Kathie Lee Gifford
Biography
Kathryn Lee Gifford is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She is best known for her 15-year run on the talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin. She is also known for her 11-year run with Hoda Kotb, on the fourth hour of NBC's Today show. She has received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and won her first Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of the Today team. Gifford's first television role had been as Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on the syndicated version of Name That Tune, from 1974 to 1978. She also occasionally appeared on the first three hours of Today and was a contributing NBC News correspondent.
Gifford left Today in order to pursue a movie career both as an actress, and as a director and producer. In 2018 she filmed Then Came You in which she co-stars with Craig Ferguson. In 2018 she also filmed a Hallmark Christmas movie for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries called A Godwink Christmas. Gifford intends to make movies about the experiences of losing a loved one and being a widow, which she considers an underrepresented topic in Hollywood. Gifford has several projects in the works including sequels to Then Came You.
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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as Kathie Lee Gifford
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Seinfeld (1989) as Kathie Lee Gifford
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Mary Montgomery
- The View (1997) as Self
- 30 Rock (2006) as Kathie Lee Gifford
- Younger (2015) as Kathie Lee Gifford
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest Co-Host
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) as Vanessa Bobeck
- Coach (1989) as Kathie Lee Gifford
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Host
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) as Self
- Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Christal
- Dora the Explorer (2000) as Pirate Piggies (voice) (uncredited)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Spin City (1996) as Kathie Lee Gifford
- Hey Arnold! (1996)
- Caroline in the City (1995) as Kathie Lee Gifford
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Wendy
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Jolene