Kathleen Freeman
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  • Kathleen Freeman
  • Kathleen Freeman
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Hogan`s Heores (Frau Gertrude Linkmeyer) [1965 - 1971]
 

Kathleen Freeman Biography
Kathleen Freeman`s introduction to show business came very early in life. Her parents were vaudevillians, and she made her debut at age 2 in their act. Later she attended UCLA with intentions of becoming a pianist, but was bitten by the acting bug and never looked back. She gained experience on stage in various stock and repertory companies, and made her film debut in 1948. One of the most memorable character actresses in recent memory, her stocky build, incredibly expressive face and hearty laugh have kept audiences convulsed for decades, playing a variety of neighborhood gossips, busybodies and eccentrics. Memorable as Sister Mary Stigmata ("The Penguin"), Dan Aykroyd`s and John Belushi`s nemesis, in The Blues Brothers (1980). She was used as a comic foil by Jerry Lewis in many of his films, always to great advantage. She did much television work, playing in everything from "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961) to "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964) to "Married with Children" (1987), where she was the voice of Peg`s monstrous but never-seen mother, Al Bundy`s nemesis. She was working on Broadway in a production of "The Full Monty" when she died of lung cancer in 2001.
 

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    Name Kathleen Freeman
    Build Large
    Eye Color Blue
    Hair Color Brown - Light
    Date of Birth February 17, 1919
    Birthplace Chichago, Illinois
    Star Sign Aquarius
    Died August 23, 2001 (Aged 82)
    Location of Death New York City, New York
    Cause of Death Lung Cancer
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Actress
    Celebrity Index Ka
    Claim to Fame Frau Linkmeyer on Hogan`s Heroes

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  • I think comedy is more powerful than drama in the long run. Comedy is more difficult. It`s very easy to make people cry.
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  • August 2001 gave her final Tony Nomination performance for her role as the piano player in Broadway`s musical hit "The Full Monty," and 5 days later on August 18th, passed away.
  • ohn Garcia, Executive Director/Producer of "The Column" Awards, created an award in her honor. This is given to individuals who overcome personal, physical, or other major problems in their lives and continue to work in theater, whether behind or in front of the curtain. Whatever obstacles--personal problems, health issues, etc.--were affecting their lives offstage, on stage they give it their all. They are living the theme of what Ms. Freeman always said: "The show must go on".
  • Was considered for the role of Alice Nelson in "The Brady Bunch" (1969).
  • Was nominated for Broadway`s Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "The Full Monty."
  • Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles.
  • In the 1950s, at The Music Circus (a theater-in-the-round in Sacramento, Calif.) a prop chair collapsed under her weight while she was singing, the musicians stopped playing, and in a dead silence she got up to her knees, spread her arms and sang, "That`s why I love the theater".
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