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Kay Freeborn(1921-2012)

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Kay Freeborn was born on 8 March 1921 in England. Kay is known for Superman (1978), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Kay was married to Stuart Freeborn. Kay died on 19 April 2012 in London, England, UK.
BornMarch 8, 1921
DiedApril 19, 2012(91)
BornMarch 8, 1921
DiedApril 19, 2012(91)
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Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Makeup Department
  • 1978
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
8.3
  • Makeup Department
  • 1983
Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8.7
  • Makeup Department
  • 1980
Daisy in Top Secret! (1984)
Top Secret!
7.2
  • Makeup Department
  • 1984

Credits

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Makeup Department

  • Gene Wilder, Dom DeLuise, and Gilda Radner in Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
    Haunted Honeymoon
    5.7
    • makeup artist
    • 1986
  • Steaming (1985)
    Steaming
    5.7
    • makeup
    • 1985
  • Richard Gere in King David (1985)
    King David
    5.3
    • makeup artist (as Kathleen Freeborn)
    • 1985
  • Daisy in Top Secret! (1984)
    Top Secret!
    7.2
    • makeup artist
    • 1984
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • makeup artist
    • 1983
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
    Superman II
    6.8
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    8.7
    • makeup artist
    • 1980
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • makeup artist
    • 1978
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Robert Culp in Spectre (1977)
    Spectre
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • makeup artist
    • 1977
  • The Mutations (1974)
    The Mutations
    5.3
    • makeup assistant (as Kathleen Freeborn)
    • 1974
  • Young Winston (1972)
    Young Winston
    6.7
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • 1,000 Convicts and a Woman (1971)
    1,000 Convicts and a Woman
    4.3
    • makeup (as Kathleen Freeborn)
    • 1971
  • Jane Seymour in Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970)
    Here Come the Double Deckers!
    7.6
    TV Series
    • makeup
    • 1970–1971
  • Song of Norway (1970)
    Song of Norway
    4.2
    • makeup by
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Kathleen Freeborn
  • Born
    • March 8, 1921
    • England
  • Died
    • April 19, 2012
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Stuart Freeborn1940 - 2012 (her death)

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    Mother, with Stuart Freeborn, of son Graham Freeborn.

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