Kathleen Freeman

February 17, 1919 - August 23, 2001 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.

Her titles like Shrek, The Blues Brothers, and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/100
Weighted avg: 6.95 /10
  • 1
    1
    Shrek
    2001May 2001 by Andrew Adamson
    Minor role as Old Woman (voice)
    Minor role as Old Woman (voice)
    7.45 Excellent-
  • 2
    2
    The Blues Brothers
    1980June 1980 by John Landis
    Minor role as Sister Mary Stigmata
    Minor role as Sister Mary Stigmata
    7.37 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
    1994March 1994 by Peter Segal
    Supporting as Muriel
    Supporting as Muriel
    6.06 Okay++
  • 4
    4
    Singin' in the Rain
    1952April 1952 by Stanley Donen
    Minor role as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
    Minor role as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
    7.83 Excellent
  • 5
    5
    Gremlins 2: The New Batch
    1990June 1990 by Joe Dante
    Minor role as Microwave Marge
    Minor role as Microwave Marge
    6.07 Okay++
  • 6
    6
    Hocus Pocus
    1993July 1993 by Kenny Ortega
    Minor role as Miss Olin
    Minor role as Miss Olin
    6.61 Good
  • 7
    7
    Innerspace
    1987July 1987 by Joe Dante
    Minor role as Dream Lady
    Minor role as Dream Lady
    6.39 Good-
  • 8
    8
    The Seven Year Itch
    1955June 1955 by Billy Wilder
    Minor role as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
    Minor role as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
    6.61 Good
  • 9
    9
    The Fly
    1958July 1958 by Kurt Neumann
    Supporting as Emma
    Supporting as Emma
    6.58 Good
  • 10
    10
    DuckTales
    1987–1990
    Minor role as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
    Minor role as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
    6.82 Good+
  • 11
    11
    The Nutty Professor
    1963June 1963 by Jerry Lewis
    Supporting as Millie Lemmon
    Supporting as Millie Lemmon
    6.03 Okay++
  • 12
    12
    Dragnet
    1987June 1987 by Tom Mankiewicz
    Minor role as Enid Borden
    Minor role as Enid Borden
    5.53 Okay
  • 13
    13
    FernGully: The Last Rainforest
    1992April 1992 by Bill Kroyer
    Minor role as Edler (voice)
    Minor role as Edler (voice)
    5.95 Okay++
  • 14
    14
    Point Blank
    1967August 1967 by John Boorman
    Minor role as First Citizen
    Minor role as First Citizen
    6.57 Good
  • 15
    15
    I'll Be Home for Christmas
    1998November 1998 by Arlene Sanford
    Minor role as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
    Minor role as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
    5.52 Okay
  • 16
    16
    Dutch
    1991July 1991 by Peter Faiman
    Supporting as Gritzi
    Supporting as Gritzi
    6.03 Okay++
  • 17
    17
    Chances Are
    1989March 1989 by Emile Ardolino
    Minor role as Mrs. Handy
    Minor role as Mrs. Handy
    6.15 Good--
  • 18
    18
    The Ladies Man
    1961June 1961 by Jerry Lewis
    Supporting as Katie
    Supporting as Katie
    5.87 Okay+
  • 19
    19
    Teen Wolf Too
    1987November 1987 by Christopher Leitch
    Minor role as Admissions Lady
    Minor role as Admissions Lady
    4.01 Mediocre--
  • 20
    20
    The Ballad of Cable Hogue
    1970March 1970 by Sam Peckinpah
    Minor role as Mrs. Jensen
    Minor role as Mrs. Jensen
    6.47 Good-
  • 21
    21
    Support Your Local Sheriff!
