Kathleen Freeman

1919-02-17 – 2001-08-23 (age 82) Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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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Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Known For

Shrek

Shrek

2001

as Old Woman (voice)

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

1993

as Miss Olin

Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Heavyset Woman (voice)

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)

The Sting

The Sting

1973

as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980

as Sister Mary Stigmata

Innerspace

Innerspace

1987

as Dream Lady

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

as Microwave Marge

Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt

2001

as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

as Muriel

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992

as Edler (voice)

Point Blank

1967

as First Citizen

The Far Country

The Far Country

1954

as Grits

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

1963

as Millie Lemmon

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000

as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

as Mother Mary Stigmata

The Fly

The Fly

1958

as Emma

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

as Spectator (uncredited)

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

1955

as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1998

as Tom Tom Girl Gloria