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.

Cast

Singin' in the Rain

(Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited))

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

(Microwave Marge)

The Blues Brothers

(Sister Mary Stigmata)

Confidentially Connie

(Mother of Twins (uncredited))

Houseboat

(Laundromat Gossip)

Hercules

(Heavyset Woman (voice))

Shrek

(Old Woman (voice))

Hocus Pocus

(Miss Olin)

The Buccaneer

(Tina)

The Malibu Bikini Shop

(Loraine Bender)

Behind Locked Doors

(Nurse (uncredited))

House by the River

(Effie Ferguson - Party Guest)

Ready to Rumble

(Jane King)

The Best of Times

(Rosie)

North to Alaska

(Lena Nordqvist)

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

(Mrs. Jensen)

The Fly

(Emma)

The Rounders

(Agatha Moore)

Dutch

(Gritzi)

Dream Wife

(Hotel Maid)

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

(Edler (voice))

Point Blank

(First Citizen)

The Glass Wall

(Zelda - Fat Woman)

The Ladies Man

(Katie)

The Disorderly Orderly

(Nurse Higgins)

Psycho Sisters

(Hilda)

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

(Muriel)

Love Is Better Than Ever

(Mrs. Kahrney)

The Reformer and the Redhead

(Lily Parker)

Reckless Kelly

(Mrs. Delance)

The Norseman

(Old Indian woman)

The Far Country

(Grits)

Support Your Local Gunfighter

(Mrs. Perkins)

The Nutty Professor

(Millie Lemmon)

Two Guys Talkin' About Girls

(Rhondas Grandma)

Kid Monk Baroni

(Maria Baroni)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

(Mrs. Stone)

Once a Thief

(Phoebe)

Madison Avenue

(Miss Thelma Haley)

No Man of Her Own

(Clara Larrimore (uncredited))

The Midnight Story

(Rosa Cuneo)

Death of a Gunfighter

(Mary Elizabeth)

The Helicopter Spies

(Mom)

Houseboat

(Laundromat Gossip (uncredited))

Carpool

(Franklin's Mom (voice))

Lonely Heart Bandits

(Bertha Martin)

Your Three Minutes Are Up

(Mrs. Wilk)

Mail Order Bride

(Sister Sue)

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

(Stella Kowalski)

Monkey Business

(Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor (uncredited))

The Unholy Rollers

(Karen's Mother)

Inside Out

Hitched

(Rainbow McCloud)

Strictly Dishonorable

(Organist)

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

(Essie)

Pericles on 31st Street

(Mrs. Dassel)

The Missouri Traveler

(Serena Poole)

Cry Danger

(Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited))

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

(Chick Watts)

The Willies

(Miss Titmarsh)

She's Back on Broadway

(Webber's Receptionist)

The Second Face

(Shirley)

Marriage on the Rocks

(Miss Blight)

Three on a Couch

(Murphy)

The Bad and the Beautiful

(Miss March (uncredited))

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

(Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited))

Innerspace

(Dream Lady)

Cry Danger

Glitz

(Mrs. Magyk)

Which Way to the Front?

(Bland's Mother)

The Naked City

(Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited))

Myra Breckinridge

(Bobby Dean Loner)

Artists and Models

(Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited))

I'll Be Home for Christmas

(Tom Tom Girl Gloria)

Battle of Rogue River

(Sis Pringle)

O. Henry's Full House

(Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited))

Heartbeeps

(Helicopter Pilot)

Dragnet

(Enid Borden)

The Sting

(Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited))

Support Your Local Sheriff!

(Mrs. Danvers)

The Seven Year Itch

(Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited))

The Errand Boy

(Mrs. Helen Paramutual)

The Greatest Show on Earth

(Spectator (uncredited))

Let's Make It Legal

(Reporter (uncredited))

3 Ring Circus

(Custard Pie Gag Victim)

Wild Harvest

(Goldie)

Hook, Line and Sinker

(Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter)

That Funny Feeling

(Woman at Phone Booth)

Hollywood Chaos

Man and Cat

(Female Cat)

In the Mood

(Mrs. Marver)

Teen Wolf Too

(Admissions Lady)

The Company She Keeps

(Jessie - Parolee with Child (uncredited))

The Magnetic Monster

(Nelly)

Pawnee

(Mrs. Carter)

Kiss Them for Me

(Nurse Wilinski (uncredited))

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

(Self)

The Strongest Man in the World

(Officer Hurley)

Stand Up and Be Counted

(Sarah)

Who's Minding the Store?

