Acting
Kathleen Freeman
EN cinema · 125 credits
Born
17 February 1919
Died
23 August 2001 (aged 82)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Shrek
as Old Woman (voice)
Man and Cat
2001
Man and Cat
as Female Cat
Joe Dirt
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
Ready to Rumble
as Jane King
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Seven Girlfriends
as Mrs. Hargrove
Baby Geniuses
as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
as Miss Peabody
Blues Brothers 2000
as Mother Mary Stigmata
Hercules
as Heavyset Woman (voice)
Carpool
as Franklin's Mom (voice)
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
as Rhondas Grandma
Hocus Pocus
as Miss Olin
Reckless Kelly
as Mrs. Delance
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Edler (voice)
Nickel & Dime
as Judge C.C. Leichter
Dutch
as Gritzi
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Microwave Marge
The Willies
as Miss Titmarsh
Chances Are
as Mrs. Handy
Super Ducktales
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
Glitz
as Mrs. Magyk, as Mrs Magyk
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
The Wrong Guys
as Grunski's Mum
Innerspace
as Dream Lady
Dragnet
as Enid Borden
In the Mood
as Mrs. Marver
Teen Wolf Too
as Admissions Lady
The Malibu Bikini Shop
as Loraine Bender
The Best of Times
as Rosie
Heartbeeps
as Helicopter Pilot
The Blues Brothers
as Sister Mary Stigmata
The Norseman
as Old Indian woman
Soup and Me
as Mrs. Stetson
The Strongest Man in the World
as Officer Hurley
Psycho Sisters
as Hilda
Your Three Minutes Are Up
as Mrs. Wilk
Hitched
as Rainbow McCloud
The Sting
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
The Unholy Rollers
as Karen's Mother
Where Does It Hurt?
as Mrs. Manzzini, as Mrs. Mazzini
Call Her Mom
as Woman
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Mrs. Perkins
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Mrs. Jensen
Which Way to the Front?
as Bland's Mother
Myra Breckinridge
as Bobby Dean Loner
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
as Mrs. Borg
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mrs. Stone
Death of a Gunfighter
as Mary Elizabeth
Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Mrs. Danvers
Hook, Line and Sinker
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
Point Blank
as First Citizen
Three on a Couch
as Murphy
The Rounders
as Agatha Moore
Marriage on the Rocks
as Miss Blight
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
The Collector
Dialogue Coach
The Disorderly Orderly
as Nurse Higgins
Mail Order Bride
as Sister Sue
The Nutty Professor
as Millie Lemmon
Who's Minding the Store?
as Mrs. Glucksman
Wild Harvest
as Goldie
The Ladies Man
as Katie
Madison Avenue
as Miss Thelma Haley
The Errand Boy
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
North to Alaska
as Lena Nordqvist
Houseboat
as Laundromat Gossip
The Buccaneer
as Tina
The Fly
as Emma
The Missouri Traveler
as Serena Poole
Too Much, Too Soon
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
The Midnight Story
as Rosa Cuneo
Pawnee
as Mrs. Carter
Kiss Them for Me
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Artists and Models
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
The Far Country
as Grits
Battle of Rogue River
as Sis Pringle
3 Ring Circus
as Custard Pie Gag Victim
Athena
as Miss Seely
Confidentially Connie
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
Dream Wife
as Hotel Maid
The Glass Wall
as Zelda - Fat Woman
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Stella Kowalski
She's Back on Broadway
as Webber's Receptionist
The Magnetic Monster
as Nelly
Singin' in the Rain
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Love Is Better Than Ever
as Mrs. Kahrney
Kid Monk Baroni
as Maria Baroni
Monkey Business
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Miss March (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
Strictly Dishonorable
as Organist
Cry Danger
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited), Actor
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Chick Watts
Let's Make It Legal
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Cause for Alarm!
as Woman
Behave Yourself!
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
Come Fill the Cup
as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
House by the River
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Lily Parker
Once a Thief
as Phoebe
No Man of Her Own
as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Bertha Martin
The Second Face
as Shirley
A Life of Her Own
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
Annie Was a Wonder
as Annie Swenson
Behind Locked Doors
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Naked City
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
The Saxon Charm
as Reception Nurse