Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates (May 21, 1918 – November 28, 2007) was an American radio, film, and television actress. Born in Berkeley, California, in 1918, Bates began her acting career while attending San Mateo Junior College, with roles on radio soap operas produced in San Francisco. She signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1942 and went on to appear in a series of horror films and noirs, including The Return of the Vampire (1943) and Shadows in the Night (1946). Bates collaborated with David Lynch on his films Eraserhead (1977) and Mulholland Drive (2001), her last film credit before her death in 2007. She was also known for her work on the radio mystery series Whodunit and its revival as Murder Will Out.