Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

Actor May 20 (died age 89) Berkeley, California, USA 1943–2001 (58 year career)

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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 f…

Known For

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

Irene

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

Northeast Plane - Older Woman

Eraserhead

Eraserhead

Mrs. X

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Mrs. Mencken

Dream Lover

Dream Lover

Jeanne

The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire

Miss Northcutt (uncredited)

Gus

Gus

Nurse

The Strangler

The Strangler

Clara Thomas

Filmography

Acting (83)

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Movies (35)

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

as Irene

Dream Lover

Dream Lover

as Jeanne

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

as Mrs. Mencken

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

as Mrs. Felt

Public Enemy #2

Public Enemy #2

as Nurse

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

as Northeast Plane - Older Woman

Mom

Mom

as Emily Dwyer

Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4

Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4

as Katherine

From the Dead of Night

From the Dead of Night

as Nurse

Getting Married

Getting Married

as Divorced Woman

Eraserhead

Eraserhead

as Mrs. X

Gus

Gus

as Nurse

The Strangler

The Strangler

as Clara Thomas

The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

as The Wife

Vice Raid

Vice Raid

as Marilyn

Hi Grandma!

Blood Arrow

as Almee

Guns Don't Argue

Guns Don't Argue

as Mrs. Ross Baxter

Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

as Ann Weaver

Sabaka

Sabaka

as Durga

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

as Eve

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

as Mother (uncredited)

The Mask of Diijon

The Mask of Diijon

as Victoria

Tonight and Every Night

Tonight and Every Night

as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)

The Black Parachute

The Black Parachute

as Olga - Peasant Woman

It's Murder

It's Murder

as Mrs. Tom Blair

Sergeant Mike

Sergeant Mike

as Terry Arno

Shadows in the Night

Shadows in the Night

as Adele Carter

Sundown Valley

Sundown Valley

as Sidney Hawkins

The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

as Ann Winson

She's a Soldier Too

She's a Soldier Too

as 'Red' Burns (uncredited)

The Racket Man

The Racket Man

as Phyllis Lake

The Phantom

The Phantom

as Diana Palmer

The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire

as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)

The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime

as Mary Watson

Television (48)

That '70s Show

That '70s Show

as Game Show Contestant (voice)

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

as Elderly Woman

The Commish

The Commish

Wings

Wings

as Mrs. Peabody

Three's Company

Three's Company

as Alice

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as Alice Clements

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as Mrs. Walls

Switch

Switch

as Mrs. Bates

Kodiak

Kodiak

as Mrs. Carson

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as Bertha Delbart

The Rookies

The Rookies

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Mrs. Collins

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Grace Willis

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Jennie Mae Swanson

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Mannix

Mannix

The Saint

The Saint

as Lila Prentice

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as Miss Wills

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

Checkmate

Checkmate

as Miss Marx

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Stella Harris

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Ethel Hollis

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Henny Morton

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as Mrs. Teller

Lock-Up

Lock-Up

Riverboat

Riverboat

as Sara Crane

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Miss Clay

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

M Squad

M Squad

as Nurse

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as Anna Ritter

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as Greta Hoffman

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lee Devlin

State Trooper

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Mrs. Wyatt

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

Studio 57

Studio 57

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as Eve

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment

Gang Busters

The Living Christ

The Living Christ

as Mary - Sister of Lazarus

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse