Born 1919 (age 82) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Appears in 230 titles

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.

Filmography

Shrek
7.8
Shrek
2001
as Old Woman (voice)
Hercules
7.5
Hercules
1997
as Heavyset Woman (voice)
The Blues Brothers
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Sister Mary Stigmata
Singin' in the Rain
8.1
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Hocus Pocus
7.0
Hocus Pocus
1993
as Miss Olin
The Sting
8.0
The Sting
1973
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Microwave Marge
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
5.0
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Innerspace
6.8
Innerspace
1987
as Dream Lady
The Seven Year Itch
7.1
The Seven Year Itch
1955
as Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Joe Dirt
5.6
Joe Dirt
2001
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
Blues Brothers 2000
5.3
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Mother Mary Stigmata
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
6.4
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Edler (voice)
The Fly
7.0
The Fly
1958
as Emma
Dragnet
6.0
Dragnet
1987
as Enid Borden
The Nutty Professor
6.5
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Millie Lemmon
Point Blank
7.0
Point Blank
1967
as First Citizen
A Place in the Sun
7.3
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Baby Geniuses
4.1
Baby Geniuses
1999
as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)