Jeanne Bates
Acting1918Berkeley, 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.
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Known For
Acting History
2002
That '70s Show
TVas Game Show Contestant (voice)• 1 eps
2001
Mulholland Drive
as Irene
1996
Wings
TVas Mrs. Peabody• 1 eps
Sister, Sister
TVas Elderly Woman• 1 eps
1994
Dream Lover
as Jeanne
1991
1990
Die Hard 2
as Northeast Plane - Older Woman
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
as Katherine
Mom
as Emily Dwyer
1989
From the Dead of Night
as Nurse
1979
Three's Company
TVas Alice• 1 eps
1978
Getting Married
as Divorced Woman
Wonder Woman
TVas Mrs. Walls• 1 eps
1977
Eraserhead
as Mrs. X
1976
1972
1970
Mayberry R.F.D.
TVas Receptionist• 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TVas Mrs. Collins• 1 eps
1968
The Saint
TVas Lila Prentice• 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Grace Willis• 1 eps
1964
The Strangler
as Clara Thomas
1961
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
as The Wife
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Lee Devlin• 1 eps
One Step Beyond
TVas Edna Gibbs• 1 eps
1958
1957
Trooper Hook
as Ann Weaver
Guns Don't Argue
as Mrs. Ross Baxter
General Electric Theater
TVas Sister Mary• 1 eps
1956
1955
1951
Death of a Salesman
as Mother (uncredited)
The Living Christ
TVas Mary - Sister of Lazarus• 12 eps
1946
The Mask of Diijon
as Victoria
1945
Tonight and Every Night
as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
1944
The Soul of a Monster
as Ann Winson
Sundown Valley
as Sidney Hawkins
Sergeant Mike
as Terry Arno
The Black Parachute
as Olga - Peasant Woman
It's Murder
as Mrs. Tom Blair
The Racket Man
as Phyllis Lake
She's a Soldier Too
as 'Red' Burns (uncredited)
Shadows in the Night
as Adele Carter
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Mary Watson
The Phantom
as Diana Palmer
The Return of the Vampire
as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)