Born 1918 (age 89) · Berkeley, California, USA
Appears in 83 titles

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.​

Filmography

Mulholland Drive
7.8
Mulholland Drive
2001
as Irene
Die Hard 2
7.0
Die Hard 2
1990
as Northeast Plane - Older Woman
Eraserhead
7.3
Eraserhead
1977
as Mrs. X
Grand Canyon
6.4
Grand Canyon
1991
as Mrs. Mencken
Dream Lover
6.4
Dream Lover
1994
as Jeanne
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
The Return of the Vampire
6.1
The Return of the Vampire
1943
as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)
Gus
6.0
Gus
1976
as Nurse
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
5.3
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991
as Mrs. Felt
Mom
5.4
Mom
1990
as Emily Dwyer
The Strangler
6.4
The Strangler
1964
as Clara Thomas
Tonight and Every Night
5.4
Tonight and Every Night
1945
as W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
Death of a Salesman
7.1
Death of a Salesman
1951
as Mother (uncredited)
Trooper Hook
6.8
Trooper Hook
1957
as Ann Weaver
The Mask of Diijon
4.8
The Mask of Diijon
1946
as Victoria
Vice Raid
6.3
Vice Raid
1959
as Marilyn
The Soul of a Monster
5.5
The Soul of a Monster
1944
as Ann Winson
The Phantom
6.6
The Phantom
1943
as Diana Palmer
Sabaka
4.6
Sabaka
1955
as Durga
The Chance of a Lifetime
6.8
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as Mary Watson