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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

1.5

movie

Known For

Shrek

Shrek

2001

as Old Woman (voice)
Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

1993

as Miss Olin
Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Heavyset Woman (voice)
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980

as Sister Mary Stigmata
The Sting

The Sting

1973

as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Innerspace

Innerspace

1987

as Dream Lady
FernGully: The Last Rainforest

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992

as Edler (voice)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

as Microwave Marge
Point Blank

Point Blank

1967

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