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Florence Bates

Biography

Florence Bates

Actor

Born
April 13, 1888
Age at death
65 years old
Place of birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Years active
1940 – 1953
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63

Credits

60

Movies

3

TV series

14

Years active

7.2

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Florence Bates

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Career timeline

  1. 1888 · Born

    Born in San Antonio, Texas, USA

  2. 1940 · Screen debut

    Rebecca (Movie)

  3. 1949 · Breakthrough

    On the Town (Movie)

  4. 1953 · Latest release

    Paris Model (Movie)

  5. 1954 · Died

    January 31, 1954

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Comedy36
  • Romance28
  • Drama25
  • Music11
  • Mystery7
  • Crime6
Highest-rated title I Love Lucy 1951 7.9 Most popular title Rebecca 1940 7.9

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Florence Bates in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 1953 Paris Model as Nora Sullivan Movie
  2. 1953 Main Street to Broadway as Mrs. Bessmer in Fantasy Sequence Movie
  3. 1952 Four Star Playhouse as Ottilie TV
  4. 1952 Les Miserables as Madame Bonnet Movie
  5. 1952 The San Francisco Story as Sadie Movie
  6. 1951 I Love Lucy as Mrs. Pettebone TV
  7. 1951 Havana Rose as Mrs. Fillmore Movie
  8. 1951 The Tall Target as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop Movie
  9. 1951 Father Takes the Air as Minerva Bobbin Movie
  10. 1951 Lullaby of Broadway as Mrs. Anna Hubbell Movie
  11. 1950 Dick Tracy as Mrs. Frothingham TV
  12. 1950 County Fair as Nora 'Ma' Ryan Movie
  13. 1950 The Second Woman as Amelia Foster Movie
  14. 1950 Belle of Old Mexico as Nellie Chatfield Movie
  15. 1949 On the Town as Madame Dilyovska Movie
  16. 1949 The Girl from Jones Beach as Miss Emma Shoemaker Movie
  17. 1949 A Letter to Three Wives as Mrs. Manleigh Movie
  18. 1948 Portrait of Jennie as Mrs. Jekes Movie
  19. 1948 My Dear Secretary as Horrible Hannah Reeve (the landlady) Movie
  20. 1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as Mandy Movie
  21. 1948 River Lady as Ma Dunnegan Movie
  22. 1948 Winter Meeting as Mrs. Castle Movie
  23. 1948 The Inside Story as Geraldine Atherton Movie
  24. 1948 I Remember Mama as Florence Dana Moorhead Movie
  25. 1947 The Judge Steps Out as Chita Movie
  26. 1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Mrs. Griswold Movie
  27. 1947 Love and Learn as Mrs. Bella Davis - Landlady Movie
  28. 1947 The Brasher Doubloon as Mrs. Murdock Movie
  29. 1946 The Man I Love as Mrs. Thorpe (uncredited) Movie
  30. 1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl as Mme. Lucia Cassel Movie
  31. 1946 Cluny Brown as Dowager at Ames's Party Movie
  32. 1946 Claudia and David as Nancy Riddle Movie
  33. 1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid as Rose Movie
  34. 1946 Whistle Stop as Molly Veech Movie
  35. 1945 San Antonio as Henrietta Movie
  36. 1945 Saratoga Trunk as Sophie Bellop Movie
  37. 1945 Out of This World as Harriet Pringle Movie
  38. 1945 Tonight and Every Night as May Tolliver Movie
  39. 1944 Tahiti Nights as Queen Liliha Movie
  40. 1944 Belle of the Yukon as Viola Chase Movie
  41. 1944 Kismet as Karsha Movie
  42. 1944 The Mask of Dimitrios as Madame Elise Chavez Movie
  43. 1943 His Butler's Sister as Lady Sloughberry Movie
  44. 1943 Heaven Can Wait as Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited) Movie
  45. 1943 Mr. Lucky as Mrs. Van Every Movie
  46. 1943 Mister Big as Mrs. Mary Davis Movie
  47. 1943 Slightly Dangerous as Mrs. Amanda Roanoke-Brooke Movie
  48. 1943 They Got Me Covered as Gypsy Woman Movie
  49. 1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy as Mrs. Saunders Movie
  50. 1942 The Moon and Sixpence as Tiare Johnson Movie
  51. 1942 The Tuttles of Tahiti as Emily Movie
  52. 1942 We Were Dancing as Mrs. Elsa Vanderlip Movie
  53. 1942 Mexican Spitfire at Sea as Mrs. Baldwin Movie
  54. 1941 The Chocolate Soldier as Madame Helene Movie
  55. 1941 Love Crazy as Mrs. Cooper Movie
  56. 1941 Strange Alibi as Katie Movie
  57. 1941 The Devil and Miss Jones as Store Shopper Movie
  58. 1941 Road Show as Mrs. Newton Movie
  59. 1940 Kitty Foyle as Customer Movie
  60. 1940 Hudson's Bay as Duchess (scenes deleted) Movie
  61. 1940 The Son of Monte Cristo as Countess Mathilde Von Braun Movie
  62. 1940 Calling All Husbands as Emmie Trippe Movie
  63. 1940 Rebecca as Edythe Van Hopper Movie

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Quick facts

When did Florence Bates die?

Florence Bates died on January 31, 1954 at the age of 65.

Where was Florence Bates born?

Florence Bates was born in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

What was Florence Bates’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Florence Bates is Rebecca (1940).

How many movies and series has Florence Bates made?

Our catalogue lists 63 titles for Florence Bates: 60 movies and 3 TV series.

What is Florence Bates’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, I Love Lucy has the highest audience rating, with 7.9/10 on TMDB.

Also born on April 13

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