(Mrs. Glucksman)

A Perilous Journey

(Leah)

Annie Was a Wonder

(Annie Swenson)

Appointment with Danger

(Nun)

Athena

(Miss Seely)

A Place in the Sun

(Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited))

A Life of Her Own

(Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited))

The Canterville Ghost

(Mrs. Umney)

Chances Are

(Mrs. Handy)

Cause for Alarm!

(Woman)

Seven Girlfriends

(Mrs. Hargrove)

Talk About a Stranger

(Rosa, Grocery Clerk)

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

(Self)

Behave Yourself!

(Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited))

Too Much, Too Soon

(Miss Magruder (uncredited))

Where Does It Hurt?

(Mrs. Manzzini)

Call Her Mom

(Woman)

Soup and Me

(Mrs. Stetson)

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

(Miss Peabody)

Joe Dirt

(Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited))

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

(Mrs. Borg)

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

(Dance Teacher (voice))

The Wrong Guys

(Grunski's Mum)

Nickel & Dime

(Judge C.C. Leichter)

Growing Pains

(Madge)

Mister Ed

Mr. Belvedere

Duckman

Martin

Arliss

CHiPs

Batman Beyond

(Ma Mayhem (voice))

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

77 Sunset Strip

December Bride

DuckTales

(Mrs. Crackshell (voice))

L.A. Law

(Joan Ackerman)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

My Three Sons

Home Improvement

(Gwen)

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

Beverly Hills, 90210

The Facts of Life

Providence

(Miss Van Gundy)

Love, American Style

I Dream of Jeannie

(Sally)

The Golden Girls

(Mother Superior3)

Matlock

Batman

(Rosetta Stone)

Simon & Simon

Doogie Howser, M.D.

The Dick Van Dyke Show

(Maid)

The Lucy Show

(Olga)

The Beverly Hillbillies

(Mabel Johnson)

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Grown Ups

Coach

(Magda)

Roseanne

Murphy Brown

(Mrs. Caldwell)

MacGyver

(Rose Magruta)

Clueless

Major Dad

The Bill Cosby Show

The Mod Squad

Kojak

(Ma Wonderly)

Cow and Chicken

Hogan's Heroes

Phenom

Dragnet

Party of Five

Becker

(Edith / Evelyn)

Melrose Place

(Madge)

Hawaiian Eye

Lassie

Cannon

ALF

(Betty Susla)

Herman's Head

(Mrs. Debusher)

The Hogan Family

Hunter

(Ann Ridley)

Ironside

(Helga)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

ER

(Rhonda's Patient)

Laredo

87th Precinct

Lotsa Luck

(Iris Belmont)

Bus Stop

Funny Face

The Sandy Duncan Show

Rawhide

(Mrs. Beamish)

Love Boat: The Next Wave

(Maw-Maw Cranston)

Police Woman

My Sister Sam

Daniel Boone

(Berthe)

The High Chaparral

(Maude)

Topper

Lancer

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Ripplehissian gang)

Dave's World

(Waitress)

Bronco

The Donna Reed Show

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

Matinee Theater

Guestward, Ho!

Ben Casey

The Detectives

Mayor of the Town

(Marilly the Housekeeper)

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Detention

(Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice))

The Bing Crosby Show

O. Henry Playhouse

(Maggie McCaskey)

Letter to Loretta

(Jessie)

Mr. & Mrs. North

Renegade

(Felipe's Mother)

Sydney

Tales from the Crypt

(Mrs. Parker)

Hogan's Heroes

(Gertrude Linkmyer)

As Told by Ginger

(Mrs. Gordon (voice))

Growing Pains

(Sophie)

Growing Pains

(Estelle)

Bonanza

(Ma Brinker)

Letter to Loretta

(Cousin Phemie)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Lucy Show

(Mrs. Blake)

The Lucy Show

(Kathleen)

The Lucy Show

(Miss Putnam)

Married... with Children

(Peg's Mom (voice))

Hogan's Heroes

(Gertrude Linkmeyer)

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

(Emma Stroud)

TV 101

(Landlady)

Bonanza

(Miss Hibbs)

I Dream of Jeannie

(Maw)

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(Angela Morrow)

Caroline in the City

(Grandma Duffy)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(Mrs. McLeod)