Trivia

Gave her final Tony nominated performance for her role as the piano player in Broadway's musical hit "The Full Monty," on August 18th - she passed away five days later. (agosto de 2001)

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".

John 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 La tribu Brady (1969).

Was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "The Full Monty.".

Was in two Oscar Best Picture winners El espectáculo más grande del mundo (1952) and El golpe (1973), and one other nominee: Ambiciones que matan (1951).

Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles.

She has appeared in nine films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: La ciudad desnuda (1948), Ambiciones que matan (1951), Cantando bajo la lluvia (1952), Cautivos del mal (1952), El profesor chiflado (1963), A quemarropa (1967), El golpe (1973), Los hermanos caradura (1980) and Shrek (2001).

Freeman's career in show business began in vaudeville at the age of three, singing "Black Bottom.".