Kathie Lee Gifford
Acting
- Born:
- 1953-08-16
- Place of birth:
- 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
The Baxters
Then Came You
A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
The Tamron Hall Show
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
The Other Two
A Toast to 2018
A Godwink Christmas
95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
Difficult People
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Celebrity Family Feud
Sunshine Superman
Younger
The Mysteries of Laura
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Michael J. Fox Show
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Smash
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
The Lennon Sisters: Same Song Separate Voices
Adventures of Serial Buddies
Hot in Cleveland
VH1 Divas 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Suite Life on Deck
Lipstick Jungle
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
30 Rock
Naomi's New Morning
The Reichen Show
Disney Heroes Volume 1
The Tony Danza Show
The Soup
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
JoJo's Circus
Hope & Faith
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
That's So Raven
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
Good Day Live
Primetime Glick
Spinning Out of Control
Dora the Explorer
Model Behavior
Dudley Do-Right
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hollywood Squares
Hercules
LateLine
Style & Substance
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
The View
Just Shoot Me!
Hey Arnold!
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
The First Wives Club
Spin City
E! True Hollywood Story
Second Noah
Miracle Babies
Kathie Lee: Home for Christmas
Caroline in the City
The Drew Carey Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Women of the House
Touched by an Angel
Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
Intimate Portrait
Diagnosis: Murder
Late Show with David Letterman
Regis Philbin - My Personal Workout
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Bikini Open 5
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Simpsons
Seinfeld
Coach
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Entertainment Tonight
Hee Haw Honeys
The Daytime Emmy Awards
Today