[2] A lumberman's daughter,[3] she was a model while in high school, and was selected the first "Miss Subways" of the New York City transit system in 1940.

[2] As an adult, Freeman's career slowed and she appeared in mostly B-movies, though an exception was her role in the film noir Angel Face (1952).

She also co-starred in the hit film Jumping Jacks with the comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

(1960), both starring James Garner, in which she played a recurring role as crazy-eyed swindler Modesty Blaine.

She also appeared in an episode of Riverboat titled "The Boy from Pittsburgh" (1959) starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds, an episode of Checkmate titled "Don't Believe a Word She Says" (1961) starring Doug McClure and Sebastian Cabot, and an episode of The Tall Man titled "Petticoat Crusade" (1961) starring Barry Sullivan as Pat Garrett and Clu Gulager as Billy the Kid, along with numerous other leading lady roles in various television series, including anthologies.