Portrait of Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeanne Bates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Born: May 20, 1918

Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, USA

Filmography

2001
1998
That '70s Show

as Game Show Contestant (voice)

1994
Dream Lover

as Jeanne

1994
Sister, Sister

as Elderly Woman

1991
Grand Canyon

as Mrs. Mencken

1991
1990
Die Hard 2

as Northeast Plane - Older Woman

1990
Mom

as Emily Dwyer

1990
Wings

as Mrs. Peabody

1978
Getting Married

as Divorced Woman

1977
Eraserhead

as Mrs. X

1977
1976
Charlie's Angels

as Alice Clements

1976
Gus

as Nurse

1975
Wonder Woman

as Mrs. Walls

1975
Switch

as Mrs. Bates

1974
Kodiak

as Mrs. Carson

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Mrs. Collins

1968
Mayberry R.F.D.

as Jennie Mae Swanson

1968
Mayberry R.F.D.

as Receptionist

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Grace Willis

1967
1967
Mannix

as Mary Reardon

1964
The Strangler

as Clara Thomas

1962
The Saint

as Lila Prentice

1961
Ben Casey

as Miss Wills

1959
Vice Raid

as Marilyn

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Ethel Hollis

1959
Riverboat

as Sara Crane

1959
Bonanza

as Stella Harris

1959
One Step Beyond

as Mrs. Teller

1959
One Step Beyond

as Mary Todd Lincoln

1959
One Step Beyond

as Edna Gibbs

1959
Rawhide

as Henny Morton

1958
Blood Arrow

as Almee

1957
Perry Mason

as Miss Clay

1957
Perry Mason

as Jean Strague

1957
M Squad

as Nurse

1957
Trooper Hook

as Ann Weaver

1957
Guns Don't Argue

as Mrs. Ross Baxter

1955
Gunsmoke

as Mrs. Nolan

1955
Gunsmoke

as Mrs. Wyatt

1955
Sabaka

as Durga

1953
1951
Death of a Salesman

as Mother (uncredited)

1951
The Living Christ

as Mary - Sister of Lazarus

1946
1945
Tonight and Every Night

as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)

1944
Sergeant Mike

as Terry Arno

1944
It's Murder

as Mrs. Tom Blair

1944
1944
Shadows in the Night

as Adele Carter

1944
She's a Soldier Too

as 'Red' Burns (uncredited)

1944
The Black Parachute

as Olga - Peasant Woman

1944
Sundown Valley

as Sidney Hawkins

1944
The Racket Man

as Phyllis Lake

1943
The Phantom

as Diana Palmer

1943
The Return of the Vampire

as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)

1943