Jeanne Bates

Known For	Acting
Birthday	May 20, 1918
Died	Nov 28, 2007 (89)
Birthplace	Berkeley, California, USA
Popularity	0.2 (history)
Updated	Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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 Vampi ... re (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.

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Mulholland Drive

2001

as Irene

Mulholland Dr.

1999

as Irene (uncredited)

Dream Lover

1993

as Jeanne

Public Enemy #2

1991

as Nurse

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

1991

as Mrs. Felt

Grand Canyon

1991

as Mrs. Mencken

Mom

1990

as Emily Dwyer

Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation

1990

as Katherine

Die Hard 2

1990

as Northeast Plane - Older Woman

From the Dead of Night

1989

as Nurse

Getting Married

1978

as Divorced Woman

Eraserhead

1977

as Mrs. X

Gus

1976

as Nurse

The Strangler

1964

as Clara Thomas

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960

as The Wife

Vice Raid

1959

as Marilyn

Blood Arrow

1958

as Almee

Trooper Hook

1957

as Ann Weaver

Guns Don't Argue

1957

as Mrs. Ross Baxter

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

1955

as Eve

Sabaka

1955

as Durga

Death of a Salesman

1951

as Mother (uncredited)

The Mask of Diijon

1946

as Victoria

Tonight and Every Night

1945

as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)

Sergeant Mike

1944

as Terry Arno

The Racket Man

1944

as Phyllis Lake

It's Murder

1944

as Mrs. Tom Blair

Sundown Valley

1944

as Sidney Hawkins

The Black Parachute

1944

as Olga - Peasant Woman

The Soul of a Monster

1944

as Ann Winson

Shadows in the Night

1944

as Adele Carter

She's a Soldier Too

1944

as 'Red' Burns (uncredited)

The Phantom

1943

as Diana Palmer

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

as Mary Watson

The Return of the Vampire

1943

as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)

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The Living Christ

as Mary - Sister of Lazarus

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 07, 1951

Hawaii Five-O

as Grace Willis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Mrs. Collins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

Wings

as Mrs. Peabody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1990

Charlie's Angels

as Alice Clements

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Three's Company

as Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1977

Gunsmoke

as Mrs. Nolan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Miss Clay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Wonder Woman

as Mrs. Walls

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

The Saint

as Lila Prentice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

General Electric Theater

as Eve

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Twilight Zone

as Ethel Hollis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Switch

as Mrs. Bates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

One Step Beyond

as Mrs. Teller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1959

M Squad

as Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

Riverboat

as Sara Crane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lee Devlin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

One Step Beyond

as Mary Todd Lincoln

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1959

One Step Beyond

as Edna Gibbs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Mrs. Wyatt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

General Electric Theater

as Sister Mary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Jennie Mae Swanson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Receptionist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Perry Mason

as Jean Strague

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Kodiak

as Mrs. Carson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Rawhide

as Henny Morton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Ben Casey

as Miss Wills

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

That '70s Show

as Game Show Contestant (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 23, 1998

The Restless Gun

as Anna Ritter

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 23, 1957

State Trooper

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

Mannix

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Lock-Up

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1959

77 Sunset Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

My Three Sons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1960

Quincy, M.E.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

The Commish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1991

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Rawhide

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Peter Gunn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1958

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

The Donna Reed Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1958

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Dangerous Assignment

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1952

My Friend Flicka

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1955

Gang Busters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1952

Studio 57

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

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