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Kathleen Freeman
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Kathleen Freeman

Known for Married... with Children · ER · MacGyver

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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Born
Feb 17, 1919
Died
Aug 23, 2001
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting

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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Known For

TVMarried... with Children
Married... with ChildrenPeg's Mom (voice) · 1987
★ 7.7
TVER
ERRhonda's Patient · 1994
★ 7.8
TVMacGyver
MacGyverRose Magruta · 1985
★ 7.7
TVBeverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210Pawn Shop Clerk · 1990
★ 7.3
TVRugrats
RugratsMargaret (voice) · 1991
★ 7.6
TVHome Improvement
Home ImprovementGwen · 1991
★ 7.4
TVBatman Beyond
Batman BeyondMa Mayhem (voice) · 1999
★ 8.2
TVBonanza
BonanzaMa Brinker · 1959
★ 7.5

Filmography

Movies

Behind Locked DoorsNurse (uncredited)
1948
The Naked CityStout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
1948
The Saxon CharmReception Nurse
1948
Annie Was a WonderAnnie Swenson
1949
A Life of Her OwnSwitchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
1950
Appointment with DangerNun
1950
House by the RiverEffie Ferguson - Party Guest
1950
Lonely Heart BanditsBertha Martin
1950
No Man of Her OwnClara Larrimore (uncredited)
1950
Once a ThiefPhoebe
1950
The Reformer and the RedheadLily Parker
1950
The Second FaceShirley
1950
A Place in the SunFactory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
1951
Behave Yourself!Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
1951
Cause for Alarm!Woman
1951
Come Fill the CupLil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1951
Cry DangerCigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
1951
Cry Danger
1951
Let's Make It LegalReporter (uncredited)
1951
Strictly DishonorableOrganist
1951
The Company She KeepsJosie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
1951
Yes Sir, Mr. BonesChick Watts
1951
Kid Monk BaroniMaria Baroni
1952
Love Is Better Than EverMrs. Kahrney
1952
Monkey BusinessMrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
1952
O. Henry's Full HouseMrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
1952
Singin' in the RainPhoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
1952
Talk About a StrangerRosa, Grocery Clerk
1952
The Bad and the BeautifulMiss March (uncredited)
1952
The Greatest Show on EarthSpectator (uncredited)
1952
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
A Perilous JourneyLeah
1953
Confidentially ConnieMother of Twins (uncredited)
1953
Dream WifeHotel Maid
1953
She's Back on BroadwayWebber's Receptionist
1953
The Affairs of Dobie GillisStella Kowalski
1953
The Glass WallZelda - Fat Woman
1953
The Magnetic MonsterNelly
1953
3 Ring CircusCustard Pie Gag Victim
1954
AthenaMiss Seely
1954
Battle of Rogue RiverSis Pringle
1954
The Far CountryGrits
1954
Artists and ModelsMrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
1955
Kiss Them for MeNurse Wilinski (uncredited)
1957
PawneeMrs. Carter
1957
The Midnight StoryRosa Cuneo
1957
