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Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

Actor·1918–2007·Berkeley, California, USA

10 horror credits

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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Actor10 films

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

Irene

2001 4.6
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4

Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4

Katherine

1990 3.0
Mom

Mom

Emily Dwyer

1990
From the Dead of Night

From the Dead of Night

Nurse

1989
Eraserhead

Eraserhead

Mrs. X

1977 4.3
The Strangler

The Strangler

Clara Thomas

1964 3.0
Hi Grandma!

Hi Grandma!

1958
The Mask of Diijon

The Mask of Diijon

Victoria

1946
The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

Ann Winson

1944
The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire

Miss Northcutt (uncredited)

1943 3.5