Kathleen Freeman

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

ER

Beverly Hills, 90210

Married... with Children

Bonanza

Bonanza

MacGyver

Ironside

My Three Sons

All Movies (128)

• What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'2002 · as Self
• Man and Cat2001 · as Female Cat
• Shrek2001 · as Old Woman (voice)
• Joe Dirt2001 · as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
• Nutty Professor II: The Klumps2000 · as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
• Seven Girlfriends2000 · as Mrs. Hargrove
• Ready to Rumble2000 · as Jane King
• Baby Geniuses1999 · as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
• I'll Be Home for Christmas1998 · as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
• Richie Rich's Christmas Wish1998 · as Miss Peabody
• The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'1998 · as Self
• Blues Brothers 20001998 · as Mother Mary Stigmata
• Hercules1997 · as Heavyset Woman (voice)
• Carpool1996 · as Franklin's Mom (voice)
• Two Guys Talkin' About Girls1995 · as Rhondas Grandma
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994 · as Muriel
• Hocus Pocus1993 · as Miss Olin
• Reckless Kelly1993 · as Mrs. Delance
• FernGully: The Last Rainforest1992 · as Edler (voice)
• Nickel & Dime1992 · as Judge C.C. Leichter
• Dutch1991 · as Gritzi
• The Willies1990 · as Miss Titmarsh
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990 · as Microwave Marge
• Super Ducktales1989 · as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
• Chances Are1989 · as Mrs. Handy
• Hollywood Chaos1989
• Glitz1988 · as Mrs. Magyk
• Glitz1988 · as Mrs Magyk
• The Canterville Ghost1988 · as Mrs. Umney
• The Wrong Guys1988 · as Grunski's Mum
• Teen Wolf Too1987 · as Admissions Lady
• In the Mood1987 · as Mrs. Marver
• Inside Out1987
• Innerspace1987 · as Dream Lady
• Dragnet1987 · as Enid Borden
• The Malibu Bikini Shop1986 · as Loraine Bender
• The Best of Times1986 · as Rosie
• Heartbeeps1981 · as Helicopter Pilot
• The Blues Brothers1980 · as Sister Mary Stigmata
• The Norseman1978 · as Old Indian woman
• Soup and Me1978 · as Mrs. Stetson
• The Strongest Man in the World1975 · as Officer Hurley
• The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return1975 · as Essie
• Psycho Sisters1974 · as Hilda
• The Sting1973 · as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
• Your Three Minutes Are Up1973 · as Mrs. Wilk
• Hitched1973 · as Rainbow McCloud
• The Unholy Rollers1972 · as Karen's Mother
• Where Does It Hurt?1972 · as Mrs. Manzzini
• Where Does It Hurt?1972 · as Mrs. Mazzini
• Stand Up and Be Counted1972 · as Sarah
• Call Her Mom1972 · as Woman
• Support Your Local Gunfighter1971 · as Mrs. Perkins
• But I Don't Want to Get Married!1970 · as Mrs. Borg
• Which Way to the Front?1970 · as Bland's Mother
• Myra Breckinridge1970 · as Bobby Dean Loner
• The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · as Mrs. Jensen
• The Good Guys and the Bad Guys1969 · as Mrs. Stone
• Hook, Line and Sinker1969 · as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
• Death of a Gunfighter1969 · as Mary Elizabeth
• Support Your Local Sheriff!1969 · as Mrs. Danvers
• The Helicopter Spies1968 · as Mom
• Point Blank1967 · as First Citizen
• Three on a Couch1966 · as Murphy
• Marriage on the Rocks1965 · as Miss Blight
• That Funny Feeling1965 · as Woman at Phone Booth
• The Rounders1965 · as Agatha Moore
• The Disorderly Orderly1964 · as Nurse Higgins
• Mail Order Bride1964 · as Sister Sue
• Who's Minding the Store?1963 · as Mrs. Glucksman
• The Nutty Professor1963 · as Millie Lemmon
• Wild Harvest1962 · as Goldie
• The Errand Boy1961 · as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
• The Ladies Man1961 · as Katie
• Madison Avenue1961 · as Miss Thelma Haley
• North to Alaska1960 · as Lena Nordqvist
• The Buccaneer1958 · as Tina
• Houseboat1958 · as Laundromat Gossip
• The Fly1958 · as Emma
• Too Much, Too Soon1958 · as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
• The Missouri Traveler1958 · as Serena Poole
• Kiss Them for Me1957 · as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
• Pawnee1957 · as Mrs. Carter
• The Midnight Story1957 · as Rosa Cuneo
• Artists and Models1955 · as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
• The Seven Year Itch1955 · as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
• 3 Ring Circus1954 · as Custard Pie Gag Victim
• Athena1954 · as Miss Seely
• Battle of Rogue River1954 · as Sis Pringle
• The Far Country1954 · as Grits
• The Affairs of Dobie Gillis1953 · as Stella Kowalski
• Dream Wife1953 · as Hotel Maid
• A Perilous Journey1953 · as Leah
• The Glass Wall1953 · as Zelda - Fat Woman
• She's Back on Broadway1953 · as Webber's Receptionist
• Confidentially Connie1953 · as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
• The Magnetic Monster1953 · as Nelly
• The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · as Miss March (uncredited)
• The Prisoner of Zenda1952
• O. Henry's Full House1952 · as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
• Monkey Business1952 · as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
• Kid Monk Baroni1952 · as Maria Baroni
• Talk About a Stranger1952 · as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
• Singin' in the Rain1952 · as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
• Love Is Better Than Ever1952 · as Mrs. Kahrney
• The Greatest Show on Earth1952 · as Spectator (uncredited)
• Let's Make It Legal1951 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Come Fill the Cup1951 · as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
• Behave Yourself!1951 · as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
• Yes Sir, Mr. Bones1951 · as Chick Watts
• Strictly Dishonorable1951 · as Organist
• A Place in the Sun1951 · as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
• Cause for Alarm!1951 · as Woman
• Cry Danger1951 · as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
• Cry Danger1951
• The Company She Keeps1951 · as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
• The Second Face1950 · as Shirley
• A Life of Her Own1950 · as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
• Lonely Heart Bandits1950 · as Bertha Martin
• Once a Thief1950 · as Phoebe
• The Reformer and the Redhead1950 · as Lily Parker
• Appointment with Danger1950 · as Nun
• House by the River1950 · as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
• No Man of Her Own1950 · as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
• Annie Was a Wonder1949 · as Annie Swenson
• The Saxon Charm1948 · as Reception Nurse
• Behind Locked Doors1948 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• The Naked City1948 · as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