    1969March 1969 by Burt Kennedy
    Minor role as Mrs. Danvers
    Minor role as Mrs. Danvers
    6.46 Good-
  • 22
    22
    Houseboat
    1958November 1958 by Melville Shavelson
    Minor role as Laundromat Gossip
    Minor role as Laundromat Gossip
    5.95 Okay++
  • 23
    23
    North to Alaska
    1960November 1960 by Henry Hathaway
    Supporting as Lena Nordqvist
    Supporting as Lena Nordqvist
    6.06 Okay++
  • 24
    24
    The Far Country
    1954February 1954 by Anthony Mann
    Minor role as Grits
    Minor role as Grits
    6.37 Good-
  • 25
    25
    Ready to Rumble
    2000April 2000 by Brian Robbins
    Minor role as Jane King
    Minor role as Jane King
    4.96 Mediocre++
  • 26
    26
    The Best of Times
    1986January 1986 by Roger Spottiswoode
    Minor role as Rosie
    Minor role as Rosie
    5.38 Okay-
  • 27
    27
    Artists and Models
    1955November 1955 by Frank Tashlin
    Minor role as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
    Minor role as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
    6.16 Good--
  • 28
    28
    The Disorderly Orderly
    1964December 1964 by Frank Tashlin
    Supporting as Nurse Higgins
    Supporting as Nurse Higgins
    5.90 Okay++
  • 29
    29
    Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
    1998October 1998 by John Murlowski
    Minor role as Miss Peabody
    Minor role as Miss Peabody
    4.74 Mediocre+
  • 30
    30
    House by the River
    1950March 1950 by Fritz Lang
    Minor role as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
    Minor role as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
    6.24 Good--
  • 31
    31
    Support Your Local Gunfighter
    1971May 1971 by Burt Kennedy
    Minor role as Mrs. Perkins
    Minor role as Mrs. Perkins
    6.10 Okay++
  • 32
    32
    The Errand Boy
    1961November 1961 by Jerry Lewis
    Supporting as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
    Supporting as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
    5.85 Okay+
  • 33
    33
    Who's Minding the Store?
    1963November 1963 by Frank Tashlin
    Minor role as Mrs. Glucksman
    Minor role as Mrs. Glucksman
    6.24 Good--
  • 34
    34
    The Prisoner of Zenda
    1952November 1952 by Richard Thorpe
    Minor role
    Minor role
    6.26 Good--
  • 35
    35
    Reckless Kelly
    1993April 1993 by Yahoo Serious
    Supporting as Mrs. Delance
    Supporting as Mrs. Delance
    5.20 Okay--
  • 36
    36
    Cry Danger
    1951February 1951 by Robert Parrish
    Minor role as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
    Minor role as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
    6.12 Good--
  • 37
    37
    Myra Breckinridge
    1970June 1970 by Michael Sarne
    Minor role as Bobby Dean Loner
    Minor role as Bobby Dean Loner
    4.93 Mediocre++
  • 38
    38
    The Buccaneer
    1958December 1958 by Anthony Quinn
    Minor role as Tina
    Minor role as Tina
    6.02 Okay++
  • 39
    39
    The Rounders
    1965January 1965 by Burt Kennedy
    Supporting as Agatha Moore
    Supporting as Agatha Moore
    5.61 Okay
  • 40
    40
    The Midnight Story
    1957June 1957 by Joseph Pevney
    Supporting as Rosa Cuneo
    Supporting as Rosa Cuneo
    5.85 Okay+
  • 41
    41
    The Magnetic Monster
    1953February 1953 by Curt Siodmak
    Minor role as Nelly
    Minor role as Nelly
    5.59 Okay
  • 42
    42
    O. Henry's Full House
    1952September 1952 by Henry Hathaway
    Minor role as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
    Minor role as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
    6.24 Good--
  • 43
    43
    Death of a Gunfighter
    1969April 1969 by Robert Totten
    Minor role as Mary Elizabeth
    Minor role as Mary Elizabeth
    5.90 Okay++
  • 44
    44
    Three on a Couch
    1966March 1966 by Jerry Lewis
    Supporting as Murphy
    Supporting as Murphy
    5.61 Okay
  • 45
    45
    The Willies
    1990December 1990 by Brian Peck
    Minor role as Miss Titmarsh
    Minor role as Miss Titmarsh
    5.62 Okay
  • 46
    46
    Heartbeeps
    1981December 1981 by Allan Arkush
    Minor role as Helicopter Pilot
    Minor role as Helicopter Pilot
    5.26 Okay-
  • 47
    47
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    1969October 1969 by Burt Kennedy
    Minor role as Mrs. Stone
    Minor role as Mrs. Stone
    5.60 Okay
  • 48
    48
    Which Way to the Front?