HouseboatLaundromat Gossip
1958
The BuccaneerTina
1958
The FlyEmma
1958
The Missouri TravelerSerena Poole
1958
Too Much, Too SoonMiss Magruder (uncredited)
1958
North to AlaskaLena Nordqvist
1960
Madison AvenueMiss Thelma Haley
1961
The Errand BoyMrs. Helen Paramutual
1961
The Ladies ManKatie
1961
Wild HarvestGoldie
1962
The Nutty ProfessorMillie Lemmon
1963
Who's Minding the Store?Mrs. Glucksman
1963
Mail Order BrideSister Sue
1964
The Disorderly OrderlyNurse Higgins
1964
Marriage on the RocksMiss Blight
1965
That Funny FeelingWoman at Phone Booth
1965
The CollectorDialogue Coach
1965
The RoundersAgatha Moore
1965
Three on a CouchMurphy
1966
Point BlankFirst Citizen
1967
The Helicopter SpiesMom
1968
Death of a GunfighterMary Elizabeth
1969
Hook, Line and SinkerMrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!Mrs. Danvers
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMrs. Stone
1969
But I Don't Want to Get Married!Mrs. Borg
1970
Myra BreckinridgeBobby Dean Loner
1970
The Ballad of Cable HogueMrs. Jensen
1970
Which Way to the Front?Bland's Mother
1970
Support Your Local GunfighterMrs. Perkins
1971
Call Her MomWoman
1972
Stand Up and Be CountedSarah
1972
The Unholy RollersKaren's Mother
1972
Where Does It Hurt?Mrs. Manzzini
1972
Where Does It Hurt?Mrs. Mazzini
1972
HitchedRainbow McCloud
1973
The StingKid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
1973
Your Three Minutes Are UpMrs. Wilk
1973
Psycho SistersHilda
1974
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe ReturnEssie
1975
The Strongest Man in the WorldOfficer Hurley
1975
Soup and MeMrs. Stetson
1978
The NorsemanOld Indian woman
1978
The Blues BrothersSister Mary Stigmata
1980
HeartbeepsHelicopter Pilot
1981
The Best of TimesRosie
1986
The Malibu Bikini ShopLoraine Bender
1986
DragnetEnid Borden
1987
In the MoodMrs. Marver
1987
InnerspaceDream Lady
1987
Inside Out
1987
Teen Wolf TooAdmissions Lady
1987
GlitzMrs. Magyk
1988
GlitzMrs Magyk
1988
The Canterville GhostMrs. Umney
1988
The Wrong GuysGrunski's Mum
1988
Chances AreMrs. Handy
1989
Hollywood Chaos
1989
Super DucktalesMrs. Crackshell (voice)
1989
Gremlins 2: The New BatchMicrowave Marge
1990
The WilliesMiss Titmarsh
1990
DutchGritzi
1991
FernGully: The Last RainforestEdler (voice)
1992
Nickel & DimeJudge C.C. Leichter
1992
Hocus PocusMiss Olin
1993
Reckless KellyMrs. Delance
1993
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultMuriel
1994
Two Guys Talkin' About GirlsRhondas Grandma
1995
CarpoolFranklin's Mom (voice)
1996
HerculesHeavyset Woman (voice)
1997
Blues Brothers 2000Mother Mary Stigmata
1998
I'll Be Home for ChristmasTom Tom Girl Gloria
1998
Richie Rich's Christmas WishMiss Peabody
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Self
1998
Baby GeniusesLenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
1999
Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsDenise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
2000
Ready to RumbleJane King
2000
Seven GirlfriendsMrs. Hargrove
2000
Joe DirtJoe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
2001
MA
Man and CatFemale Cat
2001
ShrekOld Woman (voice)
2001
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'Self
2002

