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Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Highest Rated: 100% Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Lowest Rated: 0% Heartbeeps (1981)

Birthday: Feb 17, 1919

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

A character player, instantly recognizable and long beloved for her prolific assortment of portrayals of steely mothers, dour maids and hard-hearted Hannahs, Kathleen Freeman actually began her career just out of diapers as part of her parents' vaudeville act. The petite, stout performer formed her own theater company and was acting in "Ethan Frome" when she was spotted by talent scouts and signed for the movies. Freeman's early film career began with numerous nameless roles in the late 1940s and 50s in such films as "The Naked City" (1948), "Dream Wife" (1953) "The Fly" (1958). She was especially memorable in a hilarious supporting role in "Singin' in the Rain" (1952) as the voice teacher of Jean Hagen. The actress also enjoyed a 10 film collaboration with Jerry Lewis ranging from "Three Ring Circus" (1954) through "The Nutty Professor" (1963) and "The Disorderly Orderly" (1964) and winding up with "Which Way to the Front?" (1970).

Highest rated movies

100% The Ladies' Man
100% Singin' in the Rain 95% The Fly
94% The Ballad of Cable Hogue
93% Point Blank
85% Artists and Models
83% Death of a Gunfighter
82% Innerspace

Photos

THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, foreground from left: Jerry Lewis, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, 1963 THE ROUNDERS, Henry Fonda, Kathleen Freeman, 1965 THE FLY, Kathleen Freeman, Charles Herbert, Patricia Owens, 1958. TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Douglas Fowley, Gene Kelly, Jean Hagan, and Kathleen Freeman, 1952. THREE ON A COUCH, from left, Kathleen Freeman, James Best, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, 1966 GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH, Kathleen Freeman, 1990. ©Warner Bros. NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT, Leslie Nielsen, Kathleen Freeman, Fred Ward, Anna Nicole Smith, 1994, (c)Paramount Pictures
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
88% 90% Shrek Old Woman (Voice) $267.7M 2001
23% 52% Ready to Rumble Jane King (Character) $12.4M 2000
No Score Yet 33% Richie Rich's Christmas Wish Miss Peabody (Character) - 1998
23% 41% I'll Be Home for Christmas Tom Tom Girl Gloria (Character) $12.2M 1998
46% 37% Blues Brothers 2000 Mother Mary Stigmata (Character) $14.0M 1998
No Score Yet 40% ...At First Sight Rhondas Grandma (Character) - 1995
58% 53% Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult Muriel Dillon (Character) $48.1M 1994
No Score Yet 49% Reckless Kelly Mrs. Delance (Character) - 1993
55% 84% Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Dance Teacher (Voice) $1.4M 1992
71% 59% Gremlins 2: The New Batch Microwave Marge (Character) $40.5M 1990
50% 41% Dragnet Enid Borden (Character) $56.0M 1987
82% 65% Innerspace Dream Lady (Character) $25.9M 1987
67% 68% In the Mood Beulah Marver (Character) $709.1K 1987
0% 25% Heartbeeps Helicopter Pilot (Character) - 1981
72% 92% The Blues Brothers Sister Mary Stigmata (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 9% The Norseman Old Indian woman (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return Essie (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hitched Rainbow McCloud (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Your Three Minutes Are Up Mrs. Wilk (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 60% Where Does It Hurt? Mrs. Mazzini (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Call Her Mom Woman (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Psycho Sisters Hilda (Character) - 1972
62% 61% Support Your Local Gunfighter Mrs. Perkins (Character) - 1971
94% 81% The Ballad of Cable Hogue Mrs. Jensen (Character) - 1970
27% 35% Myra Breckinridge Bobby Dean Loner (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 38% Hook, Line & Sinker Mrs. Hardtack (Character) - 1969
83% 54% Death of a Gunfighter Mary Elizabeth (Character) - 1969
17% 28% The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Mrs. Stone (Character) - 1969
76% 82% Support Your Local Sheriff! Mrs. Danvers (Character) - 1969
93% 84% Point Blank First Citizen (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 62% Three on a Couch Murphy (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 55% The Rounders Agatha Moore (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 52% Marriage on the Rocks Miss Blight (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 70% That Funny Feeling Woman at Phone Booth (Character) - 1965
60% 68% The Disorderly Orderly Nurse Maggie Higgins (Character) - 1964
82% 67% The Nutty Professor Millie Lemmon (Character) - 1963
57% 65% Who's Minding the Store? Mrs. Glucksman (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madison Avenue Miss Thelma Haley (Character) - 1962
50% 72% The Errand Boy Mrs. Helen Paramutual/Mrs. T.P. (Character) - 1961
100% 67% The Ladies' Man Katie (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 41% Too Much, Too Soon Miss Magruder (Character) - 1958
95% 71% The Fly Emma (Delambre maid) (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 14% The Missouri Traveler Serena Poole (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Midnight Story Rosa Cuneo (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pawnee Mrs. Carter (Character) - 1957
85% 76% Artists and Models Mrs. Muldoon (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 47% Three Ring Circus Custard-Pie Gag Victim (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 24% Athena Miss Seely (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Half a Hero Welcomer (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 33% She's Back on Broadway Annie (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 60% The Glass Wall Zelda (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 56% The Affairs of Dobie Gillis "Happy Stella" Kowalski (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 24% The Magnetic Monster Nelly (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 29% Love Is Better Than Ever Mrs. Kahrney (Character) - 1952
80% 86% The Bad and the Beautiful Miss March (Character) - 1952
79% 68% Monkey Business Mrs. Brannigan (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 50% Kid Monk Baroni Maria Baroni (Character) - 1952
100% 95% Singin' in the Rain Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited) (Character) $23.9K 1952
No Score Yet 33% Talk About a Stranger Rosa (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 30% Cause for Alarm Woman (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 30% The Reformer and the Redhead Lily Rayton Parker (Character) - 1950
60% 70% House by the River Effie Ferguson (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Once a Thief Phoebe (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Annie Was a Wonder Unknown (Character) - 1948