All TV Shows (117)

• As Told by Ginger2000 · as Mrs. Gordon (voice)
• Detention1999 · as Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)
• Grown Ups1999 · as Mona
• Batman Beyond1999 · as Ma Mayhem (voice)
• Providence1999 · as Miss Van Gundy
• Becker1998 · as Edith / Evelyn
• Love Boat: The Next Wave1998 · as Maw-Maw Cranston
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show1997
• Cow and Chicken1997 · as Greta (voice)
• Clueless1996
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest1996
• Arli$$1996 · as Helga Krupp
• Caroline in the City1995 · as Grandma Duffy
• ER1994 · as Rhonda's Patient
• Party of Five1994 · as Mona
• Duckman1994
• Dave's World1993 · as Waitress
• Phenom1993
• Renegade1992 · as Felipe's Mother
• Martin1992 · as Saleslady
• Melrose Place1992 · as Madge
• Home Improvement1991 · as Gwen
• Herman's Head1991 · as Mrs. Debusher
• Beverly Hills, 902101990 · as Pawn Shop Clerk
• Sydney1990
• Christine Cromwell1989 · as Catherine
• Doogie Howser, M.D.1989 · as Mrs. Mickling
• Major Dad1989
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Mrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death")
• Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers1989
• Coach1989 · as Magda
• TV 1011988 · as Landlady
• Murphy Brown1988 · as Mrs. Caldwell
• Roseanne1988
• She's the Sheriff1987 · as Aunt Bessie
• DuckTales1987 · as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
• Married... with Children1987 · as Peg's Mom (voice)
• My Sister Sam1986
• ALF1986 · as Betty Susla
• L.A. Law1986 · as Joan Ackerman
• Matlock1986 · as Lucy Lewis
• The Hogan Family1986
• MacGyver1985 · as Rose Magruta
• Growing Pains1985 · as Madge
• Growing Pains1985 · as Estelle
• Growing Pains1985 · as Sophie
• The Golden Girls1985 · as Mother Superior3
• Mr. Belvedere1985
• Hunter1984 · as Ann Ridley
• Simon & Simon1981
• Simon & Simon1981 · as Felix's customer
• The Facts of Life1979
• CHiPs1977
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974
• Police Woman1974
• Kojak1973 · as Ma Wonderly
• Lotsa Luck1973 · as Iris Belmont
• The Sandy Duncan Show1972
• Funny Face1971
• Cannon1971
• Love, American Style1969
• The Bill Cosby Show1969
• The Mod Squad1968
• Lancer1968
• The Ghost & Mrs. Muir1968
• The High Chaparral1967 · as Maude
• Ironside1967 · as Helga
• Dragnet1967 · as Mrs. Sunshine Pound
• Batman1966 · as Rosetta Stone
• I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Sally
• I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Maw
• Hogan's Heroes1965
• Hogan's Heroes1965 · as Gertrude Linkmyer
• Hogan's Heroes1965 · as Gertrude Linkmeyer
• Laredo1965
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies1965
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.1964
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Berthe
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Mrs. Sparks
• The Bing Crosby Show1964
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Olga
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Mrs. Blake
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Kathleen
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Miss Putnam
• The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Mabel Johnson
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Angela Morrow
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Mrs. McLeod
• The Dick Van Dyke Show1961 · as Maid
• Ben Casey1961
• Bus Stop1961
• 87th Precinct1961
• Mister Ed1961
• The Case of the Dangerous Robin1960 · as Emma Stroud
• My Three Sons1960
• Guestward, Ho!1960
• The Detectives1959
• Hawaiian Eye1959
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959
• Bonanza1959 · as Ma Brinker
• Bonanza1959 · as Miss Hibbs
• Rawhide1959 · as Mrs. Beamish
• 77 Sunset Strip1958
• The Donna Reed Show1958
• Bronco1958
• O. Henry Playhouse1957 · as Maggie McCaskey
• Matinee Theater1955
• December Bride1954
• Father Knows Best1954 · as Woman at Bus Station
• Lassie1954
• Mayor of the Town1954 · as Marilly the Housekeeper
• Topper1953
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Jessie
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Cousin Phemie
• Mr. & Mrs. North1952
• Dragnet1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Ripplehissian gang
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951