Kathie Lee Gifford
- Acting
- August 16, 1953 · Paris, France
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Becoming Madonna · Self
- The Baxters · Lilian Ashford
- A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love · Executive producer
- A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love · Executive producer
- Then Came You · Annabelle, Screenplay
- A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love · Olga, Executive producer
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- Today with Jenna & Sheinelle · Self
- The God Who Sees · Writer, Director
- The Other Two · Kathie Lee Gifford
- A Toast to 2018 · Host
- A Godwink Christmas · Aunt Jane
- 95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting · Host
- Sharknado 5: Global Swarming · Kathie Lee Gifford
- Difficult People · Kathie Lee Gifford
- Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! · Kathy Lee Gifford
- Celebrity Family Feud · Self
- The Beginner's Bible: Volume 2 · Theme Song Performance
- Sunshine Superman · Self
- Younger · Kathie Lee Gifford
- The Mysteries of Laura · Dr. Carlin
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Michael J. Fox Show · Self
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? · Self
- Smash · Kathie Lee Gifford
- Bob Ross: The Happy Painter · Self
- The Lennon Sisters: Same Song Separate Voices · Self
- Adventures of Serial Buddies · Self
- Hot in Cleveland · Christal
- VH1 Divas 2009 · Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- The Suite Life on Deck · Cindy
- Lipstick Jungle · Kathie Lee Gifford
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians · Self
- 30 Rock · Kathie Lee Gifford
- Naomi's New Morning · Self
- The Reichen Show · Self
- Disney Heroes Volume 1 · Echidna (Voice)
- The Tony Danza Show · Self
- The Soup · Self
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest · Self
- JoJo's Circus · Nosey Josie (Voice)
- Hope & Faith · Marge
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- That's So Raven · Claire
- The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
- Good Day Live · Self
- Primetime Glick
- Spinning Out of Control · Amanda Berkeley
- Dora the Explorer · Pirate Piggies (voice) (uncredited)
- Model Behavior · Deirdre
- Dudley Do-Right · Kathie Lee
- Hercules: Zero to Hero · Echidna (voice) (archive sound)
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Hercules · Echidna (Voice)
- LateLine
- Style & Substance
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special · Jill (Voice)
- The View · Self
- Just Shoot Me! · Allison Spencer
- Hey Arnold!
- The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story · Self
- The First Wives Club · Kathie Lee Gifford
- Spin City · Kathie Lee Gifford
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Second Noah
- Miracle Babies · Host
- Kathie Lee: Home for Christmas · Self, Executive producer
- Caroline in the City · Kathie Lee Gifford
- The Drew Carey Show · Vanessa Bobeck
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · Jill (Voice)
- Women of the House
- Touched by an Angel · Wendy, Jolene
- Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout · Self, Director
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · Self
- Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade · Self
- A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World · Self
- Intimate Portrait · Self
- Diagnosis: Murder · Mary Montgomery
- Late Show with David Letterman · Self