Actor
Jeanne Bates
- Born May 20, 1918 in Berkeley, California, USA
- Died November 28, 2007
Jeanne Bates (May 21, 1918 – November 28, 2007) was an American actress. After performing in radio serials, she signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1942 which began her career in films both in bit parts and larger roles in a series of horror films and noirs, including The Return of the Vampire (1943) and Shadows in the Night (1946).
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In her later career, Bates would collaborate with David Lynch on his films Eraserhead (1977) and Mulholland Drive (2001), the latter of which was her last film credit before her death in 2007. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeanne Bates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
Known for
Mulholland Drive2001
Die Hard 21990
Eraserhead1977
That '70s Show1998
The Twilight Zone1959
Bonanza1959
Wonder Woman1975
Charlie's Angels1976
Filmography
- 2001Mulholland DriveFilmIrene
- 1998That '70s ShowSeriesGame Show Contestant (voice)
- 1994Dream LoverFilmJeanne
- 1994Sister, SisterSeriesElderly Woman
- 1991Grand CanyonFilmMrs. Mencken
- 1991Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of BlueFilmMrs. Felt
- 1991The CommishSeriesAnnette Atkins
- 1991Public Enemy #2FilmNurse
- 1990Die Hard 2FilmNortheast Plane - Older Woman
- 1990WingsSeriesMrs. Peabody
- 1990Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4FilmKatherine
- 1990MomFilmEmily Dwyer
- 1989From the Dead of NightFilmNurse
- 1978Getting MarriedFilmDivorced Woman
- 1977EraserheadFilmMrs. X
- 1977Three's CompanySeriesAlice
- 1976Charlie's AngelsSeriesAlice Clements
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Series
- 1976GusFilmNurse
- 1975Wonder WomanSeriesMrs. Walls
- 1975SwitchSeriesMrs. Bates
- 1974KodiakSeriesMrs. Carson
- 1973Barnaby JonesSeriesBertha Delbart
- 1972The RookiesSeries
- 1969Hawaii Five-OSeriesGrace Willis
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesMrs. Collins
- 1968The Mod SquadSeries
- 1968Mayberry R.F.D.SeriesJennie Mae Swanson, Receptionist
- 1967MannixSeriesMary Reardon
- 1964The StranglerFilmClara Thomas
- 1962The SaintSeriesLila Prentice
- 1961Ben CaseySeriesMiss Wills
- 1960My Three SonsSeries
- 1960CheckmateSeriesMiss Marx
- 1960The Slowest Gun in the WestFilmThe Wife
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesEthel Hollis
- 1959BonanzaSeriesStella Harris
- 1959RawhideSeriesHenny Morton
- 1959Vice RaidFilmMarilyn
- 1959One Step BeyondSeriesMrs. Teller, Mary Todd Lincoln, Edna Gibbs
- 1959Lock-UpSeries
- 1959RiverboatSeriesSara Crane
- 195877 Sunset StripSeries
- 1958Peter GunnSeries
- 1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries
- 1958Blood ArrowFilmAlmee
- 1958Hi Grandma!Film
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesMiss Clay, Jean Strague
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries
- 1957Trooper HookFilmAnn Weaver
- 1957M SquadSeriesNurse
- 1957The Restless GunSeriesGreta Hoffman
- 1957Guns Don't ArgueFilmMrs. Ross Baxter
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesLee Devlin
- 1956State TrooperSeries
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesMrs. Nolan, Mrs. Wyatt
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries
- 1955SabakaFilmDurga
- 1955My Friend FlickaSeries
- 1955General Electric Theater: Into the NightFilmEve
- 1954Studio 57Series
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesEve, Sister Mary
- 1952Dangerous AssignmentSeriesEve Schaeffer
- 1952Gang BustersSeries
- 1951Death of a SalesmanFilmMother (uncredited)
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
- 1951The Living ChristSeriesMary - Sister of Lazarus
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries
- 1949The Lone RangerSeriesAmy McQueen
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries
- 1946The Mask of DiijonFilmVictoria
- 1945Tonight and Every NightFilmW.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
- 1944The Soul of a MonsterFilmAnn Winson
- 1944Shadows in the NightFilmAdele Carter
- 1944The Black ParachuteFilmOlga - Peasant Woman
- 1944The Racket ManFilmPhyllis Lake
- 1944Sergeant MikeFilmTerry Arno
- 1944She's a Soldier TooFilm'Red' Burns (uncredited)
- 1944It's MurderFilmMrs. Tom Blair
- 1944Sundown ValleyFilmSidney Hawkins