Jeanne Bates
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Mulholland Drive
2001
as Irene
That '70s Show
1998
as Game Show Contestant (voice)
Dream Lover
1994
as Jeanne
Sister, Sister
1994
as Elderly Woman
Public Enemy #2
1991
as Nurse
Grand Canyon
1991
as Mrs. Mencken
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991
as Mrs. Felt
The Commish
1991
Die Hard 2
1990
as Northeast Plane - Older Woman
Mom
1990
as Emily Dwyer
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
1990
as Katherine
Wings
1990
as Mrs. Peabody
From the Dead of Night
1989
as Nurse
Getting Married
1978
as Divorced Woman
Eraserhead
1977
as Mrs. X
Three's Company
1977
as Alice
Gus
1976
as Nurse
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Alice Clements
Wonder Woman
1975
as Mrs. Walls
Switch
1975
as Mrs. Bates
Kodiak
1974
as Mrs. Carson
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Bertha Delbart
The Rookies
1972
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Collins
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Grace Willis
The Mod Squad
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Jennie Mae Swanson
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Receptionist
Mannix
1967
Mannix
1967
as Mary Reardon
The Strangler
1964
as Clara Thomas
The Saint
1962
as Lila Prentice
Ben Casey
1961
Ben Casey
1961
as Miss Wills
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as The Wife
My Three Sons
1960
Checkmate
1960
as Miss Marx
Vice Raid
1959
as Marilyn
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Ethel Hollis
Rawhide
1959
One Step Beyond
1959
as Mrs. Teller
Lock-Up
1959
Riverboat
1959
as Sara Crane
One Step Beyond
1959
as Mary Todd Lincoln
One Step Beyond
1959
as Edna Gibbs
Rawhide
1959
as Henny Morton
Bonanza
1959
as Stella Harris
Hi Grandma!
1958
Blood Arrow
1958
as Almee
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Trooper Hook
1957
as Ann Weaver
Guns Don't Argue
1957
as Mrs. Ross Baxter
Perry Mason
1957
as Miss Clay
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
M Squad
1957
as Nurse
Perry Mason
1957
as Jean Strague
The Restless Gun
1957
as Greta Hoffman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lee Devlin
State Trooper
1956
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
as Eve
Sabaka
1955
as Durga
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mrs. Nolan
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
My Friend Flicka
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mrs. Wyatt
Studio 57
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
as Eve
General Electric Theater
1953
as Sister Mary
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Gang Busters
1952
Death of a Salesman
1951
as Mother (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Living Christ
1951
as Mary - Sister of Lazarus
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Mask of Diijon
1946
as Victoria
Tonight and Every Night
1945
as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
The Soul of a Monster
1944
as Ann Winson
The Black Parachute
1944
as Olga - Peasant Woman
Sundown Valley
1944
as Sidney Hawkins
The Racket Man
1944
as Phyllis Lake
Sergeant Mike
1944
as Terry Arno
She's a Soldier Too
1944
as 'Red' Burns (uncredited)
Shadows in the Night
1944
as Adele Carter
It's Murder
1944
as Mrs. Tom Blair
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as Mary Watson
The Phantom
1943
as Diana Palmer
The Return of the Vampire
1943
as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)