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Jeanne Bates

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Jeanne Bates

Born May 20, 1918 in Berkeley, California, USADied November 28, 200736 films

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).

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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.

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Die Hard 2 poster7.0Die Hard 21990Eraserhead poster7.3Eraserhead1977Dream Lover poster6.9Dream Lover1994Grand Canyon poster6.4Grand Canyon1991The Return of the Vampire poster6.1The Return of the Vampire1943Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 poster4.2Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 41990

Filmography

36 films as actor
  1. 2001Mulholland DriveIrene
  2. 1994Dream LoverJeanne
  3. 1991Grand CanyonMrs. Mencken
  4. 1991Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of BlueMrs. Felt
  5. 1991Public Enemy #2Nurse
  6. 1990Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4Katherine
  7. 1990Die Hard 2Northeast Plane - Older Woman
  8. 1990MomEmily Dwyer
  9. 1989From the Dead of NightNurse
  10. 1978Getting MarriedDivorced Woman
  11. 1977EraserheadMrs. X
  12. 1976GusNurse
  13. 1964The StranglerClara Thomas
  14. 1960The Slowest Gun in the WestThe Wife
  15. 1959Vice RaidMarilyn
  16. 1958Hi Grandma!
  17. 1958Blood ArrowAlmee
  18. 1957Guns Don't ArgueMrs. Ross Baxter
  19. 1957Trooper HookAnn Weaver
  20. 1955General Electric Theater: Into the NightEve
  21. 1955SabakaDurga
  22. 1951Death of a SalesmanMother (uncredited)
  23. 1946The Mask of DiijonVictoria
  24. 1945Tonight and Every NightW.A.C. Woman (uncredited)
  25. 1944Sergeant MikeTerry Arno
  26. 1944It's MurderMrs. Tom Blair
  27. 1944The Soul of a MonsterAnn Winson
  28. 1944Shadows in the NightAdele Carter
  29. 1944She's a Soldier Too'Red' Burns (uncredited)
  30. 1944The Black ParachuteOlga - Peasant Woman
  31. 1944Sundown ValleySidney Hawkins
  32. 1944The Racket ManPhyllis Lake
  33. 1943The PhantomDiana Palmer
  34. 1943There's Something About a Soldier
  35. 1943The Return of the VampireMiss Northcutt (uncredited)
  36. 1943The Chance of a LifetimeMary Watson