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Kathleen Freeman

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress / Film Producer | * 02/17/1919 († 82, 08/23/2001) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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Kathleen Freeman (February 17, 1923 – August 23, 2001) was an American actress. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to comic effect. In film, she is perhaps best remembered for appearing in 12 Jerry Lewis comedies in the 1950s and 1960s and The Blues Brothers (1980). ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex ...

Innerspace

PG

1987 | 3.4/5 | 2h
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wif ...

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

PG-13

1994 | 3.2/5 | 1h 23min
Comedy, Crime
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Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win ...

Blues Brothers 2000

PG-13

1998 | 2.7/5 | 2h 3min
Music, Action, Comedy, Crime
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Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised. ...

The Blues Brothers

R

1980 | 3.9/5 | 2h 13min
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Kathleen Freeman

Theatre World Award
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Movies with Kathleen Freeman as Actress(116)

as herself2002 What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as Old Woman (voice)2001 Shrek
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother2001 Joe Dirt
as Denise's Neighbour2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Mrs. Hargrove2000 Seven Girlfriends
as Jane King2000 Ready to Rumble
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas
as herself1998 The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Miss Peabody1998 Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
as Heavyset Woman (voice)1997 Hercules
as Rhondas Grandma1995 Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
as Muriel1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Miss Olin1993 Hocus Pocus
as Mrs. Delance1993 Reckless Kelly
as Edler (voice)1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Gritzi1991 Dutch
as Miss Titmarsh1990 The Willies
as Microwave Marge1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Dance Teacher (voice)1989 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
as Mrs. Handy1989 Chances Are
as Mrs. Magyk1988 Glitz
as Grunski's Mum1988 The Wrong Guys
as Mrs. Umney1988 The Canterville Ghost
as Admissions Lady1987 Teen Wolf Too
as Enid Borden1987 Dragnet
as Mrs. Marver1987 In the Mood
as Dream Lady1987 Innerspace
1986 Inside Out
as Rosie1986 The Best of Times
as Loraine Bender1986 The Malibu Bikini Shop
as Helicopter Pilot1981 Heartbeeps
as Sister Mary Stigmata1980 The Blues Brothers
as Mrs. Stetson1978 Soup and Me
as Old Indian woman1978 The Norseman
as Essie1975 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
as Officer Hurley1975 The Strongest Man in the World
as Hilda1974 Psycho Sisters
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)1973 The Sting
as Mrs. Wilk1973 Your Three Minutes Are Up
as Sarah1972 Stand Up and Be Counted
as Woman1972 Call Her Mom
as Mrs. Manzzini1972 Where Does It Hurt?
as Mrs. Perkins1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Rainbow McCloud1971 Hitched
as Bobby Dean Loner1970 Myra Breckinridge
as Bland's Mother1970 Which Way to the Front?
as Mrs. Borg1970 But I Don't Want to Get Married!
as Mrs. Jensen1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter1969 Hook, Line and Sinker
as Mary Elizabeth1969 Death of a Gunfighter
as Mrs. Danvers1969 Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Mrs. Stone1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mom1968 The Helicopter Spies
as First Citizen1967 Point Blank
as Murphy1966 Three on a Couch
as Agatha Moore1965 The Rounders
as Woman at Phone Booth1965 That Funny Feeling
as Miss Blight1965 Marriage on the Rocks
as Sister Sue1964 Mail Order Bride
as Nurse Higgins1964 The Disorderly Orderly
as Millie Lemmon1963 The Nutty Professor
as Mrs. Glucksman1963 Who's Minding the Store?
as Goldie1962 Wild Harvest
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual1961 The Errand Boy
as Miss Thelma Haley1961 Madison Avenue
as Katie1961 The Ladies Man
as Lena Nordqvist1960 North to Alaska
as Laundromat Gossip1958 Houseboat
as Tina1958 The Buccaneer
as Emma1958 The Fly
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)1958 Too Much, Too Soon
as Serena Poole1958 The Missouri Traveler
as Mrs. Carter1957 Pawnee
as Rosa Cuneo1957 The Midnight Story
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)1957 Kiss Them for Me
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)1955 Artists and Models
as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)1955 The Seven Year Itch
as Grits1954 The Far Country
as Miss Seely1954 Athena
as Custard Pie Gag Victim1954 3 Ring Circus
as Sis Pringle1954 Battle of Rogue River
as Leah1953 A Perilous Journey
as Nelly1953 The Magnetic Monster
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)1953 Confidentially Connie
as Hotel Maid1953 Dream Wife
as Webber's Receptionist1953 She's Back on Broadway
as Zelda - Fat Woman1953 The Glass Wall
as Stella Kowalski1953 The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)1952 Monkey Business
as Miss March (uncredited)1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk1952 Talk About a Stranger
as Mrs. Kahrney1952 Love Is Better Than Ever
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)1952 Singin' in the Rain
as Maria Baroni1952 Kid Monk Baroni
as Spectator (uncredited)1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)1952 O. Henry's Full House
as Reporter (uncredited)1951 Let's Make It Legal
as Organist1951 Strictly Dishonorable
as Woman1951 Cause for Alarm!
as Jessie - Parolee with Child (uncredited)1951 The Company She Keeps
as Chick Watts1951 Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)1951 Behave Yourself!
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)1951 A Place in the Sun
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)1951 Cry Danger
1951 Cry Danger
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest1950 House by the River
as Lily Rayton Parker1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)1950 A Life of Her Own
1950 No Man of Her Own
as Bertha Martin1950 Lonely Heart Bandits
as Shirley1950 The Second Face
as Nun1950 Appointment with Danger
as Phoebe1950 Once a Thief
as Annie Swenson1949 Annie Was a Wonder
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)1948 The Naked City
as Nurse (uncredited)1948 Behind Locked Doors

