18 Facts About Kathleen Freeman

Dixon entertained American troops in England, France, and post-war Germany, while Kathleen Freeman headed Kathleen Freeman's Forty Musical Minstrels in 1918.

Kathleen Freeman began her career at age 2, dancing in her parents' vaudeville act, Dixon and Kathleen Freeman.

Kathleen Freeman reported that eventually she "got caught" at around age 10, and then began attending school.

Kathleen Freeman attended the University of California at Los Angeles, majored in music to be a classical pianist, "got in a play and got a laugh".

Kathleen Freeman made her Broadway debut on October 26,2000, in The Full Monty.

Kathleen Freeman died five days after giving her final performance in the show.

From 1988 to 2001, Kathleen Freeman appeared in more than 50 productions of the California Artists Radio Theatre, which records live performances of classic books and plays for KPCC, KPFK NPR Playhouse, and National Public Radio, for Peggy Webber, the executive director.

Kathleen Freeman appeared from the 1950s until her death in regular or recurring roles on many sitcoms, including six episodes of The Bob Cummings Show, Topper, and The Donna Reed Show.

Kathleen Freeman appeared in several episodes of Wagon Train, Funny Face, I Dream of Jeannie, the short-lived prehistoric sitcom It's About Time, and as a nurse in Love, American Style.

Kathleen Freeman made multiple appearances on The Beverly Hillbillies as various characters.

Kathleen Freeman appeared as the voice of Peg Bundy's mom, an unseen character in several episodes of Married.

The script originally was written to have Gordon return to Lucky Elementary School, but Kathleen Freeman died during production, so the episode was rewritten to have Gordon die as well and was dedicated in Kathleen Freeman's memory.

Kathleen Freeman's most notable early role was an uncredited part in the 1952 MGM musical Singin' in the Rain as Jean Hagen's diction coach Phoebe Dinsmore.

Kathleen Freeman played Sister Mary Stigmata in John Landis' The Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000.

Kathleen Freeman had cameos in Joe Dante's Innerspace and Gremlins 2: The New Batch.

Kathleen Freeman was a Democrat who supported Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.

Kathleen Freeman was cremated and her ashes interred in a niche at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Helen Ramsey and Kathleen Freeman were University of California at Los Angeles students at the same time.