Acting · Berkeley, California, USA · Born May 20, 1918
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.
MovieMulholland Drive
2001
as Irene
TVThat '70s Show
1998
as Game Show Contestant (voice)
TVSister, Sister
1994
as Elderly Woman
MovieDream Lover
1993
as Jeanne
MovieGrand Canyon
1991
as Mrs. Mencken
MovieWild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991
as Mrs. Felt
TVThe Commish
1991
MoviePublic Enemy #2
1991
as Nurse
MovieInitiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
1990
as Katherine
MovieDie Hard 2
1990
as Northeast Plane - Older Woman
MovieMom
1990
as Emily Dwyer
TVWings
1990
as Mrs. Peabody
MovieFrom the Dead of Night
1989
as Nurse
MovieGetting Married
1978
as Divorced Woman
MovieEraserhead
1977
as Mrs. X
TVThree's Company
1977
as Alice
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Alice Clements
MovieGus
1976
as Nurse
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Mrs. Walls
TVSwitch
1975
as Mrs. Bates
TVKodiak
1974
as Mrs. Carson
TVBarnaby Jones
1973
as Bertha Delbart
TVThe Rookies
1972
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Collins
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
TVMayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Jennie Mae Swanson
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Grace Willis
TVMannix
1967
MovieThe Strangler
1964
as Clara Thomas
TVThe Saint
1962
as Lila Prentice
TVBen Casey
1961
TVMy Three Sons
1960
TVCheckmate
1960
as Miss Marx
MovieThe Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as The Wife
MovieVice Raid
1959
as Marilyn
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Ethel Hollis
TVLock-Up
1959
TVRiverboat
1959
as Sara Crane
TVBonanza
1959
as Stella Harris
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Mrs. Teller
TVRawhide
1959
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
TVPeter Gunn
1958
Hi Grandma!
1958
MovieBlood Arrow
1958
as Almee
TVThe Restless Gun
1957
as Greta Hoffman
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Miss Clay
TVM Squad
1957
as Nurse
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
MovieGuns Don't Argue
1957
as Mrs. Ross Baxter
MovieTrooper Hook
1957
as Ann Weaver
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lee Devlin
State Trooper
1956
TVMy Friend Flicka
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Mrs. Nolan
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
MovieGeneral Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
as Eve
MovieSabaka
1955
as Durga
TVStudio 57
1954
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Eve
Gang Busters
1952
TVDangerous Assignment
1952
as Eve Schaeffer
MovieDeath of a Salesman
1951
as Mother (uncredited)
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TVThe Living Christ
1951
as Mary - Sister of Lazarus
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Amy McQueen
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
MovieThe Mask of Diijon
1946
as Victoria
MovieTonight and Every Night
1945
as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
MovieSergeant Mike
1944
as Terry Arno
MovieIt's Murder
1944
as Mrs. Tom Blair
MovieThe Soul of a Monster
1944
as Ann Winson
MovieShadows in the Night
1944
as Adele Carter
MovieShe's a Soldier Too
1944
as 'Red' Burns (uncredited)
MovieThe Black Parachute
1944
as Olga - Peasant Woman
MovieSundown Valley
1944
as Sidney Hawkins
MovieThe Racket Man
1944
as Phyllis Lake
MovieThe Phantom
1943
as Diana Palmer
MovieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
MovieThe Return of the Vampire
1943
as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)
MovieThe Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as Mary Watson
