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Jeanne Bates (1918–2007)

Actress

Jeanne Bates began her acting career while a student at San Mateo Junior College, appearing on radio soap operas in San Francisco. She played the lead in an airwave mystery series, Lew X. Lansworth's "Whodunit" (Bates' scream was the show's "signature"), which became so successful that it (and Bates) moved to Hollywood in 1941... See full bio »

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in Berkeley, California, USA

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(age 89) in Woodland Hills, California, USA
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2002 That '70s Show (TV series)
Game Show Contestant
– I Can't Quit You Babe (2002) … Game Show Contestant (voice)
 
2001 Mulholland Dr.
Irene
 
1997 The Oval Portrait
Mrs. Glover
 
1996 Sister, Sister (TV series)
Elderly Woman
– The Volunteers (1996) … Elderly Woman
 
1996 Wings (TV series)
Mrs. Peabody
– The Team Player (1996) … Mrs. Peabody
 
1993 Dream Lover
Jeanne
 
1991 Grand Canyon
Mrs. Menken
 
1991 The Commish (TV series)
Annette Atkins
– No Greater Gift (1991) … Annette Atkins
 
1991 Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Mrs. Felt (as Jeanne R. Bates)
 
1991 Mom
Emily Dwyer
 
1991 One Night Stand (TV series)
– Episode dated 4 May 1991 (1991)
 
1990 Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (video)
Katherine
 
1990 Die Hard 2
Older Woman (Northeast Plane)
 
1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth (TV series)
Clerk
– Stranger in a Strange Land (1989) … Clerk
 
1989 From the Dead of Night (TV movie)
Nurse
 
1986 Touch and Go
Lady at Mortuary (as Jean Bates)
 
1981 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Edith Mills
 
1981 Dallas (TV series)
– End of the Road: Part 1 (1981)
 
1980 The Chisholms (TV mini-series)
Abigail
– The Suitor (1980) … Abigail
 
1979 Benson (TV series)
Mrs. Keller
– One Strike, You're Out (1979) … Mrs. Keller
 
1979 Three's Company (TV series)
Alice
– Old Folks at Home (1979) … Alice
 
1979 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
– A Special Gift (1979)
 
1979 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Mrs. Murphy
– A Question of Death (1979) … Mrs. Murphy
 
1978 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Mrs. Walls
– Pot of Gold (1978) … Mrs. Walls
 
1974-1978 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Bertha Delbart / Martha Hines / Mrs. Stites
– Victim of Love (1978) … Mrs. Stites
– The Coronado Triangle (1978) … Martha Hines
– Conspiracy of Terror (1974) … Bertha Delbart
 
1978 Getting Married (TV movie)
Divorced Woman
 
1977 Poco... Little Dog Lost
Mrs. John Ashmore
 
1977 Eraserhead
Mrs. X
 
1976 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Alice Clements
– Bullseye (1976) … Alice Clements
 
1976 Gus
Nurse
 
1976 Switch (TV series)
Mrs. Bates
– Big Deal in Paradise (1976) … Mrs. Bates
 
1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Lady in Bank
– The Reincarnation of Angie (1975) … Lady in Bank
 
1974 Kodiak (TV series)
– Death Chase (1974)
 
1974 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Woman
– Instant Replay (1974) … Woman
 
1968-1974 Mannix (TV series)
Mary Reardon / Melinda Webber
– Mask for a Charade (1974) … Mary Reardon
– Night Out of Time (1968) … Melinda Webber
 
1973 Griff (TV series)
Dr. Larkin
– Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (1973) … Dr. Larkin
 
1973 Topper Returns (TV movie)
 
1973 The Stranger (TV movie)
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
 
1971-1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
First Secretary / Nancy
– Sanctuary (1972) … First Secretary
– The Price of Love (1971) … Nancy
 
1971-1972 Room 222 (TV series)
1st Teacher
– Shoestring Catch (1972)
– Now, About That Cherry Tree (1971) … 1st Teacher
 
1970-1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Mrs. Collins / Nurse Cavanagh
– With a Shout, Not a Whimper (1972) … Nurse Cavanagh
– Go Get 'Em, Tiger (1970) … Mrs. Collins
 
1972 Cannon (TV series)
Stubber's Secretary
– The Rip Off (1972) … Stubber's Secretary
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– Tower Beyond Tragedy (1972)
 
1972 The Rookies (TV series)
Mrs. Palmer
– The Bear That Didn't Get Up (1972) … Mrs. Palmer
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
– Father's Day (1971)
 
1971 My Three Sons (TV series)
Dr. Louise Larson
– The New Vice-President (1971) … Dr. Louise Larson
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Dr. Rowe
– The Two Dollar Thing (1970) … Dr. Rowe
 
1970 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Mrs. Flanders
 
1969-1970 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Jennie Mae / Receptionist
– The Health Fund (1970) … Receptionist
– Palm Springs Cowboy (1969) … Jennie Mae
 
