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