Television

The Bob Hope ShowSelf · 1 eps
1950
Dragnet1 eps
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRipplehissian gang · 1 eps
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 eps
1951
Mr. & Mrs. North1 eps
1952
Letter to LorettaJessie · 3 eps
1953
Letter to LorettaCousin Phemie · 1 eps
1953
Topper1 eps
1953
December Bride1 eps
1954
Father Knows BestWoman at Bus Station · 1 eps
1954
Lassie1 eps
1954
Mayor of the TownMarilly the Housekeeper · 34 eps
1954
Matinee Theater2 eps
1955
OH
O. Henry PlayhouseMaggie McCaskey · 1 eps
1957
77 Sunset Strip3 eps
1958
Bronco1 eps
1958
The Donna Reed Show3 eps
1958
BonanzaMa Brinker · 1 eps
1959
BonanzaMiss Hibbs · 1 eps
1959
Hawaiian Eye1 eps
1959
RawhideMrs. Beamish · 1 eps
1959
The Detectives1 eps
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1 eps
1959
Guestward, Ho!1 eps
1960
My Three Sons1 eps
1960
The Case of the Dangerous RobinEmma Stroud · 1 eps
1960
87th Precinct1 eps
1961
Ben Casey1 eps
1961
Bus Stop1 eps
1961
Mister Ed1 eps
1961
The Dick Van Dyke ShowMaid · 2 eps
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock HourAngela Morrow · 1 eps
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourMrs. McLeod · 1 eps
1962
The Beverly HillbilliesMabel Johnson · 4 eps
1962
The Lucy ShowOlga · 1 eps
1962
The Lucy ShowKathleen · 2 eps
1962
The Lucy ShowMrs. Blake · 1 eps
1962
The Lucy ShowMiss Putnam · 1 eps
1962
Daniel BooneBerthe · 1 eps
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.2 eps
1964
The Bing Crosby Show1 eps
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Mrs. Sparks · 1 eps
1964
Hogan's Heroes1 eps
1965
Hogan's HeroesGertrude Linkmyer · 1 eps
1965
Hogan's HeroesGertrude Linkmeyer · 1 eps
1965
I Dream of JeannieSally · 1 eps
1965
I Dream of JeannieMaw · 1 eps
1965
Laredo1 eps
1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies1 eps
1965
BatmanRosetta Stone · 1 eps
1966
DragnetMrs. Sunshine Pound · 1 eps
1967
IronsideHelga · 1 eps
1967
The High ChaparralMaude · 1 eps
1967
Lancer1 eps
1968
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir1 eps
1968
The Mod Squad1 eps
1968
Love, American Style3 eps
1969
The Bill Cosby ShowEloise Hardy · 1 eps
1969
Cannon1 eps
1971
Funny Face13 eps
1971
TS
The Sandy Duncan Show13 eps
1972
KojakMa Wonderly · 1 eps
1973
Lotsa LuckIris Belmont · 23 eps
1973
Kolchak: The Night Stalker1 eps
1974
Police Woman1 eps
1974
CHiPs1 eps
1977
The Facts of Life2 eps
1979
Simon & Simon1 eps
1981
Simon & SimonFelix's customer · 1 eps
1981
HunterAnn Ridley · 1 eps
1984
Growing PainsMadge · 2 eps
1985
Growing PainsSophie · 2 eps
1985
Growing PainsEstelle · 1 eps
1985
MacGyverRose Magruta · 1 eps
1985
Mr. Belvedere1 eps
1985
The Golden GirlsMother Superior3 · 1 eps
1985
ALFBetty Susla · 1 eps
1986
L.A. LawJoan Ackerman · 1 eps
1986
MatlockLucy Lewis · 2 eps
1986
My Sister Sam1 eps
1986
The Hogan Family2 eps
1986
DuckTalesMrs. Crackshell (voice) · 26 eps
1987
Married... with ChildrenPeg's Mom (voice) · 2 eps
1987
She's the SheriffAunt Bessie · 1 eps
1987
Murphy BrownMrs. Caldwell · 1 eps
1988
Roseanne2 eps
1988
TV 101Landlady · 1 eps
1988
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers1 eps
1989
Christine CromwellCatherine · 1 eps
1989
CoachMagda · 1 eps
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.Mrs. Mickling · 1 eps
1989
Major Dad1 eps
1989
Tales from the CryptMrs. Parker (segment "Loved to Death") · 1 eps
1989
Beverly Hills, 90210Pawn Shop Clerk · 1 eps
1990
Sydney1 eps
1990
Herman's HeadMrs. Debusher · 1 eps
1991
Home ImprovementGwen · 1 eps
1991
RugratsMargaret (voice) · 1 eps
1991
RugratsWoman #8 (voice) · 1 eps
1991
MartinSaleslady · 1 eps
1992
Melrose PlaceMadge · 1 eps
1992
RenegadeFelipe's Mother · 1 eps
1992
Dave's WorldWaitress · 1 eps
1993
Phenom1 eps
1993
Duckman1 eps
1994
ERRhonda's Patient · 1 eps
1994
Party of FiveMona · 1 eps
1994
Caroline in the CityGrandma Duffy · 2 eps
1995
Arli$$Helga Krupp · 1 eps
1996
Clueless1 eps
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest1 eps
1996
Cow and ChickenGreta (voice) · 1 eps
1997
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show1 eps
1997
BeckerEdith / Evelyn · 1 eps
1998
Love Boat: The Next WaveMaw-Maw Cranston · 1 eps
1998
Batman BeyondMa Mayhem (voice) · 1 eps
1999
DetentionMiss Eugenia P. Kisskillya (voice) · 13 eps
1999
GU
Grown UpsMona · 1 eps
1999
ProvidenceMiss Van Gundy · 1 eps
1999
As Told by GingerMrs. Gordon (voice) · 14 eps
2000

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