1970 Family Affair (TV series)
Mrs. Morrison
– The Language of Love (1970) … Mrs. Morrison
 
1968 The Saint (TV series)
Lila Prentice
– Where the Money Is (1968) … Lila Prentice (as Jane Bates)
 
1968 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Grace Willis
– Strangers in Our Own Land (1968) … Grace Willis
 
1972-1975 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Anne Peters / Jean Perkins (1966-1968)
 
1961-1966 Ben Casey (TV series)
Nurse Wills / Nurse Willis / Miss Wills
– Twenty Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak: A, B, C, D... (1966) … Nurse Wills
– Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things (1966) … Miss Wills
– If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be a Loser (1965) … Nurse Wills
– The Day They Stole County General (1965) … Nurse Wills
– Journeys End in Lovers Meeting (1965) … Miss Wills
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1964 The Strangler
Clara Thomas, the Nurse
 
1958-1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Erna Logan / Hester Gentry / Laura Beal / …
– The Frank Carter Story (1962) … Mrs. Casper
– The Nancy Palmer Story (1961) … Mrs. MacGregor
– Weight of Command (1961) … Hester Gentry
– The Estaban Zamora Story (1959) … Sereta Zamora (uncredited)
– The Dick Richardson Story (1958) … Erna Logan
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1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Ethel Hollis
– It's a Good Life (1961) … Ethel Hollis
 
1960-1961 Lock Up (TV series)
Catherine Taner / Charlotte Lawrence
– Leading Young Citizen (1961) … Catherine Taner (as Jean Bates)
– Election Night (1960) … Charlotte Lawrence
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Miss Marx / Mrs. Lasko
– The Deadly Silence (1961) … Mrs. Lasko
– Phantom Lover (1961) … Miss Marx
 
1959-1961 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Anna Smith / Connie / Helga Jorgeson
– There's No Place Like Home (1961) … Connie
– It Happens in November (1960) … Anna Smith
– Bentley's Double Play (1959) … Helga Jorgeson
 
1961 Two Faces West (TV series)
Ellie Bishop
– The Avengers (1961) … Ellie Bishop
 
1961 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
– Widow of El Dorado (1961)
 
1960 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Selma Grant
– The Fanatic (1960) … Selma Grant
 
1959-1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Edna Gibbs / Mary Todd Lincoln / Mrs. Teller
– The Trap (1960) … Edna Gibbs
– The Day the World Wept-The Lincoln Story (1960) … Mary Todd Lincoln
– Night of April 14th (1959) … Mrs. Teller
 
1960 Outlaws (TV series)
Mrs. Starke
– The Rape of Red Sky (1960) … Mrs. Starke
 
1960 Laramie (TV series)
Sarah Campbell
– The Track of the Jackal (1960) … Sarah Campbell
 
1960 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Ruth Handler
– Love's Sweet Awakening (1960) … Ruth Handler
 
1960 The Slowest Gun in the West (TV movie)
The Wife
 
1960 Vice Raid
Marilyn
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Lee Devlin
– The Sunday Man (1960) … Lee Devlin
 
1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Lydia Noble
– Condor's Lair (1960) … Lydia Noble
 
1959-1960 Rawhide (TV series)
Henny Morton / Mrs. Wayne
– Incident of the Tinker's Dam (1960) … Mrs. Wayne
– Incident of the Power and the Plow (1959) … Henny Morton
 
1960 Man with a Camera (TV series)
Mrs. Mason
– The Picture War (1960) … Mrs. Mason
 
1959 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Mrs. Grandsoir
– Mrs. Viner Vanishes (1959) … Mrs. Grandsoir
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Sara Crane
– The Faithless (1959) … Sara Crane
 
1958-1959 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Amy / Florence Peel
– The Train Robbery (1959) … Amy
– The Dealer (1958) … Florence Peel
 
1959 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Ellen Majeski
– Edge of the Knife (1959) … Ellen Majeski
 
1959 Bonanza (TV series)
Stella Harris
– Death on Sun Mountain (1959) … Stella Harris
 
1958-1959 M Squad (TV series)
Audrey Cranston / Mrs. Compton / Nurse
– Ten Minutes to Doomsday (1959) … Nurse
– High School Bride (1959) … Mrs. Compton
– Guilty Alibi (1958) … Audrey Cranston
 
1957-1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Mrs. Patterson / Myrna Hackett
– The Black Maria (1959) … Myrna Hackett
– Dog Gone (1958) … Mrs. Patterson
– Human Bomb (1957) … Mrs. Patterson
 
1955-1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Eve / Nurse / Sister Mary
– Deed of Mercy (1959) … Nurse
– Angel of Wrath (1957) … Sister Mary
– Into the Night (1955) … Eve
 
1957-1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Ana / Greta Hoffman / Mary Jepson / …
– Better Than a Cannon (1959) … Ana
– No Way to Kill (1958) … Mary Jepson
– Gratitude (1958) … Nancy Timberlake
– Strange Family in Town (1958) … Greta Hoffman
– Jody (1957) … Millie
 