TV Shows/Series with Kathleen Freeman as Actress(96)

as Mrs. Gordon (voice)2000 As Told by Ginger
as Miss Van Gundy1999 Providence
1999 Grown Ups
as Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)1999 Detention
as Ma Mayhem (voice)1999 Batman Beyond
as Maw-Maw Cranston1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave
as Edith / Evelyn1998 Becker
1997 Cow and Chicken
1996 Arliss
1996 Clueless
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1994 Duckman
as Rhonda's Patient1994 ER
1994 Party of Five
1993 Phenom
1993 Dave's World
as Felipe's Mother1992 Renegade
1992 Melrose Place
1992 Martin
as Mrs. Debusher1991 Herman's Head
as Gwen1991 Home Improvement
1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
1989 Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 Coach
1989 Major Dad
1989 Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
as Mrs. Caldwell1988 Murphy Brown
1988 Roseanne
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)1987 DuckTales
as Joan Ackerman1986 L.A. Law
as Betty Susla1986 ALF
1986 Matlock
1986 My Sister Sam
1986 The Hogan Family
as Mother Superior31985 The Golden Girls
as Madge1985 Growing Pains
as Estelle1985 Growing Pains
as Sophie1985 Growing Pains
1985 MacGyver
1985 Mr. Belvedere
as Ann Ridley1984 Hunter
1981 Simon & Simon
1979 The Facts of Life
1977 CHiPs
1974 Police Woman
1974 The Night Stalker
as Ma Wonderly1973 Kojak
as Iris Belmont1973 Lotsa Luck
1972 The Sandy Duncan Show
1971 Cannon
1971 Funny Face
1969 Love, American Style
1969 The Bill Cosby Show
1968 Lancer
1968 The Mod Squad
1968 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
as Maude1967 The High Chaparral
1967 Ironside
as Rosetta Stone1966 Batman
1965 Laredo
as Sally1965 I Dream of Jeannie
as Maw1965 I Dream of Jeannie
1965 Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965 Hogan's Heroes
1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Berthe1964 Daniel Boone
1964 The Bing Crosby Show
as Mrs. McLeod1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Angela Morrow1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 The Lucy Show
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies
1961 Bus Stop
1961 Ben Casey
1961 Mister Ed
1961 87th Precinct
as Mrs Campbell1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show
1960 My Three Sons
1960 Guestward, Ho!
1959 The Detectives
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Mrs. Beamish1959 Rawhide
1959 Hawaiian Eye
1958 77 Sunset Strip
1958 The Donna Reed Show
1958 Bronco
as Maggie McCaskey1957 O. Henry Playhouse
1955 Matinee Theater
1954 Lassie
1954 December Bride
1953 Topper
as Jessie1953 Letter to Loretta
as Cousin Phemie1953 Letter to Loretta
1952 Mr And Mrs North
1951 Dragnet
as Ripplehissian gang1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Full Name: Kathleen Freeman
Born: Monday, 02/17 1919 (February) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 08/23 2001 (August) in New York City (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
Kathleen Freeman frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Peter Cullen (27x, Actor)
Herb Vigran (26x, Actor)
Jim Cummings (25x, Actor)
Joseph V. Perry (25x, Actor)
Jerry Lewis (24x, Actor)
Parley Baer (23x, Actor)
Ross Elliott (23x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (22x, Actor)
Don Barry (22x, Actor)
Addison Richards (21x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (21x, Actress)
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