About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1918-05-20
Place of birth:
Berkeley, California, USA
Website:
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Jeanne Bates

Overview

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
2001 Mulholland Drive Actor Irene 76
Good
1999 Mulholland Dr. Actor Irene 68
Fair
1993 Dream Lover Actor Jeanne 59
Average
1991 Grand Canyon Actor Mrs. Mencken 60
Fair
1991 Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue Actor Mrs. Felt 58
Average
1991 Public Enemy #2 Actor Nurse N/A
N/A
1990 Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation Actor Katherine 57
Average
1990 Die Hard 2 Actor Northeast Plane - Older Woman 68
Fair
1990 Mom Actor Emily Dwyer 58
Average
1989 From the Dead of Night Actor Nurse 59
Average
1978 Getting Married Actor Divorced Woman 58
Average
1977 Eraserhead Actor Mrs. X 71
Good
1976 Gus Actor Nurse 59
Average
1964 The Strangler Actor Clara Thomas 59
Average
1960 The Slowest Gun in the West Actor The Wife 58
Average
1959 Vice Raid Actor Marilyn 59
Average
1958 Hi Grandma! Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Blood Arrow Actor Almee 59
Average
1957 Trooper Hook Actor Ann Weaver 59
Average
1957 Guns Don't Argue Actor Mrs. Ross Baxter N/A
N/A
1955 General Electric Theater: Into the Night Actor Eve N/A
N/A
1955 Sabaka Actor Durga 58
Average
1951 Death of a Salesman Actor Mother (uncredited) 59
Average
1951 The Living Christ Actor Mary - Sister of Lazarus 68
Fair
1946 The Mask of Diijon Actor Victoria 58
Average
1945 Tonight and Every Night Actor W.A.C. Woman (uncredited) 58
Average
1944 Sergeant Mike Actor Terry Arno 59
Average
1944 It's Murder Actor Mrs. Tom Blair N/A
N/A
1944 The Soul of a Monster Actor Ann Winson 58
Average
1944 Shadows in the Night Actor Adele Carter 59
Average
1944 She's a Soldier Too Actor 'Red' Burns (uncredited) 58
Average
1944 The Black Parachute Actor Olga - Peasant Woman 59
Average
1944 Sundown Valley Actor Sidney Hawkins N/A
N/A
1944 The Racket Man Actor Phyllis Lake 59
Average
1943 The Phantom Actor Diana Palmer 59
Average
1943 The Return of the Vampire Actor Miss Northcutt (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 The Chance of a Lifetime Actor Mary Watson 59
Average