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Jeanne Bates(1918-2007)

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Jeanne Bates
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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. Bates and Lansworth married in 1943. By the time the two were married, Bates was already under contract to Columbia Pictures, where she debuted in a Boston Blackie mystery.
BornMay 21, 1918
DiedNovember 28, 2007(89)
BornMay 21, 1918
DiedNovember 28, 2007(89)
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Jeanne Bates, Lal Chand Mehra, and Tom Tyler in The Phantom (1943)
Jeanne Bates, Johnny Crawford, Vic Perrin, and Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
Jeanne Bates and Dan Birnbaum in Mulholland Drive (2001)
Jeanne Bates and Dan Birnbaum in Mulholland Drive (2001)
Jeanne Bates and Dan Birnbaum in Mulholland Drive (2001)
Erich von Stroheim and Jeanne Bates in The Mask of Diijon (1946)
Jeanne Bates and Dan Birnbaum in Mulholland Drive (2001)
Jeanne Bates and Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
Jeanne Bates, Frank Shannon, and Tom Tyler in The Phantom (1943)
Jeanne Bates, Bruce Bennett, James Flavin, William Haade, John Hubbard, and Tom Neal in There's Something About a Soldier (1943)
Jeanne Bates and Tom Tyler in The Phantom (1943)
Jeanne Bates and Jack Nance in Eraserhead (1977)

Known for

Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive
7.9
  • Irene
  • 2001
Jack Nance in Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead
7.3
  • Mrs. X
  • 1977
Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2 (1990)
Die Hard 2
7.1
  • Older Woman (Northeast Plane)
  • 1990
The Mask of Diijon (1946)
The Mask of Diijon
5.6
  • Victoria
  • 1946

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  • Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, and Laura Prepon in That '70s Show (1998)
    That '70s Show
    • (voice)
  • Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Mulholland Drive
  • Laura Harring, Michael J. Anderson, and Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Mulholland Dr.
  • The Oval Portrait (1997)
    The Oval Portrait
  • Tamera Mowry-Housley and Tia Mowry-Hardrict in Sister, Sister (1994)
    Sister, Sister
  • Tony Shalhoub, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Crystal Bernard, and Tim Daly in Wings (1990)
    Wings
  • James Spader and Mädchen Amick in Dream Lover (1993)
    Dream Lover
  • Public Enemy #2 - He's On The Psycho-path To Fame!
    Public Enemy #2
  • Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Danny Glover, Mary-Louise Parker, Mary McDonnell, and Alfre Woodard in Grand Canyon (1991)
    Grand Canyon
  • Michael Chiklis in The Commish (1991)
    The Commish
  • Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991)
    Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
    • (as Jeanne R. Bates)
  • Mom (1991)
    Mom
  • Maud Adams in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
    Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2 (1990)
    Die Hard 2
  • Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)
    Hard Time on Planet Earth

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    • May 21, 1918
    • Berkeley, California, USA
    • November 28, 2007
    • Woodland Hills, California, USA(breast cancer)
    • October 8, 1943 - November 14, 1981 (his death)
  • Guest starred on the radio drama "Nightbeat," which starred Frank Lovejoy.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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    Before she was an actress, she was a billboard and magazine model.

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