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 97% Becker Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
33% No Score Yet Grown Ups Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet 93% Rugrats Margaret (Guest Voice) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Caroline in the City Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clueless Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
14% No Score Yet Love Boat: The Next Wave Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet 71% Home Improvement Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coach Magda (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet 85% ER Rhonda's Patient (Guest Star) 1996
76% 78% Roseanne Edna Von Meets (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Common Law Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Melrose Place Madge (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet 98% Married ... With Children Peg's Mom (Guest Voice) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mommies Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nurses Unknown (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet 68% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet 93% The Golden Girls Mother Superior (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Growing Pains Unknown (Guest Star) 1988-1990
No Score Yet 96% DuckTales Mrs. Crackshell (Guest Voice) 1989-1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hogan Family Unknown (Guest Star) 1988 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers Unknown (Guest Voice) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Head of the Class Unknown (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Belvedere Unknown (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet 79% ALF Betty Susla (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet It's a Living May (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mama's Family Unknown (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hunter Ann Ridley (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Sister Sam Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Woman Landlady (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak Ma Wonderly (Guest Star) 1977
100% 88% Kolchak: The Night Stalker Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lotsa Luck Iris Belmont (Character) 1973-1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Martha (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Mama Abner (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Funny Face Kate (Character) 1971
No Score Yet 100% Hogan's Heroes Unknown (Guest Star) 1966-1967 1969 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown (Guest Star) 1963 1965 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1967 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Alice Whipple (Guest Star) 1968-1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The High Chaparral Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet 54% I Dream of Jeannie Maw (Guest Star) 1967-1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Three Sons Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Please Don't Eat the Daisies Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
100% No Score Yet The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laredo Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Smothers Brothers Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1963 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dick Van Dyke Show Mrs. Campbell (Guest Star) 1964-1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lucy Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1959 1961-1962 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet 77 Sunset Strip WAF Secretary (Guest Star) 1959-1960 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronco Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laramie Edna Holtzhoff (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bus Stop Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Mrs. Graff (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Letter to Loretta Jessie (Character) 1953 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Married Joan Customer in Dress Shop (Guest Star) 1952