In addition to teaching acting classes in Los Angeles, Freeman was a familiar presence on television. In 1958–59, she appeared three times on "Buckskin", a children's program set in a hotel in a fictitious Montana town. She appeared from the 1950s until her death in regular or recurring roles on many sitcoms, including six episodes of "The Bob Cummings Show" (as Bertha Krause), "Topper" (as Katie the maid), and "The Donna Reed Show" (as Mrs. Celia Wilgus, the Stones' busybody next door neighbor). In 1964 she appeared in 5 episodes of "The Lucy Show". Later, she was cast on "Hogan's Heroes" as Frau Gertrude Linkmeyer, General Burkhalter's sister, who longed to wed Colonel Klink. In 1973, she had a co-starring role with Dom DeLuise in the sitcom "Lotsa Luck" (based on the British sitcom "On the Buses").