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Kathie Lee Gifford

Born: 1953

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 Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth Paris, France

Resources

Movies

TV Shows

Hey Arnold!

in Hey Arnold!

The Simpsons

Kathie Lee Gifford in The Simpsons

Seinfeld

Kathie Lee Gifford in Seinfeld

The Tony Danza Show

Self in The Tony Danza Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self in Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Hope & Faith

Marge in Hope & Faith

Touched by an Angel

Wendy in Touched by an Angel

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Herself in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Today

Self in Today

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Host in LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Spin City

Kathie Lee Gifford in Spin City

The View

Self in The View

E! True Hollywood Story

in E! True Hollywood Story

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

LateLine

in LateLine

Hercules

Echidna (voice) in Hercules

30 Rock

Kathie Lee Gifford in 30 Rock

The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

in The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

Intimate Portrait

Self (archive footage) in Intimate Portrait

The Daytime Emmy Awards

in The Daytime Emmy Awards

Second Noah

in Second Noah

Good Day Live

Self in Good Day Live

Hee Haw Honeys

Kathie Honey in Hee Haw Honeys

The Other Two

Kathie Lee Gifford in The Other Two

Younger

Kathie Lee Gifford in Younger

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Self in Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Naomi's New Morning

Self in Naomi's New Morning

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self in Late Night with Seth Meyers

Touched by an Angel

Jolene in Touched by an Angel

Diagnosis: Murder

Mary Montgomery in Diagnosis: Murder

Just Shoot Me!

Allison Spencer in Just Shoot Me!

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Jill (voice) in Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

The Michael J. Fox Show

Self in The Michael J. Fox Show

The Reichen Show

Self in The Reichen Show

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest in Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest in Tamron Hall

Women of the House

in Women of the House

The Suite Life on Deck

Cindy in The Suite Life on Deck

Entertainment Tonight

Self in Entertainment Tonight

Smash

Kathie Lee Gifford in Smash

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Self in Keeping Up with the Kardashians

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Self in On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Hot in Cleveland

Christal in Hot in Cleveland

That's So Raven

Claire in That's So Raven

Primetime Glick

in Primetime Glick

The Mysteries of Laura

Dr. Carlin in The Mysteries of Laura

Style & Substance

in Style & Substance

Celebrity Family Feud

Self in Celebrity Family Feud

Caroline in the City

Kathie Lee Gifford in Caroline in the City

Coach

Kathie Lee Gifford in Coach

The Drew Carey Show

Vanessa Bobeck in The Drew Carey Show

Lipstick Jungle

Kathie Lee Gifford in Lipstick Jungle