Actor
Kathleen Freeman
Born February 17, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied August 23, 2001122 films
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.
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First watchSingin' in the Rain19528.1as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.View filmEssential films
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122 films as actor- 2001Man and CatFemale Cat
- 2001ShrekOld Woman (voice)
- 2001Joe DirtJoe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
- 2000Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsDenise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
- 2000Seven GirlfriendsMrs. Hargrove
- 2000Ready to RumbleJane King
- 1999Baby GeniusesLenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1998I'll Be Home for ChristmasTom Tom Girl Gloria
- 1998Richie Rich's Christmas WishMiss Peabody
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000Mother Mary Stigmata
- 1997HerculesHeavyset Woman (voice)
- 1996CarpoolFranklin's Mom (voice)
- 1995Two Guys Talkin' About GirlsRhondas Grandma
- 1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultMuriel
- 1993Hocus PocusMiss Olin
- 1993Reckless KellyMrs. Delance
- 1992FernGully: The Last RainforestEdler (voice)
- 1992Nickel & DimeJudge C.C. Leichter
- 1991DutchGritzi
- 1990The WilliesMiss Titmarsh
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchMicrowave Marge
- 1989Super DucktalesMrs. Crackshell (voice)
- 1989Chances AreMrs. Handy
- 1989Hollywood Chaos
- 1988GlitzMrs. Magyk
- 1988The Canterville GhostMrs. Umney
- 1988The Wrong GuysGrunski's Mum
- 1987Teen Wolf TooAdmissions Lady
- 1987In the MoodMrs. Marver
- 1987Inside Out
- 1987InnerspaceDream Lady
- 1987DragnetEnid Borden
- 1986The Malibu Bikini ShopLoraine Bender
- 1986The Best of TimesRosie
- 1981HeartbeepsHelicopter Pilot
- 1980The Blues BrothersSister Mary Stigmata
- 1978The NorsemanOld Indian woman
- 1978Soup and MeMrs. Stetson
- 1975The Strongest Man in the WorldOfficer Hurley
- 1975The Daughters of Joshua Cabe ReturnEssie
- 1974Psycho SistersHilda
- 1973The StingKid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
- 1973Your Three Minutes Are UpMrs. Wilk
- 1973HitchedRainbow McCloud
- 1972The Unholy RollersKaren's Mother
- 1972Where Does It Hurt?Mrs. Manzzini
- 1972Stand Up and Be CountedSarah
- 1972Call Her MomWoman
- 1971Support Your Local GunfighterMrs. Perkins
- 1970But I Don't Want to Get Married!Mrs. Borg
- 1970Which Way to the Front?Bland's Mother
- 1970Myra BreckinridgeBobby Dean Loner
- 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueMrs. Jensen
- 1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMrs. Stone
- 1969Hook, Line and SinkerMrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
- 1969Death of a GunfighterMary Elizabeth
- 1969Support Your Local Sheriff!Mrs. Danvers
- 1968The Helicopter SpiesMom
- 1967Point BlankFirst Citizen
- 1966Three on a CouchMurphy
- 1965Marriage on the RocksMiss Blight
- 1965That Funny FeelingWoman at Phone Booth
- 1965The RoundersAgatha Moore
- 1964The Disorderly OrderlyNurse Higgins
- 1964Mail Order BrideSister Sue
- 1963Who's Minding the Store?Mrs. Glucksman
- 1963The Nutty ProfessorMillie Lemmon
- 1962Wild HarvestGoldie
- 1961The Errand BoyMrs. Helen Paramutual
- 1961The Ladies ManKatie
- 1961Madison AvenueMiss Thelma Haley
- 1960North to AlaskaLena Nordqvist
- 1958The BuccaneerTina
- 1958HouseboatLaundromat Gossip
- 1958The FlyEmma
- 1958Too Much, Too SoonMiss Magruder (uncredited)
- 1958The Missouri TravelerSerena Poole
- 1957Kiss Them for MeNurse Wilinski (uncredited)
- 1957PawneeMrs. Carter
- 1957The Midnight StoryRosa Cuneo
- 1955Artists and ModelsMrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
- 19543 Ring CircusCustard Pie Gag Victim
- 1954AthenaMiss Seely
- 1954Battle of Rogue RiverSis Pringle
- 1954The Far CountryGrits
- 1953The Affairs of Dobie GillisStella Kowalski
- 1953Dream WifeHotel Maid
- 1953A Perilous JourneyLeah
- 1953The Glass WallZelda - Fat Woman
- 1953She's Back on BroadwayWebber's Receptionist
- 1953Confidentially ConnieMother of Twins (uncredited)
- 1953The Magnetic MonsterNelly
- 1952The Bad and the BeautifulMiss March (uncredited)
- 1952The Prisoner of Zenda
- 1952O. Henry's Full HouseMrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
- 1952Monkey BusinessMrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
- 1952Kid Monk BaroniMaria Baroni
- 1952Talk About a StrangerRosa, Grocery Clerk
- 1952Singin' in the RainPhoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
- 1952Love Is Better Than EverMrs. Kahrney
- 1952The Greatest Show on EarthSpectator (uncredited)
- 1951Let's Make It LegalReporter (uncredited)
- 1951Come Fill the CupLil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
- 1951Behave Yourself!Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
- 1951Yes Sir, Mr. BonesChick Watts
- 1951Strictly DishonorableOrganist
- 1951A Place in the SunFactory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
- 1951Cause for Alarm!Woman
- 1951Cry DangerCigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
- 1951The Company She KeepsJosie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
- 1950The Second FaceShirley
- 1950A Life of Her OwnSwitchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
- 1950Lonely Heart BanditsBertha Martin
- 1950Once a ThiefPhoebe
- 1950The Reformer and the RedheadLily Parker
- 1950Appointment with DangerNun
- 1950House by the RiverEffie Ferguson - Party Guest
- 1950No Man of Her OwnClara Larrimore (uncredited)
- 1949Annie Was a WonderAnnie Swenson
- 1948The Saxon CharmReception Nurse