What is Kathleen Freeman?
{{Infobox person | image = Cary Grant-Kathleen Freeman in Houseboat trailer (cropped).jpg | caption = Freeman in the trailer for ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseboat]]'' (1958) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|2|17|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2001|8|23|1923|2|17|mf=yes}} | death_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] | occupation = Actress, voice artist | yearsactive = 1948–2001 | partner = Helen Ramsey (19??–2001) }} '''Kathleen Freeman''' (February 17, 1923 - August 23, 2001) was an American actress. She was known for playing the role of maids and secretaries in many comedies, especially directed by [[Jerry Lewis]].<ref name=death>{{cite news| work=[[The New York Times]]| title=Kathleen Freeman, 78, Actress Playing Comic Character Roles| first=Jesse| last=McKinley| date=August 24, 2001| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/24/theater/kathleen-freeman-78-actress-playing-comic-character-roles.html| access-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref> She was in 11 comedies directed by Lewis in the 1950s and '60s. She also appeared in ''[[The Blues Brothers (movie)|The Blues Brothers]]'' (1980) and ''[[Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult]]'' (1994). A [[lesbian]], Freeman was in a partnership with Helen Ramsey until her death.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bergan| first1=Ronald| title=Kathleen Freeman| url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/aug/27/guardianobituaries.filmnews| access-date=October 23, 2015| work=[[The Guardian]]| date=August 27, 2001}}</ref> Freeman died on August 23, 2001 at a [[New York City]] hospital from [[lung cancer]], aged 78.<ref name=death/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Kathleen}} [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2001 deaths]] [[Category:LGBT actors]] [[Category:Lesbians]] [[Category:LGBT people from Chicago]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]