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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Gabrielle Fitzpatrick to Christopher Fulford
Kathleen Freeman Biography (1919-2001)
Born February 17, 1919, in Chicago, IL. Addresses: Agent: Henderson-Hogan, 247 South Beverly Dr., Suite 102, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- February 17, 1919
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Death Details
- August 23, 2001
- New York, New York
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Nurse, The Saxon Charm, 1948
- American woman, Casbah, 1948
- (Uncredited) Nurse, Behind Locked Doors (also known as The Human Gorilla and Hinter Verschlossenen Tueren), 1948
- Annie Swenson, Annie Was a Wonder, 1948
- (Uncredited) Stout girl, The Naked City, 1948
- Babe, Mr. Belvedere Goes to College, 1949
- Phoebe, Once a Thief, 1950
- Bertha, Lonely Heart Bandits, 1950
- (Uncredited) Peg, A Life of Her Own, 1950
- Effie Ferguson, House by the River, 1950
- Lily Rayton Parker, The Reformer and the Redhead, 1950
- Nurse Baxter, The Wild Blue Yonder (also known as Thunder across the Pacific), 1951
- Reporter, Let's Make It Legal, 1951
- Woman, Cause for Alarm, 1951
- (Uncredited) Pet shop owner's wife, Behave Yourself!, 1951
- Nun, Appointment with Danger, 1951
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Strictly Dishonorable, 1951
- (Uncredited) Martha, A Place in the Sun, 1951
- Grocery clerk, Talk about a Stranger, 1952
- (Uncredited) Gertrud, The Prisoner of Zenda, 1952
- (Uncredited) Mrs. Dorset, O' Henry's Full House (also known as Full House), 1952
- (Uncredited) Nurse, Monkey Business (also known as Be Your Age and Darling I Am Growing Younger), 1952
- (Uncredited) Miss March, The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
- Woman, The Greatest Show on Earth, 1952
- Phoebe Dinsmore, Singin' in the Rain, 1952
- Mrs. Kahrney, Love Is Better Than Ever (also known as The LightFantastic), 1952
- Annie, She's Back on Broadway, 1953
- Leah, A Perilous Journey, 1953
- Welcomer, Half a Hero, 1953
- Mrs. O'Halloran, The Glass Web, Universal, 1953
- "Happy Stella" Kowalski, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
- Nelly, The Magnetic Monster, 1953
- Fat woman, The Glass Wall, Columbia, 1953
- (Uncredited) Chambermaid, Dream Wife, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
- "Sis" Pringle, The Battle of Rogue River, 1954
- Miss Seely, Athena, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
- Grits, The Far Country, Universal, 1954
- (Uncredited) Custard victim, Three Ring Circus (also known as Jerrico, the Wonder Clown), Paramount, 1954
- Mrs. Muldoon, Artists and Models, Paramount, 1955
- Mrs. Carter, Pawnee, 1957
- (Uncredited) Nurse Wilinski, Kiss Them for Me, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- Rosa Cuneo, The Midnight Story (also known as Appointment witha Shadow), 1957
- Miss Magruder, Too Much, Too Soon, Warner Bros., 1958
- Serena Poole, The Missouri Traveler, Buena Vista Home Video, 1958
- (Uncredited) Laundromat gossip, Houseboat, Paramount, 1958
- Emma, The Fly, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
- Tina, The Buccaneer, Paramount, 1958
- Lena Nordquist, North to Alaska (also known as Go North), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
- Katie, The Ladies' Man, Paramount, 1961
- Mrs. T.P., The Errand Boy, 1961
- Miss Haley, Madison Avenue, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
- Millie Lemmon, The Nutty Professor (also known as Dr. Jerkyll and Mr. Hyde), 1963
- Mrs. Glucksman, Who's Minding the Store?, Paramount, 1963
- Nurse Maggie Higgins, The Disorderly Orderly, Paramount, 1964
- (Uncredited) Katie, The Patsy, 1964
- Sister Sue, Mail Order Bride (also known as West of Montana), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
- Agatha Moore, The Rounders, 1965
- Miss Blight, Marriage on the Rocks, Warner Bros., 1965
- Woman at phone booth, That Funny Feeling, Universal, 1965
- Murphy, Three on a Couch, Columbia, 1966
- First citizen, Point Blank, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
- Mrs. Danvers, Support Your Local Sheriff!, United Artists, 1969
- Mary Elizabeth, Death of a Gunfighter, Universal, 1969
- Babysitter, Hook, Line, and Sinker, Columbia, 1969
- Mrs. Stone, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Warner Bros., 1969
