Kathie Lee Gifford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 16, 1953
- 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.
Movies with Kathie Lee Gifford
- The First Wives Club 1996 · ★ 6.7
- Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! 2015 · ★ 4.6
- Sharknado 5: Global Swarming 2017 · ★ 4.7
- Dudley Do-Right 1999 · ★ 4.1
- Hercules: Zero to Hero 1999 · ★ 6.4
- A Godwink Christmas 2018 · ★ 6.3
- A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love 2019 · ★ 7.1
- Then Came You 2020 · ★ 6.0
- Sunshine Superman 2015 · ★ 6.5
- Model Behavior 2000 · ★ 6.5
- Becoming Madonna 2024 · ★ 6.8
- Bob Ross: The Happy Painter 2011 · ★ 7.2
- Adventures of Serial Buddies 2011 · ★ 3.8
- Disney Heroes Volume 1 2005 · ★ 7.9
- The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story 1996 · ★ 7.2
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special 1997 · ★ 6.2
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994 · ★ 7.0
- The Bikini Open 5 1991 · ★ 1.0
- Spinning Out of Control 2001 · ★ 8.0
- A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World 1993 · ★ 9.0
- Regis Philbin - My Personal Workout 1993
- Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout 1994
- The Lennon Sisters: Same Song Separate Voices 2011
- VH1 Divas 2009 2009
- 95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting 2017
- A Toast to 2018 2018
- Miracle Babies 1996
- Kathie Lee: Home for Christmas 1995
- Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade 1993