The character actress Kathleen Freeman has died of cancer aged 82. She appeared in almost 100 films and her last job was as the voice of an old woman in "Shrek" (2001). One of her great comedy roles was as the diction coach in "Singin' in the Rain" (1952) attempting to get Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) to correctly say "I can't stand him," instead of "I keent stendim." She made her film debut in "The Naked City" (1948) and appeared in such films as "The Fly" (1958); "The Blues Brothers" (1980) and "Blues Brothers 2000" (1998) among many others.