Kathleen Freeman

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.

Known For

Shrek

as Old Woman (voice)

Hercules

as Heavyset Woman (voice)

The Blues Brothers

as Sister Mary Stigmata

Singin' in the Rain

as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)

Hocus Pocus

as Miss Olin

The Sting

as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as Microwave Marge

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as Muriel

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

Innerspace

as Dream Lady