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 fou ... rth 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.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Hee Haw Honeys
as Kathie Honey
Episodes: 24
First Aired: Sep 09, 1978
Hercules
as Echidna (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 31, 1998
Seinfeld
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 05, 1989
The Simpsons
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Hope & Faith
as Marge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2003
Touched by an Angel
as Wendy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1994
Spin City
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1996
30 Rock
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 2006
The Other Two
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 24, 2019
Younger
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 31, 2015
Touched by an Angel
as Jolene
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1994
Diagnosis: Murder
as Mary Montgomery
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1993
Just Shoot Me!
as Allison Spencer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 04, 1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Jill (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 1995
The Suite Life on Deck
as Cindy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2008
Smash
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2012
Hot in Cleveland
as Christal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 16, 2010
That's So Raven
as Claire
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 2003
The Mysteries of Laura
as Dr. Carlin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 2014
Caroline in the City
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1995
Coach
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 28, 1989
The Drew Carey Show
as Vanessa Bobeck
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1995
Lipstick Jungle
as Kathie Lee Gifford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 07, 2008
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Host
Episodes: 2158
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The View
as Self
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Good Day Live
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 17, 2001
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 13, 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Second Noah
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 05, 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Hey Arnold!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1996
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Herself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1990
Today
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 14, 1952
E! True Hollywood Story
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 21, 1996
LateLine
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 17, 1998
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 13, 2002
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 1993
The Daytime Emmy Awards
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 28, 1974
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 16, 2013
Naomi's New Morning
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 27, 2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Michael J. Fox Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2013
The Reichen Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Women of the House
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 04, 1995
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1981
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 2007
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 2004
Primetime Glick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 20, 2001
Style & Substance
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1998
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 21, 2015
Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 08, 2019
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