    1970September 1970 by Jerry Lewis
    Minor role as Bland's Mother
    Minor role as Bland's Mother
    5.23 Okay-
  • 49
    49
    Behind Locked Doors
    1948September 1948 by Budd Boetticher
    Minor role as Nurse (uncredited)
    Minor role as Nurse (uncredited)
    5.94 Okay++
  • 50
    50
    Kiss Them for Me
    1957December 1957 by Stanley Donen
    Minor role as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
    Minor role as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
    5.66 Okay
  • 51
    51
    Hook, Line and Sinker
    1969June 1969 by George Marshall
    Minor role as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
    Minor role as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
    5.19 Okay--
  • 52
    52
    In the Mood
    1987September 1987 by Phil Alden Robinson
    Supporting as Mrs. Marver
    Supporting as Mrs. Marver
    5.73 Okay+
  • 53
    53
    Annie Was a Wonder
    1949January 1949 by Edward L. Cahn
    Starring as Annie Swenson
    Starring as Annie Swenson
    5.71 Okay+
  • 54
    54
    The Malibu Bikini Shop
    1986November 1986 by David Wechter
    Minor role as Loraine Bender
    Minor role as Loraine Bender
    5.23 Okay-
  • 55
    55
    3 Ring Circus
    1954December 1954 by Joseph Pevney
    Minor role as Custard Pie Gag Victim
    Minor role as Custard Pie Gag Victim
    5.71 Okay+
  • 56
    56
    Appointment with Danger
    1950April 1950 by Lewis Allen
    Minor role as Nun
    Minor role as Nun
    5.66 Okay
  • 57
    57
    Dream Wife
    1953June 1953 by Sidney Sheldon
    Minor role as Hotel Maid
    Minor role as Hotel Maid
    5.60 Okay
  • 58
    58
    The Glass Wall
    1953March 1953 by Maxwell Shane
    Minor role as Zelda - Fat Woman
    Minor role as Zelda - Fat Woman
    5.58 Okay
  • 59
    59
    That Funny Feeling
    1965August 1965 by Richard Thorpe
    Minor role as Woman at Phone Booth
    Minor role as Woman at Phone Booth
    5.95 Okay++
  • 60
    60
    The Norseman
    1978October 1978 by Charles B. Pierce
    Minor role as Old Indian woman
    Minor role as Old Indian woman
    5.12 Okay--
  • 61
    61
    The Unholy Rollers
    1972November 1972 by Vernon Zimmerman
    Minor role as Karen's Mother
    Minor role as Karen's Mother
    5.61 Okay
  • 62
    62
    Lotsa Luck
    1973–1974 by Carl Reiner
    Starring as Iris Belmont
    Starring as Iris Belmont
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    A Life of Her Own
    1950September 1950 by George Cukor
    Minor role as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
    Minor role as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
    5.63 Okay
  • 64
    64
    Talk About a Stranger
    1952April 1952 by David Bradley
    Minor role as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
    Minor role as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
    5.93 Okay++
  • 65
    65
    Behave Yourself!
    1951September 1951 by George Beck
    Minor role as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
    Minor role as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
    5.94 Okay++
  • 66
    66
    The Helicopter Spies
    1968May 1968 by Boris Sagal
    Minor role as Mom
    Minor role as Mom
    5.61 Okay
  • 67
    67
    Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
    1951July 1951 by Ron Ormond
    Starring as Chick Watts
    Starring as Chick Watts
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    Marriage on the Rocks
    1965September 1965 by Jack Donohue
    Minor role as Miss Blight
    Minor role as Miss Blight
    5.85 Okay+
  • 69
    69
    Once a Thief
    1950July 1950 by W. Lee Wilder
    Minor role as Phoebe
    Minor role as Phoebe
    5.79 Okay+
  • 70
    70
    Seven Girlfriends
    2000April 2000 by Paul Lazarus
    Minor role as Mrs. Hargrove
    Minor role as Mrs. Hargrove
    5.60 Okay
  • 71
    71
    Love Is Better Than Ever
    1952February 1952 by Stanley Donen
    Supporting as Mrs. Kahrney
    Supporting as Mrs. Kahrney
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    Pawnee
    1957September 1957 by George Waggner
    Supporting as Mrs. Carter
    Supporting as Mrs. Carter
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    Where Does It Hurt?
