Kathie Lee Gifford
Known for: Acting
Born: August 16, 1953
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
33 movies · 59 TV shows, newest first
6.8
Becoming Madonna
2024
7.2
The Baxters
2024
5.8
A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love
2021
6.9
A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love
2020
6.0
Then Came You
2020
7.2
A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
2019
4.5
Tamron Hall
2019
3.3
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
NR
The God Who Sees
2019
7.0
The Other Two
2019NR
A Toast to 2018
2018
6.4
A Godwink Christmas
2018NR
95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting
2017
4.7
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
6.3
Difficult People
2015
4.6
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2015
7.7
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
NR
The Beginner's Bible: Volume 2
2015
6.5
Sunshine Superman
2015
6.9
Younger
2015
7.1
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.9
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013
7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
6.4
Smash
2012
7.2
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
2011NR
The Lennon Sisters: Same Song Separate Voices
2011
3.8
Adventures of Serial Buddies
2011
7.2
Hot in Cleveland
2010
NR
VH1 Divas 2009
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
7.7
The Suite Life on Deck
2008
6.1
Lipstick Jungle
2008
7.3
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
7.5
30 Rock
20065.0
Naomi's New Morning
20054.8
The Reichen Show
2005
7.9
Disney Heroes Volume 1
20056.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
6.3
The Soup
2004
9.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
6.9
JoJo's Circus
2003
5.4
Hope & Faith
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
7.2
That's So Raven
2003
6.8
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
20023.8
Good Day Live
2001
7.2
Primetime Glick
2001
8.0
Spinning Out of Control
2001
6.2
Dora the Explorer
2000
6.5
Model Behavior
2000
4.2
Dudley Do-Right
1999
6.5
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
6.9
Hercules
19987.0
LateLine
1998
8.0
Style & Substance
1998
6.2
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
4.3
The View
1997
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997
8.0
Hey Arnold!
1996
7.2
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
6.7
The First Wives Club
1996
7.0
Spin City
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
6.7
Second Noah
1996
NR
Miracle Babies
1996NR
Kathie Lee: Home for Christmas
1995
6.6
Caroline in the City
1995
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
7.3
Women of the House
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
NR
Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
1994
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
NR
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
19939.0
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
1993
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
NR
Regis Philbin - My Personal Workout
1993
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
19921.0
The Bikini Open 5
1991
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
1989
6.7
Coach
1989
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
4.3
Entertainment Tonight
1981NR
Hee Haw Honeys
1978
10.0
The Daytime Emmy Awards
1974
5.6
Today
1952