Jeanne Bates

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Jeanne Bates

Acting May 20, 1918

Berkeley, California, USA

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 ca…

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Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

7.8 2001 Movie
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

7.0 1990 Movie
Eraserhead

Eraserhead

7.3 1977 Movie
That '70s Show

That '70s Show

7.9 1998 TV Show
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5 1959 TV Show
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7 1957 TV Show
Wings

Wings

6.9 1990 TV Show
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

7.5 1976 TV Show
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

6.5 1958 TV Show
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

7.0 1975 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show

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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). 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.​

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2001
    Mulholland Drive

    Movie Irene

  2. 1998
    That '70s Show

    TV show Game Show Contestant (voice)

  3. 1994
    Dream Lover

    Movie Jeanne

  4. 1994
    Sister, Sister

    TV show Elderly Woman

  5. 1991
    Grand Canyon

    Movie Mrs. Mencken

  6. 1991
    Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

    Movie Mrs. Felt

  7. 1991
    The Commish

    TV show Annette Atkins

  8. 1991
    Public Enemy #2

    Movie Nurse

  9. 1990
    Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4

    Movie Katherine

  10. 1990
    Die Hard 2

    Movie Northeast Plane - Older Woman

  11. 1990
    Mom

    Movie Emily Dwyer

  12. 1990
    Wings

    TV show Mrs. Peabody

  13. 1989
    From the Dead of Night

    Movie Nurse

  14. 1978
    Getting Married

    Movie Divorced Woman

  15. 1977
    Eraserhead

    Movie Mrs. X

  16. 1977
    Three's Company

    TV show Alice

More credits
  1. 1976
    Quincy, M.E.

    TV show

  2. 1976
    Charlie's Angels

    TV show Alice Clements

  3. 1976
    Gus

    Movie Nurse

  4. 1975
    Wonder Woman

    TV show Mrs. Walls

  5. 1975
    Switch

    TV show Mrs. Bates

  6. 1974
    Kodiak

    TV show Mrs. Carson

  7. 1973
    Barnaby Jones

    TV show Bertha Delbart

  8. 1972
    The Rookies

    TV show

  9. 1969
    Marcus Welby, M.D.

    TV show Mrs. Collins

  10. 1969
    Hawaii Five-O

    TV show Grace Willis

  11. 1968
    The Mod Squad

    TV show

  12. 1968
    Mayberry R.F.D.

    TV show Jennie Mae Swanson

  13. 1967
    Mannix

    TV show

  14. 1964
    The Strangler

    Movie Clara Thomas

  15. 1962
    The Saint

    TV show Lila Prentice

  16. 1961
    Ben Casey

    TV show

  17. 1960
    My Three Sons

    TV show

  18. 1960
    Checkmate

    TV show Miss Marx

  19. 1960
    The Slowest Gun in the West

    Movie The Wife

  20. 1959
    Vice Raid

    Movie Marilyn

  21. 1959
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show Ethel Hollis

  22. 1959
    Lock-Up

    TV show

  23. 1959
    Riverboat

    TV show Sara Crane

  24. 1959
    Bonanza

    TV show Stella Harris