0
Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself!
1951 • as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
★ 6.0
movie
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
1995 • as Rhondas Grandma
★ 2.3
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975 • as Essie
★ 4.0
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
Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue
1961 • as Miss Thelma Haley
★ 6.0
Lonely Heart Bandits
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950 • as Bertha Martin
★ 6.5
Super Ducktales
Super Ducktales
1989 • as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
★ 7.0
A Perilous Journey
A Perilous Journey
1953 • as Leah
★ 3.8
Annie Was a Wonder
Annie Was a Wonder
1949 • as Annie Swenson
★ 4.4
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951 • as Chick Watts
★ 4.3
Strictly Dishonorable
Strictly Dishonorable
1951 • as Organist
★ 4.4
Hollywood Chaos
Hollywood Chaos
1989
Soup and Me
Soup and Me
1978 • as Mrs. Stetson
★ 3.3
Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest
1962 • as Goldie
★ 3.2