    1972July 1972 by Rod Amateau
    Minor role as Mrs. Manzzini
    Minor role as Mrs. Manzzini
    5.82 Okay+
  • 74
    74
    Funny Face
    1971 by Carl Kleinschmitt
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Super Ducktales
    1989March 1989 by James T. Walker
    Supporting as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
    Supporting as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Battle of Rogue River
    1954June 1954 by William Castle
    Supporting as Sis Pringle
    Supporting as Sis Pringle
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Kid Monk Baroni
    1952May 1952 by Harold D. Schuster
    Supporting as Maria Baroni
    Supporting as Maria Baroni
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Mail Order Bride
    1964March 1964 by Burt Kennedy
    Minor role as Sister Sue
    Minor role as Sister Sue
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    A Perilous Journey
    1953April 1953 by R.G. Springsteen
    Supporting as Leah
    Supporting as Leah
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Too Much, Too Soon
    1958April 1958 by Art Napoleon
    Minor role as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
    Minor role as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
    1953August 1953 by Don Weis
    Minor role as Stella Kowalski
    Minor role as Stella Kowalski
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    The Missouri Traveler
    1958January 1958 by Jerry Hopper
    Minor role as Serena Poole
    Minor role as Serena Poole
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    Your Three Minutes Are Up
    1973August 1973 by Douglas Schwartz
    Supporting as Mrs. Wilk
    Supporting as Mrs. Wilk
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    Strictly Dishonorable
    1951July 1951 by Melvin Frank
    Minor role as Organist
    Minor role as Organist
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    Madison Avenue
    1961April 1961 by H. Bruce Humberstone
    Supporting as Miss Thelma Haley
    Supporting as Miss Thelma Haley
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Wild Harvest
    1962January 1962 by Jerry A. Baerwitz
    Supporting as Goldie
    Supporting as Goldie
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Soup and Me
    1978February 1978 by Dennis Donnelly
    Supporting as Mrs. Stetson
    Supporting as Mrs. Stetson
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    Athena
    1954November 1954 by Richard Thorpe
    Minor role as Miss Seely
    Minor role as Miss Seely
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    The Reformer and the Redhead
    1950May 1950 by Melvin Frank
    Supporting as Lily Parker
    Supporting as Lily Parker
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Glitz
    1988September 1988 by Sandor Stern
    Supporting as Mrs. Magyk
    Supporting as Mrs. Magyk
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
    1975January 1975 by David Lowell Rich
    Supporting as Essie
    Supporting as Essie
    Needs more reviews
  • 92
    92
    Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
    1995January 1995 by Steven Pearl
    Supporting as Rhondas Grandma
    Supporting as Rhondas Grandma
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    The Second Face
    1950December 1950 by Jack Bernhard
    Minor role as Shirley
    Minor role as Shirley
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    She's Back on Broadway
    1953March 1953 by Gordon Douglas
    Minor role as Webber's Receptionist
    Minor role as Webber's Receptionist
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    Inside Out
    1987August 1987 by Robert Taicher
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    Hitched
    1973March 1973 by Boris Sagal
    Supporting as Rainbow McCloud
    Supporting as Rainbow McCloud
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    The Saxon Charm
    1948September 1948 by Claude Binyon
    Minor role as Reception Nurse
    Minor role as Reception Nurse
    Needs more reviews
  • 98
    98
    Confidentially Connie
    1953March 1953 by Edward Buzzell
    Minor role as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
    Minor role as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
  • 99
    99
    Detention
    1999–2000 by Bob Doucette
    Supporting as Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)
    Supporting as Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 100
    100
    The Sandy Duncan Show
    1972 by Carl Kleinschmitt
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Scatman Crothers 2 titles
Cary Grant 3 titles
Dom DeLuise 1 title
Janet Leigh 3 titles
Debbie Reynolds 3 titles
James Garner 2 titles
Dub Taylor 4 titles
Henry Gibson 4 titles
Lee Marvin 2 titles