Kathleen Freeman
Date of birth: 1919-02-17
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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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Singin' in the Rain
1952-04-10
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen par
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990-06-15
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soo
The Blues Brothers
1980-06-16
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home whe
Confidentially Connie
1953-03-12
Texas cattleman Opie Bedloe comes to Maine to visit his son Joe, a college instructor, and his wife
Houseboat
1958-11-19
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Hercules
1997-06-13
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in
Shrek
2001-05-18
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a m
Hocus Pocus
1993-07-16
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween
The Buccaneer
1958-12-11
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New
The Malibu Bikini Shop
1986-11-01
After inheriting a failing bikini shop, two recent grads decide to make a go of it. One, in the hope
Behind Locked Doors
1948-09-13
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from pros
House by the River
1950-03-25
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Lo
Ready to Rumble
2000-04-07
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupul
The Best of Times
1986-01-31
A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
North to Alaska
1960-11-07
After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fia
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970-03-18
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It
The Fly
1958-07-16
Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him
The Rounders
1965-01-08
Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild hor
Dutch
1991-07-19
To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to l
Dream Wife
1953-06-19
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992-04-10
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical f
Point Blank
1967-08-30
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to
The Glass Wall
1953-03-19
Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He
The Ladies Man
1961-06-21
After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a
The Disorderly Orderly
1964-12-16
Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice
Psycho Sisters
1974-12-25
After her husband dies, a woman begins to have a nervous breakdown and is consoled by her younger si
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994-03-18
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952-02-23
A dance instructor falls in love with a smart theatre agent; while he returns her affections, it's j
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950-05-05
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.
Reckless Kelly
1993-04-08
A satirical take on a modern day Ned Kelly who is forced to Hollywood in order to make enough money
The Norseman
1978-10-05
An 11th-century Viking prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been
The Far Country
1954-02-12
During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run af
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971-05-26
A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he
The Nutty Professor
1963-06-04
A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suav
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
1995-01-01
When longtime friends Joey Fortone and Lenny Kaminski get together, the race is on to get one up on
Kid Monk Baroni
1952-05-01
Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969-10-10
An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurp
Once a Thief
1950-07-07
A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes gett
Madison Avenue
1961-04-13
An adman and an adwoman put a dangerous milk tycoon in line for the White House.
No Man of Her Own
1950-02-21
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
The Midnight Story
1957-06-04
Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues.
Death of a Gunfighter
1969-05-08
In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style la
The Helicopter Spies
1968-05-23
The men from U.N.C.L.E must stop a band of would-be sorcerers from using a deadly weapon.
Carpool
1996-08-23
A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the ne
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950-08-29
Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "p
Your Three Minutes Are Up
1973-08-01
Charlie is a sad sack of a man, working at a depressingly dull office job and stuck in a passionless
Mail Order Bride
1964-03-10
Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953-08-14
Grainbelt University has one attraction for Dobie Gillis - women, especially Pansy Hammer. Pansy's f
Monkey Business
1952-09-03
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the
The Unholy Rollers
1972-11-10
Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the rolle
Inside Out
1987-08-21
An agoraphobic must give up his sheltered life and venture outside after a series of personal and fi
Hitched
1973-03-31
The adventures of a newly married teenage couple in the Old West.
Strictly Dishonorable
1951-07-03
A womanizing opera star is smitten by a young music student.
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975-01-28
A crusty old rancher hires three young women to pose as his daughters. However, the real father of o
The Missouri Traveler
1958-01-21
Byron Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum, receives a ride into the rural
Cry Danger
1951-02-23
After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in p
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951-07-13
A young boy finds himself in a home for retired minstrel acts. He's anxious to find out as much as h
The Willies
1990-12-27
Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start wit
She's Back on Broadway
1953-03-14
When Catherine Terris's career in Hollywood hits the skids, she heads back to the site of her first
The Second Face
1950-12-01
A homely girl is seriously injured in a car crash. When she eventually wakes up in the hospital, she
Marriage on the Rocks
1965-09-24
Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and w
Three on a Couch
1966-03-01
An artist has an opportunity to go to Paris and wants to bring his fiancee along. However, she's a p
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952-12-25
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer,
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000-07-27
The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Ga
Innerspace
1987-07-01
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Acci
Cry Danger
1951-02-23
After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in p
Glitz
1988-09-28
Vincent Marra is a Miami cop on medical leave in Puerto Rico, where he's being stalked by a sex offe
Which Way to the Front?
