Actor

Jeanne Bates

May 20, 1918 · Berkeley, California, USA

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.

Notable work

7.8
Mulholland Drive (2001)
as Irene and as Stella Harris
7
Die Hard 2 (1990)
as Northeast Plane - Older Woman
7.3
Eraserhead (1977)
as Mrs. X
7.9
That '70s Show (1998)
as Game Show Contestant (voice)
8.5
The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Ethel Hollis
7
Wonder Woman (1975)
as Mrs. Walls

Often works with

Tanya Roberts
2 titles together
That '70s Show, Charlie's Angels
Tim Reid
2 titles together
That '70s Show, Sister, Sister
Jack Klugman
2 titles together
The Twilight Zone, Quincy, M.E.
S. John Launer
2 titles together
The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason
Dabbs Greer
2 titles together
Perry Mason, Gunsmoke

Full filmography · 80

That '70s Show
as Game Show Contestant (voice)
19987.9
Sister, Sister
as Elderly Woman
19947
The Commish
as Annette Atkins
19917.1
Wings
as Mrs. Peabody
19906.8
Three's Company
as Alice
19777.6
Quincy, M.E.
cast
19767.5
Charlie's Angels
as Alice Clements
19766.7
Wonder Woman
as Mrs. Walls
19757
Switch
as Mrs. Bates
1975
Kodiak
as Mrs. Carson
1974
Barnaby Jones
as Bertha Delbart
19737.1
The Rookies
cast
19726.9