Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates
Bates in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960)
Born	(1918-05-21)May 21, 1918 Berkeley, California, U.S.
Died	November 28, 2007(2007-11-28) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California
Alma mater	San Mateo Junior College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1943–2002
Known for	The Return of the Vampire The Phantom Death of a Salesman Mulholland Drive Eraserhead
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lew X. Lansworth ​ ​ (m. 1943; died 1981)​

Jeanne Bates (May 21, 1918 – November 28, 2007) was an American radio, film and television actress. After performing in radio serials, she signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1942 which began her career in films both in small 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.