Person
Jeanne Bates
Acting · 1918–2007 · Berkeley, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Perry Mason
Miss Clay
Bonanza
Stella Harris
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Mannix
1967
The Twilight Zone
Ethel Hollis
That '70s Show
Game Show Contestant (voice)
Hawaii Five-O
Grace Willis
Wings
Mrs. Peabody
My Three Sons
1960
The Saint
Lila Prentice
Filmography
- 2001Mulholland DriveIrene
- 1998That '70s ShowGame Show Contestant (voice)
- 1994Sister, SisterElderly Woman
- 1993Dream LoverJeanne
- 1991Grand CanyonMrs. Mencken
- 1991Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of BlueMrs. Felt
- 1991The Commish
- 1991Public Enemy #2Nurse
- 1990Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4Katherine
- 1990Die Hard 2Northeast Plane - Older Woman
- 1990MomEmily Dwyer
- 1990WingsMrs. Peabody
- 1989From the Dead of NightNurse
- 1978Getting MarriedDivorced Woman
- 1977EraserheadMrs. X
- 1977Three's CompanyAlice
- 1976Quincy, M.E.
- 1976Charlie's AngelsAlice Clements
- 1976GusNurse
- 1975Wonder WomanMrs. Walls
- 1975SwitchMrs. Bates
- 1974KodiakMrs. Carson
- 1973Barnaby JonesBertha Delbart
- 1972The Rookies
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Mrs. Collins
- 1968The Mod Squad
- 1968Mayberry R.F.D.Jennie Mae Swanson
- 1968Hawaii Five-OGrace Willis
- 1967Mannix
- 1964The StranglerClara Thomas
- 1962The SaintLila Prentice
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1960My Three Sons
- 1960CheckmateMiss Marx
- 1960The Slowest Gun in the WestThe Wife
- 1959Vice RaidMarilyn
- 1959The Twilight ZoneEthel Hollis
- 1959Lock-Up
- 1959RiverboatSara Crane
- 1959BonanzaStella Harris
- 1959One Step BeyondMrs. Teller
- 1959Rawhide
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1958The Donna Reed Show
- 1958Peter Gunn
- 1958Hi Grandma!
- 1958Blood ArrowAlmee
- 1957The Restless GunGreta Hoffman
- 1957Perry MasonMiss Clay
- 1957M SquadNurse
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel
- 1957Guns Don't ArgueMrs. Ross Baxter
- 1957Trooper HookAnn Weaver
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLee Devlin
- 1956State Trooper
- 1955My Friend Flicka
- 1955GunsmokeMrs. Nolan
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1955General Electric Theater: Into the NightEve
- 1955SabakaDurga
- 1954Studio 57
- 1953General Electric TheaterEve
- 1952Gang Busters
- 1952Dangerous AssignmentEve Schaeffer
- 1951Death of a SalesmanMother (uncredited)
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951The Living ChristMary - Sister of Lazarus
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
- 1949The Lone RangerAmy McQueen
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse
- 1946The Mask of DiijonVictoria
- 1945Tonight and Every NightW.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
- 1944Sergeant MikeTerry Arno
- 1944It's MurderMrs. Tom Blair
- 1944The Soul of a MonsterAnn Winson
- 1944Shadows in the NightAdele Carter
- 1944She's a Soldier Too'Red' Burns (uncredited)
- 1944The Black ParachuteOlga - Peasant Woman
- 1944Sundown ValleySidney Hawkins
- 1944The Racket ManPhyllis Lake
- 1943The PhantomDiana Palmer
- 1943There's Something About a Soldier
- 1943The Return of the VampireMiss Northcutt (uncredited)
- 1943The Chance of a LifetimeMary Watson
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