- Mrs. Jensen, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Warner Bros., 1970
- Bobby Dean Loner, Myra Breckinridge (also known as Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
- Bland's mother, Which Way to the Front?, Warner Bros., 1970
- Nadine, Head On, First National, 1971
- Mrs. Perkins, Support Your Local Gunfighter, United Artists, 1971
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Stand Up and Be Counted, Columbia, 1972
- Karen's mother, Unholy Rollers (also known as Leader of thePack), American International Pictures, 1972
- Hilda, So Evil, My Sister (also known as Psycho Sisters andThe Sibling), 1972
- Mrs. Mazzini, Where Does It Hurt?, Cinerama, 1972
- Mrs. Wilk, Your Three Minutes Are Up, Cinerama, 1973
- Policewoman, The Strongest Man in the World, Buena Vista, 1975
- Old Indian woman, The Norseman, American International Pictures, 1978
- Sister Mary Stigmata, The Blues Brothers, Universal, 1980
- Helicopter pilot, Heartbeeps, Universal, 1981
- Loraine Bender, The Malibu Bikini Shop (also known as The Bikini Shop), 1985
- Rosie, The Best of Times, Universal, 1986
- Admissions lady, Teen Wolf Too, Atlantic Releasing, 1987
- Mrs. Marver, In the Mood (also known as The Woo Woo Kid), Lorimar, 1987
- Enid Borden, Dragnet, MCA/Universal, 1987
- Dream lady, Innerspace, Warner Bros., 1987
- Grunski's mom, The Wrong Guys, New World Pictures, 1988
- Mrs. Handy, Chances Are, TriStar, 1989
- Microwave Marge, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Warner Bros., 1990
- Miss Titmarch, The Willies, 1991
- Gritzi, Dutch (also known as Driving Me Crazy), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Judge Lechter, Nickel and Dime, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1991
- Lola, Joey Takes a Cab, 1991
- Voice of dance teacher, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Hemdale Releasing, 1992
- Voice of first elder, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- Mrs. Delance, Reckless Kelly, Warner Bros., 1993
- Miss Olin, Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993
- Muriel Dillon, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, 1994
- Rhonda's grandma, Two Guys Talkin' about Girls (also knownas At First Sight), 1995
- Voice of Franklin's mom, Carpool, Warner Bros., 1996
- Voice of heavyset woman, Hercules, Columbia, 1997
- Mother Mary Stigmata, Blues Brothers 2000, Universal, 1998
- Miss Peabody, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (also known as Richie Rich: A Christmas Story), Warner Bros., Home Video, 1998
- "Tom Tom Girl" Gloria, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Buena Vista, 1998
- Jane King, Ready to Rumble, Warner Bros., 2000
- Also appeared in The Company She Keeps.
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Katie, Topper, CBS, 1953-54
- Marilly, Mayor of the Town, 1954
- Mrs. Wilgus, The Donna Reed Show, 1958-60
- Mrs. Boss, It's about Time, 1966-67
- Mrs. Carter, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., 1969
- Kate Harwell, Funny Face, CBS, 1971
- Iris Belmont, Lotsa Luck, NBC, 1973
- Voice of Mrs. Crackshell, Super Ducktales, 1989
- Mrs. Crackshell, Duck Tales, 1989-90
- Sister Mary Dorothy, General Hospital, 1991
- Voice of Miss Eugenia P. Kisskillya, Detention, The WB, 1999
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Movies
- Mrs. Borg, But I Don't Want to Get Married!, 1970
- Woman, Call Her Mom, ABC, 1972
- Rainbow McCloud, Hitched, NBC, 1973
- Essie, The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return, ABC, 1975
- Ma Dalton, The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, NBC, 1979
- Mrs. Magyk, Glitz, NBC, 1988
- Catherine, Things That Go Bump in the Night, ABC, 1989
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Specials
- Mrs. Jonas, Ready and Willing, CBS, 1974
- Mrs. Taylor, Father O Father, ABC, 1977
- Mrs. Stetson, Soup and Me, ABC, 1978
- Mildred Janovitch, Sutters Bay, CBS, 1983
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Episodic
- "The Gold Watch," Buckskin, 1958
- "Tell Me, Leonardo," Buckskin, 1958
- "The Kitty Angel Story," Wagon Train, 1959
- "The Venus Adjourner," Buckskin, 1959
- "The Kitty Allbright Story," Wagon Train, 1961
- "The Greedy Town," Rawhide, 1962
- Clint Eastwood's housekeeper, "Clint Eastwood Meets Mister Ed," Mister Ed, 1962
