Kathie Lee Gifford

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1953-08-16 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Also Known As Kathie Lee, Kathie Lee Johnson, Kathie Epstein, Kathryn Lee Epstein

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.

Known For

Actor

2021
Then Came You

as Annabelle

2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2019
The Other Two

as Kathie Lee Gifford

2018
2018
A Godwink Christmas

as Aunt Jane

2017
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

as Kathie Lee Gifford

2015
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

as Kathy Lee Gifford

2015
Sunshine Superman

as Herself (archival footage)

2015
Younger

as Kathie Lee Gifford

2014
2012
Smash

as Kathie Lee Gifford

2011
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Hot in Cleveland

as Christal

2009
2008
Lipstick Jungle

as Kathie Lee Gifford

2006
30 Rock

as Kathie Lee Gifford

2005
Disney Heroes Volume 1

as Echidna (voice)

2005
2003
Hope & Faith

as Marge

2003
2003
That's So Raven

as Claire

2001
Spinning Out of Control

as Amanda Berkeley

2001
2000
Model Behavior

as Deirdre

1999
Dudley Do-Right

as Kathie Lee Gifford

1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero

as Echidna (voice) (archive sound)

1998
Hercules

as Echidna (voice)

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Just Shoot Me!

as Allison Spencer

1996
The First Wives Club

as Kathie Lee Gifford

1996
1996
Spin City

as Kathie Lee Gifford

1995
Caroline in the City

as Kathie Lee Gifford

1995
The Drew Carey Show

as Vanessa Bobeck

1994
1994
1993
Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Mary Montgomery

1991
1989
The Simpsons

as Kathie Lee Gifford

1989
Seinfeld

as Kathie Lee Gifford

1989
Coach

as Kathie Lee Gifford

1988
1978
Hee Haw Honeys

as Kathie Honey

1952
Today

as Self

Producer

2021
2021
Then Came You

as Producer

2019

Director

Writer

2021
Then Came You

as Screenplay

2019

Sound

2015
The Beginner's Bible: Volume 2

as Theme Song Performance