Kathie Lee Gifford
Known For
Acting
Born
1953-08-16 in 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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Seinfeld
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The View
as Self
The Soup
as Self
30 Rock
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Diagnosis: Murder
as Mary Montgomery
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Host
Younger
as Kathie Lee Gifford
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Hey Arnold!
The Drew Carey Show
as Vanessa Bobeck
Good Day Live
as Self
Dora the Explorer
as Pirate Piggies (voice) (uncredited)
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
as Wendy
Touched by an Angel
as Jolene