- Mrs. Harrington, "Aunt Win Arrives," The Real McCoys, 1963
- Mabel Johnson, "The Clampetts in Court," The Beverly Hillbillies,1963
- Mrs. Campbell, "Honeymoons Are for the Lucky," The Dick Van Dyke Show, 1964
- "The Geneva Balfour Story," Wagon Train, 1964
- Maid, "Never Bathe on Saturday," The Dick Van Dyke Show, 1965
- Agnes, "A Real Nice Neighbor," The Beverly Hillbillies, 1965
- Gertrude Linkmeier, "Cupid Comes to Stalag 13," Hogan's Heroes, 1966
- Miss Ott, "The Big Fumble," Hey, Landlord, 1966
- Mrs. Trips, "A Legend Dies," Hey, Landlord, 1967
- "Scourge of San Rusa," Laredo, 1967
- Sally, "My Master the Civilian," I Dream of Jeannie, 1967
- Mrs. Bailey, "Pest in the House," Please Don't Eat the Daisies, 1967
- Gertrude Linkmeier, "Casanova Klink," Hogan's Heroes, 1967
- Sally, I Dream of Jeannie, 1968
- Rosetta Stone, "I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle," Batman, 1968
- Maw, "U.F.Oh Jeannie," I Dream of Jeannie, 1968
- Maude, "A Way of Justice," The High Chaparral, 1968
- Gertrude Linkmeyer, "Unfair Exchange," Hogan's Heroes, 1969
- Flo Shafer, "Honest John Returns," The Beverly Hillbillies, 1970
- Flo Shafer, "Honesty Is the Best Policy," The Beverly Hillbillies,1970
- Flo Shafer, "The Clampetts in Washington," The Beverly Hillbillies, 1970
- Flo Shafer, "Jed Buys the Capitol," The Beverly Hillbillies, 1970
- Gertrude Linkmeyer, "Kommandant Gertrude," Hogan's Heroes, 1971
- "The Rip Off," Cannon, 1972
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Kojak, 1973
- Bella Sarkof, "The Youth Killer," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, 1975
- Outraged lady, "To Your Health," CHiPs, 1980
- Big Joan McCall, "Mama with the Golden Arm," Mama's Family, 1986
- "Requiem for Sergeant McCall," Hunter, 1987
- Sylvia, L.A. Law, 1988
- Mrs. Caldwell, Murphy Brown, 1988
- Ma, Our Gang, TBS, 1988
- Joan Ackerman, "Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not?," L.A. Law, 1989
- Mother Superior, "How Do You Solve a Problem like Sophia," The GoldenGirls, 1990
- Edna, Major Dad, CBS, 1991
- "Loved to Death," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991
- Pawnbroker, "Anaconda," Beverly Hills, 90210, 1991
- Lucy Lewis, "The Witness Killings," Matlock, 1991
- Rose Magruta, "Off the Wall," MacGyver, 1991
- Mrs. Mickling, Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, 1992
- Saleslady, Martin, Fox, 1992
- Sister Mary Alma, Nurses, NBC, 1992
- Maureen Della Rosa, Phenom, ABC, 1993
- Rona, Mommies, NBC, 1994
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Party of Five, 1994
- Mrs. Debusher, "Bedtime for Hermo," Herman's Head, 1994
- Waitress, Dave's World, CBS, 1995
- Voice of Peg's mom, "I Can't Believe It's Butter," Married... with Children, Fox, 1995
- Voice of Peg's mom, "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch, andDinner," Married ... with Children, 1995
- Voice of Peg's mom, "Requiem for a Dead Briard," Married ... withChildren, 1995
- Voice of Peg's mom, "Blonde and Blonder," Married ... with Children, 1995
- Voice of Peg's mom, "Bearly Men," Married ... with Children, 1995
- Madge, "The Circle of Strife," Melrose Place, Fox, 1996
- Voice of nurse, "They Craved Duckman's Brain!," Duckman, 1996
- Edna Van Miest, "Pampered to a Pulp," Roseanne, ABC, 1996
- Rhonda's patient, "No Brain, No Gain," ER, 1996
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Arli$$, HBO, 1996
- Danish lady, Common Law, ABC, 1996
- Voice of nurse, "Bev Takes a Holiday," Duckman, 1997
- Magda, "The Stench of Death," Coach, 1997
- Grandma Duffy, Caroline in the City, NBC, 1998
- Gwen, "The Son Also Mooches," Home Improvement, ABC, 1998
- Maw-Maw Cranston, "How Long Has This Been Going On?," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, The WB, 1998
- Pearl, "Cashless," Clueless, UPN, 1998
- "The Third Thing," Providence, NBC, 1999
- Edith and Evelyn, "The Hypocritic Oath," Becker, CBS, 2000
- Ma Mayhem, "The Eggbaby," Batman Beyond, 2000
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Other Television Appearances
- Mom, The Helicopter Spies, 1968
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Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis, 1988
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Voice of Madame Xima, The Curse of Monkey Island (also known as Monkey Island 3), 1997
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