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Kathleen Freeman

American actress (1919-2001) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82

Kathleen Freeman 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.

Kathleen Freeman is read about 799 times a day, in 24 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

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2001Died23 August 2001Theatre World AwardAwardJoe DirtFilm, 2001Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)1999Baby GeniusesFilm, Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)1997Cow and ChickenSeries, Greta (voice)HerculesFilm, 1997Heavyset Woman (voice)1993Hocus PocusFilm, Miss Olin1992Melrose PlaceSeries, Madge1990Beverly Hills, 90210Series, Pawn Shop ClerkGremlins 2: The New BatchFilm, 1990Microwave Marge1989CoachSeries, Magda1987DragnetFilm, Enid Borden1986L.A. LawSeries, Joan Ackerman1980The Blues BrothersFilm, Sister Mary Stigmata1971Support Your Local GunfighterFilm, Mrs. Perkins1969Love, American StyleSeriesSupport Your Local Sheriff!Film, 1969Mrs. Danvers1966BatmanSeries, Rosetta Stone1965I Dream of JeannieSeries, Sally1963The Nutty ProfessorFilm, Millie Lemmon1959BonanzaSeries, Ma Brinker1958HouseboatFilm, Laundromat Gossip1954LassieSeriesThe Far CountryFilm, 1954Grits1951A Place in the SunFilm, Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)1948The Naked CityFilm, Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)1919Born17 February 1919

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  • Singin' in the Rain 1952
  • The Sting 1973
  • Shrek 2001
  • The Blues Brothers 1980
  • Hercules 1997

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Filmography 40

248 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

Awards

Theatre World Award2001

About this person

In film, she is perhaps best remembered for appearing in 12 Jerry Lewis comedies in the 1950s and 1960s and The Blues Brothers (1980).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2001 · aged 82

In the same film or series as Kathleen

Cary GrantAlso in Houseboat (1958)Vincent PriceAlso in The Fly (1958)Richard KielAlso in The Nutty Professor (1963)Paul FreesAlso in A Place in the Sun (1951)Bob BergenAlso in Shrek (2001)