Kathie Lee Gifford
Acting
1953-08-16 · Paris, France
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.
Filmography
Becoming Madonna
2024 · Movie
The Baxters
2024 · Series
A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love
2021 · Movie
A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love
2020 · Movie
Then Came You
2020 · Movie
A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
2019 · Movie
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · Series
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 · Series
The God Who Sees
2019 · Movie
The Other Two
2019 · Series
A Toast to 2018
2018 · Movie
A Godwink Christmas
2018 · Movie
95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting
2017 · Movie
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017 · Movie
Difficult People
2015 · Series
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2015 · Movie
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Series
The Beginner's Bible: Volume 2
2015 · Movie
Sunshine Superman
2015 · Movie
Younger
2015 · Series
The Mysteries of Laura
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013 · Series
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 · Series
Smash
2012 · Series
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
2011 · Movie
The Lennon Sisters: Same Song Separate Voices
2011 · Movie
Adventures of Serial Buddies
2011 · Movie
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Series
VH1 Divas 2009
2009 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
The Suite Life on Deck
2008 · Series
Lipstick Jungle
2008 · Series
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007 · Series
30 Rock
2006 · Series
Naomi's New Morning
2005 · Series
The Reichen Show
2005 · Series
Disney Heroes Volume 1
2005 · Movie
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series
The Soup
2004 · Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Series
JoJo's Circus
2003 · Series
Hope & Faith
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
That's So Raven
2003 · Series
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
2002 · Series
Good Day Live
2001 · Series
Primetime Glick
2001 · Series
Spinning Out of Control
2001 · Movie
Dora the Explorer
2000 · Series
Model Behavior
2000 · Movie
Dudley Do-Right
1999 · Movie
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999 · Movie
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Series
Hercules
1998 · Series
LateLine
1998 · Series
Style & Substance
1998 · Series
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Series
Hey Arnold!
1996 · Series
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996 · Movie
The First Wives Club
1996 · Movie
Spin City
1996 · Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Second Noah
1996 · Series
Miracle Babies
1996 · Movie
Kathie Lee: Home for Christmas
1995 · Movie
Caroline in the City
1995 · Series
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series
Women of the House
1995 · Series
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
1994 · Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Movie
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1993 · Movie
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
1993 · Movie
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Series
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Series
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
Regis Philbin - My Personal Workout
1993 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
The Bikini Open 5
1991 · Movie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Seinfeld
1989 · Series
Coach
1989 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Series
Hee Haw Honeys
1978 · Series
The Daytime Emmy Awards
1974 · Series
Today
1952 · Series