1959 Sky King (TV series)
Mrs. Tyler
– Operation Urgent aka Runaway Truck (1959) … Mrs. Tyler
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
Amy Shaw
– Child of Fear (1959) … Amy Shaw
 
1959 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Harriet Morrow
– The Taffeta Mayor (1959) … Harriet Morrow
 
1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
Julia Smith
– Murder Is the Bid (1959) … Julia Smith
 
1958 Lassie (TV series)
Mrs. Heffer (guest star)
– The Raffle (1958) … Mrs. Heffer (guest star)
 
1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
Jean Strague / Miss Clay / Western Union Clerk
– The Case of the Buried Clock (1958) … Jean Strague
– The Case of the Screaming Woman (1958) … Miss Clay
– The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1958) … Western Union Clerk
 
1958 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Marsha Noyes
– The Ferris Wheel (1958) … Marsha Noyes
 
1958 Buckskin (TV series)
Alice
– The Trial of Chrissy Miller (1958) … Alice
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Ruby Lina
– Death Watch (1958) … Ruby Lina
 
1957-1958 State Trooper (TV series)
Kay Baylor / Laura Henderson / Martha Adams
– The Last Waltz (1958) … Kay Baylor
– The Perilous Picnic (1958) … Martha Adams
– No Fancy Cowboys (1957) … Laura Henderson
 
1958 Hi, Grandma! (TV movie)
 
1958 Blood Arrow
Almee
 
1958 The Lineup (TV series)
– The Donald Damen Case (1958)
 
1957 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Ruth
– McGraw in Reno (1957) … Ruth
 
1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Mrs. Phillips
– The Conrad Murray Case (1957) … Mrs. Phillips
 
1957 Back from the Dead
Agnes, the Bradley housekeeper
 
1957 Trooper Hook
Weaver's daughter
 
1957 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Reunion Guest
– Mary Has May Co. Reunion (1957) … Reunion Guest (as Jean Bates)
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Mrs. Canfield
– Lynching Party (1957) … Mrs. Canfield
 
1957 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
Nurse Sheila
– Blind Man's Bluff (1957) … Nurse Sheila
 
1957 Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series)
– Escape Into Life (1957)
 
1956 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Amy McQueen
– The Cross of Santo Domingo (1956) … Amy McQueen
 
1956 Tension at Table Rock
Mrs. Brice (uncredited)
 
1956 My Friend Flicka (TV series)
Mary Anderson
– The Unmasking (1956) … Mary Anderson
 
1956 Medic (TV series)
Kate Trenton
– The Homecoming (1956) … Kate Trenton
 
1956 Big Town (TV series)
– Press Photographer (1956)
 
1955-1956 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
Comrade Joan / Mrs. Joan Perkins
– Dead Man (1956) … Mrs. Joan Perkins
– Commie Dies (1955) … Comrade Joan
 
1955 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Mrs. Nolan / Mrs. Wyatt
– Smoking Out the Nolans (1955) … Mrs. Nolan
– Night Incident (1955) … Mrs. Wyatt
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
– The Stalking Horse (1955)
 
1954 Sabaka
Durga
 
1953 Family Theatre (TV series)
Mary Magdalene
– Triumphant Hour (1953) … Mary Magdalene
 
1953 The Range Rider (TV series)
Replaced by Peggy Stewart
– The Black Terror (1953) … Replaced by Peggy Stewart (credit only)
 
1952 Gang Busters (TV series)
Ellie Bassick
– The O'Dell-Griffin Case (1952) … Ellie Bassick
 
1952 Paula
Attending Nurse (uncredited)
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
Eve Schaeffer
– The Memory Chain (1952) … Eve Schaeffer (as Jean Bates)
 
1951 Death of a Salesman
Mother (uncredited)
 
1951 Trouble In-Laws (short)
Mrs. Herbert
 
1951 The Living Christ Series (TV mini-series)
Mary - Sister of Lazarus
 
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Sense and Sensibility (1950)
– The Marriages (1950)
 
1946 The Mask of Diijon
Victoria
 
1945 Tonight and Every Night
W.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
 
1944 Sergeant Mike
Terry Arno
 
1944 The Soul of a Monster
Ann Winson
 
1944 Shadows in the Night
Adele Carter
 
1944 She's a Soldier Too
'Red' Burns (uncredited)
 
1944 The Black Parachute
Olga
 
1944 Hey, Rookie
Chief WAC (uncredited)
 
1944 Sundown Valley
Sidney Hawkins
 
1944 The Racket Man
Phyllis Lake
 
1944 The Return of the Vampire
Miss Norcutt (uncredited)
 
1943 The Phantom
Diana Palmer
 
1943/I There's Something About a Soldier
Phyllis
 
1943 The Chance of a Lifetime
Mary Watson
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2005 Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (documentary)
Herself
 
1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1957 Guns Don't Argue
Mrs. Ross Baxter
 

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Guest starred on the radio drama "Nightbeat," which starred Frank Lovejoy.

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