Jeanne Bates

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Jeanne Bates

Born 20 May 1918 Died 28 November 2007, aged 89 Berkeley, California, USA TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1943)
58years on screen and counting
10credits in 1959, their busiest year
93dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Mulholland Drive poster Age: 83

Mulholland Drive

2001
as Irene
Dream Lover poster Age: 76

Dream Lover

1994
as Jeanne
Grand Canyon poster Age: 73

Grand Canyon

1991
as Mrs. Mencken
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue poster Age: 73

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

1991
as Mrs. Felt
Public Enemy #2 poster Age: 72

Public Enemy #2

1991
as Nurse
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 poster Age: 72

Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4

1990
as Katherine
Die Hard 2 poster Age: 72

Die Hard 2

1990
as Northeast Plane - Older Woman
Mom poster Age: 72

Mom

1990
as Emily Dwyer
From the Dead of Night poster Age: 70

From the Dead of Night

1989
as Nurse
Getting Married poster Age: 59

Getting Married

1978
as Divorced Woman
Eraserhead poster Age: 59

Eraserhead

1977
as Mrs. X
Gus poster Age: 58

Gus

1976
as Nurse
The Strangler poster Age: 45

The Strangler

1964
as Clara Thomas
The Slowest Gun in the West poster Age: 41

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960
as The Wife
Vice Raid poster Age: 41

Vice Raid

1959
as Marilyn
No poster
Age: 39

Hi Grandma!

1958
Blood Arrow poster Age: 39

Blood Arrow

1958
as Almee
Guns Don't Argue poster Age: 39

Guns Don't Argue

1957
as Mrs. Ross Baxter
Trooper Hook poster Age: 39

Trooper Hook

1957
as Ann Weaver
General Electric Theater: Into the Night poster Age: 36

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

1955
as Eve
Sabaka poster Age: 36

Sabaka

1955
as Durga
Death of a Salesman poster Age: 33

Death of a Salesman

1951
as Mother (uncredited)
The Mask of Diijon poster Age: 27

The Mask of Diijon

1946
as Victoria
Tonight and Every Night poster Age: 26

Tonight and Every Night

1945
as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
Sergeant Mike poster Age: 26

Sergeant Mike

1944
as Terry Arno
It's Murder poster Age: 26

It's Murder

1944
as Mrs. Tom Blair
The Soul of a Monster poster Age: 26

The Soul of a Monster

1944
as Ann Winson
Shadows in the Night poster Age: 26

Shadows in the Night

1944
as Adele Carter
She's a Soldier Too poster Age: 26

She's a Soldier Too

1944
as 'Red' Burns (uncredited)
The Black Parachute poster Age: 25

The Black Parachute

1944
as Olga - Peasant Woman
Sundown Valley poster Age: 25

Sundown Valley

1944
as Sidney Hawkins
The Racket Man poster Age: 25

The Racket Man

1944
as Phyllis Lake
The Phantom poster Age: 25

The Phantom

1943
as Diana Palmer
There's Something About a Soldier poster Age: 25

There's Something About a Soldier

1943
The Return of the Vampire poster Age: 25

The Return of the Vampire

1943
as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime poster Age: 25

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943
as Mary Watson
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TV credits

Newest first
That '70s Show poster Age: 80

That '70s Show

1998
as Game Show Contestant (voice)
Sister, Sister poster Age: 75

Sister, Sister

1994
as Elderly Woman
The Commish poster Age: 73

The Commish

1991
Wings poster Age: 71

Wings

1990
as Mrs. Peabody
Three's Company poster Age: 58

Three's Company

1977
as Alice
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 58

Quincy, M.E.

1976
Charlie's Angels poster Age: 58

Charlie's Angels

1976
as Alice Clements
Wonder Woman poster Age: 57

Wonder Woman

1975
as Mrs. Walls
Switch poster Age: 57

Switch

1975
as Mrs. Bates
Kodiak poster Age: 56

Kodiak

1974
as Mrs. Carson
Barnaby Jones poster Age: 54

Barnaby Jones

1973
as Bertha Delbart
The Rookies poster Age: 54

The Rookies

1972
Marcus Welby, M.D. poster Age: 51

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969
as Mrs. Collins
The Mod Squad poster Age: 50

The Mod Squad

1968
Mayberry R.F.D. poster Age: 50

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968
as Jennie Mae Swanson
Mayberry R.F.D. poster Age: 50

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968
as Receptionist
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 50

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Grace Willis
Mannix poster Age: 49

Mannix

1967
Mannix poster Age: 49

Mannix

1967
as Mary Reardon
The Saint poster Age: 44

The Saint

1962
as Lila Prentice
Ben Casey poster Age: 43

Ben Casey

1961
Ben Casey poster Age: 43

Ben Casey

1961
as Miss Wills
My Three Sons poster Age: 42

My Three Sons

1960
Checkmate poster Age: 42

Checkmate

1960
as Miss Marx
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 41

The Twilight Zone

1959
as Ethel Hollis
Lock-Up poster Age: 41

Lock-Up

1959
Riverboat poster Age: 41

Riverboat

1959
as Sara Crane
Bonanza poster Age: 41

Bonanza

1959
as Stella Harris
One Step Beyond poster Age: 40

One Step Beyond

1959
as Mrs. Teller
One Step Beyond poster Age: 40

One Step Beyond

1959
as Mary Todd Lincoln
One Step Beyond poster Age: 40

One Step Beyond

1959
as Edna Gibbs
Rawhide poster Age: 40

Rawhide

1959
Rawhide poster Age: 40

Rawhide

1959
as Henny Morton
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 40

77 Sunset Strip

1958
The Donna Reed Show poster Age: 40

The Donna Reed Show

1958
Peter Gunn poster Age: 40

Peter Gunn

1958
The Restless Gun poster Age: 39

The Restless Gun

1957
as Greta Hoffman
Perry Mason poster Age: 39

Perry Mason

1957
as Miss Clay
Perry Mason poster Age: 39

Perry Mason

1957
as Jean Strague
M Squad poster Age: 39

M Squad

1957
as Nurse
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 39

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 38

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Lee Devlin
No poster
Age: 38

State Trooper

1956
My Friend Flicka poster Age: 37

My Friend Flicka

1955
Gunsmoke poster Age: 37

Gunsmoke

1955
as Mrs. Nolan
Gunsmoke poster Age: 37

Gunsmoke

1955
as Mrs. Wyatt
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster Age: 37

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
Studio 57 poster Age: 36

Studio 57

1954
General Electric Theater poster Age: 34

General Electric Theater

1953
as Eve
General Electric Theater poster Age: 34

General Electric Theater

1953
as Sister Mary
No poster
Age: 33

Gang Busters

1952
Dangerous Assignment poster Age: 33

Dangerous Assignment

1952
as Eve Schaeffer
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 33

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Living Christ poster Age: 32

The Living Christ

1951
as Mary - Sister of Lazarus
Robert Montgomery Presents poster Age: 31

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
The Lone Ranger poster Age: 31

The Lone Ranger

1949
as Amy McQueen
The Philco Television Playhouse poster Age: 30

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
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