Jeanne Bates
Known for ActingBorn 1918-05-20 — died 2007-11-28Berkeley, 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.
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Known for
Mulholland Drive
2001 · as Irene
Die Hard 2
1990 · as Northeast Plane - Older Woman
Eraserhead
1977 · as Mrs. X
Dream Lover
1994 · as Jeanne
Vice Raid
1959 · as Marilyn
Grand Canyon
1991 · as Mrs. Mencken
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
1990 · as Katherine
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991 · as Mrs. Felt
Sabaka
1955 · as Durga
Gus
1976 · as Nurse
Trooper Hook
1957 · as Ann Weaver
The Strangler
1964 · as Clara Thomas
Hi Grandma!
1958
The Phantom
1943 · as Diana Palmer
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960 · as The Wife
Guns Don't Argue
1957 · as Mrs. Ross Baxter
Death of a Salesman
1951 · as Mother (uncredited)
The Return of the Vampire
1943 · as Miss Northcutt (uncredited)