Actor

Kathleen Freeman

Birthday: February 17, 1919

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) as Self
Age: 83
Man and Cat (2001) as Female Cat
Age: 82
Shrek (2001) as Old Woman (voice)
Age: 82
Joe Dirt (2001) as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
Age: 82
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Age: 81
Seven Girlfriends (2000) as Mrs. Hargrove
Age: 81
Ready to Rumble (2000) as Jane King
Age: 81
Baby Geniuses (1999) as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Age: 80
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
Age: 79
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) as Miss Peabody
Age: 79
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998) as Self
Age: 79
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) as Mother Mary Stigmata
Age: 78
Hercules (1997) as Heavyset Woman (voice)
Age: 78
Carpool (1996) as Franklin's Mom (voice)
Age: 77
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls (1995) as Rhondas Grandma
Age: 75
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) as Muriel
Age: 75
Hocus Pocus (1993) as Miss Olin
Age: 74
Reckless Kelly (1993) as Mrs. Delance
Age: 74
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) as Edler (voice)
Age: 73
Nickel & Dime (1992) as Judge C.C. Leichter
Age: 72
Dutch (1991) as Gritzi
Age: 72
The Willies (1990) as Miss Titmarsh
Age: 71
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) as Microwave Marge
Age: 71
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) as Dance Teacher (voice)
Age: 70
Super Ducktales (1989) as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
Age: 70
Chances Are (1989) as Mrs. Handy
Age: 70
Hollywood Chaos (1989)
Age: 69
Glitz (1988) as Mrs. Magyk
Age: 69
The Canterville Ghost (1988) as Mrs. Umney
Age: 69
The Wrong Guys (1988) as Grunski's Mum
Age: 69
Teen Wolf Too (1987) as Admissions Lady
Age: 68
In the Mood (1987) as Mrs. Marver
Age: 68
Inside Out (1987)
Age: 68
Innerspace (1987) as Dream Lady
Age: 68
Dragnet (1987) as Enid Borden
Age: 68
The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986) as Loraine Bender
Age: 67
The Best of Times (1986) as Rosie
Age: 66
Heartbeeps (1981) as Helicopter Pilot
Age: 62
The Blues Brothers (1980) as Sister Mary Stigmata
Age: 61
The Norseman (1978) as Old Indian woman
Age: 59
Soup and Me (1978) as Mrs. Stetson
Age: 58
The Strongest Man in the World (1975) as Officer Hurley
Age: 55
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975) as Essie
Age: 55
Psycho Sisters (1974) as Hilda
Age: 55
The Sting (1973) as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Age: 54
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973) as Mrs. Wilk
Age: 54
Hitched (1973) as Rainbow McCloud
Age: 54
The Unholy Rollers (1972) as Karen's Mother
Age: 53
Where Does It Hurt? (1972) as Mrs. Manzzini
Age: 53
Stand Up and Be Counted (1972) as Sarah
Age: 53
Call Her Mom (1972) as Woman
Age: 52
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) as Mrs. Perkins
Age: 52
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970) as Mrs. Borg
Age: 51
Which Way to the Front? (1970) as Bland's Mother
Age: 51
Myra Breckinridge (1970) as Bobby Dean Loner
Age: 51
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) as Mrs. Jensen
Age: 51
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) as Mrs. Stone
Age: 50
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
Age: 50
Death of a Gunfighter (1969) as Mary Elizabeth
Age: 50
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) as Mrs. Danvers
Age: 50
The Helicopter Spies (1968) as Mom
Age: 49
Point Blank (1967) as First Citizen
Age: 48
Three on a Couch (1966) as Murphy
Age: 47
Marriage on the Rocks (1965) as Miss Blight
Age: 46
That Funny Feeling (1965) as Woman at Phone Booth
Age: 46
The Rounders (1965) as Agatha Moore
Age: 45
The Disorderly Orderly (1964) as Nurse Higgins
Age: 45
Mail Order Bride (1964) as Sister Sue
Age: 45
Who's Minding the Store? (1963) as Mrs. Glucksman
Age: 44
The Nutty Professor (1963) as Millie Lemmon
Age: 44
Wild Harvest (1962) as Goldie
Age: 42
The Errand Boy (1961) as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
Age: 42
The Ladies Man (1961) as Katie
Age: 42
Madison Avenue (1961) as Miss Thelma Haley
Age: 42
North to Alaska (1960) as Lena Nordqvist
Age: 41
The Buccaneer (1958) as Tina
Age: 39
Houseboat (1958) as Laundromat Gossip
Age: 39
The Fly (1958) as Emma
Age: 39
Too Much, Too Soon (1958) as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
Age: 39
The Missouri Traveler (1958) as Serena Poole
Age: 38
Kiss Them for Me (1957) as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Age: 38
Pawnee (1957) as Mrs. Carter
Age: 38
The Midnight Story (1957) as Rosa Cuneo
Age: 38
Artists and Models (1955) as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
Age: 36
The Seven Year Itch (1955) as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Age: 36
3 Ring Circus (1954) as Custard Pie Gag Victim
Age: 35
Athena (1954) as Miss Seely
Age: 35
Battle of Rogue River (1954) as Sis Pringle
Age: 35
The Far Country (1954) as Grits
Age: 34
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953) as Stella Kowalski
Age: 34
Dream Wife (1953) as Hotel Maid
Age: 34
A Perilous Journey (1953) as Leah
Age: 34
The Glass Wall (1953) as Zelda - Fat Woman
Age: 34
She's Back on Broadway (1953) as Webber's Receptionist
Age: 34
Confidentially Connie (1953) as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
Age: 34
The Magnetic Monster (1953) as Nelly
Age: 34
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) as Miss March (uncredited)
Age: 33
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
Age: 33
Monkey Business (1952) as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
Age: 33
O. Henry's Full House (1952) as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Age: 33
Kid Monk Baroni (1952) as Maria Baroni
Age: 33
Talk About a Stranger (1952) as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
Age: 33
Singin' in the Rain (1952) as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Age: 33
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) as Mrs. Kahrney
Age: 33
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Spectator (uncredited)
Age: 32
Let's Make It Legal (1951) as Reporter (uncredited)
Age: 32
Come Fill the Cup (1951) as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Age: 32
Behave Yourself! (1951) as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
Age: 32
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951) as Chick Watts
Age: 32
Strictly Dishonorable (1951) as Organist
Age: 32
A Place in the Sun (1951) as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Age: 32
Cause for Alarm! (1951) as Woman
Age: 32
Cry Danger (1951) as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
Age: 32
The Company She Keeps (1951) as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
Age: 31
The Second Face (1950) as Shirley
Age: 31
A Life of Her Own (1950) as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
Age: 31
Lonely Heart Bandits (1950) as Bertha Martin
Age: 31
Once a Thief (1950) as Phoebe
Age: 31
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) as Lily Parker
Age: 31
Appointment with Danger (1950) as Nun
Age: 31
House by the River (1950) as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
Age: 31
No Man of Her Own (1950) as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
Age: 31
Annie Was a Wonder (1949) as Annie Swenson
Age: 29
The Saxon Charm (1948) as Reception Nurse
Age: 29
Behind Locked Doors (1948) as Nurse (uncredited)
Age: 29
The Naked City (1948) as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
Age: 29