Kathleen Freeman | |
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![]() Freeman in 1972 | |
Born | [1][2] | February 17, 1923
Died | August 23, 2001 New York City, U.S. | (aged 78)
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
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Years active | 1948–2001 |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Kathleen Freeman (February 17, 1923 – August 23, 2001) was an American actress. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to comic effect.[3] In film, she is perhaps best remembered for appearing in 12 Jerry Lewis comedies in the 1950s and 1960s and The Blues Brothers (1980).