1970-09-03
Brendan Byers III, one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his co
The Naked City
1948-03-04
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon
Myra Breckinridge
1970-06-24
Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautif
Artists and Models
1955-11-07
A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic b
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998-11-13
Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the pro
Battle of Rogue River
1954-06-15
In 1850 Oregon is trying to gain statehood, but a truce is needed with the Indians before it can be
O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the
Heartbeeps
1981-12-18
Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.
Dragnet
1987-06-26
LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same
The Sting
1973-12-25
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pul
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969-03-26
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get toug
The Seven Year Itch
1955-06-03
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a bache
The Errand Boy
1961-11-28
Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. M
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952-02-16
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though t
Let's Make It Legal
1951-10-31
A woman divorces her husband of 20 years because he gambles too much.
3 Ring Circus
1954-12-22
Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment
Wild Harvest
1962-01-01
Melodrama about the inhuman treatment of migratory workers in California vineyards by the boss, and
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969-06-06
Told he is terminally ill, an insurance executive goes on a credit-card spending spree--and then lea
That Funny Feeling
1965-08-14
Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City busines
Hollywood Chaos
1989-01-01
A farm girl from Iowa moves to Hollywood to pursue her dreams in show business. She joins a major pr
Man and Cat
2001-11-08
Man lives with his best friend, Cat, to defend others from big bad.
In the Mood
1987-09-16
When 15-year-old Sonny Wisecarver has an affair with his older neighbor Francine and then runs off t
Teen Wolf Too
1987-11-20
Although awkward college student Todd Howard is particularly adept at science, he's paying for schoo
The Company She Keeps
1951-01-06
A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.
The Magnetic Monster
1953-02-18
The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactiv
Pawnee
1957-09-07
Pale Arrow is a white man raised since a boy by the Pawnee Chief. With wagon trains now encroaching
Kiss Them for Me
1957-12-10
Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002-09-24
Movie and stage icon Debbie Reynolds hosts the making of "Singin' in the Rain". The short documentar
The Strongest Man in the World
1975-02-06
Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin co
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972-05-01
Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about the p
Who's Minding the Store?
1963-11-28
Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn't know that his girlfriend
A Perilous Journey
1953-04-05
A ship of women embarks on a voyage to California. Director R. G. Springsteen's 1953 adventure drama
Annie Was a Wonder
1949-01-29
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Scandin
Appointment with Danger
1950-04-07
Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to ar
Athena
1954-11-04
A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthus
A Place in the Sun
1951-06-12
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy s
A Life of Her Own
1950-09-01
A young woman from Kansas moves to New York City, becomes highly successful at a prestigious modelin
The Canterville Ghost
1988-09-26
The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave de
Chances Are
1989-03-10
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing t
Cause for Alarm!
1951-03-30
A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outline
Seven Girlfriends
2000-04-21
Jesse is charming, romantic, and he knows how to pop the question; he just can't face marriage. So,
Talk About a Stranger
1952-04-18
Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998-09-08
The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every par
Behave Yourself!
1951-09-22
A young man takes in a dog that turns out to be wanted by mobsters.
Too Much, Too Soon
1958-04-17
The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore is reunited with her father after a ten year estrangemen
Where Does It Hurt?
1972-07-24
In this classic hospital farce, Peter Sellers plays Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel, a greedy, crooked hospi
Call Her Mom
1972-02-15
A sexy waitress becomes a house mother in a fraternity house and involves the college in a nationwid
Soup and Me
1978-02-04
On the day of the Halloween party, Soup and Rob are finding plenty of ways to get into trouble: swim
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998-10-21
After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been bor
Joe Dirt
2001-04-10
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that h
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970-10-06
An accountant is widowed after 18 years of marriage. He is dumbfounded to have a herd of marriage-mi
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989-07-15
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he h
The Wrong Guys
1988-05-13
Five former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High jink
Nickel & Dime
1992-01-01
A P.I. hasn't paid taxes in ages. When the IRS sends an accountant to investigate him, his only way
The Saxon Charm
1948-09-28
In order to get his way, New York producer Matt Saxon manipulates and controls everyone around him b
Super Ducktales
1989-03-26
While attempting to protect the money bin, Scrooge's new accountant accidentally becomes the superhe
Glitz
1988-09-28
Vincent Marra is a Miami cop on medical leave in Puerto Rico, where he's being stalked by a sex offe
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952-11-04
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who take
Come Fill the Cup
1951-10-24
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. A
Baby Geniuses
1999-03-12
BabyCo is the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn't know,
Blues Brothers 2000
1998-02-06
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her lat