Kathleen Freeman
Acting1919Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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
Acting History
2001
2000
Seven Girlfriends
as Mrs. Hargrove
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Ready to Rumble
as Jane King
As Told by Ginger
TVas Mrs. Gordon (voice)• 14 eps
Becker
TVas Edith / Evelyn• 1 eps
Batman Beyond
TVas Ma Mayhem (voice)• 1 eps
1999
Baby Geniuses
as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Providence
TVas Miss Van Gundy• 1 eps
Caroline in the City
TVas Grandma Duffy• 2 eps
Detention
TVas Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)
Arli$$
TVas Helga Krupp• 1 eps
1998
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
as Miss Peabody
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
Blues Brothers 2000
as Mother Mary Stigmata
Home Improvement
TVas Gwen• 1 eps
Love Boat: The Next Wave
TVas Maw-Maw Cranston
1996
Carpool
as Franklin's Mom (voice)
ER
TVas Rhonda's Patient• 1 eps
Dave's World
TVas Waitress• 1 eps
Melrose Place
TVas Madge• 1 eps
1995
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
as Rhondas Grandma
Married... with Children
TVas Peg's Mom (voice)• 2 eps
Renegade
TVas Felipe's Mother• 1 eps
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Muriel
Herman's Head
TVas Mrs. Debusher• 1 eps
Party of Five
TVas Mona• 1 eps
1993
1992
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Edler (voice)
Nickel & Dime
as Judge C.C. Leichter
Martin
TVas Saleslady• 1 eps
1991
Dutch
as Gritzi
Matlock
TVas Lucy Lewis• 2 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
TVas Pawn Shop Clerk• 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")• 1 eps
MacGyver
TVas Rose Magruta• 1 eps
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Microwave Marge
The Willies
as Miss Titmarsh
The Golden Girls
TVas Mother Superior3• 1 eps
1989
Chances Are
as Mrs. Handy
Super Ducktales
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
DuckTales
TVas Mrs. Crackshell (voice)• 25 eps
L.A. Law
TVas Joan Ackerman• 1 eps
Christine Cromwell
TVas Catherine
Growing Pains
TVas Sophie / Madge / Estelle• 1 eps
1988
The Wrong Guys
as Grunski's Mum
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
Glitz
as Mrs Magyk
Murphy Brown
TVas Mrs. Caldwell• 1 eps
ALF
TVas Betty Susla• 1 eps
TV 101
TVas Landlady
1987
Teen Wolf Too
as Admissions Lady
In the Mood
as Mrs. Marver
Dragnet
as Enid Borden
Innerspace
as Dream Lady
Hunter
TVas Ann Ridley• 1 eps
She's the Sheriff
TVas Aunt Bessie
1986
1981
Heartbeeps
as Helicopter Pilot
1980
The Blues Brothers
as Sister Mary Stigmata
1978
1977
Kojak
TVas Ma Wonderly• 1 eps
1975
The Strongest Man in the World
as Officer Hurley
1974
Psycho Sisters
as Hilda
1973
Hitched
as Rainbow McCloud
The Sting
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Your Three Minutes Are Up
as Mrs. Wilk
Lotsa Luck
TVas Iris Belmont
1972
Where Does It Hurt?
as Mrs. Manzzini
The Unholy Rollers
as Karen's Mother
Call Her Mom
as Woman
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Sarah
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Mrs. Perkins
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Mrs. Jensen
Myra Breckinridge
as Bobby Dean Loner
Which Way to the Front?
as Bland's Mother
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
as Mrs. Borg
1969
Death of a Gunfighter
as Mary Elizabeth
Hook, Line and Sinker
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mrs. Stone
Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Mrs. Danvers
1968
The Helicopter Spies
as Mom
The High Chaparral
TVas Maude• 1 eps
Batman
TVas Rosetta Stone• 1 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
TVas Sally / Maw• 1 eps
Daniel Boone
TVas Berthe• 1 eps
1967
Point Blank
as First Citizen
Bonanza
TVas Ma Brinker / Miss Hibbs• 1 eps
Dragnet
TVas Mrs. Sunshine Pound• 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
TVas Gertrude Linkmeyer / Gertrude Linkmyer• 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Mrs. Sparks• 1 eps
Ironside
TVas Helga• 1 eps
1966
Three on a Couch
as Murphy
1965
The Rounders
as Agatha Moore
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
Marriage on the Rocks
as Miss Blight
The Collector
Dialogue Coach
1964
The Disorderly Orderly
as Nurse Higgins
Mail Order Bride
as Sister Sue
The Lucy Show
TVas Miss Putnam• 1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TVas Maid• 2 eps
1963
The Nutty Professor
as Millie Lemmon
Who's Minding the Store?
as Mrs. Glucksman
The Beverly Hillbillies
TVas Mabel Johnson• 4 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Mrs. McLeod / Angela Morrow• 1 eps
1962
1961
1960
North to Alaska
as Lena Nordqvist
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
TVas Emma Stroud
1958
Too Much, Too Soon
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
The Fly
as Emma
The Buccaneer
as Tina
Houseboat
as Laundromat Gossip
The Missouri Traveler
as Serena Poole
1957
The Midnight Story
as Rosa Cuneo
Kiss Them for Me
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Pawnee
as Mrs. Carter
O. Henry Playhouse
TVas Maggie McCaskey
1956
Father Knows Best
TVas Woman at Bus Station• 1 eps
1955
The Seven Year Itch
as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Artists and Models
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
1954
Athena
as Miss Seely
The Far Country
as Grits
3 Ring Circus
as Custard Pie Gag Victim
Battle of Rogue River
as Sis Pringle
Mayor of the Town
TVas Marilly the Housekeeper
1953
Confidentially Connie
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
Dream Wife
as Hotel Maid
The Magnetic Monster
as Nelly
A Perilous Journey
as Leah
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Stella Kowalski
She's Back on Broadway
as Webber's Receptionist
The Glass Wall
as Zelda - Fat Woman
Letter to Loretta
TVas Jessie / Cousin Phemie
1952
Monkey Business
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
Love Is Better Than Ever
as Mrs. Kahrney
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Miss March (uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
Kid Monk Baroni
as Maria Baroni
Singin' in the Rain
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
1951
Behave Yourself!
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
Come Fill the Cup
as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Strictly Dishonorable
as Organist
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Chick Watts
A Place in the Sun
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Cause for Alarm!
as Woman
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Ripplehissian gang
1950
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Bertha Martin
The Second Face
as Shirley
No Man of Her Own
as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
House by the River
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
Once a Thief
as Phoebe
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Lily Parker
Appointment with Danger
as Nun
A Life of Her Own
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
1949
Annie Was a Wonder
as Annie Swenson
1948
Behind Locked Doors
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Naked City
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
The Saxon Charm
as Reception Nurse