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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Berkeley, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918-05-20 |
| Died | 2007-11-28 |
Movies
Mulholland Drive
as Irene
2001
Mulholland Dr.
as Irene
1999
Dream Lover
as Jeanne
1993
Grand Canyon
as Mrs. Mencken
1991
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
as Mrs. Felt
1991
Public Enemy #2
as Nurse
1991
Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation
as Katherine
1990
Die Hard 2
as Northeast Plane - Older Woman
1990
Mom
as Emily Dwyer
1990
From the Dead of Night
as Nurse
1989
Getting Married
as Divorced Woman
1978
Eraserhead
as Mrs. X
1978
Gus
as Nurse
1976
The Strangler
as Clara Thomas
1964
The Slowest Gun in the West
as The Wife
1960
Vice Raid
as Marilyn
1959
1958
Blood Arrow
as Almee
1958
Trooper Hook
as Ann Weaver
1957
Guns Don't Argue
as Mrs. Ross Baxter
1957
Sabaka
as Durga
1955
Death of a Salesman
as Mother (uncredited)
1951
The Mask of Diijon
as Victoria
1946
Tonight and Every Night
as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
1945
Sergeant Mike
as Terry Arno
1944
It's Murder
as Mrs. Tom Blair
1944
The Soul of a Monster
as Ann Winson
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
1944
The Phantom
as Diana Palmer
1943
The Return of the Vampire
as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Mary Watson
1943
Jeanne Bates hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows